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'''Kṛṣṇa''' | '''Kṛṣṇa''' (devanāgarī: कृष्ण) ([[Sanskrit]] "black, dark blue") is a [[Hinduism|Hindu]] deity, an [[Avatāra|avatar]] or incarnation of the preserver-god, [[Viṣṇu|Vishnu]]. Krishna is often portrayed as an infant or young boy playing a flute (as in the Bhagavata Purana) or as a youthful prince giving direction and guidance as in the Bhagavad Gita. | ||
(devanāgarī: कृष्ण) ([[Sanskrit]] "black, dark blue") is a [[Hinduism|Hindu]] deity, an [[Avatāra|avatar]] or incarnation of the preserver-god, [[Viṣṇu|Vishnu]]. Krishna is often portrayed as an infant or young boy playing a flute (as in the Bhagavata Purana) or as a youthful prince giving direction and guidance as in the Bhagavad Gita. | |||
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Kṛṣṇa (devanāgarī: कृष्ण) (Sanskrit "black, dark blue") is a Hindu deity, an avatar or incarnation of the preserver-god, Vishnu. Krishna is often portrayed as an infant or young boy playing a flute (as in the Bhagavata Purana) or as a youthful prince giving direction and guidance as in the Bhagavad Gita.