Krishna

Krishna with Radha, 18th C Rajasthani painting

Krishna, in Gurmat

Krishna, in Gurmat, is a word, which is used for Mann (Mind). The word krishna also means dark or black in colour; often Mann is also black. Gurmat has a different view, Krisna is spirit which born on the earth and which plays on bank of Yamuna (The Path of Yamm = Manmatt). Every person is Krisna and Ram (God) is present in every person. Hindus are not able to say that both are different but as they did not understand their concept and made Brindaban, Dwarka, Ayodhya outside how could they say them one? Gurmat says that Barindaban, Dwarka, spirit and Ram is inside every human, now Gurma,t the Path of Wisdom, has proven Krisna and Ram are same. Krisna is inside us and ram is inside us only.

Both word and Devta

Krishna (कृषढ़ण in Devanagari, kṛṣṇa in IAST, is a deity worshipped across many traditions in Hinduism in a variety of perspectives. While many Vaishnava groups recognize Krishna as an avatar of Vishnu, other traditions within Krishnaism consider him to be svayam bhagavan, or the Supreme Being.

The Sanskrit word kṛṣṇa means "black", "dark" or "dark-blue". It is often used as a name to describe someone with dark skin. Krishna is often depicted in murtis (idols) as black, and is generally shown in paintings with a blue skin.

Krishna is often depicted 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. The stories of Krishna appear across a broad spectrum of Hindu philosophical and theological traditions.

They portray him in various perspectives: a god-child, a prankster, a model lover, a divine hero and the Supreme Being. The principal scriptures discussing Krishna's story are the Mahabharata, the Harivamsa, the Bhagavata Purana and the Vishnu Purana.

• See Wikipedia article on Krishna for more information