WHO IS KRISHNA?

Krishna is a divine being, an incarnation of the Godhead, an avatar,
and he is one of the most celebrated Indian heroes of all time.
He has captured the imagination and devotion of Hindus
everywhere in his many forms, whether as a frolicking, mischievous child,
as the lover of shepherdesses, or as the friend and wise counsellor of
the mighty warrior Arjuna.
Krishna is known as the eighth incarnation of Vishnu, the Second
person of the Hindu Triad. His story is told in the Bhagavad Gita, the most
popular religious work of India, composed between the fifth and second
centuries B.C. and part of the great Indian epic, the Mahabharata.
Bhagavad Gita means “Song of God.” It is written as a dialogue
between Krishna and Arjuna.
Krishna describes himself as “the Lord of all that breathes” and
“the Lord who abides within the heart of all beings,”
meaning one who is in union with God, one who has attained that union
that is God. He says: “When goodness grows weak, when evil increases,
my Spirit arises on earth. In every age I come back to deliver the holy,
to destroy the sin of the sinner, to establis righteousness.
Arjuna is Krishna’s friend and diciple.
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Lord Krishna appeared over five thousand years ago in Mathura, India to Devaki
and Vasudeva in the jail cell of the tyrant Kamsa. The place of His birth is known
as Sri Krishna Janmasthan.He appeared with His brother Balarama in
response to the demigods’ prayers for protection from the widespread influence
of demonic administration on earth.