Krishna is a Hindu deity.
Krishna may also refer to:
Buddhist The name comes from a Sanskrit word (कृष्ण, kṛṣṇa) that means 'black' or 'dark blue'. Certain other figures within Hinduism also have names transliterated as Krishna. These include (with added phonetic spellings); Vyasa - (the dark one born on an island) Draupadi - , कृष्णा, Krishnaa (the dark one the princess of Panchala, feminine form) Arjuna - he is called Kṛṣṇa in one instance toward the end of his life Durga - she is called in the Virataparva (feminine form) Krishnaism
Related Krishna Janmashtami, a Hindu festival. Krishna Yajurveda (Black Yajurveda), one of the two samhitas (collections) of Yajurveda, Hindu religious text Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, also known as book The Krishnas, International Society for Krishna Consciousness (popularly called the "Hare Krishnas"), a Gaudiya Vaishnava religious movement Hare Krishna (mantra), a 16-word Vaishnava mantra brought to international attention by the Society
Geography Krishnaveni (disambiguation) or Krishna River Krishna River, a river in the Deccan plateau of India Krishna district, a district of Andhra Pradesh, named after Krishna River Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary, a wildlife refuge in Andhra Pradesh Godavari-Krishna mangroves, a mangrove ecosystem formed by the delta of river Krishna Krishnanagar, Nadia, a city in West Bengal
Film and TV Krishna (1996 Hindi film), a 1996 Hindi film starring Sunil Shetty and Karishma Kapoor Krishna (1996 Tamil film), a 1996 Tamil language film directed by Raja Krishnamoorthy Krishna (2006 film), a 2006 animated feature, the first one in Hindi Krishna (2007 film), a 2007 Kannada film starring Ganesh and Pooja Gandhi Krishna (2008 film), a 2008 Telugu film starring Ravi Teja and Trisha Krishnan Krishna, the Malayalam-dubbed version of the 2008 Telugu film Parugu Shri Krishna (1993 TV series), a TV series produced by Ramanand Sagar, Anand Sagar, and Moti Sagar Krishna Pandit, a fictional character portrayed by Darshan Kumar in the 2022 Indian film The Kashmir Files
People
Kṛṣṇa Daivajña, a 16th-17th century astrologer-astronomer-mathematician Krishna (Satavahana dynasty), c. 1st century BCE king of Deccan region in India Krishna I (756–774), king of the Rashtrakuta Empire of India after Dantidurga Krishna II (878–914), king of the Rashtrakuta Empire of India after Amoghavarsha I Krishna III (939–967), King of the Rashtrakuta Empire of India after Amoghavarsha III Krishna of Devagiri ( c. 1246–1261), Yadava king of India Lal Krishna Advani, Indian politician S. M. Krishna (1932–2024), politician from Karnataka Krishna (politician) (1941–2021), politician from Karnataka Krishna (Kannada actor), Kannada film actor Krishna (Malayalam actor), Malayalam film actor Krishna (Tamil actor), Tamil film actor Krishna (Telugu actor), Indian Telugu film actor Krishna (TV actor) (born 1982), Indian film and television actor Krishna (director), Krishnan K.T. Nagarajan, Indian director of Tamil films Krishna Beuraa, Indian playback singer Krishna Bhagavaan, Indian Telugu film actor Krishna Bhanji, the birth name of actor Sir Ben Kingsley Krishna Chandra Bhattacharya, Hindu philosopher at Calcutta University Krishna Deva Raya (1509–1529), emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire Krishna Foster (born 1970), American environmental chemist Krishna Kumar (actor), Tamil and Malayalam film actor Krishna Kumari (actress) (1933–2018), Indian Telugu film actress Krishna Menon (1897–1974), Indian Defence Minister during the Sino-Indian War Prasidh Krishna, Indian cricketer Krishna Rao (disambiguation) Krishna Savjani (born 1947), Malawian lawyer Krishna Sekhar, Tamil film actor Krishna Vamsi, Indian Telugu film director Krishna Rani (born 2001), Bangladeshi footballer Roy Krishna, Fijian professional footballer Tottempudi Krishna, Indian Telugu film director KRSNA (rapper) (Krishna Kaul), Indian rapper known as KR$NA Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895–1986), Indian philosopher Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, 29th Prime Minister of Nepal, also called Kisoonji Shree Krishna Shrestha, Nepali film actor
Other Krishna Express, a train of the Indian South Central Railway Krishna Patrika, a Telugu language newspaper Krishna University, a university in Machilipatnam, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India USS Krishna (ARL-38) Krishna, a 1971 horror novel by Indian writer Narayan Dharap
See also Krsna (disambiguation) Krish (disambiguation) Krishnaiah (disambiguation) Krishnayya (disambiguation) Krishnappa (disambiguation) Kishan (disambiguation) Kanha (disambiguation) Black God (disambiguation) Shyam (disambiguation) Shyama (disambiguation) Krushna, an Indian name, alternative spelling of Krishna Rajadhi Raja Raja Kulothunga Raja Marthanda Raja Gambeera Kathavaraya Krishna Kamarajan, a 1993 Indian film by Balu Anand