Was Krishna male or female?

In Hinduism, god is sometimes visualized as a male god such as Krishna (left), or goddess such as Lakshmi (middle), bigender such as Ardhanarishvara (a composite of Shiva - male - and Parvati - female) (right), or as formless and genderless Brahman (Universal Absolute, Supreme Self as Oneness in everyone).

Is Radha a female or male?

Radha was the wife of another gopa but was the dearest of Krishna's consorts and his constant companion. In the bhakti (devotional) movement of Vaishnavism, the female, Radha, is sometimes interpreted as symbolizing the human soul and the male, Krishna, as symbolizing God.

Is Krishna God or goddess?

Krishna, Sanskrit Kṛṣṇa, one of the most widely revered and most popular of all Indian divinities, worshipped as the eighth incarnation (avatar, or avatara) of the Hindu god Vishnu and also as a supreme god in his own right.

What language did Krishna speak?

Originally Answered: Which language did Krishna speak? Sanskrit! It's God's language. All Vedic scriptures are mostly written in Sanskrit.

Why did Krishna marry 16000 wives?

Being trapped in dharma, Shri Krishna accepted all women as his wives so that they live an honorable life and nobody dares to mock them. To restore their honor and give them the status of queen, Shri Krishna married them. That is how he came to have 16,108 wives.

Is God male or female? by Gaur Krishna Dasa

Did Krishna and Radha have a child?

Krishna's foster parents at Vrindavana were Nanda and Yashoda, his sister is Subhadra, and his brother Balarama. Krishna's favourite wife was Radha, with whom he had a son Pradyumna and daughter Carumati, but tradition has it that the god actually acquired 16,108 wives and fathered 180,000 sons.

Who is Radha's husband?

Here, Radha is very specifically described as the wife of Krishna. In most of the verses, whenever she is mentioned by name, she is usually seen as a virtuous court lady with utmost beauty and charm. Her husband Krishna is said to be in control of her love.

Did Krishna marry his cousin?

No. Krishna married his cross-cousins Mitravinda and Bhadra though. Considered "incest" in the current North Indian Hindu culture.

Did Krishna marry Yamuna?

In a story related to Krishna's birth, Krishna's father Vasudeva was carrying the new-born Krishna to safety was crossing the Yamuna River, he asked Yamuna to make a way for him to cross the river, which she did by creating a passage. This was the first time that she saw Krishna whom she marries in later life.

Why Lord Krishna married his sister?

After he reached the city of Dwarka and met Krishna, he attended a festival held at Raivata mountain. There Arjuna saw Subhadra and was smitten by her beauty and wished to marry her. Krishna revealed that she was Vasudeva's pet child and his sister.

Does Radha have a child?

Radha's life in Vrindavan took a drastic turn after Krishna left. She was forced by her mother to marry a man. In fact, they had a child together.

Why did Ayan marry Radha?

Because lord Vishnu has blessed Ayan with a boon that she will marry the incarnation of goddess Lakshmi i.e Radha. Whereas Radha was cursed by sridhama of bearing separation from lord Krishna for 100 years.

Is Radha real?

Unlike her paramour, Krishna, who may once have been a human hero elevated to divinity through legends, Radha is decidedly fictional.

Is Lord Krishna family still alive?

End of the Vrishnis

These things in due time came to pass. A madness seized the people of Dwaraka so that they fell upon one another and were slain, together with all sons and grandsons of Krishna. Only the women and Krishna and Balarama remained alive.

How did Krishna look like?

The figure of Lord Krishna is depicted as having blue or blue-black skin. He holds a flute (bansuri) and sometimes accompanied by a cow or cowherd. Krishna is also known by many other names, such as Govinda, Madhusudhana, Vasudeva and Mukunda.

Who was Radha in previous birth?

Radha was born as the daughter of Vrishbhanu and his wife Kirti. However, she was not born from the womb of her mother. It is said that only after the birth of the baby girl, did Radha enter the body of this girl. Because of not having born from the womb, Radha is also known as Ayonija.

Who is the son of Radha?

However, as and when he started growing Vasusena was not called by his name, but addressed as Radheya which means the son of Radha. Eventually, Radheya became his nickname. This makes it very apparent that Radha cared for Karna so much that even the villagers were aware of her love.

Is Radha elder than Krishna?

Radha was 5 years older.

In some Puranas, Radharani is said to be 5 years older than Shri Krishna.

Is Radha married to someone else?

Radha gets married to Ayan despite being emotionally broken. Later, Krishna feels devastated after Radha leaves.

Who is Laxmi Avatar Radha or Rukmini?

Radha is the incarnation of Goddess Laxmi and Rukmini is also an incarnation of Goddess Laxmi as said by the reliable source of Hinduism 'Mahabharat'.

Is Rukmini and Radha same?

They were two different people. Radha was from UP while Rukmani was from Maharashtra. Her brother Rukmi ruled the Vidarbha kingdom. Radha was so unimportant that she isn't even mentioned in the Mahabharata.

Did Goddess Radha have period?

In Jamu, Radha's village in western Nepal, her status is lower than a dog's, because she is menstruating. She is only 16, yet, for the length of her period, Radha can't enter her house or eat anything but boiled rice.

Did Brahma fell in love with his daughter?

One of the reasons on why we do not worship Lord Brahma is because of this very story that he fell in love with his own daughter. However, people might still object that why is Lord Brahma then part of the Hindu trinity.

Can a brother marry his sister in India?

Section 5 of the Hindu Marriage Act bans, among other things, marriage between a brother and sister, uncle and niece, aunt and nephew, or children of brother and sister or of two brothers or of two sisters. The marriage is void, unless the custom of the community permits it.