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Krishna

not historically datableHinduismAncient (before 200 BCE)Traditional or legendary figure

Krishna is revered in Hinduism as a deity, an avatar of Vishnu and, in many traditions, the Supreme Being. In the Bhagavad Gita, part of the epic Mahabharata, he speaks as charioteer and teacher to the warrior Arjuna on the eve of battle.

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Bhagavad Gita

Quotes (2)

“Let right deeds be Thy motive, not the fruit which comes from them. And live in action! Labour!”
— Krishna (Bhagavad Gita), Bhagavad Gita, ch. 2 (The Song Celestial), tr. Edwin Arnold
VerifiedsourceMaxim: Do your work wholeheartedly and with skill.Translation: public-domain translation (Edwin Arnold)
“If one Ponders on objects of the sense, there springs Attraction; from attraction grows desire, Desire flames to fierce passion, passion breeds Recklessness; then the memory--all betrayed-- Lets noble purpose go, and saps the mind, Till purpose, mind, and man are all undone.”
— Krishna, Bhagavad Gita, ch. 2 (The Song Celestial), tr. Edwin Arnold; verse line breaks removed, capitals as printed
VerifiedsourceMaxim: Craving is the root of suffering.Translation: public-domain translation (Edwin Arnold)