Lord Krishna was a lady charmer, a natkhat butter thief, and a charioteer guide of Arjun in Mahabharat. His stories are not only fascinating and inspiring but are also at times relevant to human lives so today on Janmashtami we bring to you some interesting facts about him and his life.
1. He is said to have 108 names.
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2. The name of Lord Krishna is basically an adjective, which means ‘black’ or ‘dark,’ another popular translation of the name is ‘all attractive’.
3. Lord Krishna had 16,108 wives in total, out of which eight were his principal wives
4. Krishna was cursed by Queen Gandhari, which led to his death and the destruction of his dynasty.
5. Eklavya was Krishna's cousin, but was slain by him.
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6. Krishna appears to be beyond the limitation of nature or that of death or anything related to human life.
7. Lord Krishna is also a part of Jain religion. He is represented as one of the Triads, named Vasudeva (heroic figure).
8. Despite the popularity of Radha Krishna love tale, there are no traces of the existence of Radha in Shrimad Bhagavatam.
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9. Krishna’s father, Vasudev was actually Kunti’s brother. Kunti was the mother of the Pandavas.
