| In Hinduism, generally regarded to be the eighth or ninth avatar of the god Vishnu. ‘Abdu'l-Bahá, in one of his talks, mentioned Krishna as one of the ‘blessed souls' who ‘were the cause of the illumination of the world of humanity'.29 Shoghi Effendi has indicated that to Hindus Bahá'u'lláh is the reincarnation of Krishna. |
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The word "Krishna" is thought to originate from the sanskrit root "karshana", which means "to attract, to draw near". Therefore the word "Krishna" means "the one who draws", or "the one who attracts". |
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Some religiously oriented scholars have tried to assign dates to Krishna himself and to the Kurukshetra war:
- According to drikpanchang.com, the date of Krishna's birth, known as Janmashtami,[91] is 21 February 3228 BCE.[92]
- Dr. P. V. Holay suggests 13 November 3143 BCE as the beginning of the Kurukshetra war.[93]
- Dr. Narhari Achar[94] states that Krishna lived sometime between 3200 BC and 3112 BCE. Achar's findings were based on the interpretation of the constellations, star positions and thithis mentioned in the Mahabharata. He also stated that the Kurukshetra war took place in 3139 BCE.[95]
- A. K. Bansal calculated 21 July 3228 BCE as the birth date of Sri Krishna.[96][97]
- B. V. Raman states that Sri Krishna was born on 19 July 3228 BCE.
- Dr. Manish Pandit's 2009 study places Krishna's life in the 31st century BC
- Dr. P.V. Vartak places Lord Krishna's birth year as 5561 BCE.
- Jain tradition consider Krishna to be cousin of Neminatha,[98] who is believed to be born 84000 years before Parshvanatha[99] (i.e. 85th millennium BC).[100]
A paper presented in a conference in 2004 by a group of archaeologists, religious scholars and astronomers from Somnath Trust of Gujarat, which was organised at Prabhas Patan, the supposed location of the death of Sri Krishna, fixes the death of Sri Krishna on 18 February 3102 BC at the age of 125 years and 7 months.[101] The death date was deduced from Puranic hints such as the Matsya Purana mention which says Krishna was 89 years old when the Kurukshetran War was fought and the verses from Mahabharata which states that Sri Krishna lived 36 years after the Kurukshetra war. Despite skepticism from some parts of the scientific fraternity these findings found immense popular support in India.[3] |
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