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According to what source was Radha married to Krishna? It this is the case, it's news to me. Mkweise 22:36 Jan 25, 2003 (UTC)
Krishna married Radha not in a traditional style. It is a personal love marriage called Kandharva Vivaha ( Kandharva = Celestial People who sing well, Vivaha = marriage ). Radharani is a Gopi and maried to Krishna in a personal way! Srimad Bhagwatham detailed their love life.-chellabm@yahoo.com from India
Krishna is not the narrator of the Bhagavad Gita. It is Sanjeya, who reports the words Krishna addresses to Arjuna (and Arjuna's responses) back to Dhritarashtra. Imc 22:35, 4 Aug 2003 (UTC)
Major revision of 10 Nov 03. I have removed much of the previously existing material for this revision. This is essentially in an effort to create a structured encyclopaedic entry that tries to cover a broad range of the Krishna legends, references, and literature, and not focus on any particular traditions. Some of the previous material may be better placed in different linked articles, such as under an account of some the modern Vaishnava traditions. Imc 23:28, 10 Nov 2003 (UTC)
- And it's beginning to lose structure and focus now. It should now be split into separate articles, especially to take account of differing views and traditions. Imc 18:04, 6 Dec 2003 (UTC)
Regarding the adding again of Krishna meaning 'all attractive'; I would like a reference for this. I cannot find any.
The reference I have for Arjuna being called Krishna, meaning attractive, actually says (Arjuna speaking) 'my father gave me the tenth name of Krishna because I was very attractive' Quoted from Vettam Mani's Puranic encyclopaedia.
My Sanskrit dictionary gives no other meaning for Krishna than black. Imc 18:32, 11 Nov 2003 (UTC)
- Just about every single source I've read about Krsna states that the Sanskrit word means "all-attractive". http://www.google.com/search?q=krsna+all-attractive returns 793 hits; http://www.google.com/search?q=krishna+all-attractive another 1,250. AFAIK, painting murtis of Krsna black is only done in the South-Indian tradition (which with I am not so familiar.) Mkweise 19:44, 11 Nov 2003 (UTC)
- I've read a lot about Krishna as well from earliest childhood, and 'all attractive' was new to me. The number of google hits is not exactly a proof of the meaning, especially since a search on Krishna and black - http://www.google.com/search?q=krishna+black - returned about 147000 results. Since I haven't seen an older origin for this than ISKCON websites (and I have not looked too deep), it may be reasonable to suppose it a interpretation that was originated by Swami Prabhupada and that has spread with ISKCON? Imc 17:20, 12 Nov 2003 (UTC)
- That's conceivable, though it would be weird as ISKCON is one of the few sects that has black murtis of Krishna. I also did some more research, and found a source stating that "Krishna" comes from "krishtih", which means "attracting." Mkweise 00:07, 14 Nov 2003 (UTC)
- Krishna is generally accepted as being 'black'- even in the North. But he is painted in blue as representation of black, especially in North Indian paintings- pichwai, etc., where they use an ultrammarine blue. I don't know whether Krishna means black, it could be like a euphemism- like black is beautiful. KRS 15:21, 14 Nov 2003 (UTC)
- Krishna has been said to mean black and has been represented as blue for centuries. The internet is a horrible way of finding out about Krishna. Most Krishna worshippers in India have no truck with ISCKON. ISKCON is one small group of Krishna worshippers and don't in any way represent most Hindus.
Monier-Williams says:
kṛṣṇa 1
kṛṣṇá mf(ā́)n. black, dark, dark-blue (opposed to śvetá, śuklá, róhita, and aruṇá) RV. AV. &c • wicked, evil Vop. vii, 82 • m. (with or without pakṣa) the dark half of the lunar month from full to new moon Mn. Yājñ. Bhag. Suśr • the fourth or Kali-yuga L • (kṛ́ṣṇas), m. black (the colour) or dark-blue (which is often confounded with black by the Hindūs) L • the antelope RV. x, 94, 5 VS. TS. ŚBr. BhP • a kind of animal feeding on carrion AV. xi, 2, 2 (kṛṣṇá) • the Indian cuckoo or Kokila (cf. R. ii, 52, 2) L • a crow L • Carissa Carandas L • N. of one of the poets of the RV. (descended from Aṅgiras) RV. viii, 85, 3 and 4 ŚāṅkhBr. xxx, 9 • (a son of Devakī and pupil of Ghora Āṅgirasa) ChUp. iii, 17, 6 • N. of a celebrated Avatār of the god Vishṇu, or sometimes identified with Vishṇu himself [MBh. v, 2563 ; xiv, 1589 ff. Hariv. 2359 &c.] as distinct from his ten Avatārs or incarnations (in the earlier legends he appears as a great hero and teacher ṃBh. Bhag. • in the more recent he is deified, and is often represented as a young and amorous shepherd with flowing hair and a flute in his hand • the following are a few particulars of his birth and history as related in Hariv. 3304 ff. and in the Purāṇas &c.: Vasu-deva, who was a descendant of Yadu and Yayāti, had two wives, Rohiṇī and Devakī • the latter had eight sons of whom the eighth was Kṛishṇa • Kaṃsa, king of Mathurā and cousin of Devakī, was informed by a prediction that one of these sons would kill him • he therefore kept Vasu-deva and his wife in confinement, and slew their first six children • the seventh was Balarāma who was saved by being abstracted from the womb of Devakī and transferred to that of Rohiṇī • the eighth was Kṛishṇa who was born with black skin and a peculiar mark on his breast • his father Vasu-deva managed to escape from Mathurā with the child, and favoured by the gods found a herdsman named Nanda whose wife Yaśo-dā had just been delivered of a son which Vasu-deva conveyed to Devakī after substituting his own in its place. Nanda with his wife Yaśo-dā took the infant Kṛishṇa and settled first in Gokula or Vraja, and afterwards in Vṛindāvana, where Kṛishṇa and Bala-rāma grew up together, roaming in the woods and joining in the sports of the herdsmen's sons [Page 306, Column 3] • Kṛishṇa as a youth contested the sovereignty of Indra, and was victorious over that god, who descended from heaven to praise Kṛishṇa, and made him lord over the cattle [Hariv. 3787 ff. ; 7456 ff. VP.] • Kṛishṇa is described as sporting constantly with the Gopīs or shepherdesses [Hariv. 4078 ff. ; 8301 ff. VP. Gīt.] of whom a thousand became his wives, though only eight are specified, Rādhā being the favourite [Hariv. 6694 ff. ; 9177 ff. VP.] • Kṛishṇa built and fortified a city called Dvārakā in Gujarāt, and thither transported the inhabitants of Mathurā after killing Kaṃsa • Kṛishṇa had various wives besides the Gopīs, and by Rukmiṇī had a son Pradyumna who is usually identified with Kāma-deva • with Jains, Kṛishṇa is one of the nine black Vasu-devas • with Buddhists he is the chief of the black demons, who are the enemies of Buddha and the white demons) • N. of an attendant in Skanda's retinue MBh. ix, 2559 • of an Asura Hariv. 12936 Sāy. on RV. i, 101, 1 • of a king of the Nāgas MBh. ii, 360 Divyâv. ii • of Arjuna (the most renowned of the Pāṇḍu princes, so named apparently from his colour as a child) MBh. iv, 1389 • of Vyāsa MBh. Hariv. 11089 • of Hārita, -hārita • of a son of Śuka by Pīvarī (teacher of the Yoga) Hariv. 980 ff • of a pupil of Bharad-vāja Kathās. vii, 15 • of Havir-dhāna Hariv. 83 VP. BhP. iv, 24, 8 • of a son of Arjuna Hariv. 1892 • of an adopted son of A-samañjas, 2039 • of a chief of the Andhras VP • of the author of a Comm. on the MBh • of a poet • of the author of a Comm. on the Dayā-bhāga • of the son of Keśavârka and grandson of Jayâditya • of the father of Tāna-bhaṭṭa and uncle of Raṅga-nātha • of the father of Dāmôdara and uncle of Malhaṇa • of the father of Prabhūjika and uncle of Vidyā-dhara • of the father of Madana • of the grammarian Rāma-candra • of the son of Vāruṇêndra and father of Lakshmaṇa • of the father of Hīra-bhaṭṭa (author of the Comm. called Carakabhāshya, and of the work Sāhitya-sudhā-samudra) • N. of a hell VP • (au), m. du. Kṛishṇa and Arjuna MBh. i, 8287 ; iii, 8279 • (ās), m. pl., N. of the Śūdras in Śālmala-dviipa VP • (ā), f. a kind of leech Suśr • a kind of venomous insect ib • N. of several plants (Piper longum L • the Indigo plant L • a grape L • a Punar-navā with dark blossoms L • Gmelina arborea L • Nigella indica L • Sinapis ramosa L • Vernonia anthelminthica L • = kākolī L • a sort of Sārivā L.) Suśr • a kind of perfume (= parpaṭī) Bhpr • N. of Draupadī MBh • of Durgā MBh. iv, 184 • of one of the seven tongues of fire L. Sch • of one of the mothers in Skanda's retinue MBh. ix, 2640 • of a Yoginī Hcat • (with or without gaṅgā) N. of the river Kistna MBh. xiii, 4888 PadmaP. NārP • (ī́), f. night RV. vii, 71, 1 • (ám), n. blackness, darkness, i, 123, 1 and 9 • the black part of the eye ŚBr. x, xii, xiii, xiv Suśr • the black spots in the moon TBr. i, 2, 1, 2 • a kind of demon or spirit of darkness RV. iv, 16, 13 • black pepper L • black Agallochum L • iron L • lead L • antimony L • blue vitriol L • [cf. kā́rṣṇa, &c. ; cf. also Russ. c8ernyi, 'black.']
No mention of all-attractive.
Arvindn 12:15, 27 Mar 2004 (UTC)
So what? It's monier williams. He's one of hundreds of scholars. Get some consensus. --LordSuryaofShropshire 20:58, Mar 28, 2004 (UTC)
- all-attractive may be what the god is, but it is certainly not what krishna means. come on, this is bullshit. Monier-Williams is the authority. It simply doesn't mean that. dab 19:40, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC)
- I have heard that this all-attractive comes from sanskrit verb root kRs or karsati meaning to pull or to attract someone. Sankrit words often can be explained in many different ways. Lonehermit 23:31, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Krishna
is there somewhere online where there is a good, detailed, outsider's explanation of the beliefs and principles of the Hare Krishna faith? I am trying to see if they believe in the Christian God, and anything else. What I don't want is a bunch of words that take me ten minutes to pronounce. I just want to know what they stand for, and do not stand for. thanks P.R.
- Try looking at the Hare Krishna article at International_Society_for_Krishna_Consciousness
thank you, i'll check it out P.R.
- THe Christian God? Dude... they believe in Krishna as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. As Hindus, they believe everyone prays to the same God, though they feel that God is ultimately Krishna. --LordSuryaofShropshire 03:10, Oct 18, 2004 (UTC)
Technically, the Hare Krishnas are not Hindu--they're followers of the Vaisnava philosophy. The devotees are only interested in satisfying Krishna's (God's) senses. They will only accept food which has first been offered to the Lord. Similarly they are always chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra. Ultimately, they are following the teachings of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who started the Hare Krishna movement. -D.
Some inconsistencies and outdated material in the article.
The article states "Krishna was born in a prison cell at Mathura, in modern day Uttar Pradesh in about 3206 BC.". Subsequently it states "A paper presented recently at a convention in Prabhas Patan near Somnath, concludes that Krishna died at the ripe old age of 125 on February 18, 3102 BC at 14:27:30 hours on the banks of river Hiran in Prabhas Patan. As the report goes, he was 125 years, 7 months and 6 days when he died."
3206 - 3102 != 125. The numbers don't add up.
Also "The year 2004 is the year 5105 of the Kali Yuga (which began with a year 0)." seems outdated, maybe it should be replaced by 2005, 5106?
added in "Birth"
Added that Krishna was born in Mathura, and linked it to the page with a picture of teh temple at Krishnajanmabhoomi
Major rewrite 2 May 2005
A number of revisions. Included quite a number of removals of redundancies in the encyclopaedia, such as the redundant explanation of where Vidharba is. Also removed a number of other items or paragraphs.
Smaller removals
Removed the section on dating from the first paragraph; the information in it is duplicated at the end.
Removed from the Govinda section. Only specific to Vaishna traditions, and implied in the mention of Gaudiya. "He is the Supreme Lord of Hinduism (internally known as Sanatana-dharma, or eternal dharma), and all incarnations of God are said to emanate from him."
Removed from the Major aspects section, as irrelevant given the later item on the same topic. "* Childhood of Krishna is easily identified with Indian country life; concentrating mainly on cattle rearing and cultivation."
Removed from the cowherd section as being a specific Vaishna telling. "Balarama is his primary svamsa emination, or expansion. "
Removed the following from the last item of Major aspects. This would be better placed in the Bhagavad Gita article. "He teaches Arjuna several topics, such as jnana, dharma, yoga, kala (time), prakriti (nature), karma (action), moksa (release), tattva (haecceity), bhakti (devotion), and guna (qualities) in the Bhagavad Gita, and is known as the greatest Yogin, or Yogesvara. The Bhagavad Gita is the first true Yoga text in the Yoga tradition. It is also one of the oldest primary texts for Devotional Krishna-bhakti traditions, and is the most widely read Vedic/Hindu text in print."
Removed most of the last paragraph in the Texts and literature section. Same reasons as the preceding item. "Before the great battle of Kurukshetra (in present day Haryana) starts, Arjuna loses heart with the prospect of fighting his cousins and other relatives for the kingdom. Krishna reminds him that he has done everything he could possibly do to avoid the battle, and that his duty (dharma) is serve Him by fighting . Krishna goes on to show why the Gita is known as the first Yoga Scripture, and gives a lengthy exegesis on the means of fulfilling life's goals through the systems of yoga. In it, he describes in detail the philosophies of Bhakti (devotional), Karma (selfless action), Jnana (self-transcending knowledge), Astanga (meditational) Yoga and all in the ends connect one to Krishna whose personal form is the highest realization of Absolute Truth (as compared to Brahman and Paramatma). He shows Arjuna how to reconcile his misapprehension about the war with the eternal truths that underlie life through the Vedic doctrine of Yoga. These form the basis of the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita."
Larger article chunks removed
Removed most of the content of the sections “The birth of Krishna” and all of “The Appearance of Krishna. “ and replaced these with a short section called Birth and childhood.
Reason; This is a selected retelling of the story, and the origin is not given. It does not appear to be a standard text. Also, if continued would cause the article to become too large. I suggest the removed text could be incorporated in new articles on the life of Krishna.
The text removed was;
"“Krishna was born in Mathura, and the place of his birth is now known as Krishnajanmabhoomi, where a temple is raised in his memory. Krishna was born in a tense historical period preceding a devastating war. The warring factions built up so many weapons that the burden on the earth became unbearable. Finally the goddess of Earth took the form of a cow and prayed to Lord Brahma for relief. Lord Brahma called all the demigods to the shore of the Milk Ocean to hear Mother Earth and to worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Vishnu. Lord Brahma fell into trance reciting the Vedic hymns known as the Purusa-sukta and heard the voice of Lord Vishnu. Then he announced, "O demigods, hear from me the words of God. He is aware of the distress on Earth and wants you demigods to incarnate as sons and daughters in the Yadu dynasty. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Krishna, will personally appear as the son of Vasudeva. Therefore you will all have the benediction of joining the eternal pastimes of Lord Krishna."
Lord Brahma consoled the cow and sent her home, then returned to his planet, Brahmaloka. The demigods then began to take birth in the Yadu dynasty, awaiting the appearance of Lord Krishna. The members of the Yadu dynasty, headed by Vasudeva and Devaki, along with their friends, relatives and well- wishers were all demigods. The residents of Vrindavana, headed by King Nanda, Queen Yasoda and Queen Rohini, were also demigods.
King Kansa was another relative in the family, however he was not a demigod. He usurped the throne of his father, Ugrasena, and put him in prison. When Devaki, a member of Ugrasena's family, married Vasudeva, she received a large dowry of elephants, horses, chariots and servants. After the wedding, Kansa took the reins of the wedding chariot and started to escort the couple home. Along the way, a voice from the sky addressed him: "You foolish king, the eighth son of Devaki will kill you!"
Kansa pulled Devaki down by her hair, drew his sword and prepared to kill her on the spot, but Vausdeva begged for his bride's life and promised to let him kill the eighth child, so that the oracle would not be fulfilled. Kansa agreed to spare her life, but locked Vasudeva and Devaki in a stone prison. Thereafter, he mercilessly killed the first six sons of Devaki. Devaki's seventh son miscarried but mystically transferred to the womb of Queen Rohini in Vrindavana. This became Krishna's older brother, Balarama. Soon thereafter, Devaki became pregnant with her eighth child.
- ===The Appearance of Krishna===
Krishna was born at the stroke of midnight in His four-armed Vishnu form, dressed in silk and jewels, carrying the four weapons: the conch, disc, club and lotus. His parents prayed for Him to turn Himself into an ordinary baby so they could hide Him from Kansa. The Lord advised Vasudeva to take him to Vrindavana and exchange him with a girl that had just been born there. Then he turned Himself into a baby.
Magically, the guards in Kansa's prison fell asleep, and all the iron shackles, chains and locks automatically opened. Without questioning this, Vasudeva took the child and departed for Vrindavana. Like the story of Moses, the story of Krishna also includes a parting of the waters, allowing Vasudeva to carry Krishna across the Jamuna River to Vrindavana. When Vasudeva reached the house of Nanda, all the cowherds were asleep. Thus he placed his own son on the bed of Yasoda, picked up her newborn girl and returned to the prison of Kansa.
There was a chance Kansa would spare the child because the omen said it would be the eighth son that would kill him. Devaki pleaded with him, but Kansa pulled the baby girl from her arms and dashed her against a stone. The girl slipped from his hands and rose above his head as the eight-armed form of Goddess Durga, dressed in fine garments and jewels. She said, "The enemy you contemplate is living somewhere else. You are a fool to hurt innocent children. Krishna will kill you."
Kansa became remorseful and begged Devaki and Vasudeva to forgive him for his sins. He released them from their shackles and fell down on their feet, crying tears of regret. The next day, however, Kansa's ministers advised him to give up his sentimental attitude and take action to kill all newborn children in the region. They also advised him to disturb the demigods and saintly people.”
Other changes
Removed reference to dark blue being the colour of the night sky. To most of us the night sky is black and starry? Some more evidence of this being an original meaning would be useful.
Moved the following text as being out of context in this section, to a new section on other meanings of the name. Deleted the following sentence to this as being out of context. "According to Vishnu sahasranama, Krishna, the 57th name, also means the Existence of Knowledge and Bliss. "
Removed the following texts about the name / colour as questionable and not evidenced. Added a brief note instead on other meanings of the name.
"This is understood as having come into existence from scriptural allusions to his deep hue. Indeed, he is divine, and being dark-skinned, it deepens so much that it takes on a rich blue tone.
Krishna's body is the colour of an enchantingly beautiful dark raincloud. The philosophical backdrop for Krishna's dark blue skin is that Vishnu, who is ultimately incarnated as Krishna, is also known as Narayana. Narayana means "born of water." This is because water, seen as the base principle for life as we know it on earth, the nourisher of plants and animals alike, the very substance of cyclic existence, is essential to preservation. Vishnu, who in avatar form comes down to earth to help preserve dharma, is epitomised by the principle of water, being himself the God of Preservation. As water is commonly seen as being blue, and Vishnu is said to sleep in Yoga Nidra, floating on cosmic waters on Shesha (a snake-god), it is only natural that Vishnu's representations are all blue. By syllogism, it transferred to his great avatar, Krishna.
Sometimes the term Krishna has been explained as meaning 'attractive'. This is eminently understandable with his mythic allure to women of all kinds (i.e. the gopis). Moreover, he is viewed by his devotees, from ancient times till the present day, as reflecting the intense beauty of God in his physical aspect."
From the names of Krishna. I've removed Padmanabha. This is as far as I can see, a name of Vishnu rather than Krishna, and there is very little material or explanation about it.
announcing a policy proposal of general interest
This is just to inform people that I want Wikipedia to accept a general policy that BC and AD represent a Christian Point of View and should be used only when they are appropriate, that is, in the context of expressing or providing an account of a Christian point of view. In other contexts, I argue that they violate our NPOV policy and we should use BCE and CE instead. See Wikipedia:Neutral point of view/BCE-CE Debate for the detailed proposal. Slrubenstein | Talk 22:55, 15 May 2005 (UTC)
108 names of Krishna
I've replaced this with the previous list. Mainly because this list was incomplete, and the descriptions given of these names seem to specific to a particular Gaudiya interpretation. e.g. Vishnu is a name of Krishna, (only in Gaudiya Vaishna traditions). Also other translations / interpretations are non-standard, e.g. that for Mayur, and they seem to be an odd mix of Sanskrit and Hindi forms. List does not agree with other lists of the 108 names. Complete text follows:-
Krishna is said to have 108 names.
NAMES-MEANING
- Achaia - Still Lord
- Achyuta - Infallible Lord
- Adbhutah - Wonderful God
- Adidev - The Lord Of The Lords
- Aditya - The Son Of Aditi
- Ajanma - One Who Is Limitless And Endless
- Ajaya - The Conqueror Of Life And Death
- Akshara - Indestructible Lord
- Amrut - One Who Is Sweet As Nectar
- Anaadih - One Who Is The First Cause
- Anandsagar - Compassionate Lord
- Ananta - The Endless Lord
- Anantajit - Ever Victorious Lord
- Anaya - One Who Has No Leader
- Aniruddha - One Who Cannot Be Obstructed
- Aparajeet - The Lord Who Cannot Be Defeated
- Avyukta - One Who Is As Clear As Crystal
- Balgopal - The Child Krishna, The All Attractive
- Bali - The Lord Of Strength
- Chaturbhuj - Four-Armed Lord
- Danavendra - Granter Of Boons
- Dayalu - Repositiory Of Compassion
- Dayanidhi - The Compassionate Lord
- Devadidev - The God Of The Gods
- Devakinandan - Son Of Mother Devaki
- Devesh - Lord Of The Lords
- Dharmadhyaksha - The Lord OF Dharma
- Dwarkapati - Lord Of Dwarka
- Gopal - One Who Plays With The Cowherds, The Gopas
- Gopalpriya - Lover Of Cowherds
- Govinda - One Who Pleases The Cows, The Land And The Entire Nature
- Gyaneshwar - The Lord Of Knowledge
- Hari - The Lord Of Nature
- Hiranyagarbha - The All Powerful Creator
- Hrishikesh - The Lord Of All Senses
- Jagadguru - Preceptor Of The Universe
- Jagadisha - Protector Of All
- Jagannath - Lord Of The Universe
- Janardhana - One Who Bestows Boons On One And All
- Jayantah - Conqueror Of All Enemies
- Jyotiraaditya - The Resplendence Of The Sun
- Kamalnath - The Lord Of Goddess Lakshmi
- Kamalnayan - The Lord With Lotus Shaped Eyes
- Kamsantak - Slayer Of Kamsa
- Kanjalochana - The Lotus-Eyed God
- Keshava - One Who Has Long, Black Matted Locks
- Krishna - Dark-Complexioned Lord
- Lakshmikantam - The Lord Of Goddess Lakshmi
- Lokadhyaksha - Lord Of All The Three Lokas (Worlds)
- Madan - The Lord Of Love
- Madhava - Knowledge Filled God
- Madhusudan - Slayer Of Demon Madhu
- Mahendra - Lord Of Indra
- Manmohan - All Pleasing Lord
- Manohar - Beautiful Lord
- Mayur - The Lord Who Has A Peacock Feathered-Crest
- Mohan - All Attractive God
- Murali - The Flute Playing Lord
- Murlidhar - One Who Holds The Flute
- Murlimanohar - The Flute Playing God
- Nandgopala - The Son Of Nand
- Narayana - The Refuge Of Everyone
- Niranjana - The Unblemished Lord
- Nirguna - Without Any Properties
- Padmahasta - One Who Has Hands Like Lotus
- Padmanabha - The Lord Who Has A Lotus Shaped Navel
- Parabrahmana - The Supreme Absolute Truth
- Paramatma - Lord Of All Beings
- Parampurush - Supreme Personality
- Parthasarthi - Charioteer Of Partha - Arjuna
- Prajapati - Lord Of All Creatures
- Punyah - Supremely Pure
- Purshottam - The Supreme Soul
- Ravilochana - One Who Eye Is The Sun
- Sahasraakash - Thousand-Eyed Lord
- Sahasrajit - One Who Vanquishes Thousands
- Sahasrapaat - Thousand-Footed Lord
- Sakshi - All Witnessing Lord
- Sanatana - The Eternal Lord
- Sarvajana - Omniscient Lord
- Sarvapalaka - Protector Of All
- Sarveshwar - Lord Of All Gods
- Satyavachana - One Who Speaks Only The Truth
- Satyavrata - The Truth Dedicated Lord
- Shantah - Peaceful Lord
- Shreshta - The Most Glorious Lord
- Shrikanta - Beautiful Lord
- Shyam - Dark-Complexioned Lord
- Shyamsundara - Lord Of The Beautiful Evenings
- Sudarshana - Handsome Lord
- Sumedha - Intelligent Lord
- Suresham - Lord Of All Demi-Gods
- Swargapati - Lord Of Heavens
- Trivikrama - Conqueror Of All The Three Worlds
- Upendra - Brother Of Indra
- Vaikunthanatha - Lord Of Vaikuntha, The Heavenly Abode
- Vardhamaanah - The Formless Lord
- Vasudev - All Prevailing Lord
- Vishnu-All Prevailing Lord
- Vishwadakshinah - Skilfull And Efficient Lord
- Vishwakarma - Creator Of The Universe
- Vishwamurti - Of The Form Of The Entire Universe
- Vishwarupa - One Who Displays The Universal Form
- Vishwatma - Soul Of The Universe
- Vrishaparvaa - Lord Of Dharma
- Yadavendra - King Of The Yadav Clan
- Yogi - The Supreme Master
- Yoginampati - Lord Of The Yogis"
change - removed this link The Johnny (Straws) Experience Y2k05
why is this appearing in this article