Krishna Quotes


Why would Krishna not marry Radha

Allegorically Lord Krishna represents soul atman existing in human body and Radha mother earth. In the circumstances how can we expect an alliance between Krishna and Radha?   As the story goes ever since souls’ atmans separated from their source Brahman, God Almighty they got mired in impurities during their cosmic sojourn. To cleanse themselves of dross impurities within they […]


Where was Krishna during Draupadi vastraharan

Allegorically Krishna represents soul atman existing in human body. In times of extreme distress, calamity and on a spiritual journey when Arjuna faced Kauravas in the battle of Mahabharata, his contemplation (chintan) on spiritual aspects of life was at its peak. And in those moments he finally reached state of enlightenment. It was then the entire wisdom of Bhagavad Gita […]


Whose Avatar is Krishna

Avatar of an avatar, such a precept did not exist in Hinduism. Lord Krishna is himself an avatar of his era, a savior messiah. In the entire history of mankind Lord Krishna can be considered the first avatar who truly manifest on mother earth to save mankind in times of extreme strife, tribulation.   Avatar in Hinduism stood for an […]


Krishna universe in mouth

Krishna holding universe in mouth is symbolic. Allegorically seekers, travelers of spiritual path come into contact with Lord Krishna on one-to-one basis when they succeed demolishing their ego in totality and also indulged in spirituality 100%.   At any given moment of time either ego or Lord Krishna prevailed. Most human beings dominated by a bloated ego failed to hear […]


Where Krishna gave updesh to Arjun

It is not important where Krishna gave updesh to Arjuna but why Krishna gave updesh to Arjuna.   Lord Krishna gave updesh to Arjuna because he asked for it. All discourses by Lord Krishna were perennial but how many people world over heard it. The numbers can be counted on fingers.   For travelers of spiritual path, seekers the voice […]


Krishna is within you meaning

It is an absolute fact of spiritual life that Lord Krishna existed within us as our soul atman. Prime reason why to reach Lord Krishna within, one has to take inner journey that too guided by sermon of Bhagavad Gita.   Allegorically Krishna is soul atman existing within our heart. Arjuna a spiritual traveler by birth did not want to […]


How Krishna helps his devotees

Krishna helps one only when we helped ourselves. In Bhagavad Gita Lord Krishna clearly says the whole cosmic system is directly governed by laws of karma, as we sow so shall we reap nothing more or less.   If we seriously desire help of Lord Krishna then we need taking inner journey towards consciousness, soul atman existing in heart. Indulging […]


Is Krishna above Vishnu

Allegorically both Krishna and Vishnu are cosmic entities but Krishna also existed in real life. Lord Krishna is the voice within; the voice coming from our heart when we were truthful is that of Lord Krishna. We can hear it only if we were 100% truthful and also demolished our ego in totality.   The total essence of spirituality is […]


Krishna about Kalyug

Lord Krishna in his sermon of Bhagavad Gita says when life comes full circle, when society reaches its lowest ebb advents a messiah an avatar, a savior to salvage mankind from whatever is left. Lord Krishna advent in Dwapar Yuga when strife, tribulations were at its peak!   In present Kali Yuga Lord Krishna says he would advent as Kalki […]


Are Krishna and Vishnu the same

Krishna allegorically represents the spirit, soul atman existing in our heart. It realizes its full potential when human beings indulging in spirituality reached state of enlightenment.   State of enlightenment means the real inner self of us, our soul atman reaching state of absolute purity. Indulging in spirituality when human beings negate karma to zero, in absence of dross impurities […]


What Krishna said to Arjun in Mahabharat

Arjuna a spiritual traveler from beginning of life wanted to settle matters with Kauravas across the table but Duryodhana was not willing to negotiate. No matter how best the Pandavas tried, Duryodhana was not willing to budge. Result, a full-scale mother of all wars, battle of Mahabharata!   Battle of Mahabharata was no ordinary battle fought between two enemies, two […]


Krishna as shantidoot in Mahabharat

In Mahabharata Krishna is portrayed as a shantidoot (messenger of peace). Why?   Metaphorically Krishna in Mahabharata stands for a pure soul atman that manifested human body.   Arjuna from the very beginning was a spiritual person. In the battle of Mahabharata when facing his arch enemy Kauravas that consisted of his maternal grandfather Bhishma Pitamah, Guru Dronacharya, close cousins […]


What Krishna says about life

Through his sermon of Bhagavad Gita Lord Krishna conveys to mankind that we had only one life to live, the present earthly domain. As the ultimate goal of life for all human beings is assisting soul atman within to reach cosmic end of life, 8.4 millionth manifestation… it becomes duty of human beings to indulge in spirituality to realize self, […]


Where Krishna is there is victory

Any human being who realizes one’s true inner self, becomes a pure soul atman has nothing more to achieve in the manifest physical world. Such a liberated soul atman can only experience states of total bliss, ecstasy all the time.   Allegorically Krishna is soul atman existing in human body. In the battle of Mahabharata when Arjuna who had been […]


Krishna universal form

The universal form of Krishna is an allegory to explain to mankind what enlightenment, self realization is all about.   When a soul atman, the spirit within reaches its cosmic end, 8.4 millionth manifestation it is free to travel to any part of cosmos at will. The whole cosmos is now at tips of an enlightened one.   When an […]


Krishna as a teacher

For those indulging in spirituality excepting Krishna as a teacher is ideal. Reason being, there was nothing nobler than teachings of spirituality contained in Bhagavad Gita.   All the 700 shlokas verses contained in Bhagavad Gita were full of jnana wisdom needed to realize self, realize god in our lifetime.   Allegorically Krishna represents the spirit, consciousness existing in our […]


Krishna on Karma Yoga

Krishna in Bhagavad Gita talks about nishkama karma yoga indulging in which seekers, travelers of spiritual path finally succeed reaching God in their lifetime. The philosophy of nishkama karma yoga demands human beings acting as a trustee, a caretaker in the spiritual journey of life. One in search of God must all the time offer fruits of karma performed to […]


Why Krishna was born

The birth of Krishna was for a very specific reason. When society reaches its lowest ebb, a point of no return then advents a messiah, savior, an avatar to place the society back on its pedestal.   In absence of an avatar per se Hinduism scriptures, the society could not recoup its energy.   Every 3500 to 5000 years life […]


Krishna surrender unto me an overview

In Bhagavad Gita the statement by Krishna “surrender unto me” simply means to reach God in our lifetime total surrender to God is necessitated. And what does total surrender to God mean? Can it be practiced in present times?   Total surrender to God in present Kali Yuga (Dark Age) was just not possible. Then what does a seeker do […]


Why Krishna choose Arjuna to deliver sermon of Bhagavad Gita

As stated in Bhagavad Gita Lord Krishna says spiritual teachings must be disseminated only to a rightful candidate, never one who was disinterested. In present times the whole world appears spiritually externally, outwardly but on the inside none wants to indulge in spirituality. All followed religious practices (rituals) that were totally meaningless on path of pure spirituality.   Indulging in […]


Will Krishna return to earth

Krishna an avatar of his era (God manifest in human form) returns only at opportune moment when life practically loses its meaning on mother earth. With a complete decay in moral and ethical values society slowly reaches a point of no return. In such circumstances to re-establish Dharma (righteousness) advent of an avatar is mandated by God.   Earlier Krishna […]


Difference between Krishna and Shiva

Metaphorically Krishna represents soul atman existing in human body. It is an absolute reality of life. Souls’ atmans exist and so do we. The existence of humans is directly based on existence of a spirit, a consciousness in their heart.   As detailed in Bhagavad Gita we are primarily a spiritual being manifesting human form. We are a Krishna that […]


Story behind Krishna 16000 wives

Allegorically Krishna represents soul atman existing in human body. The 16,000 wives of Krishna denote existence of 16,000 Indriyas (sense organs) in human body. Unless human beings indulging in spirituality overpowered all these Indriyas, one could never reach state of enlightenment, self realization, god realization ever.   Control over 16,000 Indriyas (sense organs) is necessitated to realize Krishna from within, […]


Krishna a journey within

Krishna relates to Bhagavad Gita and Bhagavad Gita relates to path of spirituality.   To pursue inner journey, journey towards our soul atman our following precepts of spirituality contained in Bhagavad Gita is an absolute must. Metaphorically Krishna is a spirit, soul atman existing in our heart.   Spiritually it is Krishna that manifested human form to work out its […]


Story behind Krishna and Radha

Metaphorically, allegorically Krishna represents the spirit, Prana existing in us as our soul atman and Radha mother earth. The inter-twinning relationship between Krishna and Radha is that of atman soul with mother earth.   Ever since all souls’ atmans separated from its parent body Brahman, they got mired in impurities. To cleanse self of dross impurities within the souls’ atmans […]


Why Krishna is blue

Going by the story of Samudra Manthan, we find that Samudra Manthan produces both Amrita (elixir of life) and Vish (poison). Seekers, travelers of spiritual path directed Amrita towards kundalini awakening and full awakening of results in one becoming an enlightened one.   The Vish (poison) just could not be discarded and has to be retained in the body causing […]


What Krishna says about marriage

Krishna in Bhagavad Gita says a seeker, Yogi in search of God who succeeds practicing spirituality even while living in Grihastha ashram (married life) was a perfect Yogi par excellence.   Lord Krishna in Bhagavad Gita does not condemn married life. He simply says to pursue path of pure spirituality one needs cutting all bondages of earthly life. This includes […]