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KRISHNA

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Indian, Hindu Mythology

Other Scripts: कृष्ण (Sanskrit)

Pronounced: KRISH-na  [key]

Means "black, dark" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a Hindu god believed to be an incarnation of the god Vishnu. He was the youngest of King Vasudeva's eight children, six of whom were killed by King Kamsa because of a prophecy that a child of Vasudeva would kill Kamsa. Krishna however was saved and he eventually killed the king as well as performing many other great feats.


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