Avatar-8-Krishna

__K r i s h n a ! __



**__About Krishna__**
Krishna is the eighth avatar of Vishnu. He is avatar of love and has had many wives. Krishna means dark or black. In his myth you will see how he uses his powers to help Vasudeva. Krishna was a prankster and liked joking around. I hope you enjoy this wiki about Krishna the Hindu avatar of love.

__**Avatar Vishnu**__


Krishna is the eighth avatar of Vishnu. When Kamsa wanted do kill Krishna. (see //Myth //) Vishnu switched Krishna and a cowhearders baby. Vishnu has four arms representing the four corners of the world. He preserves the universe for people. He is usually seen near lotus flowers. He appears as many other gods, goddesses, <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">and avatars. He also usually has cobras on his head for protection.

<span style="color: #ff8b00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18pt;">__**Krishna's Family**__

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">Krishna’s mother is Devaki and his father is Vasudeva. When he was little Vishnu traded him with a cow-herder’s new born baby because his uncle Kamsa wanted to kill him. He has had 16,801 wives but he loved Rukmini the most.

<span style="color: #fc7e7e; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 36px; text-align: left;">__**Appearance**__ <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt; text-align: left;"> <span style="color: #a6ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18pt;"> media type="youtube" key="4PYa4ZUzPWE" height="148" width="245" align="left"

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">Krishna usually appears as a baby, he has blue skin with brownish black hair <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">he has a peacock feather in his hair and is sometimes playing the flute. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">He wears lots of jewelry, and gold! He is also seen fighting demons <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">once in a while.

<span style="color: #006dff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18pt; text-align: left;">**__Symbols__** media type="youtube" key="6SWUha42F30" height="177" width="262" align="center"

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">Krishna is the god of love, so one of his symbols is a heart. He also has a flute which is another symbol. A <span style="color: #080707; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">peacock feather <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;"> is worn in his hair, and it is blue, green, and brown. His three symbols are heart, peacock feather, and a flute.

**<span style="color: #fc9cd4; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18pt;">__Myth__ ** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">He was the son of Vasudeva, and Devaki, his uncle heard he would be killed by<span style="color: #070807; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;"> Kamsa. Vishnu switched Krishna with a newborn child of a cow herder and his wife, they then raised him. Krishna had great powers. One day when his father was holding him, he dipped his foot in the raging river; it parted allowing Vasudeva to cross. Kamsa found out that Krishna was still alive. Kamsa sent demons after Krishna to kill him, he defeated all of them.

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">Last Modified: 17 November 2002. Web. 6 March 2012.

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