Is Krishna god or goddess?
Samuel Coleman
Updated on April 16, 2026
Krishna, Sanskrit Kṛṣṇa, one of the most widely revered and most popular of all Indian divinities, worshipped as the eighth incarnation (avatar, or avatara) of the Hindu god Vishnu and also as a supreme god in his own right.
Who is God according to Krishna?
Krishna is God. He is referred to as 'Bhagavan' which Parasara muni the father of Vyasadeva has explained means one who is full in 6 opulences, beauty, knowledge, wealth, fame, power and renunciation.Is Krishna Supreme God?
Narrating the Bhagavad GitaNarayana is the supreme deity who helps the people to cross the ocean of bondages. Narayana according to the followers of Vaishnavism is the ultimate truth and reality, the beginning of the world and also its end. Hence, Lord Krishna is none other than Narayana for his Bhaktas (devotees).