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In Search of Krishna

Garima Chaudhry Hiranya Citi Tata Topper Garima Chaudhry

The bhakta (भक्त – devotee) has been searching for her bhagwan (भगवान – God) Krishna since times immemorial. The bahurupiya (बहुरूपीया – the one with many forms) continues to manifest himself in infinite forms and yet remains un-manifest. Team Cultural Samvaad decided to look at him through the words of some of his most famous devotees and his own words in the Bhagavad Gita.

Read the most important shlokas of the Bhagawad Gita

Is Krishna the cute, little, ever playful Balagopal (बालगोपाल – the child Gopal) who stole butter from every house in Vrindavan and is today omnipresent as Laddoo Gopal  (लड्डू गोपाल) across households ?

Is Krishna the eternal lover who charms Radharani and the world with the mellifluous notes of his flute?

Is Krishna the Giridhar (गिरिधर – the one who holds a mountain)  who lifts the Govardhan in every age to protect his devotees?

Is Krishna the eternal sakha (सखा  – the friend), the sarathi  (सारथी – the charioteer) who guides his devotees to attain moksha (मोक्ष – salvation)?

Is Krishna the omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient Supreme Brahman who is the Ultimate Reality?

Krishna is timeless and formless, he is the personification of eternal love, he is friend and the guide and he is the final abode of the devotee. He is all that is, all that was and all that will be.

Hare Krishna.

यह पोस्ट हिन्दी में पढ़ें और हिन्दी विडियो देखें|

Garima Chaudhry Hiranya Citi Tata Topper

Garima Chaudhry

Garima is a corporate leader and the Founder and Editor of Cultural Samvaad. Passionate about understanding India’s ancient 'संस्कृति 'or culture, she believes that using a unique idiom which is native to our land and her ethos, is the key to bringing equitable growth and sustainable change in India.

Deeply interested in Indic Studies, Garima has been a visiting faculty member for over a decade at the Mumbai University and K J Somaiya Institute of Dharma Studies among others. She has taught diploma, graduate and post graduate courses in Development of Religious Thought in India, Hindu Thought and Purakatha, Buddhism and Comparative Mythology among others. She also conducts immersive workshops for various cohorts on appreciating India and her past, her dharmic traditions and her enduring values, stories and symbols.

In her corporate avataar, Garima runs Hiranya Growth Partners LLP, a boutique consulting and content firm based in Mumbai. She is a business leader with over 25 years of experience across Financial Services, Digital Payments and eCommerce, Education and Media at Network18 (Capital18 and Topperlearning), Citibank and TAS (the Tata Group). Garima is an MBA from XLRI, Jamshedpur and an Economics and Statistics Graduate.

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