Gopinath form of Krishna

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The Gopinath form of Krishna is a devotional representation of the Hindu god Krishna as the supreme cowherd and beloved of the gopis, especially Radha, emphasizing his intimate, loving pastimes in Vrindavan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu religious concept ⓘ
devotional representation ⓘ
form of Krishna ⓘ
associatedConcept bhakti (devotional service) ⓘ
prema (divine love) ⓘ
rasa-lila ⓘ
linked to: RasaLila
associatedPlace Vraja ⓘ
linked to: Vraj

Vrindavan forest ⓘ
associatedScripture Bhagavata Purana ⓘ
Gaudiya Vaishnava literature ⓘ
associatedWith Radha ⓘ
Vrindavan ⓘ
gopis ⓘ
centralRelationship Krishna as beloved of Radha and the gopis ⓘ
emphasizes intimate loving pastimes of Krishna ⓘ
madhurya-rasa (conjugal devotional mood) ⓘ
epithetOf Krishna ⓘ
hasDeity Krishna ⓘ
iconographyFeature depicted as a youthful cowherd ⓘ
often accompanied by Radha ⓘ
often shown with flute ⓘ
meaningOfName Lord of the gopis ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
role supreme cowherd ⓘ
theologicalStatus supreme beloved of the gopis ⓘ
supreme enjoyer of devotional love ⓘ
worshipForm kirtan and bhajan ⓘ
temple deity worship ⓘ
worshippedBy Gaudiya Vaishnavas ⓘ
linked to: Gaudiya Vaishnavism

Vaishnavas ⓘ
linked to: Vaishnavism

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Radha Gopinath Temple → hasDeityForm → Gopinath form of Krishna ⓘ
Keshi → opposesDeity → Vishnu in his Krishna avatar ⓘ
linked to: Gopinath form of Krishna
Gopala → worshippedAs → Krishna in pastoral form ⓘ
linked to: Gopinath form of Krishna
Gopa (mytho-historical association) → linkedToDeity → Krishna as a cowherd (Gopala) ⓘ
linked to: Gopinath form of Krishna
Radha Gopinath → languageName → राधा गोपीनाथ (Sanskrit/Hindi transliteration) ⓘ
linked to: Gopinath form of Krishna