Jai Shri Krishna (Template:Langx), also rendered Jaya Sri Krishna,[1] is a Sanskrit expression, translating to "Victory to Krishna",[2] a major deity in Hinduism. The salutation is believed to have hailed from the Vaishnavas.[3][4] The expression is said to greet another person wishing them success,[5] and has also been used as a greeting accompanied with the anjali mudra or bowed head,[6] specially while greeting one's elders.[7][8]
Jai Shri Krishna expression is widely used expression to greet people during the Hindu festival of Janmashtami, which celebrates the birth of Krishna.[9][10] In the present day, Jai Shri Krishna is widely used among the Vaishnava community, Gujaratis, and Rajasthanis, based in and out of India.[11][12][13][14]
Popular culture
There is a series with the same name aired on Colors TV between 21 July 2008 to 15 September 2009, which itself is a remake of Sri Krishna, which was aired between 1993 and 1997 in Doordarshan and was re-telecasted in 2020.Template:Fact
See also
References
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- ↑ Salvation by Lord Shri Krishna{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Notion Press(19 July 2020). ISBN 978-1-64587-108-8
- ↑ Vishnu: An Introduction{{#if:Pattanaik|, Pattanaik}. Vakils, Feffer and Simons(1998)
- ↑ Know Your India: "Turn a New Page to Write Nationalism"{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Vij Books India Pvt Ltd(4 October 2014). ISBN 978-93-84318-68-0
- ↑ Where the Streams Meet{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Andrews UK Limited(25 September 2014). ISBN 978-1-909183-60-5
- ↑ Happy Krishna Janmashtami: Twitter Abuzz With Greetings And Pics. NDTV.com(12 August 2020).
- ↑ Lord Krishna's homeland Braj celebrates Janamashtmi(29 August 2013).
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- ↑ Powers of transformation. Index on Censorship({Template:Date).
- ↑ Media And Politics{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Pratishthaa Publishing House(24 February 2019)Template:Dead link
- ↑ Followers of Krishna: Yadavas of India{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Lancer Publishers(2006). ISBN 978-81-7062-216-1