Jai Shri Krishna (or Jai Shree Krishna) is a Sanskrit expression, translating to "Victory to

Krishna Krishna (; sa, कृष्ण ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme god in his own right. He is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; and is one ...

", a major deity in

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. The salutation is believed to have hailed from the

Vaishnavites Vaishnavism ( sa, वैष्णवसम्प्रदायः, Vaiṣṇavasampradāyaḥ) is one of the major Hindu denominations along with Shaivism, Shaktism, and Smartism. It is also called Vishnuism since it considers Vishnu as the ...

. The expression is said to greet another person wishing them success, and has also been used as a greeting accompanied with the

anjali mudra '' (Devanagari: अञ्जली; अंजली) is a Sanskrit word that means " divine offering". It is not only a given name, but also the name given to the greeting between Hindus, Buddhists and other religions on the Indian subcontinent: ha ...

or bowed head, specially while greeting one's elders. Jai Shri Krishna expression is widely used expression to greet people during the Hindu festival of

Janmashtmi Krishna Janmashtami , also known simply as Krishnashtami, Janmashtami, or Gokulashtami, is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. According to the Hindu lunisolar calendar, it is observed ...

, which celebrates the birth of Krishna. In the present day, Jai Shri Krishna is widely used among the

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community,

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community,

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, and Rajasthanis, based in and out of India.

Anecdotes

In one instance in Hindu text, when demons failed to kill Krishna, Kansa thought to kill him by inviting him to

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. On reaching Mathura, Krishna met with one of Kansa's washermen, requesting a few dresses for his friends who have accompanied him. The soldier on learning that it is Krishna who is in front of him and that he is Kansa's undeclared enemy, tried to kill Krishna assuming he will be rewarded. Looking at the soldier's failed attempt and Krishna's strength, the crowd accumulated in market poured with slogans on Krishna and such as Jai Shri Krishna, along with Jai Shri Balarama and Jai Shri Vasudev, hence glorifying Krishna's brother and father respectively.

Popular culture

There is a series with the same name aired on

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between 21 July 2008 to 15 September 2009, which itself is a remake of Sri Krishna, which was aired between 1993 to 1997 in

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and was re-telecasted in 2020. Prime Minister of India

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during the 2020

festival greeted his followers with a tweet mentioning ''Jai Shri Krishna''. The tweet read, "Best wishes on the auspicious occasion of Janmashtami. Jai Shri Krishna.".

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{{reflist Hinduism and society Krishna Chants Slogans

Anecdotes

Popular culture

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