Gopala Krishna
E1003751
Gopala Krishna is a beloved pastoral form of the Hindu god Krishna, especially revered in devotional traditions that celebrate his childhood and cowherd pastimes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gopala Krishna canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12770966 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gopala Krishna Context triple: [Krishna bhakti music, associatedDeityForm, Gopala Krishna]
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A.
Daulat Ram Gupta
Daulat Ram Gupta was an Indian educationist and philanthropist best known for establishing Daulat Ram College, a prominent women’s college at the University of Delhi.
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B.
Govind Ballal Deval
Govind Ballal Deval was a prominent 19th–20th century Marathi dramatist known for shaping modern Marathi theatre through his influential social and historical plays.
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C.
Ishvarakrishna
Ishvarakrishna was an influential Indian philosopher best known for composing the *Samkhyakarika*, the foundational classical text of the Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy.
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D.
Bihari Lal
Bihari Lal was a prominent 17th-century Indian poet renowned for his concise and lyrical Braj Bhasha couplets, especially those compiled in the work "Bihari Satsai."
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E.
Damodar Rao
Damodar Rao was the adopted son and heir of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi, a key figure in the events surrounding the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gopala Krishna Target entity description: Gopala Krishna is a beloved pastoral form of the Hindu god Krishna, especially revered in devotional traditions that celebrate his childhood and cowherd pastimes.
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A.
Daulat Ram Gupta
Daulat Ram Gupta was an Indian educationist and philanthropist best known for establishing Daulat Ram College, a prominent women’s college at the University of Delhi.
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B.
Govind Ballal Deval
Govind Ballal Deval was a prominent 19th–20th century Marathi dramatist known for shaping modern Marathi theatre through his influential social and historical plays.
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C.
Ishvarakrishna
Ishvarakrishna was an influential Indian philosopher best known for composing the *Samkhyakarika*, the foundational classical text of the Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy.
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D.
Bihari Lal
Bihari Lal was a prominent 17th-century Indian poet renowned for his concise and lyrical Braj Bhasha couplets, especially those compiled in the work "Bihari Satsai."
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E.
Damodar Rao
Damodar Rao was the adopted son and heir of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi, a key figure in the events surrounding the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu deity
ⓘ
childhood form of Krishna ⓘ form of Krishna ⓘ pastoral form of Krishna ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bala Gopala
ⓘ
linked to:
Gopala
Gopala ⓘ Govinda ⓘ |
| aspectOf |
Supreme Being in Vaishnavism
ⓘ
Vishnu ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gokula
ⓘ
linked to:
Gokul
Vraj ⓘ Vrindavan ⓘ butter ⓘ cowherds ⓘ cows ⓘ flute ⓘ gopis ⓘ milkmaids ⓘ |
| celebratedOn | Janmashtami ⓘ |
| centralText |
Bhagavata Purana
ⓘ
Harivamsa ⓘ Vishnu Purana ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
child stealing butter
ⓘ
cowherd boy surrounded by cows ⓘ young boy with a flute ⓘ |
| epithetOf | Krishna ⓘ |
| hasRole |
cowherd
ⓘ
divine child ⓘ |
| iconographicAttribute |
butter pot
ⓘ
cows ⓘ flute ⓘ peacock feather ⓘ yellow garments ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Krishna the protector of cows ⓘ |
| relationship |
beloved of the gopis
ⓘ
son of Nanda ⓘ son of Yashoda ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| residesIn |
Goloka
ⓘ
Vrindavan ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
divine love
ⓘ
innocence of childhood ⓘ pastoral simplicity ⓘ |
| themeIn |
Krishna bhakti poetry
ⓘ
bhajans ⓘ kirtan ⓘ |
| worshippedIn |
Bhakti traditions
ⓘ
Gaudiya Vaishnavism ⓘ Nimbarka Sampradaya ⓘ Sri Vaishnavism ⓘ Vaishnavism ⓘ Vallabha Sampradaya ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gopala Krishna Description of subject: Gopala Krishna is a beloved pastoral form of the Hindu god Krishna, especially revered in devotional traditions that celebrate his childhood and cowherd pastimes.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.