<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>An avatar of Vishnu and one of the most popular of Indian deities, who appears in the Bhagavad-Gita as the teacher of Arjuna.</li><li>Informal: Hare Krishna.</li><li>A river in southern India, flowing east from the Western Ghats to the Bay of Bengal, 800 miles (1,290 km) long.</li><li>Formerly Kistna.</li><li>A male given name.</li></ul>