We were in the area and stumbled upon Shri Krishna Grocery. This store is quite large and they have a nice variety of spices, snacks, frozen items, condiments, desserts, breads, teas, etc.

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Devanagari script:

श्री कृष्ण गोविन्द हरे मुरारे हे नाथ नारायण वासुदेव

Transliteration:

śrī: Literally means auspicious, and is used as an honorific title before names. Can also refer to Lakshmi, Vishnu's consort, since her bija mantra is Shrim.
kṛṣhṇa: An avatar, or incarnation, of Vishnu, the preserver of the universe. He is the supreme being, the Atman, the inner soul, and is known for His radiant beauty, playful qualities, and transcendent flute playing.
govinda: A name for the youthful Krishna. Literally, the lord of the cows ('go').
hare: Variously interpreted. Can mean 'hare' as the vocative form of Hari, a name of Vishnu (of whom Krishna is an avatar or incarnation); also sometimes 'hare' is interpreted as a name of Radha.
murāre: Murari is a name for Krishna as the killer of the demon Mura.
he: Pronounced 'Hey,' similar to 'Hey' in english, for addressing someone.
nātha: Another of Sanskrit's many ways to say 'Lord.'
nārāyaṇa: A name of Vishnu, Supreme God, as the preserver of the universe. Or, as the 'resting place for all living beings' ('nara' meaning living beings, or jivas).
vāsudeva: A name for Krishna, whose father was Vasudeva. Elongating the first 'a' in sanskrit turns it into 'the son of,' meaning that 'vāsudeva' is the 'son of vasudeva.'

'Shri Krishna, dark as a rain-filled cloud, adorned with peacock feathers, wild flowers and a gunja bead necklace, graces the banks of the Yamuna River. When He applies His lips to the flute, melodious notes fill Vrindavan and enrapture the hearts of the love-smitten dairymaids, the Gopis. This Krishna, a herder of cows, the son of Yashoda, the butter-thief and the beloved of the Gopis, is the object, means and reward of these beloved chants.' ~ Shyamdas
'Shri Krishna, you're pure charisma,
Your flute playing is so intoxicating.
Singing your song down in Vrindavan,
Enchanting the Gopi's and all your devotees,
filling the hearts of all the Bhakti yogis.
In a trance you dance the divine romance
of the Rasa Lila with Radha Rani.
In the Bhagavad Gita you teach us Bhakti,
Your divine past times are so sublime,
they open the heart and reassure the mind...' ~ MC Yogi
'The incarnation of Shri Krishna is the complete manifestation of the supreme Brahman, whose very nature is Consciousness. Hiding His real form behind the veil of His own maya, He played out many lilas or divine games. The Shrimad Bhagavata, which is a jewel among scriptures, contains an account of His supernatural powers and invokes that pure devotion which is the best way to attain Him.' ~ Swami Jayendra Sarasvati
'Krishna, whose name means 'black' or 'dark,' is worshipped across many traditions of Hinduism in a variety of different perspectives. Many Vaishnava groups recognize him as an avatar of Vishnu; other traditions consider Krishna to be the Supreme Being (svayam bhagavan) himself.' ~ wikipedia

Shri Krishna[1]
Created by	Rajkumar Mishra D. Banerjee
Country of origin	India
Original language(s)	Hindi
No. of episodes	221
Production
Running time	45 minutes
Release
Original network	Doordarshan
Original release	1993 – 1996

Krishna (also called Shri Krishna) is an Indiantelevision series created, written and directed by Ramanand Sagar. The series originally aired weekly on Doordarshan. It is an adaptation of the stories of the life of Krishna, based on Bhagavata Purana, Brahma Vaivarta Purana, Harivamsa, Vishnu Purana, Padma Purana, Garga Samhita, Bhagavad Gita & Mahabharat. The TV series was first broadcast on Doordarshan's Metro Channel (DD 2) from 1993. In 1996, the show was broadcast from the beginning on DD National. In 1999, the show moved to Zee where the remaining episodes were broadcast.

The entire series was re-telecast on Sony starting 2001 and later on Star.

This series is now being re-telecasted on ShivaShakthiSai TV, a Telugu Devotional channel, from January 15, 2016.

This serial was also telecast in Mauritius by Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation, in Toronto on Channel 57, in Nepal on Nepal Television, in South Africa on M.Net, in Indonesia on P.T. Cipta Television, in Jakarta on Pendidikan, in Thailand on Channel 3 and in London on T.V.Asia (Satellite).

Direction and casting[edit]

Shri Krishna was produced by Ramanand Sagar, Subhash Sagar and Prem Sagar under the banner 'Sagar Enterprises' and directed by Ramanand Sagar, Anand Sagar and Moti Sagar. The role of young Krishna was played by Swapnil Joshi and adult Krishna was played by Sarvadaman D. Banerjee.^[2][3]

Ravindra Jain composed music for this serial. The title song, 'Shree Krishna Govind Hare Murari' is popular not only in India but also around the world.

Cast[edit]

• Sarvadaman D. Banerjee as Krishna / Vishnu
• Prem Chand Sharma as Pandu / Nakul
• Reshma Modi as Radha
• Swapnil Joshi as Young Krishna
• Deepak Deulkar as Balram / Ananta Shesha
• Pinky Parikh as Rukmini / Yamuna / Lakshmi / Durga
• Amit Pachori as Shiva
• Mona Parekh as Jambavati
• Shweta Rastogi as Young Radha
• Vilas Raj as Kansa
• Paulomi Mukherjee as Devaki
• Sunil Pandey as Vasudeva
• Deepak Dave / Sagar Saini as Narad
• Vijay Kavish as Ugrasen
• Pramod Kapoor as Akrura
• Damini Kanwal as Yashoda
• Shahnawaz Pradhan as Nanda Baba
• Sandeep Mohan as Arjuna
• Mahendra Murlidhar Ghule as Bhim / Hanuman
• Raman Vedprakash Khatri as Yudhishthir
• Govind Khatri as Karna
• Falguni Parikh as Draupadi
• Jyotin Dave as Indra
• Jharna Dave as Bhanamati
• Radha Krishna Dutt as Maharishi Uttang / Dev Shilpi Vishwakarma / Jarasandh
• Mukul Nag as Sudama / Ashwatthama
• Sheeba Chaddha as Vasundhara
• Tarakesh Chauhan as Dhritarashtra
• Raj Premi as Shishupal
• Sonia Kapoor as Subhadra
• Shashi Sharma as Satyabhama
• Kumar Hegde as Duryodhan
• Deepak Jethi as Dushasan
• Gautam Chaturvedi as Paundraka Vasudeva
• Anuj Sharma as Abhimanyu
• Arun Mathur as Sambara
• Lata Haya as Kunti
• Basheer Khan as Bhamasura
• Shakti Singh as Banasura
• Arvind Raosaraya as Kumbhketa
• J. P. Sharma as Shakuni
• Kanu Patel as Dronacharya
• Girish Pardesi as Kalayavana / Kama / Pradyumna
• Deepanjali Pardesi as Rati
• N. Jitendra as Shalya / Kashiraj / Kripa
• Bhakti Nirula as Tara
• Ashok Singh as Mayasur / Dwivid
• Neel Kamal as Rajguru
• Niharika Bhatt as Mayawati
• Leela Patel as Gandhari
• Vijay Sharma as Vidura
• Sunil Nagar as Bhishma
• Swati Anand as Chitralekha

Awards[edit]

Shri Krishna won the Uptron Award for the 'Best director' in the year 1995. The show was one of the biggest grossers for Doordarshan in the mid to late '90s. It earned over Rs 100 crore.

References[edit]

1. ^http://www.sagartv.com/krishna.htm
2. ^http://thegreatindianperformance.wordpress.com/2010/07/20/ramanand-sagars-shri-krishna-1994/
3. ^http://krishnastore.com/sri-krishna-tv-series-part-15-dvd-set-h-krishna-1737.html