Gopāla

[goh-pah-luh]

noun

Hinduism.

1. Krishna as a cowherd.

Example Sentences

The sect worship Krishna in his character of Bāla Gopāla or the cowherd boy.

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Goāla, a cowherd, from Gopāla,2 a protector of cows, is the Bengali name for the caste, and Gaoli, with the same signification, is now used in the Central Provinces to signify a dairyman as opposed to a grazier.

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