Stories about this figure are collected in the Harivamsa, which tells how King Kamsa attempted to kill all the children of De
Stories about this figure are collected in the Harivamsa, which tells how King Kamsa attempted to kill all the children of Devaki. This figure escaped to Gokula, where he was raised by Yasod and Nanda among the gopis, or (*) cowherds, loyal to this deity. Preceded by Rama and succeeded by Buddha as an avatar of Vishnu, this god serves as the charioteer for Arjuna in the Mahabharata. In that role, he narrates the Bhagavad-Gita. For 10 points, name this blue-skinned god, the namesake of the proselytizing "Hare" (HAH-ray) sect.
Stories about this figure are collected in the Harivamsa, which tells how King Kamsa attempted to kill all the children of Devaki.