For many Hindus, Krishna is God incarnate. He participates in history, walks this earth as a mortal but still retains the power to defy the laws of space and time. Krishna is Ishwara who is Mahadeva who is Bhagavan who is God. God is self-created or svayambhu and self-contained. A god is obliged to participate in the wheel of life; God, on the other hand, has the choice to step in and out. God may submit to the law of Brahmanda but does not depend on it for his existence.
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