The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1322 page)

) becomes the model of passionate union with God; as the adviser to Arjuna in the
Bhagavad-g
t
, he transcends the action and evokes a comparable transcendence in those who attend to him. He is represented iconographically in sinuous dance, playing his irresistible flute to summon the gop
s (and his lovers); but he is also shown in images of power, raising Mount Govardhana above the floods unleashed by
Indra
, or destroying the malevolent snake, K
liya, who has poisoned the life-giving waters of the river
Yamun
. K
a is devoted especially to
R
dh
, and the two are often worshipped together.
See also
VAI
AVA;
.

 
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