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Vishnu (/ˈvɪʃnuː/ VISH-noo; Sanskrit: विष्णु, lit. 'The Pervader', IAST:
Viṣṇu,
pronounced [ʋɪʂɳʊ]), also
known as
Narayana and Hari, is one of the prin****l...
- the four-handed
Viṣṇu form. — Commentary,
Bhagavad Gita,
Chapter 7 In
Srimad Bhagavatam, this is
explained as: Kāraṇārṇavaśāyī
Viṣṇu is the
first incarnation...
- The
Vishnu Purana (IAST:
Viṣṇu purāṇa, Sanskrit: विष्णुपुराण) is one of the
eighteen Mahapuranas, a
genre of
ancient and
medieval texts of Hinduism. It...
- Pradyumna, and Aniruddha, then
Sankarshana expands into Karanodakasayi-
Visnu (Maha-Vishnu), who
reclines within the Mahat-Tattva,
creating innumerable...
- engulfed), Garbhodakśayī-
Viṣṇu and Kṣīrodakaśāyī
Vishnu (Each
universe has Garbhodakśayī-
Viṣṇu as its base and Kṣīrodakaśāyī-
Viṣṇu in
every matter particles...
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Viṣṇu, and Śiva... But the
attempt cannot be
regarded as a
great success, for Brahmā
never gained an
ascendancy comparable to that of Śiva or
Viṣṇu,...
- four
earthly emanations (Vyūhas) of the
Supreme deity Nārāyaṇa, and
later Viṣṇu. The
first of
these emanations is the hero-god Vāsudeva, with the other...
- the
month of Māgha (
Viṣṇu Purāṇa) or Iṣa (Bhāgavata Purāṇa) ॐ
Budha -
Dwells in the sun
during the
month of Āṣādha or Śukra (
Viṣṇu Purāṇa).
Replaces Sahajanya...
- the
Padma Purana: They
sought the
shelter of Nārāyaṇa,
Viṣṇu. Then
knowing that wonder, he,
Viṣṇu, the
holder of a conch, a disc, and a mace, took up the...
-
Vishnu Smriti (IAST:
Viṣṇu Smṛti) is one of the
latest books of the Dharmaśāstra
tradition in
Hinduism and the only one
which does not deal
directly with...
