Vishnu
One of the principal deities of Hinduism / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vishnu is the supreme godhead of Vaishnavism and Hinduism (Para Brahman or Nirguna Brahman) in puranas and vedas. He is called Swambhagwan in the Ramayana and Mahabharata. Vishnu is one of the three main gods in Hinduism and is the supreme being in the Vaishnava tradition and vishnu is a member of the Trimurti in Hinduism.[5]
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God of preservation, reality, karma, divinity, super beauty, love, loveliness, destroyer of unrighteousness, protector of religion, godliness, restoration, and Moksha; the protector of good; Para Brahman, supreme being (Vaishnavism)[1][2] | |
Member of Trimurti | |
Other names | Narayana, Vasudeva, Hari, Lakshmikanta, Padmanābh, Mukunda |
Devanagari | विष्णु |
Affiliation | Parabrahman, Trimurti, Bhagavan, Ishvara, Dashavatara |
Abode | Vaikuntha, Kshira Sagara |
Mantra | Om Namo Narayanaya, Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya |
Weapon | Discus (Sudarshana Chakra),trident Mace (Kaumodaki), Conch (Panchajanya)[3] |
Symbols | Shaligram, Dvaravati sila, Lotus |
Mount | Garuda,[3] Shesha |
Festivals | Holi, Ram Navami, Krishna Janmashtami, Narasimha Jayanti, Diwali, Onam, Vivaha Panchami, Vijayadashami, Anant Chaturdashi, Devshayani Ekadashi, Prabodhini Ekadashi and other ekadashis, Kartik Purnima, Tulsi Vivah[4] |
Consort | Lakshmi |
Vishnu is the god of preservation. This means that he protects the universe from being destroyed. It is believed that Vishnu holds the Earth and all living organisms. According to the Hindu religion, he has set foot and arrived on the Earth in nine forms called avatars, so far with one incarnation yet to come that is Kalki at the last to be Kali Yuga, to destroy evil. His most famous incarnations are Rama, Krishna, Parashurama, and Narasimha!
Vishnu holds a lotus, or Padma, the indestructible mace of Vishnu (Kaumodaki), a conch (Shankha), and the unstoppable disc of Vishnu (Sudarshana Chakra) in each of his four hands. He is known to take many disguises, but the three main forms of Vishnu are Mahavishnu Karanodakshayi Vishnu (Mahavishnu), Garbhodaksayi Vishnu, and Kshirodakashayi Vishnu, the other two are the expansions of Karanodakshayi Vishnu.