कमलापति
विष्णु
vishnu
कुमुदक
विष्णु
epithet of vishnu
कैटभजित्
विष्णु
vishnu
गदिन्
विष्णु
epithet of vishnu
गरुड़ाङ्क
विष्णु
epithet of vishnu
चतुर्भुज
विष्णु
vishnu having four arms
जगत्परायण
विष्णु
vishnu, 'stay of the universe'
जन्मकील
विष्णु
vishnu 'birth-pillar'
जलशायिन्
विष्णु
epithet of vishnu, who rests over waters
त्रिदशपुंगव
विष्णु
vishnu, the best of the gods
त्रिनाम
विष्णु
epithet of vishnu
दीप्तमूर्ति
विष्णु
epithet of vishnu
नित्यसलिल
विष्णु
vishnu, serene like water or ever devoted to water
धर्मनाम
विष्णु
vishnu the centre of law
पद्मनाभ
विष्णु
vishnu
अः
विष्णु
vishnu
ऋक्षनेमि
विष्णु
lord vishnu
ऋतुधामन्
विष्णु
epithet of vishnu
पुरुषाद्य
विष्णु
epithet of vishnu
विष्णु — vishnu (Noun)
Vishnu — विष्णु
विष्णु — {víṣṇu} m. (prob. fr. √{viṣ}, 'All-pervader' or 'Worker') N. of one of the principal Hindū deities (in the later mythology regarded as 'the preserver', and with Brahmā 'the creator' and Śiva 'the destroyer', constituting the well-known Tri-mūrti or triad##although Vishṇu comes second in the triad he is identified with the supreme deity by his worshippers##in the Vedic period, however, he is not placed in the foremost rank, although he is frequently invoked with other gods [esp. with Indra whom he assists in killing Vṛitra and with whom he drinks the Soma juice##later names Indrânuja and Upêndra]##as distinguished from the other Vedic deities, he is a personification of the light and of the sun, esp. in his striding over the heavens, which he is said to do in three paces [see {tri-vikrama} and cf. {bali}, {vāmana}], explained as denoting the threefold manifestations of light in the form of fire, lightning, and the sun, or as designating the three daily stations of the sun in his rising, culminating, and setting##Vishṇu does not appear to have been included at first among the Ādityas {q.v.}, although in later times he is accorded the foremost place among them##in the Brāhmaṇas he is identified with sacrifice, and in one described as a dwarf##in the Mahā-bhārata and Rāmayaṇa he rises to the supremacy which in some places he now enjoys as the most popular deity of modern Hindū worship##the great rivalry between him and Śiva [cf. {vaiṣṇava} and {śaiva}] is not fully developed till the period of the Purāṇas the distinguishing feature in the character of the Post-vedic Vishṇu is his condescending to become incarnate in a portion of his essence on ten principal occasions, to deliver mankind from certain great dangers [cf. {avatāra} and IW. 327]##some of the Purāṇas make 22 incarnations, or even 24, instead of 10##the Vaishṇavas regard Vishṇu as the supreme being, and often identify him with Nārāyaṇa, the personified Purusha or primeval living spirit [described as moving on the waters, reclining on Śesha, the serpent of infinity, while the god Brahmā emerges from a lotus growing from his navel##i, 10]##the wives of Vishṇu are Aditi and Sinīvālī, later Lakshmī or Śrī and even Sarasvatī##his son is Kāma-deva, god of love, and his paradise is called Vaikuṇṭha##he is usually represented with a peculiar mark on his breast called Śrī-vatsa, and as holding a {śaṅkha}, or conch-shell called Pāñcajanya, a {cakra} or quoit-like missile-weapon called Su-darśana, a {gadā} or club called Kaumodakī and a {padma} or lotus##he has also a bow called Śārṅga, and a sword called Nandaka##his {vāhana} or vehicle is Garuḍa, q.v##he has a jewel on his wrist called Syamantaka, another on his breast called Kaustubha, and the river Ganges is said to issue from his foot##the demons slain by him in his character of 'preserver from evil', or by Kṛishṇa as identified with him, are Madhu, Dhenuka, Cāṇūra, Yamala, and Arjuna [see {yamalârjuna}], Kāla-nemi, Haya-grīva, Śakaṭa, Arishṭa, Kaiṭabha, Kaṃsa, Keśin, Mura, Śālva, Mainda, Dvi-vida, Rāhu, Hiraṇya-kaśipu, Bāṇa, Kāliya, Naraka, Bali##he is worshipped under a thousand names, which are all enumerated in MBh. xiii, 6950-7056##he is sometimes regarded as the divinity of the lunar mansion called Śravaṇa) RV. &c. &c. (cf. RTL. 44 IW. 324)##N. of the month Caitra VarBṛS##(with {prājāpatya}) of the author of RV. x, 84##of a son of Manu Sāvarṇa and Bhautya MārkP##of the writer of a law-book Yājñ##of the father of the 11th Arhat of the present Avasarpiṇi L##(also with {gaṇaka}, {kavi}, {daivajña}, {paṇḍita}, {bhaṭṭa}, {miśra}, {yatī7ndra}, {vājapeyin}, {śāstrin} &c.) of various authors and others Inscr. Cat##= {agni} L##= {vasu-devatā} L##= {śuddha} L##f. N. of the mother of the 11th Arhat of the present Avasarpiṇi L##n. pl. (in a formula) ĀpŚr##({viṣṇor} with {apamarṇam}, {ājya-doham}, {vratam}##[{oḥ}] {sāma}, {svarīyaḥ}, N. of Sāmans##with {ṣoḍaśa-nāma-stotram}, {anusmṛtiḥ}, {aṣṭāviṃśati-nāma-stotram}, and {mahā-stutiḥ}, N. of wks.)
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