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Encyclopedia: Vishnu

Vishnu (IAST viṣṇu, Devanagari विष्णु), (honorific: Sri Vishnu) also known as Narayana is the Supreme Being or Ultimate Reality for Vaishnavas and a manifestation of Brahman in the Advaita or Smarta traditions of Hinduism.

The Vishnu Sahasranama^[1] describes Vishnu as the All-Pervading essence of all beings, the master of and beyond the past, present and future, the creator and destroyer of all existences, one who supports, sustains and governs the Universe and originates and develops all elements within.

Translations

How to say "Vishnu" in other languages:

	(Chinese)	毗湿奴
	(Japanese)	ヴィシュヌ
	(German)	Vishnu
	(Spanish)	Vishnú
	(French)	Vishnou
	(Italian)	Viṣṇu

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Adimurti

In Hinduism, Adimurti is one of Vishnu's avatars...

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Bhumiya

In Hinduism, Bhumiya is a fertility god who was eventually identified as a form of Vishnu...

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Rukmini

In Hinduism, Rukmini is the first wife and queen of Krishna, the 8th avatar of Vishnu...

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Badrinath

Badrinath is one of the four 'maths' holy for the Hindus. It has a temple of Vishnu and a famous hot water spring...

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Prahlada

Vishnu, the followers of whom he began to torture. Prahlada was a very devoted follower of Vishnu. Hiranyakashipu failed in convincing his son to join him against Vishnu, and tried to kill him, but Prahlada was protected by Vishnu. When asked, Prahlada refused to acknowledge his father as the supreme...

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Bali (disambiguation)

Bali could refer to : Bali - an island in Indonesia Bali (demon) - demon king, to defeat whom, Vishnu took his avatar as Vamana Bali or Vali - character in the Ramayana killed by Rama...

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Bhumidevi

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Sita

Sita , in Hindu mythology is the wife of Rama (an avatar of Vishnu); she was kidnapped by King Ravana of the Rakshas, but rescued by her husband, who then became King of Ayodhya. See also : Sita (singer...

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Narasimha

In Hinduism, Narasimha ("man-lion"), also known as Narasingh is one of the avatars of Vishnu. In his previous avatar, Vishnu as Varaha, kills the demon Hiranyaksha. Hiranyaksha's brother Hiranyakashipu greatly angered by this, starts to abhor Lord Vishnu and his followers. Further, he decides to...

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Hiranyakashipu

killed by Varaha, one of the avatars of Vishnu. Angered by this, Hiranyakashipu decided to gain... most especially Vishnu, the followers of whom he began to torture. Hiranyakashipu's son, Prahlada, was a very devoted follower of Vishnu. Hiranyakashipu failed in convincing his son to join him...

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