Vishnu (/ ˈ v ɪ ʃ n ʊ /; ; Sanskrit: विष्णु, lit. 'the pervader', Viṣṇu), also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism.He is the supreme being within Vaishnavism, one of the major traditions within contemporary Hinduism.. Vishnu is known as "The Preserver" within the Trimurti, the triple deity of supreme divinity that includes Brahma and Shiva.

Vishnu (Sanskrit विष्णु Viṣṇu [ˈʋɪʂɳʊ], Etymologie unklar) ist eine der wichtigsten Formen des Göttlichen im Hinduismus und kommt bereits in den Veden vor. Im Vishnuismus gilt er als die Manifestation des Höchsten. Seine Shakti, die weiblich gedachte Seite des Göttlichen, ist Lakshmi, die als seine Gattin gilt.. Mehrere Puranas berichten über Vishnu, seine ...

Vishnu of Visjnoe (IAST viṣṇu, Devanagari विष्णु), ook Narayana, Vasudeva, Mádhava en Trikrama (drie stappen) genoemd, is een god in de hindoeïstische mythologie.Voor de Vaishnavas (Vishnuvereerders) is Vishnu de beschermergod.. Vishnu is binnen de Trimurti het onderhoudende, zorgzame of beschermende aspect van God in de schepping. Vishnu is het …

Manchu Vishnu Vardhan Babu (born 23 November 1982) is an Indian actor and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema and television. Manchu had a brief stint as a child artist with the 1985 film Ragile Gundelu.Years later, he starred in the 2003 Telugu action film Vishnu, for which he won the Filmfare Best Male Debut.. He is the co-owner of the film production house 24 …

Vishnudevananda Saraswati (31 December 1927 – 9 November 1993) was an Indian yoga guru known for his teaching of asanas, a disciple of Sivananda Saraswati, and founder of the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres and Ashrams.He established the Sivananda Yoga Teachers' Training Course, possibly the first yoga teacher training programs in the West.

The Dashavatara (/ ˌ d ə ʃ ɑː v ˈ t ɑː r /; Sanskrit: दशावतार, daśāvatāra) are the ten primary avatars of Vishnu, a principal Hindu god. Vishnu is said to descend in the form of an avatar to restore cosmic order. The word Dashavatara derives from daśa, meaning "ten", and avatāra, roughly equivalent to "incarnation".. The list of included avatars varies across sects ...

Garuda (Sanskrit: गरुड Garuḍa; Pāli: गरुळ Garuḷa; Vedic Sanskrit: गरुळ Garuḷa) is a Hindu demigod and divine creature mentioned in the Hindu, Buddhist and Jain faiths. He is primarily depicted as the mount (vahana) of the Hindu god Vishnu.Garuda is also the half-brother of the Devas, Daityas, Danavas and Yakshas.He is the son of the sage Kashyapa and Vinata.

Shiva, along with Vishnu, is a revered god in the Devi Mahatmya, a text of Shaktism considered by the tradition to be as important as the Bhagavad Gita. [164] [165] The Ardhanarisvara concept co-mingles god Shiva and goddess Shakti by presenting an icon that is half-man and half woman, a representation and theme of union found in many Hindu ...

The Devas sought Lord Vishnu's help, who advised them to treat the Asuras in a diplomatic manner. The Devas formed an alliance with the Asuras to jointly churn the ocean for the nectar of immortality and to share it among themselves. However, Vishnu told the Devas that he would arrange for them alone to obtain the nectar.

Matsya (Sanskrit: मत्स्य, lit. fish) is the fish avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu.Often described as the first of Vishnu's ten primary avatars, Matsya is described to have rescued the first man Manu from a great deluge. Matsya may be depicted as a giant fish, often golden in color, or anthropomorphically with the torso of Vishnu connected to the rear half of a fish.