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Vishvarupa (Sanskrit: विश्वरूप, romanized: Viśvarūpa, lit. 'universal form'), [ 1 ] also spelt as Vishwaroopa and known as Virāḍrūpa , is an iconographical form and theophany of a Hindu deity , most commonly associated with Vishnu in contemporary Hinduism .
In the Rigveda, Vishvarupa is the son of the god Tvashta and the guardian of cows. [3] He is an enemy of Indra, the king of the gods, who comes into conflict with him.Indra is victorious in the conflict and Aptya (an ally of Indra) kills Vishvarupa and is later beheaded by Indra. [4]
Vishvarupa or Vishwaroop (Sanskrit for "having all shapes, universal form") is a term used within Hinduism to refer to: Vishvarupa, revealed by Vishnu in the Bhagavad Gita. Vishvarupa has innumerable forms, eyes, faces, mouths and arms. All creatures of the universe are part of him. He is the infinite universe, without a beginning or an end.
Vishvakarma was related to the sun god Surya through his daughter Samjna/Randal. According to the legend, when Samjna left her house due to Surya's energy, Vishvakarma reduced the energy and created various other weapons using it.
The conception of Ardhanarishvara may have been inspired by Vedic literature's composite figure of Yama-Yami, [8] [9] the Vedic descriptions of the primordial Creator Vishvarupa or Prajapati and the fire-god Agni as "bull who is also a cow," [10] [11] the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad's Atman ("Self") in the form of the androgynous cosmic man ...
Vishvarupa of Krishna as seen by Arjuna. Krishna is also described as having shown this form to Uttanka. The Ashvamedhika Parva narrates Uttanka's meeting with the god Krishna. As Krishna was returning to his kingdom Dwarka, he noticed the wandering ascetic Uttanka. Uttanka met Krishna and asked for news.
Vishvarupa of Vishnu as the Cosmic Man with the three realms: heaven - Satya to Bhuvar loka (head to belly), earth - Bhu loka (groin), underworld - Atala to Patala loka (legs). The most common classification of lokas in Hinduism is the Trailokya , or the three worlds.
The word (विश्व) (vishva) appears in the Rig Veda, for example, Rishi Dirghatamas (R.V.I.146.1) states:- त्रिमूर्ध्दान ...