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In this hymn, Vishnu is extolled as the Supreme Being. [2] It is venerated as one among the five hymns from the Vedas called the Pancha Sukta by Vaishnavites, the other four usually being the Purusha Sukta, the Sri Sukta, the Bhu Sukta, and the Nila Sukta. Some commentators see it as a mystical appendix to the Purusha Sukta. [3]
The fourth hymn proclaims Vishnu's supremacy over other deities, celestial objects, and the five elements: [10] The lord who is master of Indra and Brahma appears as the five elements earth, water, fire, air and space, the poetry of Tamil and the Sanskrit Vedas.
Vishnu is described to be a major deity in the epic Manimekalai, such as the Canto XIII: [29] Aputra then meets and accuses the Brahmins of twisting the meaning of the Veda verses taught by Brahma born from the navel of Maha Vishnu who holds a golden disc as his weapon. Aputra reminds the Brahmins that the greatest Vedic teachers such as ...
'Guru' means 'heavy' in Sanskrit (e.g., the 'guru'/'laghu' distinction between heavy and light syllables in Paninian grammar, cf. Ashtadhyayi 1.4.11). Even so, the Guru Gita text gives an alternative, folk etymology of the word Guru, in which the root gu stands for darkness, while the root ru stands for light. The term Guru is therefore ...
The word Guruvayurappan (meaning 'Father / Lord of Guruvayur') originates from the amalgamation of the two words: Guru (ഗുരു) referring to Brihaspati, the Guru (Teacher of Devas); Vayu (വായു) (God of winds); and Appan (അപ്പന്), meaning 'father' or 'lord' in Malayalam and Tamil.
Om Namo Narayanaya (Sanskrit: ॐ नमो नारायणाय, romanized: Om Namo Nārāyanāya, lit. 'I bow to the Ultimate Reality, Narayana'), [1] also referred to as the Ashtakshara (eight syllables), and the Narayana Mantra, is among the most popular mantras of Hinduism, and the principal mantra of Vaishnavism. [2]
Following is a well-known verse from the Vishnu Purana (1.2.66) that mentions Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva together in a single verse, highlighting their roles within the cosmic functions of creation, preservation, and destruction. rūpāṇi trīṇi tatraiva mūrttibheda-vibhāgataḥ | ajāmyekāmśam ātmānaṁ śiva-rūpeṇa tishthati ||
The Surya Upanishad opens stating that its objective is to explain and state the Atharvaveda mantra for the Sun. Brahma is the source of the Surya mantra, asserts the text, its poetic meter is Gayatri, its god is Aditya (sun), it is Hamsas so’ham – literally, "I am he" – with Agni (fire), and Narayana (Vishnu) is the Bija (seed) of this mantra. [3]