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Shiva recognizes the impostor and kills the demon by the placing a "thunderbolt" on his "manhood" during their act of "lovemaking". [19] In the later, non-Puranic story of the origin of God Ayyappa, [n 3] Vishnu as Mohini becomes pregnant by Shiva, and gives birth to Ayyappa, who she abandons in shame. Pattanaik writes that rather than Mohini ...
The chaturvimshatimurti are all represented as standing and holding the four attributes of Vishnu: the Sudarshana Chakra (discus), Panchajanya (conch), Kaumodaki (mace), and Padma (lotus). Symbolising the deity's different visible forms, the only difference between these images is the order of the emblems held by his four hands . [ 5 ]
Images depicting Vishnu's four-armed Narayana form almost always include the Chakra in one of his hands. It is a general symbol for protection. It is a general symbol for protection. Chakra is also known to symbolize the need to follow dharma and to condemn adharma.
Harihara – Combined form of Vishnu and Shiva, c. 1825. Shiva and Vishnu are both viewed as the ultimate form of god in different Hindu denominations. Harihara is a composite of half Vishnu and half Shiva, mentioned in literature such as the Vamana Purana (chapter 36), [145] and in artwork found from mid 1st millennium CE, such as in the cave ...
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At this moment, Mohini reverted to the true form of Vishnu, at which point the two deities fused as one being, Harihara. [10] According to the Skanda Purana, the devotees of Shiva engaged in a dispute with Vishnu's devotees regarding the supremacy of their deities. To end this issue, Shiva and Vishnu merged into one being, Harihara. [11]
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Lingodbhava is a Shaiva sectarian icon where Shiva is depicted rising from the Lingam (an infinite fiery pillar) that narrates how Shiva is the foremost of the Trimurti; Brahma on the left and Vishnu on the right are depicted bowing to Shiva in the centre.