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Guha then became a regular tormentor of gods and humans alike. In order to overcome Brahma's boon and eliminate Guha, Vishnu and Shiva together took the form of Harihara (a fusion), came down to earth and killed the demon. The descent of the incarnation on earth is said to be at nearby Kudalur, at the confluence of the rivers Tungabhadra and ...
Hari, Hari, Hari, Hari is the Name (of the Lord); rare are those who, as Gurmukh, obtain it. (SGGS, Ang.1313) [ 5 ] In the Varan Bhai Gurdas , an early explanation and interpretation of Sikh theology, Bhai Gurdas also associates the name "ਹਰਿ" (Hari) in the form of Hari Krishan in the Dwapur Yuga with the letter "ਹ" (h) in ...
Some schools focus on Vishnu (including his associated avatars such as Rama and Krishna) as the Supreme God, and others on Shiva (including his different avatars such as Mahadeva and Pashupata). The Puranas and various Hindu traditions treat both Shiva and Vishnu as being different aspects of the one Brahman. Harihara is a symbolic ...
Vishnu (/ ˈ v ɪ ʃ n uː /; Sanskrit: विष्णु, lit. 'All Pervasive', IAST: Viṣṇu, pronounced), 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. [13] [14]
Har Ki Pauri, meaning the feet of Lord Vishnu (Hari), [1] is a ghat on the banks of the river Ganga and landmark of the Hindu holy city of Haridwar in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. [2] It is believed that it is the precise spot where the Ganga leaves the mountains and enters the plains.
The first verse of the Hari Stotra extols the attributes of Vishnu: [1] [2] jagajjālapālaṃ kanatkaṇṭhamālaṃ śaraccandrabhālaṃ mahādaityakālaṃ nabhōnīlakāyaṃ durāvāramāyaṃ supadmāsahāyaṃ bhaje'ham bhaje'ham. I worship and worship him who is the garland on the neck of Lakshmi who is the essence of Vedas, who lives ...
Lakshmi Narayana (Sanskrit: लक्ष्मी-नारायण, IAST: Lakṣmīnārāyaṇa) or Lakshmi Narayan is the dual representation of the Hindu deities Vishnu, also known as Narayana, and his consort, Lakshmi, traditionally featured in their abode, Vaikuntha.
Learning about it, lord Vishnu, urged by Bharadvaja, came to the sacrificial spot, assuming the form of a dwarf. Wearing a black-coloured deer-skin, and sacred thread and holding a Palasa rod. the Brahmana (formed Vishnu) with matted hair and besmeared with ashes, came thither reciting the Vedas .