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Hiranyakashipu persecuted everyone for their religious beliefs including his son, Prahlada, who was a devotee of Vishnu. The boy was protected by the god and could not be killed, thus being saved by the several attempts of getting harmed. [35] Vishnu descended as an anthropomorphic incarnation, with the body of a man and head and claws of a lion.
Kalki is an avatara of Vishnu. Avatar means "descent", and refers to a descent of the divine into the material realm of human existence. Kalki appears for the first time in the Mahabharata. [16] The Garuda Purana lists ten incarnations, with Kalki being the final one. [17] He is described as the incarnation who appears at the end of the Kali Yuga.
Varying lists of avatars of Vishnu appear in Hindu scriptures, including the ten Dashavatara of the Garuda Purana and the twenty-two avatars in the Bhagavata Purana, though the latter adds that the incarnations of Vishnu are innumerable. [10] The avatars of Vishnu are important in Vaishnavism theology. In the goddess-based Shaktism tradition of ...
In section 7.99 of the Rigveda, Vishnu is addressed as the god who separates heaven and earth, a characteristic he shares with Indra. In the Vedic texts, the deity or god referred to as Vishnu is Surya or Savitr (Sun god), who also bears the name Suryanarayana. Again, this link to Surya is a characteristic Vishnu shares with fellow Vedic ...
Vamana is listed as fifth in Dashavatara, the ten principle incarnations of Vishnu (Part 1: 86.10-11) 'Vamana' is one of the names of Vishnu to repeat at a sacred rite to take place 'On the eighth day in the dark half mingled with the Rohini star' (Part 1: 131.3; 10–16)
Varaha lifts the earth goddess Bhumi out of the cosmic ocean when the demon Hiranyaksha stole the earth goddess and hid her in the primordial waters, Vishnu appeared as Varaha to rescue her. Varaha killed Hiranyaksha and retrieved the earth goddess from the cosmic ocean, lifting her on his tusks, and restored her to her place in the universe.
Vishnu with Shesha Naga-ancient Bronze artefact in Government Museum Mathura. The Bhagavata Purana equates Shesha and Balarama: The foremost manifestation of Lord Vishnu is Sankarį¹£ana, who is known as Ananta. He is the origin of all incarnations within this material world.
Kalindi/Yamuna (Surya's and Sanjna's daughter and goddess of Yamuna river) Yamuna and Lakshmi: Kamsa: Kalanemi: Karna A portion of Surya, rebirth of Sahasrakavacha Kratha Rahu and Ketu: Kripacharya: Portions of Brahma, one of the Rudras and one of the Maruts: Kripi: Tara: Krishna: Vishnu: Kritavarma: One of the Maruts Kshema One of the ...