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Historical Vishnuism as early worship of the deity Vishnu is one of the historical components, branches or origins of the contemporary and early Vaishnavism, [1] which was subject of considerable study, [2] and often showing that Vishnuism is a distinctive worship — a sect. [3] The tradition was forming in the context of Puranic Vaisnavism evolving in the process of revitalizing religion of ...
Vishnu, for example, is the source of creator deity Brahma in the Vaishnavism-focussed Purana texts. Vishnu's iconography and a Hindu myth typically shows Brahma being born in a lotus emerging from his navel, who then is described as creating the world [107] or all the forms in the universe, but not the primordial universe itself. [108]
Govinda is a name of Krishna and also appears as the 187th and 539th name of Vishnu in the Vishnu Sahasranama, the 1,000 names of Vishnu. [3] According to Adi Shankara's commentary on Vishnu Sahasranama, translated by Swami Tapasyananda, Govinda has four meanings: [3] The sages call Krishna "Govinda" as he pervades all the worlds, giving them ...
During the Treta Yuga, Shesha took birth as Lakshmana, as Vishnu's (as Rama) brother. Lakshmana is a very prominent character in the Ramayana, along with Hanuman and Sita. His consort, Nagalakshmi was born as Urmila, the sister of Sita. [9] [10] During Dvapara Yuga, he is a stated to have incarnated as Balarama again as a brother to Vishnu (as ...
Vaikuntha The abode of Vishnu; Goloka The abode of Radha Krishna; Kailasa The abode of Shiva; Bhumi The Hindu name for Earth. Patala The netherworld; Svarga The Hindu concept of "heaven", but not strictly related to afterlife, but more like "utopia" in real world. Naraka The Hindu concept of "hell", but not a site of permanent damnation
'the infallible one', IAST: Acyuta) is an epithet of Vishnu [1] and appears as the 100th [2] and 318th names in the Vishnu Sahasranama. It is also often used in the Bhagavad Gita as a personal name of Krishna. According to Adi Shankara's commentary on the 1000 Names of Vishnu, Achyuta means "one who will never lose his inherent nature and ...
Titles and names of Krishna (22 P) Pages in category "Names of Vishnu" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 December 2024. Hindu religious hymn Vishnu Sahasranama Vishnusahasranama manuscript, c. 1690 Information Religion Hinduism Author Vyasa Verses 108 Part of a series on Vaishnavism Supreme deity Vishnu Rama Important deities Dashavatara Matsya Kurma Varaha Narasimha Vamana Parasurama Rama Balarama ...