Questions tagged [vishnu]
For questions on the god of preservation, among the Trimurti. Also called Narayana. The Supreme God or Brahman in Vaishnavism. In case of questions exclusively on his avataras, the respective tag is preferable like Rama, Krishna.
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What gods or forms are worshipped/revered in Sri Vaishnavam?
I would like a comprehensive list of who is worshipped in Sri Vaishnavam. It would be really nice if it included many of Sri Vishnu's form.
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Hindu New Year ( Chaitra Month ) [duplicate]
As we know that there are 2 types of Hindu calendar.
1.Purnimanta 2. Amanta
According to Purnimanta Holi is New Year i.e. Chaitra Krishna Pratipada
but according to Amanta Chaitra Shukla ...
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Why should the absolute Brahman of Shaiva be Shiva and of Vaishnava be Vishnu?
Absolute Brahman resembles One possibility of Perfection, not all possible Perfections, i.e: He is surely Perfect, but resembles One mode (model) of Perfection.
Absolute Brahman is One.
The ...
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Any statements in Vedas and the principal Upanishads that deny Vishnu as God?
Any statements in the Vedas and in the upanishads limited to only principal upanishads that deny Vishnu being God.
I am looking for specific statements for eg: like this one for Indra:
Out of His ...
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Is there any Vedic verse that explicitly says Brahma and Shiva did not exist before creation?
Is there any Vedic verse that explicitly says Brahma and Shiva did not exist before creation?
Many verses say only Brahman existed before creation. But what about Brahma and Shiva?
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Why Saligram is considered symbol of Vishnu?
We can understand that Shiva linga/lingum depicts entire universe or to say existence. But, Saligram is a fossile of a creature of a type Ammonite. What could be the possible reason behind considering ...
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Which Incarnation of Vishnu faced a lot of difficulties? [closed]
Which Incarnation (probably among Dashavatar) of Vishnu had thoughest life, had to face a strong opponent, had to face a lot of Challenges.
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Did Krishna or Rama ever worship Narayana/Vishnu?
It seems that incarnations of Lord vishnu always worship Lord shiva. Is it because it is embarrassing to worship themselves?Or because shiva being their kula Daivam? Or Is it because shiva is the same ...
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Is Krishna the Lord of this universe only?
Krishna shows this whole universe inside his mouth to mother Yashoda and sage markandeya. What about other innumerable universes? Do they have their own krishnas?
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Why is Krishna/Vishnu's viswarUpa so fierce?
I have a very straightforward question. This is pertaining to the ViswarUpa displayed by Krishna to Arjuna in the course of the Bhagavad Gita. Krishna/Vishnu is a shAnta and soumya roopa, a very ...
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Was Rama Avatar of Vishnu or Brahm?
I always read and listened that Rama was avatar of Vishnu, But I was listening to RamCharitManas katha by Shri Prembhushan Maharaj.During the katha he said , according to Puranas Rama was avatar of ...
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What are the references from Puranas regarding the life span of Lord Rama?
Lord Rama is said to be of Treta of 24th chaturyuga while current is 28th. Some references to support this are:
Treta yuge chaturvinshe ravane tapseh shakshyat | Ram dashrtathi
prapiye sagane ...
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Where Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu used to originally reside?
Lord Shiva is a resident of mountain Kailaasa which is in the Himalaya i.e. in-laws place. Lord Vishnu is resident of Kshirsagar i.e. also a in-laws place. So my question is - Where did Lord Shiva and ...
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Why all gods are blessed or born only in India? Why USA/UK is superior than India (Bharatha khandam) presently in 21st century? [duplicate]
How was the America/USA/UK during previous yuga before Kali yuga?
Who were ruling those places? why god never born in USA/UK/Aus/NZ/china geographic region (non-India) during Satya, Thretra yuga,...
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Why God doesn't show any minor sakshatkaram as a ray or lightning in present 21st century? [duplicate]
Unless God shows some sort of his/her power when devotee prays atleast by a ray or lightning mode of sakshatkaram in present 21st century belief will gets diminished?
Are there any Maha Guru's ...
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Kalki Avatar ( Kali Yuga ) [closed]
will in near future Democracy end in India and will Kshatriya's again rule Our country coz in Kalki Puran they have told that Shri Kalki will have 2 wives and both wives father will be king
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Are there any flowers that are not supposed to be offered to Lord Vishnu?
There are certain flowers that should not be offered to a specific deity. For example, Tulasi is not offered to Ganesha and Ketaki or Champa is not offered to Lord Shiva. Are there any flowers, ...
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Who is Soma in this mantra from Rigveda?
Somah pavate janita matinam janita divo janita prthivyah
Janitaghnerjanita suryasya janitendrasya janitota vishnoh (Rigveda 9.96.5).
Who was Soma in this shloka? Is it Rudra or someone else?
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There are different mantras for worshipping Lord Vishnu for different yugas. What are the meanings of them?
There are different mantras to chant Lord Vishnu's name in different Yugas.
This names are known as tārakabrahma names.
The mantra for Satya Yuga is-
nārāya়ṇa parābedā nārāya়ṇa parākṣarāḥ।
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What scriptures describe Lakshmi’s serpent Kalyana?
The Sharanagati Gadyam is a prose hymn by the famous Sri Vaishnava Acharya Ramanujacharya on the subject of Sharanagati, complete surrender to the lotus feet of Sriman Narayana as a means to attain ...
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Will Shaivism and Vaishnavism merge, if some one proves Vishnu and Siva to be the same? [closed]
I do not know much about whether there are any other fundamental differences between these two sects. The only difference I know is that the Vaishnavites believe Vishnu alone as their primary deity (...
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If one worships Lord Vishnu and smells pleasant out of nowhere during worship, what does it mean, a good sign or bad? [closed]
Hi this question might seem personal but it is important for just any devotee of Lord Vishnu...
I worship him and some times out of nowhere I start smelling Divine smells.... Not only me but people ...
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Is Gayatri and Yogic practice compatible with Pure Bhakti practice or not [closed]
This is my doubt, and now again...
Is Gayatri and Yogic practice compatible with Pure Bhakti practice or not?!
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I have practiced many things and sādhanas, I'm not the first day, BUT...
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What do Sri Vaishnava commentaries say about Dasharatha's use of “śrīmān”?
In the Ayodhya Kanda of the Ramayana, when Dasharatha decides to make Rama the Yuvaraja or crown prince, he makes the following announcement to the people of Ayodhya:
caitraḥ śrīmān ayaṃ māsaḥ ...
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How Grahas were made and assigned their task
I see Chandra(lord moon) is the son of Atri and Anusuya, how he was made as graha and to rotate around earth
Lord surya is the sun of kashyapa, how was this earth before surya was born
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Why didn't Mohini recognise Rahu while distributing Amrita?
During Samudra Manthana, Amrita was distributed to Devas by Mohini, who is an avatar of Lord Vishnu. However, the demon Rahu gets to drink Amrita by deceit. Surya and Chandra recognise Rahu and alert ...
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How long did Vamana take for his second step? Any Scriptural references
So, how long did Vishnu in Vamana avatar take for his first and second step to scale the universe and Earth? For him to grow big and encompass visible universe, the space and heavens...and finally ...
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Avatars of past manvantara [duplicate]
Is there any mention on Vishnu Avatars that took birth on earth in the past Manvantara?
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Did Lord Vishnu have any avatar in other parts of world as well?
People believe Krishna was God. And it's not a fiction, it was reality.
So when it's reality, we must admit he saw whole world by same eyes. And he is/was Dharma. He is/was everything.
Personally I ...
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Can anyone help me find this verse in the Atharva Veda?
I have found this verse quoted many places, but so far have not been able to verify that it is from the Atharva Veda. If anyone can help me I will be very grateful!
"A brahmana's house without a ...
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Urdhva pundra on utsavar of Lord Vishnu
In Vishnu temples in South India, Urdhva pundra on utsavar of Lord Vishnu is like an inverted triangle whereas that on moolavar is the standard urdhva pundra i.e. two white vertical lines and red or ...
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Who will be target of Kalki?
By seeing today's world scenario, who do you think, will be target of Kalki.
Because even today, we can see the different people having different paths.
Is there, any reference, who will be actually ...
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Why does Lord Vishnu also wear Yajnopaveeta in temples?
Yajnopaveeta should be worn for doing vedic rituals. Why is it that Lord Vishnu is also adorned with yajnopaveeta in temples?
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What is the story of Lord Vishnu hiding himself in roots of plants?
I recently came across a story of Lord Vishnu, where he hidden himself from gods in root of the plants. So my questions are:
What is the story of Lord Vishnu hiding himself in root of plants, why he ...
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Where is it mentioned that Lord Krishna is 16 kalas but Lord Ram is 12 kalas, when both are same? [duplicate]
It is being popularized by ISKCON I think, that Krishna is purna avatar with 16 kalas but Rama is 12 kalas and is inferior to Krishna, when both are same. Is this even mentioned anywhere by any of the ...
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What form of Vishnu were the scholars referring to while saying he is adorned with four earrings?
Azhwars (or Alwars) are 12 saints who wrote poems in Tamizh on Vishnu. This collection of poems is called as Nālāyira divya prabandham. Out of these 12, Nammzhwar is the first azhwar born in Kaliyuga ...
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Why is Shiva, Hanuman, Gayatri are shown with 5 heads, but not Vishnu or Durga?
Shiva, Hanuman, Ganesha and Gayatri deities are shown with 5 heads in idols but not Vishnu or Durga? What's the reason for this?
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16 Names of Lord Vishnu [duplicate]
In the following verse, 16 names of Vishnu given and mentioned that on which occasion/activity we should chant which name.
Aushadhe Chintayét Vishnum Bhojané cha Janardanam
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Avatars of Garuda
Whenever Lord Vishnu descended on earth in human form, all demigods like Indra,Vayu, Surya, Adi Shesha and others also came along with Him. When Lord Vishnu took Ramavatara, Adi Shesha was born as His ...
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Is any name of Vishnu Siva?
Vishnu has several names over scriptures such as Sahasranamam.
Is any name of Vishnu is mentioned as Siva?
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Does Valmiki Ramayana or Vyasa Mahabharata or Srimad Baghavatham contain the names of ten incarnations(dashavatharas only)?
Do any one of the following scriptures contain the ten incarnations (dashavathara only) of Vishnu?
Valmiki Ramayana
Vyasa Mahabharata
Srimad Baghavatham
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Garuda Sannidhi in Kanchipuram Varadaraja Temple
In most Vishnu temples, there will be a sannidhi for Garuda facing the Moolavar. In Varadaraja temple in Kanchipuram, there is a Garuda sanndhi for Narasimha shrine, but not for Varadaraja shrine ...
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Why is Shiva and Parvati depicted with their children but not Vishnu and Lakshmi?
We often find pictures of Shiva and Parvati together with their children i.e. Ganesha and Kartikeya/Murugan.
However, we never find pictures of Vishnu and Lakshmi with their son Kamadeva. Why is it ...
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When paramatma can control souls why does he need various weapons?
When paramatma can control his own souls why does he fight with weapons ?
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What does three steps of Vamana avataar symbolize?
I very well understand the story of Bali and Vamana but as a common man I would like to understand what exactly does three steps of Vamana (Vishnu avataar) symbolize?
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How is Vishnu remote controlled by Devi Bhagavati?
From Essence of Devi Bhagavata Purana hosted on kamakoti website:
http://www.kamakoti.org/kamakoti/details/devibhagvatpurana2.html
Maha Vishnu remote-controlled by Devi Bhagavati:
In the ...
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What is difference between Trinity Vishnu, Shiva and 12 Aditya Vishnu and 11Rudra Shiva?
We have 12 Adityas of whom one is Vishnu. And 11 Rudras of whom one is Shankara.
Are they Vishnu and Shiva counted in Trinity? If not, who are they? Are they related to trinity gods?
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Why are different forms of Vishnu to be remembered while doing different types of work in the Vishnu Shodasanama Stotra?
Please explain the reasons for the different forms of Vishnu needing to be remembered when doing different types of work in the Vishnu Shodashnaam Stotra.
For example: Why is the action of taking ...
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Bhagavatam mentions Hari fulfills material desires and other place it says He does not fulfill. How to reconcile?
In the 4th Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam, Dhruva is told by his mother (4.8.19) and Narada (4.8.41) that
By worshipping Sri Hari one can fulfill the material desires as well as the desire for ...
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Did Lord Rama really worship Lord Ranganatha?
The Sthala Purana (Temple History) of the Sri Rangam Temple in Tamil Nadu states that the divine Vigraha (idol) of Lord Ranganatha originated by itself (Svayamubhu) and was originally worshipped by ...
