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Vishvaksena or Vishwaksena is the commander-in-chief of Lord Vishnu. He is also called as 'Sena Mudaliyar' in Tamil Language. People belonging to Sri Vaishnava and Vaikhanasa tradition worship Vishvaksena as the remover of the obstacles.

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What scriptures describe Vishnu's general Vishvaksena defeating three Asura brothers?

It is well-known that Shiva's son Ganesha is the general of Shiva's army of Ganas. What is not as well-known, however, is that Vishnu also has an army, led by the god Vishvaksena. The Skanda Purana ...
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Does Vishnu maintain a standing army?

Vishwaksena is said to be his army-chief - but does scripture mention Vishnu maintaining an army?
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Can we eat vishvaksena prasadam?

In the Pancharatra Samhitas (Ishvara samhita and some others), it is explicitly stated that we should not eat food offered to Vishvaksena because it will trouble the lives of those who eat it. I know ...
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