Vishnu

Reality, Moksha, God of Time, the Protector of Good, Bestower of Karma

Vishnu ; ; principal deities of Hinduism. He is the supreme being within Vaishnavism, one of the major traditions within innovative Hinduism.

Vishnu is required as "The Preserver" within the Trimurti, the triple deity of supreme divinity that includes Brahma as well as Shiva. In Vaishnavism tradition, Vishnu is the supreme being who creates, protects as well as transforms the universe. In the Shaktism tradition, the Goddess, or Devi, is talked as one of the supreme, yet Vishnu is revered along with Shiva & Brahma. A goddess is stated to be the energy and creative energy Shakti of each, with Lakshmi the do up complementary partner of Vishnu. He is one of the five equivalent deities in Panchayatana puja of the Smarta tradition of Hinduism.

According to the Vaishnavism sect, the highest hit of Ishvar is with assigns Saguna, and make believeform but is limitless, transcendent and unchanging absolute Brahman, and the primal Atman Self of the universe. There are many both benevolent and fearsome depictions of Vishnu. In benevolent aspects, he is depicted as an omniscient sleeping on the coils of the serpent Adishesha who represents time floating in the primeval ocean of milk called Kshira Sagara with consort Lakshmi.

Whenever the world is threatened with evil, chaos, and destructive forces, Vishnu descends in the form of an avatar incarnation to restore the cosmic order and protect Dharma. Dashavatara are the ten primary avatars incarnations of Vishnu. Out of the ten, Rama and Krishna avatars are most important.

Nomenclature

Vishnu or Viṣṇu, Vedanga scholar Yaska 4th century BCE in the Nirukta defines Vishnu as viṣṇur viṣvater vā vyaśnoter vā 'one who enters everywhere'; also adding atha yad viṣito bhavati tad viṣnurbhavati 'that which is free from fetters and bondage is Vishnu'.

In the tenth element of the Padma Purana 4-15th century CE, Danta Son of Bhīma and King of Vidarbha lists 108 tag of Vishnu 17.98–102. These increase the ten primary avatars see Dashavarara, below and descriptions of the qualities, attributes, or aspects of God.

The Garuda Purana chapter XV and the "Anushasana Parva" of the Mahabharata both list over 1000 label for Vishnu, used to refer to every one of two or more people or things name describing a quality, attribute, or aspect of God. invited as the Vishnu Sahasranama, Vishnu here is defined as 'the omnipresent'.

Other notable names in this list include :