Vishnu

Vishnu
God of Preservation

Ultimate Reality, Moksha, God of Time, The Protector of Good, Bestower of Karma, Supreme Being in Vaishnavism

Para Brahman, the Supreme Being[1][2][3]
Member of Trimurti
Other names Hari, Narayana, Madhava, Keshava, Achyuta, Janardana
Sanskrit transliteration Viṣṇu
Devanagari विष्णु
Affiliation Parabrahman (Vaishnavism), Trimurti, Bhagavan, Ishvara, Dashavatara
Abode Vaikuntha, Kshira Sagara
Mantra
  • Om Namo Narayanaya
  • Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya
  • Hari Om
Weapon Discus (Sudarshana Chakra), Mace (Kaumodaki), Conch (Panchajanya), Sharanga (Bow), Nandaka (Sword),[4]
Symbols Shaligram, Dvaravati sila, Padma
Day Thursday
Mount Garuda,[4] Shesha
Gender Male
Festivals Holi, Ram Navami, Krishna Janmashtami, Narasimha Jayanti, Deepavali, Onam, Vivaha Panchami, Vijayadashami, Anant Chaturdashi, Devshayani Ekadashi, Prabodhini Ekadashi and other ekadashis, Kartik Purnima, Tulsi Vivah[5]
Personal information
Siblings Parvati (ceremonial sister)
Consort Lakshmi
Children
  • Kamadeva
  • 18 sons (from Lakshmi)
  • Devasena and Sundaravalli
  • Mangala and Narakasura (from Bhudevi)
  • Ayyappan (as Mohini)

Vishnu sī Ìn-tō͘-kàu ê 3-tōa sîn-bêng chi it, sī pó-hō͘-chiá, kî-tiong Vishnu-phài sìn i sī siāng koân ūi ê Sîn.

Chù-kái

  1. ↑ Wendy Doniger (1999). Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of World Religions. Merriam-Webster. p. 1134. ISBN 978-0-87779-044-0.  Unknown parameter |url-access= ignored (help)
  2. ↑ Encyclopedia of World Religions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. 2008. pp. 445–448. ISBN 978-1-59339-491-2. 
  3. ↑ Soifer 1991, p. 85.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Constance Jones; James D. Ryan (2006). Encyclopedia of Hinduism. Infobase Publishing. pp. 491–492. ISBN 978-0-8160-7564-5. 
  5. ↑ Muriel Marion Underhill (1991). The Hindu Religious Year. Asian Educational Services. pp. 75–91. ISBN 978-81-206-0523-7.