Vishnu

Vishnu
God of preservation, reality, karma, divinity, super beauty, love, loveliness, destroyer of unrighteousness, protector of religion, godliness, restoration, and Moksha; the protector of good; supreme being (Vaishnavism)[1][2]
Member of Trimurti
Vishnu holding Sudarshana Chakra Conch Mace and Nymphaea
Other names	Narayana, Vasudeva, Hari, Lakshmikanta, Padmanābh, Mukunda
Devanagari	विष्णु
Affiliation	Parabrahman, Trimurti, Bhagavan, Ishvara, Dashavatara
Abode	Vaikuntha, Kshira Sagara
Mantra	Om Namo Narayanaya, Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya
Weapon	Discus (Sudarshana Chakra),trident Mace (Kaumodaki), Conch (Panchajanya)[3]
Symbols	Shaligram, Dvaravati sila, Lotus
Mount	Garuda,[3] Shesha
Festivals	Holi, Ram Navami, Krishna Janmashtami, Narasimha Jayanti, Diwali, Onam, Vivaha Panchami, Vijayadashami, Anant Chaturdashi, Devshayani Ekadashi, Prabodhini Ekadashi and other ekadashis, Kartik Purnima, Tulsi Vivah[4]
Consort	Lakshmi

Vishnu is the supreme godhead of Vaishnavism and Hinduism in puranas and vedas. He is called Swambhagwan in the Ramayana and Mahabharata. Vishnu is one of the three main gods in Hinduism and is the supreme being in the Vaishnava tradition and vishnu is a member of the Trimurti in Hinduism.^[5]

Vishnu is the god of preservation. This means that he protects the universe from being destroyed. It is believed that Vishnu holds the Earth and all living organisms. According to the Hindu religion, he has set foot and arrived on the Earth in nine forms called avatars, so far with one incarnation yet to come that is Kalki at the last to be Kali Yuga, to destroy evil. His most famous incarnations are Rama, Krishna, Parashurama, and Narasimha!

Vishnu holds a lotus, or Padma, the indestructible mace of Vishnu (Kaumodaki), a conch (Shankha), and the unstoppable disc of Vishnu (Sudarshana Chakra) in each of his four hands. He is known to take many disguises, but the three main forms of Vishnu are Mahavishnu Karanodakshayi Vishnu (Mahavishnu), Garbhodaksayi Vishnu, and Kshirodakashayi Vishnu, the other two are the expansions of Karanodakshayi Vishnu.

1. ↑ Wendy Doniger (1999). Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of World Religions. Merriam-Webster. p. 1134. ISBN 978-0-87779-044-0.
2. ↑ Encyclopedia of World Religions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. 2008. pp. 445–448. ISBN 978-1-59339-491-2.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Constance Jones; James D. Ryan (2006). Encyclopedia of Hinduism. Infobase Publishing. pp. 491–492. ISBN 978-0-8160-7564-5.
4. ↑ Muriel Marion Underhill (1991). The Hindu Religious Year. Asian Educational Services. pp. 75–91. ISBN 978-81-206-0523-7.
5. ↑ "Vishnu | Hindu deity". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2019-12-10.