Vishnu avatar, avatar of love, preserver

He is the supreme being within Vaishnavism , one of the major traditions within contemporary Hinduism. Vishnu is known as The Preserver within the Trimurti , the triple deity of supreme divinity that includes Brahma and Shiva.

Lord vishnu 10 avatars names

Tridevi is stated to be the energy and creative power Shakti of each, with Lakshmi being the equal complementary partner of Vishnu. According to Vaishnavism, the supreme being is with qualities Saguna , and has definite form, but is limitless, transcendent and unchanging absolute Brahman , and the primal Atman Self of the universe.

In benevolent aspects, he is depicted as an omniscient being sleeping on the coils of the serpent Shesha who represents time floating in the primeval ocean of milk called Kshira Sagara with his 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.

The Dashavatara are the ten primary avatars of Vishnu. Out of these ten, Rama and Krishna are the most important. The Garuda Purana chapter XV [ 25 ] and the " Anushasana Parva " of the Mahabharata both list over names for Vishnu, each name describing a quality, attribute, or aspect of God. Known as the Vishnu Sahasranama , Vishnu here is defined as 'the omnipresent'.

Vishnu iconography shows him with dark blue, blue-grey or black coloured skin, and as a well-dressed jewelled man. He is typically shown with four arms, but two-armed representations are also found in Hindu texts on artworks.