

Vishnu iconography shows him with dark blue, blue-gray or black coloured skin, and as a well dressed jewelled man.

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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'). 1000 CE), 'one who is everything and inside everything'. Vishnu (or Viṣṇu, Sanskrit: विष्णु) means 'all pervasive' and, according to Medhātith ( c.

There are many both benevolent and fearsome depictions of Vishnu. Īccording to the Vaishnavism sect, the highest form of Ishvar is with qualities ( Saguna), and have certain form but is limitless, transcendent and unchanging absolute Brahman, and the primal Atman (Self) of the universe. He is one of the five equivalent deities in Panchayatana puja of the Smarta tradition of Hinduism. A goddess is stated to be the energy and creative power (Shakti) of each, with Lakshmi the equal complementary partner of Vishnu.

In the Shaktism tradition, the Goddess, or Devi, is described as one of the supreme, yet Vishnu is revered along with Shiva and Brahma. In Vaishnavism tradition, Vishnu is the supreme being who creates, protects and transforms the universe. Vishnu is known as "The Preserver" within the Trimurti, the triple deity of supreme divinity that includes Brahma and Shiva. He is the supreme being within Vaishnavism, one of the major traditions within contemporary Hinduism. Vishnu ( / ˈ v ɪ ʃ n ʊ/ Sanskrit: विष्णु, lit.'the pervader', Viṣṇu), also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. 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
