{"id":3114,"date":"2018-11-12T10:36:55","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T10:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/?p=3114"},"modified":"2018-11-12T10:36:55","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T10:36:55","slug":"vishnu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/further-information-and-teaching-resources-secondary\/photocard-texts\/vishnu\/","title":{"rendered":"Vishnu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img002-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3092\" src=\"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img002-1-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img002-1-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img002-1-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img002-1-728x1030.jpg 728w, https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img002-1-1060x1500.jpg 1060w, https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img002-1-498x705.jpg 498w, https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img002-1-450x637.jpg 450w, https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img002-1.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a>Download PDF: <a href=\"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PCT-302.pdf\">PCT-302<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vishnu is one of the Trimurti. He presides over <em>sattva-guna<\/em> (the quality of goodness) and is the maintainer\/sustainer.<\/li>\n<li>He is also one of the three main focuses of worship.<\/li>\n<li>Vishnu resides in the spiritual realm (Vaikunthaloka), where he is known as Narayana.<\/li>\n<li>In this world, he has three principal forms:\n<ul>\n<li>(1) The soul of the entire creation (Maha Vishnu). As he lies in the causal ocean (the ocean of milk) the innumerable universes emanate from pores of his body and from his breathing<\/li>\n<li>(2) The soul of each universe (Garbhodakshayi Vishnu). Lord Brahma (the creator) is born atop a lotus which emanates from Vishnu\u2019s navel.<\/li>\n<li>(3) The soul within the heart of every living being and within each and every atom (the <em>antaryami<\/em>, the lord within)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Vishnu\u2019s consort is Lakshmi, the goddesses of fortune.<\/li>\n<li>His carrier is the giant eagle, Garuda. He also lies on a couch in the from of the giant, many-headed serpent, Ananta-shesha<\/li>\n<li>Vishnu\u2019s colour is blue. Some say that sky-blue represents his all-pervading nature; Others say that this is his factual, ontological colour.<\/li>\n<li>In his four arms, Vishnu carries four symbols. The club and discus weapon are for the Lord\u2019s enemies i.e. those who transgress <em>dharma <\/em>and the laws of nature. The discus, with one thousand spokes, represents the wheel of inexorable time (<em>kala-chakra<\/em>). The lotus and conch-shell are to give pleasure to the Lord\u2019s devotees.<\/li>\n<li>Vishnu is most often worshipped through his incarnations, most notably Krishna and Rama. He is often venerated with his consort, as Lakshmi-Narayana, Radha-Krishna and Sita-Rama.<\/li>\n<li>The Bhagavat Purana lists twenty-two incarnations, but there are ten main ones (the Dashavatar), as follows:<br \/>\n(1) Matsya (the fish)<br \/>\n(2) Kurma (the turtle)<br \/>\n(3) Varaha (the boar)<br \/>\n(4) Narasimha (the half-man\/half-lion)<br \/>\n(5) Vamana (the dwarf)<br \/>\n(6) Parashurama (the warrior)<br \/>\n(7) Rama or Ramachandra (the monarch)<br \/>\n(8) Krishna* (the cowherd)<br \/>\n(9) Buddha (the teacher)<br \/>\n(10) Kalki (the slayer)<br \/>\n* or, according to some, Balarama, Krishna\u2019s brother<\/li>\n<li>Further references:\n<ul>\n<li>Teacher Book: pages 48-49, 52, 71-2,113, 134, 137<\/li>\n<li>CD-Rom:\u00a0\u00a0 ART-1201, BUK-301, PIC-048(b), TGD-04, STO-301 to 310<\/li>\n<li>Audio CD; tracks 6, 15, 19<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hindunet.org\/god\/trinity\/vishnu\/\">http:\/\/www.hindunet.org\/god\/trinity\/vishnu\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hindunet.org\/avatars\/\">http:\/\/www.hindunet.org\/avatars\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download PDF: PCT-302 Vishnu is one of the Trimurti. 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