Is Vishnu male or female name?

Vishnu Origin and Meaning
The name Vishnu is boy's name of Hindi origin meaning "protector". Name of one of the three main Hindu gods.
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Is Krishna male or female name?

Krishna Origin and Meaning

The name Krishna is both a boy's name and a girl's name meaning "dark, black". Krishna, in Hindu tradition, was the human incarnation of the god Vishnu, a heroic figure representing love and joy--the familiar "Hare Krishna" is a chant to this deity.
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Is Vishnu an Indian name?

Vishnu is one of the most important Hindu gods and is a member of the holy trinity of Hinduism, along with Brahma and Shiva. Lord Vishnu's names portray the various attributes of God, and if you are a follower of Him or his principles, this list of Lord Vishnu names for baby boys is for you.
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Who is first Krishna or Vishnu?

vishnu is first. krishna is an incarnation of lord vishnu. vishnu gives his power to his incarnations so vishnu is all powerfull. incarnations do their work on the behalf of vishnu.
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How does Vishnu look like?

Vishnu is represented with a human body, often with blue coloured skin and with four arms. His hands always carry four objects in them, representing the things he is responsible for.
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Is Vishnu a female?

Between the creator Brahma and the destroyer Shiva, is Vishnu. Vishnu is a feminine God, known for his feminine attributes.
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Is Lakshmi male or female?

The name Lakshmi is primarily a female name of Indian origin that means Sign Of Prosperity. Literally means mark or sign. Lakshmi is the Hindu goddess of good luck and prosperity.
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Is Shiva a woman?

Shiva is sometimes represented as half man, half woman. His figure is split half way down the body, one half showing his body and the second half that of Parvati's. Shiva is also represented by Shiva linga.
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Is Vishnu and Krishna same?

Krishna is the complete incarnation of Lord Vishnu. They both are one and supreme, but the difference; Vishnu is Narayana himself and Krishna is Narayana in human form.
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What is a unique boy name?

The following are the trendiest unique names for boys in the United States in 2020:
  • Sebastian. Although still a unique name for boys in the United States, Sebastian has been quite popular in Europe for many centuries. ...
  • Mateo. ...
  • Ezra. ...
  • Elias. ...
  • Silas. ...
  • Waylen. ...
  • Gael. ...
  • Rowan.
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Is Vishnu and Shiva same?

Swami Sivananda maharaj states: "Shiva and Vishnu are one and the same entity. They are essentially one and the same. They are the names given to the different aspects of the all-pervading Supreme Parabrahman the Supreme Being or the Absolute.
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Why Vishnu and Lakshmi has no child?

When kartikey was born, indra ordered agnidev to take the child and vanish. There were reasons for this. But then, mata parvati became so angry that she cursed devatas that they will never have a child. Vishnu and laxmi had children , but only when they took avatars.
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Does Vishnu love Lakshmi?

Nowadays, Hindus accept Lakshmi as the eternal consort of Vishnu, the preserver of the world. In her long history, however, the goddess has been associated with many other deities. According to Ramayana, Mahabharata and Puranas, the goddess Lakshmi first lived with the demons before the gods acquired her.
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Is Lakshmi sister of Shiva?

According to the Puranas, Shiva is married to Parvathi, who is the younger sister to Vishnu. Vishnu's wife is Lakshmi, so She is Shiva's Sister-in-Law.
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Is Laxmi daughter of Shiva?

No, GODDESS LAXMI IS NOT THE DAUGHTER OF SHIVA AND DURGA. SHE IS THE GREAT GODDESS AND SHE IS EVERYTHING AS DURGA IS ALSO ONE OF HER FEROCIOUS FORM , SHE IS KALI, MAHAKALI, BHADRAKALI, CHANDI , CHAMUNDA , ADI PARASHAKTI , ADI SHAKTI , JAGATMATA AND THE GREATEST GODDESS.
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Is Vishnu male form of Parvati?

It means Vishnu is actually the male avatar of Parvati, who is the wife of Bhagwan Shiv.
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How do you identify Vishnu?

Vishnu can be identified by the attributes he holds in his four hands. His two raised arms hold a mace or club and a discus. His lower hands hold a conch shell and seed; his lower right hand is in the gift-giving gesture (varada mudra). More lotuses are visible beneath his lower hands.
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Did Vishnu and Shiva have a child?

Lord Ayyappa was the son of Vishnu & ShivaLord Ayyappa is a very popular Hindu deity, which is mainly worshipped in South India.
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Is Vishnu a male?

Shiva and Vishnu

In Vaishnavism and Shaivism, God, Vishnu or Shiva respectively, is personified as male. God, however, transcends gender in these sub-schools, and the male form is used as an icon to help focus the Puja (worship).
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How is Vishnu born?

Vishnu's iconography typically shows Brahma being born in a lotus emerging from his navel, who then is described as creating all the forms in the universe, but not the primordial universe itself.
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What is the age of Vishnu?

i.e. 311.04 trillion human years. This time span is also the duration of one breath of "Vishnu" (the ultimate god in hindu religion). When he exhales, thousands of universes emerges and one "Brahma" is born in each universe.
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