What God is Vishnu?

Vishnu is the preserver and protector of the universe. His role is to return to the earth in troubled times and restore the balance of good and evil. So far, he has been incarnated nine times, but Hindus believe that he will be reincarnated one last time close to the end of this world.
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What kind of god is Vishnu?

Vishnu is one of the principle deities of Hinduism, and, along with Brahma and Shiva, forms the Hindu trinity. Vishnu is the peace-loving deity of that trinity, the Preserver or Sustainer of Life. Vishnu is the Preserver or Sustainer of life, known for his steadfast principles of order, righteousness, and truth.
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What are Vishnu's powers?

Powers and abilities

Vishnu has omniverse manipulation, absolute manipulation, meta manipulation, and preservation. As the preserver, Vishnu can control anything and everything. The power to protect everything from anything is the reason he is also called the supreme protector of his devotees.
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What religion is the Vishnu?

Vishnu, (Sanskrit: “The Pervader”) one of the principal Hindu deities. Vishnu combines many lesser divine figures and local heroes, chiefly through his avatars, particularly Rama and Krishna. His appearances are innumerable; he is often said to have 10 avatars—but not always the same 10.
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Is Vishnu a he or she?

Vishnu is the Preserver and guardian of men, he protects the order of things (dharma) and he appears on earth in various incarnations (avatars) to fight demons and to maintain cosmic harmony. Vishnu is the most important god of Vaishnaism, the largest Hindu sect.
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Vishnu: The God of Preservation and Protection - Mythology Dictionary - See U in History



Which god has only one wife?

As the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna shows both examples - as Krishna He has 16.108 wives and as Rama He has only one wife. Also Vishnu has only one wife.
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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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What is Vishnu's purpose?

Vishnu is the preserver and protector of the universe. His role is to return to the earth in troubled times and restore the balance of good and evil. So far, he has been incarnated nine times, but Hindus believe that he will be reincarnated one last time close to the end of this world.
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Is Vishnu a Shiva?

Vishnu is known as "The Preserver" within the Trimurti, the triple deity of supreme divinity that includes Brahma and Shiva.
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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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Can Vishnu control time?

These unique characteristics of Vishnu are essential to his duty as the preserver and protector of the created world, helping him with “full control of time and space and subjective realities” according to Pattanaik (35).
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How do you recognize Vishnu?

How do you recognize 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).
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How do I pray to Vishnu?

I bow down to thee dear Lord. The best time to chant Lord Vishnu mantras is early morning Brahma Muhurat (4 am to 6 am). Take bath and sit on a mat or wooden plank. Keep a picture of Lord Vishnu in front of you and start chanting the mantra focusing on the divine form of the Lord.
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Who is the most powerful Hindu god?

Krishna is the supreme God of Hinduism. Most Hindus worship one Supreme Being, though by different names. This is because the peoples of India with different languages and cultures have understood the one God in their own distinct way.
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Who is stronger Shiva or Vishnu?

Like dude, it's 21st century and we are still doing this comparison between the two supreme forces, Shiva and Vishnu. See, (1) For a Śaiva, the answer to this question is Him.
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Is Krishna and Vishnu 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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Who is the first God in the world?

Brahma the Creator

In the beginning, Brahma sprang from the cosmic golden egg and he then created good & evil and light & dark from his own person. He also created the four types: gods, demons, ancestors, and men (the first being Manu).
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How is Shiva related to Vishnu?

So in this regard, Lord shiva is the grandson of Lord Vishnu.
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Why does Vishnu sleep on a snake?

Lord Vishnu restores the world at the right time when the world has seen much of the sin. Seshanaag is the symbol of 'Anant' means infinite. Lord Vishnu guides the time to be favorable on human kind. That's why he is seen lying on a serpent bed.
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What are the 4 things Vishnu holds?

Vishnu is usually depicted as four-armed with the four attributes in his hands: the shankha (conch), the Sudarshana chakra, the padma (lotus) and the Kaumodaki gada.
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Who is stronger Krishna or Vishnu?

Krishna is one tenth of MahaVishnu. If Krishna is 1, Vishnu is 10. If Krishna is 1,00,00,000, Vishnu is 10,00,00,000. So power of Vishnu is ten times better than Krishna's.
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Who is ultimate God?

In Vaishnavism, Svayam Bhagavān (Sanskrit: "The Supreme Being Himself") is the absolute form/manifestation of God as Bhagavan – The Supreme Lord who possesses all wealth, all strength, all fame, all beauty, all knowledge, and all renunciation. According to Bhagavad Gita Lord Srikrishna is termed 'Swayam Bhagavan'.
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Why Krishna is not avatar of Vishnu?

Indian Hindu never ask such question. Krishna is one of many avatars of Vishnu, like his other unlimited avatars. Only difference in Krishna avatar is, he born as Vishnu called as Krishna. Following are few most famous avatars & forms.
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Did Jesus have a wife?

"Christian tradition has long held that Jesus was not married, even though no reliable historical evidence exists to support that claim," King said in a press release.
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Is it a sin to marry two wives?

"In the case of polygamy, there is a universal standard – it is understood to be a sin, therefore polygamists are not admitted to positions of leadership including Holy Orders, nor after acceptance of the Gospel can a convert take another wife, nor, in some areas, are they admitted to Holy Communion."
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