Who came first Vishnu or Krishna?

As stated in the Bhagavata Purana, the Supreme God Parabrahman Adi Narayana (Vishnu) appeared before Vasudeva and Devaki in his divine original four-armed form before taking birth as Krishna.
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Who is greater Krishna or Vishnu?

In Hindu scriptures, there are 18 puranas – each dedicated to a particular name for God – and each establishing that name as supreme. The Shiva purana establishes Lord Shiva as the greatest. The Vishnu purana establishes Lord Vishnu as the greatest. The Shrimad Bhagvad Purana establishes Lord Krishna as the greatest.
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Is Krishna superior than Vishnu?

The Shiva Purana, Brahma Vaivarta Purana, Devi Bhagavatam all explicitly describe Krishna's Goloka as being situated higher/further than Lord Vishnu's Vaikuntha.
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Who created Vishnu?

In contrast, the Shiva-focussed Puranas describe Brahma and Vishnu to have been created by Ardhanarishvara, that is half Shiva and half Parvati; or alternatively, Brahma was born from Rudra, or Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma creating each other cyclically in different aeons (kalpa).
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Is Krishna a form of Vishnu?

As a name of Vishnu, Krishna is listed as the 57th name in the Vishnu Sahasranama. Based on his name, Krishna is often depicted in idols as black- or blue-skinned. Krishna is also known by various other names, epithets, and titles that reflect his many associations and attributes.
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Vishnu, Shiva, Brahma - Vedic Explanation About Who Came First



Which god came first 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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Who is the oldest known god?

Inanna is among the oldest deities whose names are recorded in ancient Sumer.
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Who is older Shiva or Vishnu?

Originally Answered: Who is older, Shiv or Vishnu? This question is wrong because shiva is infinite. Vishnu is created by shiva. Shiv has no shape he is beyond the cycle of birth & death but vishnu take birth aswell as death so no a question of compare.
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Is Krishna a Narayan?

Krishna is an incarnation of Vishnu, who is also called Narayan, when reclined in the ocean of milk, kshira-sagar.
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Who is ultimate God?

For Vaishnavites, Lord Maha Vishnu is God Of Supreme, For Shaktas, Goddess Shakti is supreme, For Shaivites, God Shiva is Supreme. For Smartas—who see all Deities as reflections of the One God—the choice of Deity is left to the devotee.
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Who is complete God?

Krishna, the complete God.
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Who is the father of god Vishnu?

Together these three Lords symbolize nature's rules, which is everything that is created is eventually destroyed. The birth of these three Gods is a great mystery in itself. While many purans believe that God Brahma and God Vishnu were born from God Shiva, there is no hardcore evidence to prove the same.
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Are Vishnu and Narayan same?

Narayana (Sanskrit: नारायण, IAST: Nārāyaṇa) is one of the forms and names of Lord Vishnu, who is in yogic slumber under the celestial waters, referring to the masculine principle. He is also known as Purushottama and is considered the Supreme being in Vaishnavism.
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Is Krishna superior to Shiva?

Lord Krishna (Lord Vishnu) and Lord Shiva are equally supreme. It's just that the name is given to Lord Shiva.
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Which religion was first?

Hinduism is the world's oldest religion, according to many scholars, with roots and customs dating back more than 4,000 years. Today, with about 900 million followers, Hinduism is the third-largest religion behind Christianity and Islam. Roughly 95 percent of the world's Hindus live in India.
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Who was the second god?

God the Son (Greek: Θεὸς ὁ υἱός, Latin: Deus Filius) is the second person of the Trinity in Christian theology.
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Who is older Shiva or Jesus?

Definitely Shiva! Jesus is only known through the New testament whose earliest date is 70 AD.
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Who is the first God in Hindu?

Brahma is the first god in the Hindu triumvirate, or trimurti. The triumvirate consists of three gods who are responsible for the creation, upkeep and destruction of the world. The other two gods are Vishnu and Shiva.
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Who is the oldest Hindu God?

Shiva (/ˈʃɪvə/; Sanskrit: शिव, romanized: Śiva, lit.
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Is Shiva a Vishnu?

Shiva is the third god in the Hindu triumvirate. The triumvirate consists of three gods who are responsible for the creation, upkeep and destruction of the world. The other two gods are Brahma and Vishnu. Brahma is the creator of the universe while Vishnu is the preserver of it.
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Are there two Krishnas?

There are two Krishnas. One lived in north India, in the Gangetic plains around Mathura, and later on the island of Dwarka, off the Gujarat coast, in 3112 BCE.
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Who is stronger Krishna or Rama?

Both had equal powers and chivalry because they both were incarnation of sheshnaga in his human form and both possessed nearly same qualities of heart and body- be it extreme anger, show of power , extreme love for ram and krishna in respective cases and so on.
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