Who is the mother of Lord Vishnu?

Aditi is one of the most powerful characters mentioned in the Rig Veda. She is referred to as the mother of the Devas or the Cosmic Mother. She was the wife of Sage Kashyapa, and her sons were the Devas (the celestial deities).
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Who is Lord Vishnu's parents?

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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Who is Lord Vishnu father?

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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Who is the son of Vishnu?

Manmatha (or Kamadev) is the son of Lord Vishnu and Devi Lakshmi. Also, the son of Mohini (feminine form of Vishnu) and Lord Shiva is Lord Ayyappa (or, Lord Manikantha, or, Lord Dharma Shastha). Devasena and Valli (Lord Skanda's consorts) are also considered as daughters of Vishnu.
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Who is the mother of Lord Brahma?

In Skanda Purana, for example, goddess Parvati is called the "mother of the universe", and she is credited with creating Brahma, gods, and the three worlds.
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Who Are The Father And Mother Of Lord Brahma, Vishnu And Shiva? (Kabir Panth)



Who was the first god?

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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Is Aditi mother of Vishnu?

Aditi, (Sanskrit: “The Boundless”) in the Vedic phase of Hindu mythology, the personification of the infinite and mother of a group of celestial deities, the Adityas. As a primeval goddess, she is referred to as the mother of many gods, including Vishnu in his dwarf incarnation and, in a later reappearance, Krishna.
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Who is Lakshmi's father?

In Garuda Purana, Linga Purana and Padma Purana, Lakshmi is said to have been born as the daughter of the divine sage Bhrigu and his wife Khyati and was named Bhargavi.
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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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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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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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Who is Shiva's father?

This avatar of Lord Shiva was born to Sage Dadhichi and his wife, Swarcha. However, he lost his parent's son after his birth. He was raised by his aunt Dadhimati. As he grew up and learnt about the cause of his father's death, Piplaad cursed Shani Dev (Saturn).
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Is Indra higher than Vishnu?

Actually according to the Rig Veda, Indra is indeed greater than Vishnu although both of them were best friends, but Indra was the greater. Indra has 243 sūktas glorifying him and Vishnu only has 4. They both have 2 joint sūktas and Indra-vaikuṇṭa has 4. So just judging by popularity alone Indra is greater than Vishnu.
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Is Brahma father of Saraswati?

In Hindu mythology, Saraswati is the wife of the great god Brahma. However, according to some traditions, she was first the wife of Vishnu. The latter, though, already had his hands full with two other wives and so he gave Saraswati to Brahma.
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Is Lakshmi Vishnu's wife?

Lakshmi, also spelled Lakṣmī, also called Shri, Hindu goddess of wealth and good fortune. The wife of Vishnu, she is said to have taken different forms in order to be with him in each of his incarnations.
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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 the son of Aditi?

Subsequently, in the Treta Yuga, Lord Vishnu revisited the earth as Vamana, sage Kashyapa and Aditi's son. Vishnu fulfilled his desire of being addressed as Aditi's son by appearing as a dwarf. He took the avatar to defeat an Asura named Bali, also known as Mahabali.
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Who is mother of all gods?

Aditi is said to be the mother of the great god Indra, the mother of kings (Mandala 2.27) and the mother of gods (Mandala 1.113.19). In the Vedas, Aditi is Devamata (mother of the celestial gods) as from and in her cosmic matrix all the heavenly bodies were born.
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How was Dev and Asur born?

Both devas and asuras are children of Kashyapa, born of different wives. Devas are called adityas, because their mother is Aditi. Asuras are daityas and danavas because they are children of Diti and Danu. The devas and asuras are constantly fighting each other.
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Is Saraswati sister of Shiva?

Yes. Mother Saraswati is the sister of Lord Shiva.
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Who is Lord Shiva sister?

Know about Lord Shiva's sister Devi Asavari - Times of India.
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How Vishnu is brother of Parvati?

It's because their father is shiva, their mother is adi shakti, adi shakti give birth to herself parvati, vishnu and parvati are twins, lakshmi is vishnu's daughter after he made her born from the milky ocean. They marry their daughters.
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