Crossword clues for vishnu
vishnu
- The Preserver of Hinduism
- The Preserver
- Supreme Hindu deity
- Husband of Lakshmi
- Hinduism's preserver of the universe
- Hindu protector of the universe
- Hindu preserver of worlds
- Hindu preserver of the world
- Hindu preserver god
- Hindu god depicted with four arms
- Four-armed Hindu god
- Four-armed god
- Four-armed deity
- Certain trinity member
- The Preserver, in Hinduism
- Companion of Brahma and Shiva
- God commonly depicted with four arms
- Krishna is one of his avatars
- The Sustainer
- A Hindu divinity worshipped as the preserver of worlds
- One of a Hindu trinity
- Hindu deity, the Preserver
- Hindu god incarnated as Krishna
- Hindu Trinity member
- Hindu divinity
- Four-armed Hindu deity
- God in the Trimurti
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Vishnu \Vish"nu\ (v[i^]sh"n[=oo]), n. [Skr. Vish[.n]u, from vish to pervade., to extend through nature.] (Hindu Myth.) A divinity of the modern Hindu trimurti, or trinity. He is regarded as the preserver, while Brahma is the creator, and Siva the destroyer of the creation.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
name of a principal Hindu deity, 1630s, from Sanskrit Vishnu, probably from root vish- and meaning "all-pervader" or "worker."
Wikipedia
Vishnu is a God in Hinduism.
Vishnu may also refer to:
- Vishnu (1994 film), a 1994 Malayalam film directed by P. Sreekumar with Mammootty as the lead.
- Vishnu (1995 film), a 1995 Tamil film directed by S. A. Chandrasekar
- Vishnu (band), a Norwegian alternative rock band established in 2003
Vishnu is a 1995 Tamil movie starring Vijay, Sanghavi and Jaishankar. The music is composed by Deva. The film is directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar. This movie was dubbed in Telugu as Mr.Hari Krishna and in Hindi as Jeeta.
Vishnu (; Sanskrit: विष्णु, , Odia:ଵିଷ୍ନୁ) is one of the three main male deities in Hinduism. Along with Shiva the destroyer and Brahma the creator, together known as the trimurti. He is the formless Supreme God Svayam Bhagavan of Vaishnavism (one of the principal denominations of Hinduism), and he is also known as Narayana, Vasudeva and Hari. As one of the five primary forms of God in the Smarta tradition, he is conceived as "the Preserver or the Protector".
In Hindu sacred texts, Vishnu is usually depicted as having the dark complexion of water-filled clouds and having four arms. He is depicted as a pale blue being, as are his incarnations Rama and Krishna. He holds a padma (lotus flower) in his lower left hand, the Kaumodaki gada (mace) in his lower right hand, the Panchajanya shankha (conch) in his upper left hand and the discus weapon considered to be the most powerful weapon according to Hindu Religion Sudarshana Chakra in his upper right hand.
Vishnu was a Norwegian rock band from Tromsø.
Vishnu is a 1994 Malayalam movie directed by P. Sreekumar. The movie features Mammootty and Sobhana in the lead roles. The movie was produced and distributed by B. Sasikumar under the banner of Mudra Arts. The story of the movie was by the director himself and the screenplay and dialogues were written by Venu Nagavally.
Usage examples of "vishnu".
Lord Vishnu, in his first avatara as Lord Matsya, gave to man the blessing of soma.
But with the final avatara of Lord Vishnu, that of Kalian, soma was again found by a great guru who deciphered the ancient writings of Mohenjo-Daro, in the Indus valley of Mother Earth.
Lord Krishna is the eighth avatara of Vishnu, my son, and our redeemer.
However, now, with the final avatara of Lord Vishnu, all faiths must unite into one, and all holy books are of little more than historic interest.
Joshua of Nazereth, Mohammed, even Vishnu in his ninth avatara as the Buddha.
The followers of the path of Lord Krishna who came from worlds beyond, I can understand, for verily the word of the final Avatara of Vishnu must be spread.
And here perhaps I can do the work of Kalkin, the final Avatara of Vishnu, by urging you and others to take the holy soma.
The most popular forms or manifestations of Vishnu the Preserver, were his successive avataras or historic impersonations, which represented the Deity coming forth out of the incomprehensible mystery of His nature, and revealing Himself at those critical epochs which either in the physical or moral world seemed to mark a new commencement of prosperity and order.
Vishnu and Brahma cults, Saivism was starting to grow in respectability as well as popularity.
The modified Brahminism after Buddha, in connection with the worship of Vishnu and Siva.
Later modification of Brahminism in connection with the worship of Siva and Vishnu.
To this later period of Brahminism belongs also the alteration of the old epics, the Ramayana and Mahabharata, by which the heroes Rama and Krishna are represented as avatars, that is incarnations or human impersonations, of Vishnu.
Christ would have left more of an impress upon India than it did, and that Christianity there and in India would have been synchronous, but we must remember, that there among the idols of Bramah and Vishnu, the way was not prepared, the people unexpectant of a new prophet, unwarned of him and unheeded.
Seeva, with Bramah and Vishnu, manifestations of the One Deity, 205-u.
Vishnu, with Bramah and Seeva, manifestations of the One Deity, 205-u.