lord vishnu
Lord Vishnu, one of the Trinity Supreme, is the Lord
of Preserver. He is of blue in color and having four arms with Conch,
Discuss, Lotus and Mace on it. The name Vishnu comes from theroot VISH, which means, "to
spread in all directions, to pervade". He is the inner center, the core,
the nucleus, and the cohesive point through which everything exists.
He swells in everything, owns everything and overcomes any thing. The two most common representations of Vishnu
show him either sleeping over the waves of the ocean on the coils of
the serpent-deity, named Shesh Nag, or standing on waves with four
hands each hand holding one of his four chief attributes. The
worshippers of Lord Vishnu are called as "Vaishnavas". To protect,
restore and preserve the universe from the evil forces Lord has
incarnated Himself in the form of "Avatar". He is
blue-skinned and in all pictures and images and he is seen in rich
ornaments and regal garments. His wife is Lakshmi or Sri, the goddess of wealth and fortune. His place of
abode is VAIKUNTHA
(heaven) and his vehicle is
Garuda, a giant -sized eagle, which often is shown as a
winged human-shaped figure having a beak-like nose. Vishnu is the infinite ocean from which the
world emerges. Hence his symbol is water
(Nara) and he himself is called 'NARAYANA
' - the one who dwells
upon the waters. He is pictured with
the many-headed snake, as mentioned above, and this denotes
ANANT NAG (the timeless or ageless snake). From
his navel grows the lotus out of which appears Brahma, the god who
created the universe.