'''Keshi''' is the horse-demon, killed by Krishna, an avatar of god Vishnu.
The fourth ''Book of the Vishnu Purana'' (between 1st century BCE to 4th century CE) also tells the story.
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...सिंह), also spelt as '''Narasingh''' and '''Narasinga''', is an avatara of Vishnu described in the Puranas, Upanishads and other ancient religious texts of H
...Lord Vishnu and his followers. To which end he decides to attempt to kill Vishnu by gaining mystical powers, which he believes Brahma, the chief among the d
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...rahma who is the supreme creator of the Universe. Arrogantly, Brahma tells Vishnu to worship him because he (Brahma) is the supreme creator. This angered Shi
...ound the world for days. Since this would eventually destroy all creation, Vishnu used his Sudarshan Chakra (divine discus) to cut Sati's body into pieces, w
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...the devas sought the aid of the trinity of the supreme gods, namely Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma.
...eate a being capable of destroying him. From the comingled power of Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma, emerged the goddess Durga. After being armed by both this supre
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...he Purana, they are coupled with other semi-divine beings, who pray to god Vishnu for help or enumerated among the many creations of God. The Vidyadhras with
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...But before the nectar could pass his throat, Mohini (the female avatar of Vishnu) cut off his head. The head, however, remained immortal. It is believed tha
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...the dual title of deva and asura. There are also other devas like Savitr, Vishnu, Rudra (later given the exclusive epithet of Shiva), Prajapati(later identi
...s gods under the Supreme One God. The Hindu trinity is composed of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Vayu or the Lord of the wind is an example of an important deva.
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...pecial arrow (used for killing Madhu and Kaitabha, given as a gift by Lord Vishnu) that Rama had given him. As Shatrughna strung his bow, the whole universe
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...ted wife Sita is held captive by the demon king Ravana, Rama (an Avatar of Vishnu) performs a penance (tapasya) to Varuna, the Lord of Oceans, by fasting and
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...erbolt of Indra, the tusks of Indra’s elephant Airavata, and the discus of Vishnu had all scarred him.
...reincarnations of Jaya and Vijaya, gatekeepers at Vaikuntha, the abode of Vishnu and were cursed to be born in Earth for their insolence.
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...and wings but a man's body. He wears a crown on his head like his master, Vishnu. He is ancient and huge, and can block out the sun. The exact size of the G
...gy, Garuḍa is the name of a lesser Hindu divinity, the mount (vahanam) of Vishnu (one of the main forms of God in Hinduism).
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According to Some Puranas, Nandi was born out of the right side of Vishnu resembling Shiva exactly and given as a son to the sage Salankayana. Some p
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...primordial waters). Shesha in turn was supported on Kurma (another part of Vishnu) and when Kurma moved, Shesha stirred and yawned and the gaping of its jaws
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...ope of rescuing their leader. In desperation, Gajendera appealed to Lord Vishnu, who hearing the cry of His devotee, rushed to his aid on his vehicle, Garu
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...Yuga and nemesis of Sri Kalki, the 10th and final avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu.
According to the Vishnu Purana, Kali is a negative manifestation of Vishnu who, along with his extended evil family, perpetually operates as a cause o
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They are descended, like Ravana himself, from the sage Pulastya. The Vishnu Purana also makes them descendants of Kasyapa and Khasa, a daughter of Daks
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...Durga begun to receive reinforcements from the gods Indra, Brahma, Isha, Vishnu and Kartikeya. From these deities, emerged the Matrikas or the embodiment o
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The Padma Purana says that the devotees of Vishnu are endowed with the divine qualities whereas the asuras are just the oppos
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...''simurgh'' seem to be the same word. In Indian legend the garuda on which Vishnu rides is the king of birds (Theodor Benfey, ''Panchatantra'', 98). In the P
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Defeated and humbled , their chieftains were forced to flee to Vishnu who restored their seized riches back to them by routing the conquering Gha
*Balarama - a nāga incarnation of Vishnu
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