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[[Image:Madhu-Kaitabh.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Vishnu killing Madhu-Kaitabha - a folio from Devi Mahatmya]] Both Madhu and Kaitabha originated from one of the ears of God Vishnu. While he was in the deep sleep of Yoganidra, a lotus has sprouted out from

...managed to reach Lord Vishnu to seek a solution to this predicament. Lord Vishnu on hearing Shiva's problem, agreed to help him out. ...ing. The feat went for days at an end. As Bhasmasura matched the disguised Vishnu's move for move, he began to let his guard down. While still dancing, Mohin

...Fish''' is a legendary creature in Hinduism as large as a whale which ate Vishnu's incarnation Buddha who removed suffering from the world. It was caught by

...du god Vishnu, or of Krishna, who is considered an avatar (incarnation) of Vishnu. It is considered a variant of the virat-rupa (Omnipresent or vast) form of ...shoot it. Finally, Arjuna realizes that Navagunjara is a manifestation of Vishnu and drops his weapons, bowing before Navagunjara.

...anyone, promptly granted the wish, even ignoring the warnings of his guru. Vishnu in the guise of Vamana then increased his stature and with the first step c .... However, impressed by Bali's unselfish devotion and unwavering "dharma", Vishnu granted him the permission to visit his subjects once every year. Onam is t

...itions were met, was later slain by Lord Narasimha, another Avatar of Lord Vishnu. ...m the Lord Brahma, while he was asleep and performed huge atrocities. Lord Vishnu assumed the form of a white boar [[Varaha]] and dove into the ocean to lift

...''Naraka''' is the asura son of the earth goddess Bhudevi (Bhumi) and Lord Vishnu in his [[Varaha]] (boar) avatar (incarnation) in Hindu mythology. Other sou ...that her son should have a long life, and that he should be all powerful. Vishnu readily granted these boons.

...of Jalandhara, who is killed. To comfort Vrinda in her grief and despair, Vishnu promises her that a beautiful plant will grow from her grave, and that its ...sing Parvati to corrupt Jalandhara, who is a virtuous demon. Vrinda curses Vishnu for his part in her husband's death; the curse is broken when Parvati plant

...red] is an Asura who become the master of all words before he was slain by Vishnu in his [[Narasimha]] (man-lion) avatara. ...e final part deals with his efforts to kill his son Prahlada (a devotee of Vishnu) and his subsequent death at the hands of [[Narasimha]]. His tale depicts t

...personalities. The only eternal being is Shiva (according to Saivism), or Vishnu (according to Vaishnavism). *[[Parashurama]], an avatar of [[Vishnu]].

...esents the friendly aspect of snakes, as they save food from rodents. Lord Vishnu is always on continuous meditation (Yoganidra) with Anantha forming a bed f

...able to kill them. But here was an asura who asking for the boon that even Vishnu would not be able to kill him. This would make him virtually immortal. ...eturned and again a fight raged with Nandi for five hundred years. Brahma, Vishnu, Indra and the other gods also came to help in the fight with the demons.

...ing Vritra. Tvashtri fashioned the thunderbolt (Vajrayudha) for Indra, and Vishnu, when asked to do so by Indra, made space for the battle by taking the thre ...ver ,in some places, Hindu scriptures also recognize Vritra as a bhakta of Vishnu who was slain only due to his failure to live piously and without aggressio

...the gods, who went for help to the supreme trinity ('''[[Brahma]]''', '''[[Vishnu]]''', and '''[[Shiva]]'''), but Mahishashur defeated all of the gods includ .... Each god also gave her their own most powerful weapons, Shiva's trident, Vishnu's discus, Indra's thunderbolt, etc.

...egend appears to indicate an invasion from the Himalayas. According to the Vishnu Purana and Harivansa, Kalayavana was the son of a Brahman named Ganga, and

In the ''Vishnu Purana'' it is mentioned that the demon Sambara kidnapped Pradyumna when he

Garuda is believed to be a vahana (conveyance) of Vishnu, one of the Trimurti. In images of the mayura as a mythical bird, it is dep

...(a Tamil name for Vishnu), incarnates in such avatars as Rama and Krishna Vishnu, to thwart and destroy the evil of Kroni's manifestations. Eventually, the

...Prahlad. Prahlad refused to see his father as a god and stayed devoted to Vishnu.

...by the Gods. In their battle with Kalki, the 10th and final avatar of Lord Vishnu, the brothers display their mastery over the dark arts by raising themselve

'''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.

...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

...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

...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

...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

...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

...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.

...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

...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

...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.

...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).

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

...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

...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

...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

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

...Durga begun to receive reinforcements from the gods Indra, Brahma, Isha, Vishnu and Kartikeya. From these deities, emerged the Matrikas or the embodiment o

The Padma Purana says that the devotees of Vishnu are endowed with the divine qualities whereas the asuras are just the oppos

...''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

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

Dagon is also sometimes identified with [[Matsya]], the fish avatar of Vishnu, who jumped into the ocean to fight a demon. A statue in Keshava temple in

In Hindu tradition, one of the Avatars of Vishnu was the Narasimha which means 'man-lion'. The Avatar had a human body and t

* [[Garuda]] - This beast is the mount of the god Vishnu. It is half man and half vulture, with a white face, deep red wings, and a

However, Hindus, and Vaishnavites in particular, believe that [[Vishnu]] incarnates to destroy evil when evil has reached its maximum. Additionall

...oons from one of the members of the Hindu [[trinity]], viz., [[Brahma]], [[Vishnu]] and [[Shiva]] when the latter had been appeased from penances. All Asuras