Vishnu

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Hindu deity principal deity in Hinduism supreme deity in Vaishnavism

Vishnu is a principal Hindu god revered as the preserver and protector of the universe, often depicted with blue skin and four arms and associated with avatars such as Rama and Krishna.

Aliases (6)

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu deity → principal deity in Hinduism → supreme deity in Vaishnavism →
abode	Vaikuntha →
associatedAnimal	Garuda →
associatedConcept	cosmic order → dharma →
associatedSerpent	Ananta → Shesha →
associatedWith	Brahma → Dashavatara → Lakshmi → Shiva → Vaikuntha →
avatar	Buddha → Kalki → Krishna → Kurma → Matsya → Narasimha → Parashurama → Rama → Vamana → Varaha →
color	blue →
consort	Lakshmi →
cosmicFunction	preservation →
depictedAs	reclining on serpent Shesha →
epithet	Govinda → Hari → Kesava → Madhava → Narayana →
gender	male →
iconographicAttribute	blue skin → conch (shankha) → discus (chakra) → four arms → lotus (padma) → mace (gada) →
memberOf	Trimurti →
mount	Garuda →
religion	Hinduism →
role	preserver of the universe → protector of the universe →
scripturalMention	Atharvaveda → Mahabharata → Puranas → Ramayana → Rigveda → Yajurveda →
sphereOfInfluence	cosmic preservation →
spouse	Lakshmi →
weapon	Sudarshana Chakra →
worshippedIn	Bangladesh → India → Nepal → Sri Lanka →
worshipTradition	Vaishnavism →

Referenced by (28)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dnyaneshwari ("Vithoba") → Janmashtami → Narali Purnima ("Lord Vishnu") → Rama Navami →	associatedDeity
Angkor Wat → Parthasarathy Temple, Triplicane → Prambanan Temple → Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam →	dedicatedTo
Holi → Kumbh Mela → Lotus →	associatedWithDeity
Brahma → Gandaki River →	associatedWith
Tirupati ("Venkateswara") → Tirupati ("Lord Vishnu") →	deityWorshippedAtTirumala
Hinduism → Hinduism ("Rama") →	hasDeity
Vaishnavism →	centralDeity
Rigveda →	dedicatedToDeity
Tukaram’s abhangas ("Vithoba") →	devotionalFocus
Ramayana →	featuresDeity
Vishishtadvaita →	identifiesBrahmanWith
Smartism →	panchayatanaPujaIncludes
Krishna ("Vasudeva") →	parents
Dvaita →	primaryDeity
Dwarkadhish Temple ("Dwarkadhish") →	primaryDeityForm
Smartism →	recognizesDeity
Namdev →	worshippedDeity