HT3M- 2.3 Hindu Concept of God (b) Vishnu
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1 HT3M- 2.3 Hindu Concept of God (b) Vishnu
2 Vishnu The name Vishnu means to settle, to enter into, and to pervade To sum up we will refer to the name meaning, the All-Pervading One
3 Vishnu Physical Characteristics Four Arms Represents his allpowerful and allpervasive nature
4 Vishnu Physical Characteristics Four Arms Symbolize the four stages of human life
5 Vishnu Physical Characteristics 4 Stages of Life The quest for knowledge Family Life Retreat into the Forest Renunciation
6 Vishnu Physical Characteristics The two back arms signify the Lord s activity in the spiritual world The two front arms signify the Lord s activity in the physical world
7 Vishnu Physical Characteristics The right side of Vishnu s body represents the creative activities of the mind an the intellect The left side represents the activities of the heart (love, kindness and compassion)
8 Vishnu Physical Characteristics In the upper right hand which represents the revolving or creative tendency, he holds the conch symbol of the 5 universal elements Conch also represents universal maintenance
9 Vishnu Physical Characteristics 5 Universal Elements (Conch is the fountain that evolves the elements)
10 Vishnu Physical Characteristics Conch also indicates that the Lord communicates with his devotees with love and understanding When blowing the conch he reminds his devotees to live in this world with kindness and compassion towards all living beings
11 Vishnu Physical Characteristics In the upper left hand he holds the discus It represents cohesive tendency, shining like an infant sun and a symbol of the mind
12 Vishnu Physical Characteristics Wheel of life, think as a water wheel Life fills and empties due to forces innate in nature
13 Vishnu Physical Characteristics In the lower right hand Vishnu holds a lotus When Vishnu contemplated the creation of mankind, a lotus sprang out of his navel
14 Vishnu Physical Characteristics Seated on it was the four-headed Brahma, illuminating all the directions with his brightness This lotus lit up the sky with its effulgence and was identified with the sun
15 Vishnu Physical Characteristics The lotus was the creative matrix from which all of the world eventually evolved, the lotus thereby became a symbol of creation and fertility
16 Vishnu Physical Characteristics The lotus in Vishnu's hand also denotes his better half and constant companion, the source from which he derives his powers, namely Goddess Lakshmi
17 Vishnu Physical Characteristics Lakshmi is the goddess of prosperity who sits on a lotus and also holds stalks of the same flower in her hands. Thus the lotus is also the feminine force that activates the creative power of Lord Vishnu, like Shakti does for her Shiva.
18 Vishnu Physical Characteristics In the bottom left hand is the Mace the mace represents the power of time Just as nothing can conquer time, the mace too is unconquerable and destroys those who oppose
19 Vishnu Physical Characteristics Thus does Vishnu describe himself: "The world rests as the lotus in the palm of my hand, the cosmos revolves around my finger like a discus. I blow the music of life through my conch and wield my mace to protect all creatures."
20 Vishnu Physical Characteristics In visual imagery an upright Vishnu stands with each of his four arms holding a different symbolic attribute He is straight as a post, For he is the firm center, and the axis of the universe,
21 Vishnu Physical Characteristics He is the sturdy pillar that joins the earth to the heavens
22 Vishnu Physical Characteristics The other popular icon of Vishnu shows him in a dreamlike state reclining upon a mighty serpent and floating upon the primordial waters. This image is Vishnu at his purest
23 Vishnu Physical Characteristics World planning is the work of Vishnu, who symbolizes the universal intellect. The three states of mind (sleep, dream, and awareness) are the relative conditions corresponding to the Hindu trinity
24 Vishnu Physical Characteristics Thus Shiva is experienced in the dreamless sleep, Vishnu in the vision of dreams Brahma in the state of awareness.
25 Vishnu Physical Characteristics Vishnu in his dream state represents that gap in time someone awaits the birth of a new age At the physical plane it is parallel to the sperm floating in the germinating waters of the womb when creation can happen at any instant.
26 Vishnu Physical Characteristics The snake denotes the mind and the multiple heads denotes the innumerable desires and passions of the individual Just as a snake destroys its victim by its venom, an uncontrolled mind destroys the world by the venon of it s possessiveness
27 Vishnu Physical Characteristics The blue sky in the background: Suggests that he pervades the whole universe Blue color symbolizes infinity Blue body of Vishnu symbolizes that he has infinite attributes
28 Vishnu Physical Characteristics The yellow symbolizes: Earthly existence Yellow clothes represents that he incarnates himself on this earth to uphold righteousness and destroy all evil and unrighteousness
29 Vishnu Physical Characteristics Flower Garland: Symbol of the devotees adoration for the Lord. Gem on Neck: Signifies that the Lord fullfills all genuine desires of his devotees and provides for their needs.
30 Vishnu Physical Characteristics The Crown: Symbol of the Lords supreme power and authority Two Earrings: Signify the dual nature of creation (ignorance and intelligence, right and wrong, happiness and unhappiness)
31 Vishnu Preserver and protector of the His role is the return to the earth in troubled times and restore the balance between
32 Vishnu Vishnu is accompanied by his companion Lakshmi How does Vishnu return to the earth? ACTIVITY
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