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Trimurti
विष्णु
Lord Vishnu
The Preserver · Narayana
ॐ
Mantra
ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय
I bow to Lord Vasudeva, who dwells in all beings.
Story & significance
Vishnu sustains the cosmos, reclining on the serpent Shesha in the ocean of milk. Whenever dharma declines he descends as an avatar — the Dashavatara — to restore balance.
- Vahana (mount)
- Garuda (eagle)
- Consort
- Lakshmi
Shankha (conch)Sudarshana ChakraKaumodaki maceLotus
Sacred temples
- Tirupati Balaji, Andhra Pradesh
- Padmanabhaswamy, Kerala
- Badrinath, Uttarakhand
- Ranganathaswamy, Srirangam