Shri Vishnu is the preserver who is responsible for the order and regularity of the worlds and the duties that ensure the orderly progression of the worlds and beings, their bondage and liberation.

Shri Vishnu is the preserver who is responsible for the order and regularity of the worlds and the duties that ensure the orderly progression of the worlds and beings, their bondage and liberation. In the body and in Nature he repersents the binding, balancing and purifying quality of sattva. In the sky, as the Aditya, he represents the shining and heating power of the sun. His name Vishnu may have been derived from the root words vishir (to pervade), vish (spread or enter), or vishli (surround). According to these interpretations, Vishnu means ;

The all pervading light (visir) in the space,
He who spreads in all directions (visnati),
He who enters (visati) the worlds, our hearts and minds as the light,
He who surrounds (visli) us or the worlds with light,
Vis also means material objects.

Therefore, Vishnu may also means he who removes or burns our attachments to material objects. As the light in the sky, Shri Vishnu overcomes all darkness and prevails upon the worlds. The world is nourished and sustained by his effulgence. Of the four states, Shri Vishnu as the preserver repersents the dream states (svapnavastha). The world in which we live is but the dream of Narayana only.

Shri Vishnu’s seventh incarnation is Rama, “the greatest Kshatriya of all time, a model for all Hindu rulers”. Rama’s life story is described in the famous Hindu epic Ramayana. The purpose of taking the form of Rama was to get rid of Ravana who pridefully was granted excessive power and who kidnapped Rama’s wife Maa Sita. The moral taught by this avatar was to “Outgrow the beast to discover the divine”, once again symbolizing Shri Vishnu’s duty of preserving righteousness and faith in the supreme power.

Shri Vishnu’s eighth incarnation is Krishna. Krishna is well known for his role in the famous epic Mahabharata as well as the conversation between Krishna and Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita where he emphasized the importance of “dharma,” or duty and action, bhakti (devotion), and he shows himself as Vishvarupa (full form of Vishnu) to Arjuna, expressing himself as the supreme and divine power. Shri Vishnu is believed to have taken the form of Krishna, once again like Rama, to preserve righteousness and faith in the supreme power by killing his uncle Kamsa who was filled with excessive pride and power, and through his major role and teachings in the Mahabharata and the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna’s purpose was to teach the lesson, “Know the thought before the action”. 🌷🌲🌍🌸🌿🔆❤️🐚🕉🌀🌸🐍📿🔔🌿🌀🙏🌷❤️🌀🌲🌍

Om Namo Narayana ~ Om Namo Bhagwate Vasudevaya Namah ~ Jai Shri Vishnu 🌷🌲🌍🌸🌿🔆❤️🐚🕉🌀🌸🐍📿🔔🌿🌀🙏🌷❤️🌀🌲🌏