Viṣṇu

Viṣṇu, the undeceivable guardian, strode his three steps, upholding the cosmic laws from that foundation.

That highest step of Viṣṇu the wise ones always behold, spread out like an eye in the sky.

The inspired and eloquent poets, ever wakeful, kindle together that highest step of Viṣṇu.

Equal to Viṣṇu in valor, pleasing to behold as the moon — like the fire of universal dissolution in wrath, and like the earth in forbearance.

Having heard these words of the gods, the self-possessed Viṣṇu then chose Daśaratha as the father into whom he would take birth.

'There, having assumed human form, O Viṣṇu, slay in battle Rāvaṇa — that thorn in the side of the worlds, grown mighty and invincible by the gods.

may Viṣṇu protect me for strength and power.

The fixed (nadir) quarter — Viṣṇu is its overlord, Kalmāṣagrīva its guardian, the plants its arrows.

we invoke Āditya, Viṣṇu, Sūrya, and Brahmaṇaspati.

> Navamī conjoined with Aṣṭamī should be rejected by those devoted to Viṣṇu.

> The dark Aṣṭamī in the month of Nabhas, conjoined with the Prajāpati lunar mansion, should be performed year after year for the pleasure of the wielder of the discus.

> When the dark Aṣṭamī is with Rohiṇī at midnight, the worship of Śauri on it destroys the sin of three births.

Viṣṇu strode this out;

Āditya, Viṣṇu, Sūrya, Brahmā, and Bṛhaspati —

When, O Indra, you rejoice in the soma with Viṣṇu, or indeed with Trita Āptya, or when you delight among the Maruts together with the soma-drops.

which are immeasurable, the Veda is composed, being the very embodiment of Nārāyaṇa.

It was established by Viṣṇu in ancient times for the purpose of performing rites of *prāyaścitta*.

Then he himself, eating only barley gruel daily, should wander the earth, proclaiming his sin for as long as he lives, worshiping Hari.

In the gall-bladder, visualize Lord Viṣṇu, four-armed, three-eyed, and black in color.

the location of The Divine Viṣṇu is on the left, The Divine Brahmā on the right.

> On the left arm is situated Viṣṇu, and on the right, the Four-Faced One.

As frost, foam, and bubbles [are natural] to water, and as smoke [is natural] to fire, so this {{māyā|deluding creative power}} is declared to be of the very nature of Viṣṇu.

As, from a fire, by the risings of smoke, manifold shapes appear in the sky, so in Viṣṇu the creation, spread out as duality, appears by his own {{māyā|deluding creative power}}.

Having awakened thus [to the fact] that this form of the world, made of Viṣṇu's {{māyā|deluding power}}, is unreal, one should become tranquil, free of the pairs of opposites, of limiting adjuncts ({{upādhi|limiting adjuncts}}s), and of attachment to enjoyment.

" Thus it is Viṣṇu who, in the primal creations, becomes the self-existent (svayambhū) lord.

identifying with dream is Viṣṇu, whose adjunct is the effect of sattva;

The teachers who uphold the Veda—Hari, Hara, Hiraṇyagarbha, Vyāsa, and the rest—[hold] the Self to be one;

In a sacrifice, Viṣṇu is worshipped;

To its south was the heaven of Brahmā, and to its north, the realm of Viṣṇu.

In every *kalpa* (cosmic cycle), through destruction and creation, Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśvara are always the determiners of sacred scripture (*śruti*), tradition (*smṛti*), and righteous conduct.

those of Atri, Viṣṇu, Saṃvarta, and Dakṣa, as well as Aṅgiras;

In the center of the sphere of the three worlds, there is the world of Brahmā, and the world of Viṣṇu, and the world of Rudra.

*In the left arm is situated Viṣṇu, and in the right, the Four-Faced One.

*The deity of svapna is Acyuta, of divine form, four-armed.

Kriyāśakti means He creates the entire world, and moreover all the hosts of deities.

The *Tripuruṣa*—the *Tripuruṣa* are Lord Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Īśvara;

They return to the essence of *puruṣa*, becoming a god, awaiting in the realm of Brahmā, the realm of Viṣṇu, the realm of Īśvara.

Even the gods have flaws attached to them.

* [Slo_47s-c] > *Viṣṇu was a cowherd;

Thus the blessed Boar, having created this world of moving and unmoving things, Went to a destination then unknown to the worlds.

When the night of Brahma had passed, and the Lotus-born had awakened, Viṣṇu, desiring to create beings, and knowing the Earth was submerged in water, || Vi_1.

O Subrahmaṇya, O unconquerable one, O Vasuṣeṇa, O giver of wealth, O you endowed with the power of great yoga, O Pṛśnigarbha (Son of Pṛśni), O Dhṛtārciṣa (Sustainer of light).

If he goes on a pleasure trip to the celestial realms, he is able to command Brahma, Viṣṇu, Indra, and Sūrya in their heavens, and even more so the entire host of gods.

> If he always goes to the realms of Brahma, Viṣṇu, Indra, and Sūrya, > for the sake of devotion favorable to the gods, the name *īśitva* is spoken.