Lord Vishnu

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SURESHAM,VISHWADHARAM GAGAN SADRISHAM MEGHAVARNAM SHUBHANGAM|LAKSHMIKANTAN

KAMALNAYANAM YOGIMIRDHYANA GAMYAM,VANDE VISHNUM BHAVA BHAYAHARAM

SARVALOKAIKNATHAM || Meaning : I worship that Lord Vishnu who has a peaceful

body (postures); who rests on Sheshanaga (the mighty serpant - cobra); who has

a lotus in his navel, who is the base of the world, who is like the sky; who

has a colour like cloud, who is the lord of Lakshmi (wealth); who has eyes like

lotus; who is seen by yogis in their meditation; who is the remover of all the

differences and who is the only Lord of all the three Lokas (Worlds), I worship

such Lord Vishnu.SCIENTIFIC DEPICTION OF VISHNU'S APPEARANCEIt is a common

principle the worshipper should be a Deva (God) first and worship the God then,

Let us

reflect the appearance of Lord Vishnu in light of this principle.The first

virtue of Lord Vishnu is his peaceful appearance. Hence his worshipper must

also acquire peaceful appearance . This is also the need of the hour in the

world that is presently full of conflicts, disputes, tensions and all that

could pose a potential danger to the earth itself.Despite having all kinds of

wealth and luxuries people are devoid of peace. Hence, all the worshippers who

want peace, must first reflect the peaceful appearance of Lord Vishnu.WHY DOES

LORD VISHNU REST ON SHESHANAGA?The second virtue (resting on the Sheshanaga)

must be considered as the sub-virtue of the peaceful appearance. Scriptures

describe Sheshanaga as Kala also. Sheshanaga is supposed to be a highly

poisonous snake. But Lord Vishnu is resting on him without fear or worries. It

teaches us not to lose patience

even while facing the kala itself; instead one must strive to ride on it, only

then can one remain in peaceful appearance. If the fear overpowers you, it may

shatter your peace. The worshippers who want salvation are being indicated to

be peaceful in every circumstances.WHY IS LOTUS IN THE NAVEL?The third virtue

of Lord Vishnu is that he bears a lotus on his navel,hence he is also known as

Padmanabham. From the lotus rises Lord Brahma. Brahma has only royal virtues

(Rajoguna). Thus to remain in peaceful form Lord Vishnu has discarded all the

royal virtues through his navel. Similarily he has made the snake, which has

Tamoguna (virtue of darkness), his seat, Thus only Satoguna (Virtue of the

truth) remains with him, and God became Shantakaram (acquired a peaceful form).

Hence, if a worshipper wishes to be in peaceful form, he must first discard the

virtues of royality

and darkness.WHY DOES VISHNU STAYS IN THE SEA OF MILK?Before attempting to solve

the problems, let us first give a thought to the oceans also. All the oceans, as

we know are huge bodies of Saline water. How is then the sea of milk? A couplet

of Chanakyaneeti explains it thus : KA CHINTA MAM JIVANE YADI

HARIIVISHVAMMBHARO GEEYATE,NO CHEDARBHAKA JIVANAY JANANISTANYAM KATHM NIRMYET

|ITYALOCHYMUHURMUHURYADUPATE LAKSHMIPATE KEWALTVATPADAMSHUJASEVANEN SATATAM

KALOMAYA NEEYATE || Meaning : If God Hari Vishnu is known as VISHVAMBHAR

(feeder of the world) I need not worry for anything in the world. If he were

not there, where the milk would come from in the breast of a mother before

child's birth. So God filled the breast of a new mother with complete food that

is milk.It is clear from the above example that Lord Vishnu assumes different

forms just to feed all the creatures in the world, of these different forms of

the God, the milk is one. Acording to another principle of scriptures, God is

present in every grain. Hence he is also present in the milk also. It is also

the supreme duty of the humankind to maintain the original pure form of the

milk, because the milk is prone to damage quickly. Similarily, all these

desirious of Salvation, must follow Vaishnava religion, otherwise any deviation

in it may damage all of their penance.REASON FOR HOLDING THE WHEELThe famous

Sudarshana Chakra (wheel) is whirling on the finger of Lord Vishnu. Through

this wheel, God teaches the human kind that the cycle of the universe is

whirling at his will. If anybody

tries to go against his will (i.e. wheel) or gives up religion and begins to

behave irreligiously, I will whirl him like the wheel or punish him with the

wheel.REASON FOR HOLDING CONCHWhite colour and sound are the main virtues of

the conch. Through the colour of the conch, God Vishnu teaches us to follow the

path of the truth. The sound is like a warning call that is if path of truth is

not followed, the violater will be challenged and punished. Thus. Either by

fear of by any other thing, ome must follow the path of truth.PURPOSE OF

KAUSTUBHAMANIKaustubha is the best jewel among all the gems. One who bears it,

must be gentle, knowledgable, virtuous etc. Thus, bearing Kaustubha Mani, God

preaches the common people that if they wish to develop all these virtues in

them, they will have to move

towards this gem once advanced, they will feel the eternal light in life and

desired unification with God and ultimate salvation.WHY LORD VISHNU HOLDS A

MACE ?Mace is a weapon that shows and dares for the physical strength. It was

used by the fighters to demonstrate their strength. Among all the ancient

weapons, mace was the main. It application is profusely seen in the epics like

Ramayana, Mahabharata by physically powerful and strong characters like

Hanumana & Bheema. Thus with the mace, God warns anti social elements that if

they try to violate the sanctity of religion and torment his devotees, He will

punish them. Tulsidas too writes about the reasons for incarnation of God.

JAB-JAB HOHI DHARAMA KI HANI…HARHINATH SAJJANA KAI PEERA | God takes various

incarnations to protect his devotees.WHY IS GARUDA (EAGLE) THE VEHICLE OF

VISHNU ?Garuda (eagle) is said to be the king of the birds. It is the fearest

of bird. Thus God is assuring his devotees to be fearless, because if any

calamity befell them, he will reach them in no time.

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