Results for "Anantasayana"

The *Viṣṇu Purāṇa* and *Bhāgavata Purāṇa* extend the Vedic foundation into a complete cosmological drama. Viṣṇu's primary state is *Anantaśayana* — reclining upon the serpent Śeṣa …

The supreme preserver and protector within the Hindu Trinity (Trimurti). Within Vaishnavism, he is the Supreme Absolute Reality (Para Brahman), who descends to Earth in various inc…

A comparative study of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva — Vedic antecedents, Upanishadic identifications, Purāṇic narratives, and the non-dual paradigm of Kashmiri Trika Shaivism.

In the Ṛgveda, Viṣṇu is a solar deity of light and cosmic order, celebrated for Trivikrama — the three strides that measure earth, atmosphere and heavens (RV 1.154). The name Viṣṇu…

Before Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva became a coordinated trio, the Brāhmaṇa texts already told stories of one god's injury, rivalry and repair during sacrifice — Viṣṇu as a dwarf and as …

The *Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa* (I.2.5) tells of the *devas* (gods) and *asuras* (their rivals), both descended from Prajāpati — "Lord of Creatures," an early creator-god name later folde…

- Viṣṇu being treated as one with the sacrifice, and Prajāpati's own line — *sa vai yajña eva Prajāpatiḥ* — are the same move the Purāṇic *Anantaśayana* later makes for Viṣṇu alone…