| Vishnu is the Lord of protection & maintenance. His consort Lakshmi is the
possessor of wealth, which is a necessity for maintenance. Goddess Lakshmi represents not
only material wealth, but the wealth of grains, courage, valour, offsprings, success,
luxurious life, eternal bliss.
Lord Vishnu is also called Nilameghashyamalan - possessing a complexion the colour of the
dark clouds. As proof that opposites attract, Vishnu's outer appearnce is dark while he is
associated with the santha gunam, bringing light & peace to the world.
He rests on the ocean on his bed of Adisesha (serpent with 1,000 heads ). Any time Lord
Vishnu sees great trouble, He takes an avataram to rescue the people from evils. He is all
merciful, ever rushing to serve his devotees. In the form of Mahavishnu he has four arms
wielding the chakra, conch, lotus & the gadha in his four arms. Some of the main
avatarams of Vishnu are enumerated as the Dasavataram (10 Incarnations).
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