small sanctuary in the little wood. The Vishnu path leads from the Shiva tent to the Vishnu shrine.
Here you'll find the lineup for the Vishnu shrine.
Vishnu is the archetype of the preserver of the universe. Unlike Shiva, he is not depicted as an ascetic, but as surrounded by beauty. He wears fine garments and his partner is Lakshmi, the goddess of beauty and fortune.
His devotees are usually inspired by Bhakti Yoga, the path of devotion and the experience of divine love.
In depictions, his attributes are a conch shell, a discus and a mace. When resting, he lies upon the giant serpent Ananta.
From time to time he incarnates as a human being to show humankind the way. His best-known incarnation is considered to be Krishna.
Basic mantra: Oṃ Viṣṇave namaḥ |
Verses dedicated to him:
maṅgalaṃ bhagavān viṣṇur
maṇgalaṃ garuḍa-dhvajaḥ |
maṅgalaṃ puṇḍarīkākṣo
maṅgalāyatano hariḥ ||
Joyful blessing, that is the exalted Vishnu, joyful blessing, that is the one with Garuda on his banner, joyful blessing, that is the lotus-eyed one, the home of joyful blessing, that is Vishnu, also called Hari.
शुक्लाम्बरधरं विष्णुं शशिवर्णं चतुर्भुजम् ।
प्रसन्नवदनं ध्यायेत् सर्वविघ्नोपशान्तये ॥
śuklāmbara-dharaṃ viṣṇuṃ
śaśi-varṇaṃ catur-bhujam |
prasanna-vadanaṃ dhyāyet
sarva-vighnopaśāntaye ||
May one meditate upon the peaceful countenance of Vishnu, who wears radiant garments, the colour of the moon, with four arms, for the cessation of all obstacles.
शान्ताकारं भुजगशयनं पद्मनाभं सुरेशं
विश्वाधारं गगन सदृशं मेघवर्णं शुभांगम ।
लक्ष्मीकान्तं कमलनयनं योगभिर्ध्यान गम्यं
वन्दे विष्णुं भवभय हरं सर्वलोकैकनाथम ॥
śāntākāraṃ bhujaga-śayanaṃ
padma-nābhaṃ sureśaṃ
viśvādhāraṃ gagana-sadṛsam
megha-varṇaṃ śubhāṅgam |
lakṣmī-kāntaṃ kamala-nayanaṃ
yogibhir dhyāna-gamyaṃ
vande viṣṇuṃ bhava-bhaya-haraṃ
sarva-lokaika-nātham ||
I revere Vishnu, who takes away the world's fear, the sole protector of all beings, of peaceful countenance, whose resting place is the world serpent [Ananta], in whose navel there is a lotus, the lord of the gods, who upholds everything, comparable to the vault of heaven, the colour of a [rain] cloud, with beautiful limbs, the beloved of Lakshmi, the lotus-eyed one, who is attainable by yogis through meditation.