ڤشنو

(تم التحويل من Vishnu)
Vishnu
God of Preservation[1]
عضو في Trimurti[6]
Vishnu from Gita Govinda.jpg
Painting depicting Vishnu, c. 1730
أسماء أخرى
الانتماء
المسكن
مانترا
السلاح
الرموز
DayThursday
الجبل
الأعياد
معلومات شخصية
الأشقاءDurga as Yogamaya (ceremonial sister)[11][12]
القرينLakshmi and her forms
الأنجال

الإله ڤِشنو (ديڤنگاري: विष्णु) في العقيدة الهندية هو إله الحبّ ، وهو النشيط الفعال ، وكثيراً ما ينقلب إلى إنسانٍ يُساعد البشر. ومن أكثر الصور التي يتجسد بها إنسانا كما ترى العقيدة الهندية هي صور كرشنا وهو إنسان مظلوم كان مسجونا ثم حرر من السجن وخرج للعالم ليشفى المرضى ويساعد المحتاجين ويجيب المظلومين.

يوصف فيشنو في فيشنو سهاسراناما[13] بأنه الجوهر الحال في كل الكائنات ورب الماضي والحاضر والمستقبل وخالق ومدمر كل الموجودات والإله الذي يدعم ويحفظ ويحكم الكون ويخلق ويطور كل ما فيه.

ويوصف في البورانا بأن له لون السحاب الأزرق الغامق وأربعة أذرع يمسك بها زهرة اللوتس ومشكاة وقوقعة وحلقة.

وفي البورانا وصف لأفاتارات فيشنو، حيث حدثت تسعة من هذه الأفاتارات أو التجسدات في الماضي وبقي تجسد واحد ليحصل. وهدف التجسدات تجديد الدارما[14] والقضاء على القوى الشريرة. وفيشنو يعبد في كل تقاليد ساناتانا دارما بشكل مباشر أو عبر الأفاتارات مثل راما وكريشنا وناراسيمها.

فيشنو في التريمورتي مسؤول عن حفظ العالم بينما الخلق وظيفة براهما والتدمير وظيفة شيفا.

According to Vaishnavism, the supreme being is with qualities (Saguna), and has definite form, but is limitless, transcendent and unchanging absolute Brahman, and the primal Atman (Self) of the universe.[15] There are both benevolent and fearsome depictions of Vishnu. In benevolent aspects, he is depicted as an omniscient being sleeping on the coils of the serpent Shesha (who represents time) floating in the primeval ocean of milk called Kshira Sagara with his consort, Lakshmi.[16]

Whenever the world is threatened with evil, chaos, and destructive forces, Vishnu descends in the form of an avatar (incarnation) to restore the cosmic order and protect dharma. The Dashavatara are the ten primary avatars of Vishnu. Out of these ten, Rama and Krishna are the most important.[17]

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التسمية

Vishnu (also spelled Viṣṇu, سنسكريتية: विष्णु) means 'all pervasive'[18] and, according to Medhātith (1000ح. 1000 CE), 'one who is everything and inside everything'.[19] Vedanga scholar Yaska (4th century BCE) in the Nirukta defines Vishnu as viṣṇur viṣvater vā vyaśnoter vā ('one who enters everywhere'); also adding atha yad viṣito bhavati tad viṣnurbhavati ('that which is free from fetters and bondage is Vishnu').[20]

In the tenth part of the Padma Purana (4-15th century CE), Danta (Son of Bhīma and King of Vidarbha) lists 108 names of Vishnu (17.98–102).[21] These include the ten primary avatars (see Dashavarara, below) and descriptions of the qualities, attributes, or aspects of God.

The Garuda Purana (chapter XV)[22] and the "Anushasana Parva" of the Mahabharata both list over 1000 names for Vishnu, each name describing a quality, attribute, or aspect of God. Known as the Vishnu Sahasranama, Vishnu here is defined as 'the omnipresent'.

Other notable names in this list include :


Iconography

Miniature painting of Vishnu and Lakshmi in the Salar Jung Museum, circa 1810
Miniature painting of Vishnu and Lakshmi in the Salar Jung Museum, circa 1810

Vishnu iconography shows him with dark blue, blue-grey or black coloured skin, and as a well-dressed jewelled man. He is typically shown with four arms, but two-armed representations are also found in Hindu texts on artworks.[23][24]

The historic identifiers of his icon include his image holding a conch shell (shankha named Panchajanya) between the first two fingers of one hand (left back), a war discus (chakra named Sudarshana) in another (right back). The conch shell is spiral and symbolizes all of interconnected spiraling cyclic existence, while the discus symbolizes him as that which restores dharma with war if necessary when cosmic equilibrium is overwhelmed by evil.[23] One of his arms sometimes carries a club or mace (gada named Kaumodaki) which symbolizes authority and power of knowledge.[23] In the fourth arm, he holds a lotus flower (padma) which symbolizes purity and transcendence.[23][24][25] The items he holds in various hands vary, giving rise to twenty four combinations of iconography, each combination representing a special form of Vishnu. Each of these special forms is given a special name in texts such as the Agni Purana and the Padma Purana. These texts, however, are inconsistent.[26] Rarely, Vishnu is depicted bearing the bow Sharanga or the sword Nandaka. He is depicted with the Kaustubha gem in a necklace and wearing Vaijayanti, a garland of forest flowers. The shrivatsa mark is depicted on his chest in the form of a curl of hair. He generally wears yellow garments. He wears a crown called the Kiritamukuta.[27]

Vishnu iconography shows him either in standing pose, seated in a yoga pose, or reclining.[24] A traditional depiction of Vishnu is as Narayana, showing him reclining on the coils of the serpent Shesha floating over the divine ocean Kshira Sagara, accompanied by his consort Lakshmi, as he "dreams the universe into reality."[28] His abode is described as Vaikuntha and his mount (vahana) is the bird king Garuda.[29]

Vishnu was associated with the sun because he used to be "a minor solar deity but rose in importance in the following centuries."[30]

The Trimurti

Shiva (left), Vishnu (middle), and Brahma (right).

Particularly in Vaishnavism, the Trimurti (also known as the Hindu Triad or Great Trinity)[31][32] represents the three fundamental forces (guṇas) through which the universe is created, maintained, and destroyed in cyclic succession. Each of these forces is represented by a Hindu deity:[33][34]

  • Brahma: presiding deity of Rajas (passion, creation)
  • Vishnu: presiding deity of Sattva (goodness, preservation)
  • Shiva: presiding deity of Tamas (darkness, destruction)

The trimurti themselves are beyond three gunas and are not affected by it.[35]

In Hindu tradition, the trio is often referred to as Brahma-Vishnu-Mahesh. All have the same meaning of three in one; different forms or manifestations of One person the Supreme Being.[36]

ڤشنو في سمريتي وشروتي

في الڤيدا

A 4th-6th century CE Sardonyx seal representing Vishnu with a worshipper. The inscription in cursive Bactrian reads: "Mihira, Vishnu and Shiva".

في البرهمانا

ڤشنو ذو الأربعة أذرع، أسرة پانديا، القرن 8-9 م.
كريشنا يكشف عن شكله Vishvarupa لأرجونا أثناء حوارهم في بهاگڤاد گيتا.


المناقب اللاهوتية

Vishnu and Lakshmi riding on Vishnu's Vahana Garuda - Painting in LACMA from Rajasthan, Bundi, c.1730

الأقانيم الخمسة

ڤشنو في شكل الإله ڤنكاتشوارا في تيرومالا


علاقاته مع الآلهة الأخرى

تمثال لڤشنو مع لكشمي (يسار) وسرسواتي في متحف ستانفورد



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الرموز

النقش البارز of the Churning of the Sea of Milk shows Vishnu in the centre, his turtle avatar Kurma below, asuras and devas to left and right, and apsaras و إندرا above، من أنكور وات

There are ten avatars of Vishnu (dashavatara) commonly considered as the most prominent[37]:

  1. Matsya, السمكة.
  2. Kurma, السلحفاة.
  3. Varaha, الخنزير البري.
  4. ناراسيمها، الرجل-الأسد (نارا = رجل، سيمها = الأسد).
  5. Vamana, the Dwarf Brahmana (priest).
  6. Parashurama, Rama with the axe, who appeared in the Treta Yuga.
  7. Rama, Sri Ramachandra, the prince and king of Ayodhya.
  8. Krishna (meaning 'dark coloured' or 'all attractive') appeared in the Dwapara Yuga along with his brother Balarama. Balarama is included as the eighth or ninth Dasavatara in some versions of the list which either contain no reference to Buddha, or list Krishna as the source of all avatars.[38]
  9. Buddha (meaning 'the enlightened one') appeared in the Kali Yuga (specifically as Siddhartha Gautama).
  10. Kalki ("Eternity", or "time", or "The Destroyer of foulness"), who is expected to appear at the end of Kali Yuga, the time period in which we currently exist.

ألف اسم لڤشنو

ڤشنو مع لكشمي (لكشمي-نارايانا) في هالبيدو


الأسماء مشتقة عموماً من أنانتاكالياناگونا (التي تعني: الصفات الجليلة اللانهائية). بعض الأسماء هي:

  • Acyutah (infallible)
  • Ananta (endless, eternal, infinite)
  • Damodara (having a rope (dama) around his belly (udara): a name of Krishna)
  • Govinda (protector of the cows & brahmins; master of the senses: a name of Krishna)
  • Hari (one who takes away)
  • Hayagriva (giver of knowledge)
  • Jagannatha (Owner/Ruler of the world/universe)
  • Janardana (One who is worshiped by people for Wealth)
  • Kesava (slayer of Keshi, having long or much or handsome hair, from Atharvaveda viii , 6 , 23)
  • كرشنا (born during the third epoch or yuga, his deeds range from cow protection (go rakshya) to absolving the earth of load of sins)
  • Madhava (relating to the season of spring)
  • Madhusudana (he who destroyed the demon called Madhu)
  • نارايانا (said to mean "he who is the abode of nār (= ether)", i.e., the whole world's shelter. There are two more meanings of Narayana found in a stuti of child-Krishna by Brahma).
  • Padmanabha (lotus-naveled one, from whose navel sprang the lotus which contained Brahma, who created the universe)
  • Perumal الاسم الذي يُعرف به في المناطق الناطقة بالتاميلية
  • Purushottama - The Supereme Eternal Being
  • راما (المولود أثناء الحقبة الثانية من يوگا, his deeds primarily established the ideal living principles of a man)
  • Hrsikesha (lord of the senses)
  • ساتيانارايانا (a combination of satya and Narayana meaning 'protector of truth')
  • Sridhara (consort of Sri = Laxmi or Ultimate wealth)
  • Siddhartha (one who attains perfection, birth name of Buddha avatar in the last epoch of Kali Yuga)
  • Vishnu
  • سريمان (زوجة شري أو لكشمي); Often Sriman is combined with the name, Narayana , to تشكل كلمة مركبة، Sriman Narayana.
  • Srinivasa (the abode of Shri) (also specifically referring to his form in the temple at Tirupati). Also the form of Vishnu at Tirupati is well-known as Venkateswara.
  • Vamana (dwarfish, small or short in stature, a dwarf brahmana)
  • Vāsudeva ( "All-Pervading God", with the long vowel A;it means "the son of Vasudeva": a name of Krishna)

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