Viṣṇu Research Articles

From Visnu's Deeds to Visnu's Play, or Observations on the Word Avatāra As a Designation for the Manifestations of Visnu

Cet article etudie les derives du terme avatar dans la litterature hindouiste de l'epoque du Mahabharata et du Harivamsa. Ce mot paraissant provenir du vocabulaire du theâtre, les incarnations de Vishnou pour accomplir une mission (entre autres sous la forme de Krishna ou Arjuna) se rapprochent de l'entree sur la scene terrestre du plus grand des acteurs.

Yajña and puja in the Legends of Krsna in the Visnu Purana

Yajña and puja in the Legends of Krsna in the Visnu Purana

The significance of Viṡṅu reclining on the serpent

(1986). The significance of Visnu reclining on the serpent. Religion: Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 101-114.

On the Symbolism of Three- and Four-Faced Visnu Images: A Reconsideration of Evidence

Le vishnu a trois tetes de l'ecole de Mathurâ (epoques Gupta et post-Gupta), absent des textes iconographiques, peut etre appele Vaikuntha trimurti. Au VIII s., au Cashmire, ce type se vit adjoindre une quatrieme tete (kapila/raudra) du cote du dos.

Hymns for the Drowning: Poems for Viṣṇu by Nammāḷvār

Hymns for the Drowning: Poems for Viṣṇu by Nammāḷvār

Bathing in Krishna: A Study in Vaiṣṇava Hindu Theology

So Aṇṭāḷ begins her poemTiruppāvai, portraying in thirty verses one episode in the life of Krishna and his cowherd lovers, but one highly significant for the Śrī Vaiṣṇavas of South India. In this poem, they believe, is embedded the essence of the Upanishads, and through it the Lord Vishnu will bathe his devotees with grace and unending delight. The purpose of this study is to consider what Śrī Vaiṣṇavas believe the essential teaching of the Upanishads to be and how it is found in the text. To do so we will focus on the theme of bathing as it is portrayed in the poem itself, in the traditional account of the poet's life, and in the earliest complete commentary on the poem.

The Boar Aspect of Visnu in Khmer Art

The Boar Aspect of Visnu in Khmer Art