Description Vishnu is a Hindu god, the Supreme God of Vaishnavism (one of the three principal denominations of Hinduism) and one of the three supreme deities (Trimurti) of Hinduism. He is also known as Narayana and Hari. As one of the five primary forms of God in the Smarta tradition, he is conceived as "the Preserver or the Protector" within the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the divinity. Vishnu is one of the most important gods in the Hindu pantheon and, along with Brahma and Shiva, is considered a member of the holy trinity (trimurti) of Hinduism. He is the most important god of Vaishnavism, the largest Hindu sect.
Shiva is a God pictured as an ascetic. Hair matted, body smeared with ash the remenants of cremated body, he sits naked atop a snow clad mountain, totally incorporated within himself, ignorant of the universe around him. Shiva does not seek the worldly truths he only wants to go after sat, that is the truth that is permanent absolute and unconditional. So he shut himself from the world, memories, desires, ideas, ego and crushes his consciousness. Purification of sub-conscious mind leads to enlightenment.
Research shows that it has no beginning, considering the fact that it predates recorded history. In addition, it is known to be a monotheistic religion with one Supreme Being “who has manifested and taken many forms like one body with many different parts” (Radhanandaji). Nevertheless, Hindus worship many gods out of which three major ones include Vishnu, Brahma, and Shiva. All these gods can be mentioned in the Vedas, a large body of text that holds the oldest Hinduism scriptures within. The Vedas includes the language of the Gods put in a simpler form of human language, the Divine powers that created living beings and those powers which rule over us (Hindu Universe).
As per Hindu mythology, Lord Brahma is considered to be the Creator of the Universe. He is the one among the Trimurti, the triad of 3 gods which consist of Lord Vishnu- the preserver, Lord Shiva- the destroyer and himself- the creator. Although, Lord Brahma is supposed to have been the creator of the universe, it is believed that he lost his worshippers due to lying hence, he was merely entrusted with task of creation under instructions of the other two gods. However, his role in the creation of everything that makes this world habitable like the creation of good and evil, gods and demons, man and ancestors cannot be completely forgotten and as a tribute to him there is a temple completely dedicated to him, located in the Rajasthani town of Pushkar. This temple of Lord Brahma in Pushkar is supposedly the only temple in the world which has been devoted solely to the Creator.
Worship is the way in which people speak and deal with their god or gods. In Hinduism, they have more than one god to worship for. As what has stated in the Vedas, many gods are mentioned for instance Agni the god of fire and Indra the god of war, but as the religion grew larger and developed wider some of them were renamed and became the gods which Hindus worship today. Out of all gods in their belief, there is one god Hindus acknowledge that, at the most fundamental level, God is the One, the absolute, formless, and only Reality known as Brahman, the Supreme, Universal Soul. Brahman is the universe and everything in it.
In this comparative study between the Hindu and the Greek Pantheon, the first distinct comparison appears to be the existence of a golden triad. For the Hindus, its Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva as the three face of god’s masculine form whereas for the Greek’s its Zeus,
They also dominate the Hindu priesthood, however, the “other castes due in fact have sacred specialists, but they do not compare to the statues of a Brahmin” (Kelete, 2015). However, Modern Hinduism do not hold any restrictions on the lower castes. There is in fact a group called Shantikuni Spiritual Center at Haridwar that are working on trying to bring unity toward a land that is interrupted by countless divisions (All World Gayatri Pariwar,
In the era of political correctness, the erstwhile colonies demand equal status for the beliefs….In his incarnation as Rama, Vishnu embodies all that is virtuous in Hinduism: discipline, detachment, obedience, selflessness, faithfulness, fairness, poise, and dignity. His story is told in the epic Ramayana. When the epic is treated as a quasi-historical document, Rama loses his mythic power as the symbol of perfection and becomes a mere king. When the epic is seen as literature, Rama becomes a figment of poetic imagination and loses his spiritual splendor. The tension between Rama the historical personality and Rama the sacred symbol has come to the fore in recent times, as Rama has become part of the nationalist Hindu political rhetoric.” (Pattanaik
The seventh avatar was of the Lord Ram (The perfect man; the king of Ayodhya) who uploads old rules at the cost of personal life. His eighth avatar was of Lord Krishna (The Divine Staesman) Cowherd/ charioteer/ stateman who shrewdly changed rules. The ninth avatar was that of Balram (Elder Brother of Krishna). One of the ten avatars of Vishnu that appeared in the Dwapara Yuga. In many versions of the mythology, the ninth incarnation is often mentioned as Lord Buddha.
In the era of political correctness, the erstwhile colonies demand equal status for the beliefs….In his incarnation as Rama, Vishnu embodies all that is virtuous in Hinduism: discipline, detachment, obedience, selflessness, faithfulness, fairness, poise, and dignity. His story is told in the epic Ramayana. When the epic is treated as a quasi-historical document, Rama loses his mythic power as the symbol of perfection and becomes a mere king. When the epic is seen as literature, Rama becomes a figment of poetic imagination and loses his spiritual splendor. The tension between Rama the historical personality and Rama the sacred symbol has come to the fore in recent times, as Rama has become part of the nationalist Hindu political rhetoric.” (Pattanaik