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Vishnu and Sarma's
These included Vishnu Sarma's Panchatantra, the Hitopadesha, Vikram and The Vampire, and Syntipas ' Seven Wise Masters, which were collections of fables that were later influential throughout the Old World.
This concept can be found in ancient Indian literature, such as the epics Mahabharata and Ramayana, Vishnu Sarma's Panchatantra, Syntipas ' Seven Wise Masters, the Hitopadesha, and Vikram and the Vampire.
The earliest examples are in Ugrasrava's epic Mahabharata and Vishnu Sarma's Panchatantra.
Incidents in some stories are also clearly influenced by ancient literary sources ( including Homer's Odyssey and Vishnu Sarma's Panchatantra ), and by Arab, Indian and Persian folklore and literature.
The earliest known frame stories can be traced back to ancient India sometime in the first millennium BCE, when the Sanskrit epics Mahabharata and Ramayana, Vishnu Sarma's Panchatantra, Syntipas ' The Seven Wise Masters, and the fable collections Hitopadesha and Vikram and The Vampire were written.

Vishnu and Panchatantra
* Panchatantra by Vishnu Sarma
In Indian legend the garuda on which Vishnu rides is the king of birds ( Benfey, Panchatantra, 98 ).
Other noteworthy collections of Indian traditional stories include the Panchatantra, a collection of traditional narratives made by Vishnu Sarma in the second century BC.

Vishnu and animal
Hiranyakashipu could not be killed by human, deva or animal, Narasimha is neither one of these, as he is a form of Vishnu incarnate as a part-human, part-animal.
The multiple heads or limbs of Lord Vishnu or Goddess Durga often seen in Hindu art, for example, would be intended to represent divine omniscience and omnipotence, whereas the use of an animal icons for vehicle would seek to allegorically represent particular abstract qualities associated with that animal / bird such as astuteness, agility or power.
There is a reference to Sharabha in the Vishnu sahasranama, the 1000 names of Vishnu, and the literal meaning seems to suggest the praise of Sharabha ( the lion-killing animal ).
Adi Shankaracharya, as with the reference in the Sharabha Upanishad, refers to this 356th name of Vishnu sahasranama as not mentioning the lion-killing animal at all and instead interprets the name to mean, " As the Lord shines in the body as the indwelling Self, He is called Sharabha, while the body is sara ( perishable ).

Vishnu and tales
The tales of the Ramakian are similar to those of the Ramayana, though transferred to the topography and culture of Ayutthaya, where the Avatar of Pra Narai ( the Thai incarnation of Vishnu, who's also known as Narayan ) is reborn as Pra Ram.

Vishnu and are
In the schools of Bhakti Yoga, the devotees who worship Vishnu or Krishna are particularly keen on ahimsa.
Depictions of Vishnu are prominent at Angkor Wat, the 12th century temple that was originally dedicated to Vishnu.
Of the four major sects, Shaivism, Vaishnavism, and Shaktism each regard only one specific Indic deity ( Shiva, Vishnu, or Shakti ) as the supreme being and principal object of worship, whereas all other divinities are considered merely " sub-gods " or manifestations of it.
" Devas are always looking to the supreme abode of Vishnu " ( tad viṣṇoḥ paramaṁ padaṁ sadā paśyanti sṻrayaḥ Rig Veda 1. 22. 20 )
Here the term " reincarnation " is not strictly applicable, yet Hindu gods are said to have reincarnated ( see Avatar ): Lord Vishnu is known for his ten incarnations, the Dashavatars.
Worshippers of Shiva are called Shaivas or Lingayats and worshippers of Vishnu are called Vaishnavas.
Generally Vaishnava temples are dedicated to Keshava ( or to Chennakeshava, meaning " Beautiful Vishnu ") while a small number are dedicated to Lakshminarayana and Lakshminarasimha ( Narayana and Narasimha both being Avatars, or physical manifestations, of Vishnu ) with Lakshmi, consort of Vishnu, seated at his feet.
Temples dedicated to Vishnu are always named after the deity.
The two main deities found in Hoysala temple sculpture are Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu in their various forms and avatars ( incarnations ).
The principal scriptures discussing Krishna's story are the Mahabharata, the Harivamsa, the Bhagavata Purana and the Vishnu Purana.
The main body of the narrative lacks statements of Rama's divinity, and identifications of Rama with Vishnu are rare and subdued even in the later parts of the text.
** Vishvakarman in Vedic mythology, responsible for the creation of the universe ( while in later Puranic period, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are for creation, maintenance and destruction, respectively )
Brahma works with the materials provided by Vishnu to actually create what are believed to be planets in Puranic terminology, and he supervises the population of them.
Ammonites from the Gandaki river in Nepal are known as saligrams, and are believed by Hindus to be a concrete manifestation of God or Vishnu.
Many are dedicated to Shiva and Parvati, Vishnu and Lakshmi and Brahma and Saraswati
Collectively, the 10 avatars of Vishnu are known as the dashavatara.
* In Hinduism left-handed shells of Turbinella pyrum ( the sacred shankha ) are considered to be sacred to the god Vishnu.

Vishnu and told
The fish then revealed himself to be Vishnu and told him that a deluge would occur within seven days that would destroy all life.
Krishna and Rama are the two mostly widely known and worshiped avatars of Vishnu, with their stories told in the two popular epics, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana.
On hearing this, Maha Laxmi told Maharishi, that her curse will definitely haunt Brahmins but whenever any Brahmin will worship Lord Vishnu, he will be liberated from her curse.
Thereupon, the sage concluded that Lord Vishnu was the most supreme of the Trimurti and told the rishis the same.
Bali blocked them and told these all living and non living things are of His creation. He Himself gave all this to us and He, Lord Vishnu, now came to take this back.
In the Yoga Vasistha, Lord Rama inquires about King Bali and he is told by his Guru Vasistha that Bali was a great king and is always protected by Lord Vishnu.
The story of the birth of Hiranyakasipu and Hiranyaksa is told, including the latter's death at the hands of Varaha, the boar avatar of Vishnu.
This version expands on the story of Prahlada as told in the Vishnu Purana, and is the form that is most commonly told in Hinduism.
She then told them of her boon to Hayagriva and asked them to attach the head of a horse to Vishnu so that he in the guise of " Hayagriva " ( that is, one with a horse's neck ) could kill his foe.
Sage Mrigashinga asked for Moksha ( divine salvation ), but the Devi told that her brother Sriman Narayana ( Lord Vishnu ) alone can give her Moksha.
As the time is close to the ascendancy of Kali Yuga, a sage named Guru muni told Shiva, " Your greatness, the Kroni was created and fragmented into six and from that, five of them were made to take birth and since none obey you, all were destroyed by Vishnu ( Mayon / Thirumal in Tamizh ), and his spirit ( the spirit Vishnu took only in the Avatars ) was kept in Parvatha Ucchi Malai ( In Sanksrit ' Uccha ' means high, In Tamizh ' Malai ' means Mountain.
By then Vishnu told to Devas to write all the happenings perfectly, and walked towards Vaikuntam.
Lord Vishnu told the Devas that he will soon incarnate on Earth as a human being and destroy all the evil forces.
Then, a Yaksha told the Devas that he alone is enough to kill all evil elements on the Earth, and it was not necessary for Lord Vishnu to descend to Earth.
Sivan told that, Vishnu is yet to come by finishing the sixth Yuga and on his return, he would inform about it to him.
Lord Vishnu told the Devas that he will soon incarnate on Earth as a human being and destroy all the evil forces.
Then, a Yaksha told the Devas that he alone is enough to kill all evil elements on the Earth, and it was not necessary for Lord Vishnu to descend to Earth.

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