Ramcharitmanas and other respected Hindu scriptures like the Vishnu Purana, Shrimad Bhagvat Mahapuran and others emphasize the importance of living and visiting such religious places.

The principal scriptures discussing Krishna's story are the Mahabharata, the Harivamsa, the Bhagavata Purana and the Vishnu Purana.

The above quote from Bhagavata Purana with the conclusion that therefore Balarama is supposed to be an incarnation of Vishnu, is obviously a misleading interpretation, as it only says that God appeared as Krishna and Balarama.

The Bhagavata Purana never mentions that Vishnu is the origin of Krishna or Balarama.

A little later, it is clearly mentioned in the same chapter of the Bhagavata Purana, that all other incarnations of God are emanations originating in Krishna-and that Krishna, not Vishnu, is the origin of all other forms of God ( ete camsah kalah pumsah krishna stu bhagavan svayam ).

The Vishnu Purana narrates that Rudra – here identified with Shiva – was born from the anger of the creator-god Brahma.

The Matsya Purana mentions the ferocious eleven Rudras – named Kapali, Pingala, Bhima, Virupaksa, Vilohita, Ajesha, Shasana, Shasta, Shambhu, Chanda and Dhruva – aiding the god Vishnu in his fight against the demons.

According to Vishnu Purana and Padma Purana, Daksha and his wife Prasuti had 24 daughters.

According to the Matsya Purana, the king of pre-ancient Aryavarta ( North India ) and a devotee of Vishnu, Satyavrata who later was known as Manu was washing his hands in a river when a little fish swam into his hands and pleaded with him to save its life.

The Bhagavata Purana ( Canto 7 ), Agni Purana ( 4. 2-3 ), Brahmanda Purana ( 2. 5. 3-29 ), Vayu Purana ( 67. 61-66 ), Harivamsa ( 41 & 3. 41-47 ), Brahma Purana ( 213. 44-79 ), Vishnudharmottara Purana ( 1. 54 ), Kurma Purana ( 1. 15. 18-72 ), Matsya Purana ( 161-163 ), Padma Purana ( Uttara-khanda 5. 42 ), Shiva Purana ( 2. 5. 43 & 3. 10-12 ), Linga Purana ( 1. 95-96 ), Skanda Purana 7 ( 2. 18. 60-130 ) and Vishnu Purana ( 1. 16-20 ) all contain depictions of the Narasimha Avatar.

* Vishnu Purana

Smartism is also monistic, but does not single out one specific Indic deity but a pentad of gods-the " Panchayatana ", which includes Shiva, Vishnu, Surya, Devi, and Ganesha.

It should be however noted that although it is usual to speak of Vishnu as the source of the avataras, this is only one of the names of the God of Vaishnavism, who is also known as Narayana, Vasudeva and Krishna and behind each of those names there is a divine figure with attributed supremacy in Vaishnavism.

Dumézil also suggests that Víðarr's spatiality is seen in the Vishnu of the Vedic traditions, both etymologically ( the < i > Vi </ i >- root ) and mythologically, citing the story of Bali and Vishnu.

According to Vaishnava belief Vishnu creates the basic universal shell and provides all the raw materials and also places the living entities within the material world, fulfilling their own independent will.

The accounts of the emergence of life within the universe vary in description, but classically the god Brahma, from a Trimurti of three gods also including Vishnu and Shiva, is described as performing the act of creation, or more specifically of " propagating life within the universe " with the other two deities being responsible for preservation and destruction ( of the universe ) respectively.

Hari is also a name for Lord Vishnu, please see hari.

* Hinduism, especially Shaivism, the form of Hinduism focussed on the worship of Shiva and the lingam as the symbol of Shiva, but also Vaishnavism, the form of Hinduism focussed on the worship of Vishnu ;

Manu was informed of the impending flood and was protected by the Matsya Avatar of Lord Vishnu, who had manifested himself in this form to rid the world of morally depraved human beings and protect the pious, as also all animals and plants.

At the top of the Hindu philosophy is the formless, undefined Brahman, from whom / which come the different forms and deities, the foremost of which is the Trimurti: Brahma ( the creator ), Vishnu ( the sustainer ) and Shiva ( the destroyer ), and their individual ' Shakti ' ( commonly defined as their wives, but also goddesses in their own right ): Saraswati the goddess of learning, Lakshmi the goddess of all forms of wealth, and Parvati ( also known as Durga, Shakti, Ambika ) the goddess of courage and power.

A dasa ( servant ) and also a manifestation of Lord Vishnu, he is said to have manifested in four human forms or Avatars: Lakshmana, brother of Lord Rama, Balarama, brother of Lord Krishna, Ramanuja and Manavala Mamunigal.

Shesha is also depicted as floating in the ocean of the changing world, forming the bed of Vishnu.

Also ; one of her four grandsons by her first son, would be a great devotee of Vishnu and also the noblest man ( He is Prahlada ).

However, in some places, Hindu scriptures also recognize Vritra as a bhakta of Vishnu who was slain only due to his failure to live piously and without aggression.

Narasimha (, ) or Nrusimha ( न ृ स िं ह, Nṛsiṃha ), also spelled as Narasingh, Narsingh and Narasingha, whose name literally translates from Sanskrit as " Man-lion ", is an avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu and one of Hinduism's most popular deities, as evidenced in early epics, iconography, and temple and festival worship for over a millennium.

Some communities also believe her to be the sister of Vishnu.

It literally means what penance Yashoda had undertaken in her previous birth to be bestowed upon with the powers to punish, love, and care for the Supreme Lord Vishnu ( Lord Satyanarayana also known as Emperor of Gods in Hindu Scriptures ).

Kubera also credited money to the god Venkateshwara ( a form of the god Vishnu ) for his marriage with Padmavati.

The term is most often associated with Vishnu, though it has also come to be associated with other deities.

The descents of Vishnu are also integral to His teaching and tradition, whereas the accounts of other deities are not so strictly dependent on their avatar stories.

Although it is usual to speak of Vishnu as the source of the avatars, within the Vaishnavism branch of Hinduism Narayana, Vasudeva, and Krishna are also seen as names denoting divine aspects which descend as avatars.

When Vishnu had taken on the Kurma Avatar, he also had to manifest himself as Mohini, the enchantress, to save the nectar of immortality ( ambrosia or amrit ) from the demons who were not willing to share it with the gods.

According to Hindu mythology, goddess of prosperity and wife of Lord Vishnu, Maha Laxmi also witnessed the whole incident, as she was also present in the Dham at that time.

When Krishna is recognized to be Svayam Bhagavan, it can be understood that this is the belief of Gaudiya Vaishnavism, the Vallabha Sampradaya, and the Nimbarka Sampradaya, where Krishna is accepted to be the source of all other avatars, and the source of Vishnu himself.

When Diti felt sorry, Kashyapa consoled her by saying that they would be slain by Lord Vishnu himself and thus be blessed by the Lord's contact in the end.

When the deities revealed their doubts about the likelihood of any ascetic donating his body, Vishnu directed them to approach the sage ( Rishi ) Dadichi.

When asked, Prahlada refuses to acknowledge his father as the supreme lord of the universe and claims that Vishnu is all-pervading and omnipresent.

When asked, Prahlada refuses to acknowledge his father as the supreme lord of the universe and claims that Vishnu is all-pervading and omnipresent.

When confronted with Vishnu, according to Skanda Purana, Vīrabhadra swallows his chakra and this causes Lord Vishnu to act wisely.

When man stops offering yagna to the gods, Vishnu himself will descend to earth to rid the world of evil.

When Bhasmasura saw Vishnu in this form, he was bewitched by her beauty.

When Vishnu appeared thus, Shiva was overcome with passion, and united with her.

When taken letter by letter, A-U-M represents the divine energy ( Shakti ) united in its three elementary aspects: Bhrahma Shakti ( creation ), Vishnu Shakti ( preservation ) and Shiva Shakti ( liberation, and / or destruction ).

When Lord Vishnu was asked by devarishi Narad as to why the Lord was not disturbed by the fact that Laxman had been Gravely injured by Indrajit.

When Divya discovers their plan, she and her friends decide to teach Vishnu and his friends a lesson.

When Vishnu returns home, Shivshankar discovers that his son has fallen in love.

When that was done, Lord Vishnu manifested himself on the altar as an old carpenter, Vishwakarma.

When Vishnu was pleased with Dhruva's tapasya and asked him to ask for a varadāna ( grant of wishes ), Dhruva said that he ( being an uneducated child ) did not know how to sing the praise of Lord Vishnu, and therefore asked the varadāna of a knowledge of stuti ( hymn in the praise of Vishnu ).

ParaShakthi rode in the center on the chariot of Sri Chakra. Nithya Devi destroyed a large chunk of Bandasura ’ s armies, Bala Devi killed the son of Bandasura, and Manthrini and Dhandini killed his brothers called Vishanga and Vishukra. When the Asuras created blockade for the marching army, Sri Lalitha Tripura sundari created Ganesha with the help of Kameshwara to remove the blockade. Then Bandasura created the asuras called Hiranyaksha, Hiranya Kasipu and Ravana. The Devi created the ten avatars of Vishnu and destroyed them.

When Vishnu appeared before the King and the queen in answer to their prayers, they prayed to the Lord for a son like Him.

When Shri Rama was about to leave Ayodhya at the end of his reign, Lord Rama in his original form of Shri Vishnu ordered Vibhishana to stay on earth and serve the people and guide them to the path of truth and Dharma.

When Lord Shiva came to know abouth this theft, he ordered to return it back to Lord Vishnu.

: When I see you, Vishnu, omnipresent,