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What does Vishnu mean?

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Proper noun
  1. (Hinduism) One of the Trimurti (trinity) in Hindu mythology, and the most popularly venerated god in Hinduism. Vishnu is commonly depicted as being blue in colour and having four arms: with each hand holding either a lotus, a mace, a conch shell or Chakra weapon. Vishnu is the Supreme being or Ultimate Reality for Vaishnavas and a manifestation of Brahman in the Advaita or Smarta traditions of Hinduism.
  2. A male given name used in India.
Name
  1. A male given name of Sanskrit origin.
    1. (meaning, history) The protector. An important Hindu God.
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His best and most learned priest, Deva-svami, was a devotee of Vishnu who preached sad-dharma.
Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar was born at Kurundwad in Maharashtra in the year 1872 in a family of Kirtankars.
The dancer described vividly the coming of Vishnu as Narasimha to protect his bhakta Prahlada.
It is the only Hindu state in the world, ruled over by monarchs who fancy themselves as reincarnations of the Hindu god Vishnu.
In the Smarta sect, Surya is worshiped as a major Deity, along with Ganesha, Vishnu, Siva, Sakti and Skanda.
Some of that love is transferred to Kavita Asrani who Vishnu has watched blossom from childhood to full blown womanhood.

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