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=== विष्णुः ॥ Vishnu ===
=== विष्णुः ॥ Vishnu ===
{{Main|Vishnu (विष्णुः)}}Vishnu is an important deity mentioned in Rigveda, Yajurveda and Atharvavedas. He is called Vishnu as he all-pervading in the Universe - वेवेष्टि व्याप्नोति इति विष्णुः। In the Rigveda, Vishnu is famous for his role in measuring the universe in three steps. <blockquote>य इ॒दं दी॒र्घं प्रय॑तं स॒धस्थ॒मेको॑ विम॒मे त्रि॒भिरित् प॒देभि॑: ॥३॥ (Rig. Veda. 1.154.3)</blockquote>According to Dr. Kapildev Dviwedi, the Universe is considered to be enclosed in a vast triangle, and Vishnu is said to be pervading in all the three angles of the triangle. The three angles represent the prthvi, the antariksha and the dyulokas. Hence he is called as Trivikrama, Urukrama, Urugaya, Trishadha, Tripada etc. Surya as the attracting force maintains the place of these lokas.<ref name=":62" />
{{Main|Vishnu (विष्णुः)}}Vishnu is an important deity mentioned in Rigveda, Yajurveda and Atharvavedas. He is called Vishnu as he all-pervading in the Universe - वेवेष्टि व्याप्नोति इति विष्णुः। In the Rigveda, Vishnu is famous for his role in measuring the universe in three steps. <blockquote>य इ॒दं दी॒र्घं प्रय॑तं स॒धस्थ॒मेको॑ विम॒मे त्रि॒भिरित् प॒देभि॑: ॥३॥ (Rig. Veda. 1.154.3)</blockquote>According to Dr. Kapildev Dviwedi, the Universe is considered to be enclosed in a vast triangle, and Vishnu is said to be pervading in all the three angles of the triangle. The three angles represent the prthvi, the antariksha and the dyulokas. Hence he is called as Trivikrama, Urukrama, Urugaya, Trishadha, Tripada etc. Surya as the attracting force maintains the place of these lokas.<ref name=":62" />
Vishnu creates or manifests the Universe of seven planes, unveils its laws and maintains the Universe under these laws. This happens not only in the macrocosm, but also in the microcosm, the subtle body of man. Each plane is manifested by Vishnu is based on a particular principle. For instance this world, earth, is dominated by matter. The midworld, antariksha, is dominated by life-energies, emotional energies etc. The celestial worlds, dyu, is dominated by the mental energies. The highest station is said to be Vishnu's supreme step. He creates the path by which the mortals can reach the supreme station after traversing the intermediate worlds. Upholding the Universe with his three steps, Vishnu creates for Indra a wide station amongst us mortals by which we can reach the supreme station above. When Vishnu is said to sleep on the folds of the snake Ananta upon the ocean of sweet milk, Ananta is clearly seen to be not the common serpent, nor the milk the material sweet milk, nor the ocean an expanse of milky liquid. The symbolic meaning is that the All-pervading Vishnu rests on the coils of the Infinite in the blissful ocean of Eternal Existence.<ref name=":1" />
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