Who is the daughter of Lord Vishnu?

Lakshmi and MahaVishnu's daughters were Amritavalli and Sundaravalli born out of the tears of joy of Narayana during his incarnation as Trivikrama.Once they went to their father Lord Vishnu. They desired to marry Lord Kartikeya. Lord Vishnu told them to do penance to please Lord Kartikeya . They did penance and Lord Kartikeya was pleased with them. He said that Amritavalli would be born as Tevayanai or Devasena who would be the daughter of Lord Indra and Sundaravalli would be reborn to Veddas as Valli and then he would marry them both. When they reincarnated as Tevyanai and Devasena Lord Kartikeya married them.

Princess Charumati was the daughter of Lord Krishna and Rukmini(Lord Vishnu and Mahalakshmi).

Lord Krishna had 1 daughter from each of his 8 principal wives.

Lord Krishna has 8 daughters.

Lord Vishnu has two daughters who are married to Lord Kartikeya.

Uravashi was also the daughter of Lord Narayana who was born from his thigh.

Why did Vishnu take the Kurma avatar?

 Long ago, it so happened that once Sage Durvasa arrived in the heavens and saw Indra sitting on Airavata, the elephant vehicle of Indra, going with his pomp and glory. Seeing this, Sage Durvasa was immensely happy, and in this happiness, he gave Indra a garland which was offered to Lord Srihari. Indra kept that garland on Airavata, and it crushed that garland with its feet. Seeing this, Sage Durvasa was highly enraged and hence cursed Indra to lose his kingdom of the heavens and aishvarya.

Thus, cursed by Sage Durvasa, Indra lost all the wealth, kingship of the heavens, his Airavata, Kalpavriksha, Kaamadhenu, Amrita, etc., and all this got dissolved in the Milky Ocean. Lakshmidevi entered the Milky ocean, but with one form She was always present in the vakshasthala of Lord Vishnu, thus being eternally united with Lord Vishnu. All the devatas headed by Indra approached Lord Brahma, who was the guru to the whole universe after Lord Narayana Himself. Lord Brahma told them that this problem can only be solved by Lord Vishnu. So, all the devatas led by Lord Brahma approached Lord Vishnu in Vaikuntha and praised Him. Pleased by their praises, Lord Vishnu said, “We need to churn the milk ocean (which is Ksheerasagara) to get the lost wealth again. But for this, we need to include the demons too, by the ahi mooshaka nyaaya. For churning the ocean, we need Mount Mandara as the churning stick and Serpent king Vasuki as the churning rope.” (In simple words, Ahi mooshaka nyaya, also known as the Snake and the Mouse Logic, means two bitter enemies are forced to team up just to survive a crisis, until the work is done.)

So, all the devatas following the instructions of Lord Narayana approached the demons and asked them to also accompany them in the churning of the Milky Ocean. The devatas proposed a pact that everything that will be obtained via the churning of the Milky Ocean will be divided equally. The demons, too, agreed. Now, all of these people approached the Mandara parvata. But this Mount Mandara had a boon from Lord Shiva that nobody could lift it. The devatas tried to lift that mountain, but couldn’t lift it. They finally took refuge in Lord Vishnu. Lord Vishnu easily lifted Mount Mandara, as if it were a toy, and placed it on Garuda. Since Garuda is equal to Lord Shiva, he could lift it easily. Lord Vishnu, being the supreme God Himself, lifted the mountain easily. These devatas led by Indra were lesser than Lord Shiva; therefore, they couldn’t lift it.

Now these devatas and asuras became arrogant about Garuda being able to lift the mountain, and argued that they could also lift the mountain. To this, Lord Vishnu placed that mountain on the devatas, saying, “Now lift it.” The devatas and asuras got crushed under Mount Mandara and broke their bones. Lord Vishnu lifted Mount Mandara and again placed it on Garuda. After that, He looked at the devatas compassionately. Immediately, the devatas were normal, fine, healthy, and recovered. Now, this Mount Mandara was placed on the Milky Ocean as the churning stick, and Vasuki was made the churning rope. The demons argued that they didn’t want to be at Vasuki’s tail’s end and claimed the spot where Vasuki’s head was. The devatas smilingly agreed.

The churning of the ocean started. The Mount Mandara was going down and was drowning. The devatas remembered Lord Vishnu. Immediately, Lord Vishnu took the form of a tortoise, which was one hundred thousand yojanas (eight hundred thousand miles) long, and lifted the Mandara Mountain on His back (shell of the tortoise). This is known as Kurma roopa of Lord Narayana. Srimad Bhagavatam says that when these devatas and demons were churning the Milky Ocean, it was like a soothing scratching sensation. This rhythmic, massaging motion made Kurma Bhagavan feel so relaxed that He peacefully drifted off to sleep while effortlessly balancing the entire weight of the cosmic operation on His back.

But then, this Mandara mountain was coming up; therefore, Lord Vishnu Himself in His Ajita form came and sat on the Mandara Mountain and balanced the whole mountain, enabling the devatas and demons to do the churning of the Milky Ocean easily. Here, Vasuki was very tired and fatigued by the continuous stretching. From one side, the devatas pulled, and from the other side, the demons pulled. It started emitting poison from its mouth, where the demons were standing. The poisonous air was suffocating for them, and clouds came near the devatas and provided them with cool air. Therefore, seeing this Lord Vishnu, Himself entered Vasuki and provided the strength to endure this pulling.

Thus, after that, the story is known as how Halahala poison came; all the devatas took refuge in Lord Shiva; SriMukhyaprana Vayudeva and Lord Shiva together drank it with the blessings of Lord Vishnu, as per Rigveda’s Keshi Sukta and Padma Purana; then different things like Airavata, Kalpavriksha, and Uchhaishravas horse came, and finally Mahalakshmidevi emerged from the ocean, holding vara and abhaya poses in both Her hands and lotus flowers in both Her hands, like the sun rising luminously from behind the mountains. She had a mangalasutra already tied around her conch-shell-shaped neck, which showed she was eternally married to Lord Vishnu. She had four braids and a hair bun, which was decorated with fragrant flowers. She appeared draped in pure, unblemished yellow silk, traditionally referred to as Pītāmbara or Kauseya.

She, with a garland or varamaala, went there. There, She found faults in each devata and finally chose Lord Narayana, since He was the only one who was flawless, was full of all auspicious attributes, and was the Supreme Being Himself. Therefore, She married Lord Vishnu. Already She had a mangalasutra in Her neck, which showed that She was eternally wedded to Lord Narayana, but then they got wedded again just for the welfare of all. After this, Bhagavan Vishnu Himself emerged from the Milky Ocean as Dhanvantari holding the Amrita kalasha in His hand. From His eyes came tears of joy. These tears came from Tulasi. This Tulasi is also a form of Mahalakshmidevi.

These demons took away the Amrit kalash from Dhanvantari’s hands. Lord Dhanvantari, too, kept quiet just to show how cruel and selfish the demons were. Therefore, to take back Amrita from them, He assumed the form of Mohini, an enchanting stree roopa of Lord Vishnu, which was even more beautiful than Mahalakshmidevi Herself. By that roopa, He bewildered the demons, took Amrita from them and distributed it among the devatas and then cut Rahu’s head when he came in between Surya and Chandra to deceitfully have the Amrita. After that, a great war happened between the devatas and demons, wherein finally Lord Vishnu appeared there and defeated all the demons, and the war ended, plus the devatas gained their wealth, and Indra too gained his kingdom in heaven, and all lived peacefully.

Hope this helps!
Jay SriRam!
ShriKrishnarpanamastu!

If every Avatara from Dashavatara of Lord Vishnu was mortal like Rama, Krishna why did Parashurama avatara become immortal?

 

Rama and Krishna were not mortal. Lord Vishnu took incarnation for a purpose. Once the purpose is over and fulfilled, the incarnation comes to an end. They cannot be treated as mortal.

Before concluding His incarnation, Lord Krishna imparted many profound spiritual truths to Uddhava. Weeping, Uddhava said, "Kali fears to enter this realm as long as Your feet touch the earth; if You too depart, what will become of all living beings?"

Krishna replied to the tearful Uddhava, "I am withdrawing My manifest form, but I am merging My absolute, unmanifest essence into the ocean of the *Bhagavata*—the nectar of divine stories. One can easily attain salvation simply by reciting and listening to it."

Ramadasu, an ardent devotee of Rama, said in a keertan “ takkuvEmi manaku, rAmundokkaDumDuvarakU…..” - as long as Rama is by our side, what we lack.

So Rama and Krishna exist not only in the past but also in the present—in an unmanifest form—to protect His devotees.

That is why, despite the prevalence of so many sins and atrocities, rains still fall, crops continue to flourish, and the vast majority of people are able to secure two meals a day.

Regarding Parasurama, we have to wait to know the further future purpose of his incarnation. Part of the purpose might be over. That's why Parasurama is still there.

Subhamastu

Why do Shiva temples seem to have more visitors, but Vishnu temples generate more revenue? What's driving these differences?

 

While delivering a discourse, the revered Garikapati Narasimha Rao garu shared an interesting observation:

A devotee once asked him, "Among the many types of temples, why are Siva's temples always so crowded?"

He replied, " Close your eyes for a moment and visualize a picture of the Siva family—whether one you have at home or one you have seen elsewhere. Lord Siva sits there with a gentle smile. Goddess Parvati sits close to Him, her head resting almost upon His shoulder. Vinayaka and Kumaraswamy sit nearby; often, one of them is even seated in the Mother's lap.

Looking at them feels just like looking at a family photograph of one's own eldest maternal uncle or paternal uncle.

Visiting a Siva temple feels like visiting the home of such an uncle; it brings peace of mind. That is why people frequent Siva temples," he said.

It struck me as a truly wonderful explanation.

It occurred to me that Siva is easily accessible to His devotees (Bhakta-sulabha). When someone approaches Him, He does not dwell on how corrupt they might have been or how many people they might have hurt—those matters are for others to address later. Instead, Siva simply asks, "My dear one, what brings you here?" and listens to their troubles with compassion, offering solace.

Just a short distance away sits the Mother—the embodiment of boundless compassion (Avyaja-karuna-murti)—wearing a gentle smile. Her face radiates a serene, beaming smile. She embodies the quality of Sattva (purity and goodness); anger never touches Her. One is comforted and sent on their way with the assurance to leave all troubles behind; the mind finds peace.

As one moves forward, one beholds Lord Vinayaka—who ensures that all tasks proceed smoothly and without obstacles—Lord Subrahmanya Swamy, who constantly protects us from danger, and Nandi, the embodiment of Dharma.
What does a living being need more than mental peace? This is found in a Siva temple. There is no doubt about it.
The general feeling is mostly poor and middle class people visit Siva temples frequently.

May all this be offered to Lord Siva.

Subhamastu

Why does Vishnu sit on a snake?

 The “snake”, as you put it, is Anantashesha - the Oldest Son of Kadru and the Oldest non-humanoid demigod to be born… and the Patron God of all Dragons.

Through extreme meditation and soul-reflection, Anantashesha achieved Parama-Moksha (Great Liberation), and reached Vaikuntha - the highest heaven. Here, he proclaimed his devotion to Sri Vishnu, who graciously took him as his Regent of Balance.

Anantashesha name literally means “The Unending One” - as in when the Brahma-Pralaya (Omniversal Death) occurs and the Mahadeva ends the Omniverse by lighting it awash with the Ultimate Reality, Anantashesha will the only one who’ll survive the End of the Omniverse.

Anantashesha is an Elder God (the second highest tier of Godhood, after Supreme Gods). He’s among Lord Vishnu’s loyalest retainers and Regent (Deputy) to the Mantle of Omniversal Balance.

Lord Vishnu reclining or sitting atop his coils symbolize both how Lord Vishnu reigns greater than Eternity itself, and how much Anantashesha considers himself honored by being the vehicle and seat for Lord Vishnu to recline as he constantly meditates the Omniverse into a state of Balance.

Anantashesha’s also has infinite number of heads - each head symbolizes a different parallel universe. So Lord Vishnu reclining atop the Anantashesha also symbolizes his mastery over Infinity.

In what ways does Lakshmi's act of massaging Vishnu's feet demonstrate her power and role in the universe?

 

“ kASyAmtu maraNAn muktihi “ - kasi khandam. If a person dies in Kasi, whatever may be his past deeds, gets mukti/moksha.

When the soul, in Kasi, is in the throes of death, gasping for breath:

1. Emitting a delightful fragrance and accompanied by the gentle jingling of bangles and anklets, Goddess Parvati—the Daughter of the King of Mountains—arrives; placing the soul's head upon her lap, she gently fans it with the end of her sari, bringing the soul profound solace.

2. Dundhi Ganapati arrives and, with his cool trunk, gently strokes the nose of the soul that is struggling for breath.

3. As the soul's body grows feverish with the fear of imminent departure, Mother Ganga arrives and, with her cool hands, gently caresses the body, bringing it a sense of blissful relief.

4. Bhringi—the foremost among the Pramatha Ganas (Lord Shiva's celestial attendants)—places sacred ash (*Vibhuti*) upon the soul's forehead, offering the assurance: "Fear no more."

5. Amidst the wafting of sweet fragrances and the resonant chiming of bells, Lord Kashi Vishwanatha Himself arrives; sitting beside the soul, He leans forward and whispers the *Taraka Mantra* into the soul's right ear, whereupon the soul begins to meditate upon that sacred mantra. Solely for the reason that the soul remembered the *Taraka Mantra* at the moment of death, Lord Shiva absorbs that soul into His own being, uniting it eternally with Himself.

Some superstitious individuals question whether visiting Kashi truly yields spiritual merit. In reality, one cannot even set foot in Kashi unless one has accumulated merit over countless lifetimes. Furthermore, to attain death within Kashi—how many lifetimes of virtuous deeds must one have performed?

Yogis, viewing the world through the lens of divine wisdom, perceive that even the insects and creatures that perish in that sacred place do so with their right ears turned upward. Such is the profound sanctity of the holy shrine of Kashi.

Now let us come to the question:

Just by doing the above services to the dying Soul, the Power or Role of Goddess Parvati or Siva will not diminish or come down. They do it with affection.

Similarly by just messaging Feet of Vishnu's, mother Lakshmi Devi’s power or role will not be affected. The needy action shows care and affection to the husband. Nothing more or less.

Subhamastu

Who does Shiva love the most, Vishnu, Shakti, or Parvati?

 Lord Shiva loves Lord Vishnu the most, because Lord Vishnu is the Ishta-daiva of Lord Shiva. Even before Lord Shiva married Mother Parvati or Mother Sati, he was a Parama Vaishnava (a supreme devotee of Lord Vishnu).

I once read on Quora that in a certain Purana it is mentioned that Lord Vishnu told Lord Shiva that he would take birth as Parvati or Shakti and marry him to assist him in the process of cosmic destruction. In support of this idea, it is said that Mother Parvati was Krishna-varna (bluish-black in complexion famously known as Kaali) at birth, and after performing intense tapasya she became Gaura-varna (fair or golden in complexion) and hence known as Gauri.

Infact Bengalis also believe that Lord Vishnu is Mother Kali and it’s famous as Krishna Kaali.

A certain sect of Vaisnavas called as Madwas see Mother Kaali or parwathy has a special avesha of Govinda in her which makes her indifferent from Govinda.

And yea Even Lalita Sahasranama have a name Govinda Roopini

Even Famous Premanandji Maharaj of Vrindavan has spoken about a similar idea, saying that Lord Vishnu manifested as Parvati and that Lord Shiva manifested as Radha Rani.

Hare Krishna

Har Har Mahadeva

Jai Bhagwathy Lalitha

How did Lord Vishnu play a role in the wedding of Kameshwara and Kāmeshwarī according to the scriptures?

🕉️ Om Kameshwaraya Namah 🕉️

🔱 The Kameshwara (Shiva) in his universal aspect and the Supreme Goddess, Lalita Tripura Sundari, known as Kameshwari, are depicted in both the Shakta and Tantric traditions as representing the union of pure consciousness and creative force. The texts of the Lalita Sahasranama and Brahmanda Purana give evidence for this cosmic event that was to restore harmony to the cosmos after the defeat of demon-like forces.

🔱 Vishnu’s role in this sacred marriage is quite significant within these traditions; he is often spoken of as providing support, arranging, and witnessing the sacred ceremony, which he does as the preserver of cosmic order (dharma). Vishnu creates balance between these two infinite and different forces of transcendence (Shiva) and active energy (Shakti) to ensure that their combined union becomes the basis for the sustainability of the cosmos.

🔱 Symbolically, Vishnu’s involvement provides evidence that the divine roles function cooperatively, not competitively. Creation, preservation, and transformation are witnessed as a single unified whole. So, the wedding itself is not merely mythological but rather the unity of all divine principles working together to achieve and support the stability of the cosmos.

What are the vyuha-avatars of Lord Vishnu?

 The Chaturvyuhas of Lord Vishnu are - Vasudeva, Sankarshana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha.

From Vasudeva, Sankarshana emerges. From Sankarshana, Pradyumna appears and from Pradyumna, originates Aniruddha

The illustrious Vasudeva is kshetrajna and possesses no qualities in his soul. When that illustrious one is born in any creature, he is known as the lord Samkarshana. Pradyumna is said to be generated from the mind and is born from Samkarshana. Aniruddha is generated from Pradyumna and is consciousness, or Maheshvara. Everything in the universe, mobile and immobile, is generated from him.

• 326, Moksha Dharma parva, Mahabharata.

Vasudeva

He is known as Vasudeva. He is the eternal paramatman. O Narada! Behold the greatness and power of that god. He is never touched by good and bad deeds. Sattva, rajas and tamas are said to be the qualities. These exist in all bodies and roam around there. Though these qualities are enjoyed, kshetrajna does not enjoy them. He is without qualities. He is free from the qualities. He is the creator of qualities. He is superior to the qualities.

There is nothing that is superior to the eternal Purusha. There is no creation in the universe, mobile or immobile, that is eternal. The only single exception is the eternal Purusha Vasudeva. The immensely powerful Vasudeva is in the atmans of all creatures.

• 326, Moksha Dharma parva, Mahabharata.

Sankarshana

That jivatman is also known as the lord Shesha or Samkarshana. Using his own deeds, the one who arises from this is known as Sanatkumara. When all creatures are destroyed, it is into him that they merge.

• 326, Moksha Dharma parva, Mahabharata.

Pradyumna

The mind of all creatures is known as Pradyumna. It is from him that the the doer and cause and effect arise.

• 326, Moksha Dharma parva, Mahabharata.

Aniruddha

Everything in the universe, mobile and immobile, is generated from Aniruddha. He is also known as Ishana and he manifests himself through all his deeds.

• 326, Moksha Dharma parva, Mahabharata.

By the fourth, the Aniruddha (for of) Narayana, all worlds have come to be. This (part of) Narayana created Prakriti (Matter) for making the worlds.

• Mudgala Upanishad of Rigveda.

Brahma is created by Aniruddha

Brahma, the one who is born from the lotus, results from Aniruddha. All mobile and immobile creatures are created by Brahma. Know that this repeatedly happens in several kalpas.

• 326, Moksha Dharma parva, Mahabharata.

Why is Lord Narasimha considered the most powerful avatar of Vishnu?

 Well if you see, all the incarnations of Lord Vishnu are considered as powerful. SriNarasimha is as strong as SriRama or SriParshurama or SriKrishna. Yes, you may say why Lord Narasimha is considered as the most fierce avatara of Lord Vishnu.

In terms of power, knowledge, beauty, charm, opulence, valor all the avataras are the same, but if you talk about Narasimha avatara, then it was taken for destroying the evil forces and protecting devotees, so moreover he is the protector form of Lord Vishnu. If we see other avatars, yes they were also taken for evil destruction, but Narasimhavatara was primarily taken for immediate protection of a devotee, which simultaneously required destruction of evil. Even when the devotees are scared, or for removal of any sorts of black magic or anything like that, we go in the refuge of Narasimha roopi Narayana because he is ugra only for the evil and is shaantamoorti for the good people.

Hence in a nutshell, there is no difference between any avataras of Vishnu and all are the same and equally powerful. So, it is not like any one avatara is considered as the most powerful. All the avataras are powerful. Yes, Narasimhavatara is considered as fiercest avatara of Vishnu for evil destruction but he too is fierce for the evil while he is calm for a devotee.

Hope this helps!
Jay SriRam!
ShriKrishnarpanamastu!

Isn’t sleeping with Vrinda by Vishnu an act of injustice?

Let’s see what veda say about Sriman Narayana:

Salutations again and again to the one with forms everywhere, the truthful one, the supreme Brahman, the highest Being, the one who is dark and yellow in hue, the one who is fully celibate, and the all seeing one whose form is the universe.

Sriman Narayana is considered to be SUPREME YOGI. He is considered to be eternally celibate.

Now people might ask, “How could he have children if he was eternally celibate?”. Always remember, Lord Brahma was born from the navel of Sri Hari without help of Mata Lakshmi. He had children in his avatar from his Yogic ability.

One thing should be clearly understood, to marry Sri Narayana or Mahadeva or Sri Rama or Sri Krsna is not a piece of cake. The person should undergo severe austerities and penance to get him as husband, so did Tulsi. Also it should be clear that Sriman Narayana marries no one except Mata Lakshmi :

Devi Puraana, Book 9, Chapter 24

O Honoured One! For a long time you performed tapasyâ in this Bhârata, to get Me. S’ankhachûda, too, performed tapasyâ for a long time to get you. By that tapas, S’ankhachûda got you as wife. Now it is highly incumbent to award you also with the fruit that you asked for. Therefore I have done this.

Now quit your this terestrial body and assume a Divine Body and marry Me. O Râme! Be like Laksmî. This body of yours will be known by the name of Gandakî, a very virtuous, pure and pellucid stream in this holy land of Bhârata. Your hairs will be turned into sacred trees and since they are born of Tulasi's hair they will be called Tulasi.

 Tulasi devi is considered to be portion of Mahalakshmi Devi herself according to Devi Bhagvat who got cursed and got married to Sankhachuda, who too did austerities to get her as wife:

“Then, on an auspicious day, on an auspicious moment, auspicious Yoga, auspicious Lagna, auspicious Amsa, and on auspicious combination of planetary rulers and their houses, she delivered on the full moon night of the month of Kârtik one beautiful daughter, the incarnation of Laksmî. The holy wise men named Her Tulasî.”

Please remember a thing, Sriman Narayan’s body is not material. It is completely spiritual. So we too should percieve his leelas through spiritual point of view!

OM NAMO NARAYANA!