CH.3 GODS AND GODDESSES: VISHNU

VISHNU

• Vishnu is the most worshiped god.
• He is known as the "Preserver" because he protected eand visited earth, many times from danger.
• Hindus believe he appeared in ten body forms, which are called "Avatars".
• Vishnu had come as a tortoise, fish, boar and a half lion and human creature.

LOTUS, CONCH SHELL, MACE AND CHAKRA

• Vishnu has been seen with four arms.
• In the first hand vishnu is holing a lotus.
• In the second hand vishnu is holding a conch shell.
• In his third hand he has a mace.
• In his fourth hand he is holding a chakra.

RESEMBLANCE

• The lotus resembles purity.
• The conch shell reminds worshipers to destroy ignorance and evil in life.
• The mace represents when vishnu used it against enemies.
• The chakra shows that it returns to Vishnu's hand when he struck an enemy.

VISHNU FORMS

• Vishnu had returned to earth in a variety of forms.
• The most important forms he appeared as are Rama and Krishna.
• The story of Rama is told in the Ramayana. The Ramayana is one of several
• Hindu sciptures, that appeared in 600 B.C. to 200 A.D.

THE STORY OF RAMA

• This story centers or focuses around Rama rescuing his wife from the ten headed
• demon.
• This story teaches the life lesson that theaches that how good always overcomes
• evil.

THE BHAGAVAD

• Krishna is the hero of the Bhagavad Gita.
• His friend "Arjuna" that seemingly is an endless cycle of birth, death and
• rebirth.

KRISHNA

• Krishna is usually depicted with sky blue skin.
• His blue skin represents the sky that he's eternal and everywhere.
• Krishna is usually playing a flute for the benefit of cows
• and gopis.

GOD OF LOVE

• Krishna is viewed as the "god of love."
• Krishna has helped many people in different ways.
• He had healed the deaf, the blind, the poor and raised people from the
• grave.

VISHNU'S LAST APPEARANCE

• Hindus believe that krishna will make one more appearance,
• when the world comes to an end.

KALKI

• He would be called kalki.
• He would come on a white horse.
• He will judge everyone if they were good or bad according to their deeds.