Re: Vishnu-The sustainer?
Originally Posted by
WTyler
I understand that Vishnu is the sustainer/protector, though I would like to understand the deeper meaning of it and how it applies to life.
Can someone explain to me how Vishnu protects and sustains?
Could it be seen in Narasimha protects devotees?
Krishna protects the dharma, and so forth?
So when we need protection look to Vishnu for guidance?
Though is there deeper symbolism when it comes to his protection and sustainability? Almost as if he is the god of all living beings?
Also are there any stories that depict his being the protector?
Vishnu, Krishna, or any of His incarnations can be prayed to and they will provide protection for you.
After all, Lord Narayana is the God of all living beings, of all demons, demigods, and mortals, whether one realises it or not. All of these avataras have a certain trait, but for everything, no matter how material or spiritual the request is, Krishna or Vishnu is the Supreme to come to.
Vishnu possesses His sudarshana chakra to annihilate doubt, His club to fight against irreligion, the conch to invoke auspiciousness and to wake the soul from its sleep in Maya, and the lotus flower to bestow devotion (bhakti) to His devotees.
Just surrender unto Him, and He will provide everything for you.
Hare Krishna!
"Only by providence have I been forcibly brought under Your lotus feet and deprived of all my opulence. Because of the illusion created by temporary opulence, people in general, who live under material conditions, facing accidental death at every moment, do not understand that this life is temporary. Only by providence have I been saved from that condition."
-- Bali Maharaja
Bookmarks