Various names of vishnu!!

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Various names of Vishnu

Vishnu has different names according to carrying different things in His 4-arms form.

When He has --
Right upper arm (Shankh), Right lower arm (Chakra)
Left upper arm (Gadaa), Left lower arm (Padm) -- He is named as
Keshav.

When He has --
Right upper arm (Padm), Right lower arm (Gadaa)
Left upper arm (Chakra), Left lower arm (Shankh) -- He is named as
Naaraayan.

When He has --
Right upper arm (Chakra), Right lower arm (Shankh)
Left upper arm (Padm), Left lower arm (Gadaa) -- He is named as Maadhav.

When He has --
Right upper arm (Gadaa), Right lower arm (Padm)
Left upper arm (Shankh), Left lower arm (Chakra) -- He is called as Govind.

When He has --
Right upper arm (Padm), Right lower arm (Shankh)
Left upper arm (Chakra), Left lower arm (Gadaa) -- He is called Vishnu.

When He has --
Right upper arm (Gadaa), Right lower arm (Padm)
Left upper arm (Shankh), Left lower arm (Chakra) -- He is called as Govind.
When He has --
Right upper arm (Shankh), Right lower arm (Padm)
Left upper arm (Gadaa), Left lower arm (Chakra) -- He is called as Madhusoodan.

When He has --
Right upper arm (Gadaa), Right lower arm (Chakra)
Left upper arm (Shankh), Left lower arm (Padm) -- He is called as Trivikram.

When He has --
Right upper arm (Chakra), Right lower arm (Gadaa)
Left upper arm (Padm), Left lower arm (Shankh) -- He is called as Vaaman Bhagavaan.

When He has --
Right upper arm (Chakra), Right lower arm (Padm)
Left upper arm (Shankh), Left lower arm (Gadaa) -- He is called as Shreedhar.

When He has --
Right upper arm (Chakra), Right lower arm (Gadaa)
Left upper arm (Shankh), Left lower arm (Padm) -- He is called as Hrisheekesh.

When He has --
Right upper arm (Padm), Right lower arm (Shankh)
Left upper arm (Gadaa), Left lower arm (Chakra) -- He is called as Padmnaabh.
When He has --
Right upper arm (Shankh), Right lower arm (Gadaa)
Left upper arm (Chakra), Left lower arm (Padm) -- He is called as Daamodar.

When He has --
Right upper arm (Shankh), Right lower arm (Padm)
Left upper arm (Chakra), Left lower arm (Gadaa) -- He is called as Sankarshan.

When He has --
Right upper arm (Chakra), Right lower arm (Shankh)
Left upper arm (Gadaa), Left lower arm (Padm) -- He is called as Vaasudev.

When He has --
Right upper arm (Shankh), Right lower arm (Chakra)
Left upper arm (Gadaa), Left lower arm (Padm) -- He is called as Pradyumn.

When He has --
Right upper arm (Gadaa), Right lower arm (Shankh)
Left upper arm (Padm), Left lower arm (Chakra) -- He is called as Aniruddh.
When He has -
-
Right upper arm (Padm), Right lower arm (Shankh)
Left upper arm (Gadaa), Left lower arm (Chakra) -- He is called as Purushottam.

When He has --
Right upper arm (Gadaa), Right lower arm (Shankh)
Left upper arm (Chakra), Left lower arm (Padm) -- He is called as Adhokshaj.

When He has --
Right upper arm (Padm), Right lower arm (Gadaa)
Left upper arm (Shankh), Left lower arm (Chakra) -- He is called as Nrasinh Bhagavaan.
When He has --
Right upper arm (Padm), Right lower arm (Shankh)
Left upper arm (Chakra), Left lower arm (Gadaa) -- He is called as Achyut.

When He has --

Right upper arm (Gadaa), Right lower arm (Padm)
Left upper arm (Chakra), Left lower arm (Shankh) -- He is called as Krishn.

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Posted: 16 years ago
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great info 👏 however there are 1000 names (Sahasranaama) of vishnu which can be found : HERE
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Originally posted by: ananyacool

great info 👏 however there are 1000 names (Sahasranaama) of vishnu which can be found : HERE

I second that Rajnish.......cool info!!!!!!! Keep up the good work⭐️
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Posted: 16 years ago
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welcome ananya and suniti😛
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Originally posted by: ananyacool

great info 👏 however there are 1000 names (Sahasranaama) of vishnu which can be found : HERE


agree there are 1000 names of vishnu but these name are according to carrying diff things in his four arms 😃 as given in padma puran😊
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Posted: 16 years ago
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Thanx Rajnish bhaiya👏
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Thanks Rajnish for this explanation of the various names😊😊 I didn't know all the various ways in which the chakra and all those things are held and that the names were associated in such a way. Wow, that's really great. I will have to go back and note all the different meanings!! Love to learn such things😊😊

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