About Vishnu Sahasranama. The Vishnu Sahasranama is a Sanskrit hymn containing a list of the 1,000 names of Vishnu, one of the main deities in Hinduism and the Supreme God in Vais ...

The Vishnu Sahasranamam is a sacred hymn from Mahabharata. In this hymn Lord Vishnu’s 1000 names are mentioned and praised. The hymn is powerful and said to bring spiritual growth and protection from ...

Avatars are not just a cartoon show or a movie or a video game persona. The word “Avatar” comes from a Sanskrit word that means “descent” and it refers to when a deity manifests in an earthly ...

In the contemporary imagination, the word “avatar” may conjure James Cameron’s blue Na’vi people. But Cameron was partly inspired by the avatars (or incarnations) of the the Hindu deity Vishnu, who ...

Introduction: Ancient Indian materials -- Vyasa's Mahabharata: "Sikhandin's Sex Change" (Sanskrit) -- Manikantha Jataka (Pali) -- Vishnu Sharma's Panchatantra ...