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Vishvaksena mantra, which will enable a person to be free of all human bondage, is the following form. Three fingers of the left hand including the little finger are folded into the left palm itself, the index finger is held backwards away from the thumb. On the right hand three fingers, as in
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offerings to the central or festival icon of Vishnu to
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and holding a shankha and a lotus. In another instance, he is said to carry a sword and a club, wear yellow clothes and have tawny eyes, beard and eyebrows, and four teeth. In a hymn, the remark is that
Vishvaksena carries all attributes of Vishnu, including the
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the case of the left hand, are folded into the palm. Then the hand is placed on the side of the nostril. The index finger is then doubled and placed on top of the thumb. The right hand is then raised up to show the mudra of throwing a disc. With this
1325:, a sect dedicated to Vishnu. Any ritual or function begins with the worship of Vishvaksena. As the commander-in-chief of Vishnu's army, he is believed to protect the ritual or function from obstacles and evil. This role is similar to that of
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Vishvaksena and his bronze icon is taken in procession around the temple precincts. Vishvaksena is believed to arrange for the festival and ensure that it goes on smoothly.
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1465:(which follows Vaikhanasa tradition), Vishvaksena is worshipped before any temple ritual. The temple for Vishvaksena is located at the northern side of the main temple, in the
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texts, but his worship is mentioned in Pancharatra and other
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British Museum; Anna Libera Dallapiccola (22 June 2010).
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describes Vishvaksena in service to Vishnu at Vaikuntha:
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prescribe the worship of Vishvaksena and mention his
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1529:(sprouting the seeds) ritual. Then as part of the
253:mark and his weapons. The Vishvaksena icon of the
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1427:Om rhrum sikhayai vausat (decorate the hairstyle)
1431:Om rhraim havekcaya hum (decorate the hairstyle)
1419:Om rhyram hrdayaya namaha (we salute your heart)
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1423:Om rhyrim sirasa svaha (salutation to the head)
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1435:Om rhraum netraya vausat (decorate the eyes)
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1757:. Temple University Press. p. 208.
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189:, Srimad Bhagavatam, Book I, Chapter II
1987:Ramakrishnananda, Swami (2022-04-07).
1869:"Verse 6.21.7 [Garga Samhita]"
1713:. Jaico Publishing House. p. 67.
1493:The ritual of offering of remnants of
1473:). Offerings of flowers and garlands (
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2096:. Abhinav Publications. p. 202.
1573:. Sri Ramakrishna Math. 7 April 2022.
1262:In one myth, Vishvaksena, the son of
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1536:The temple festival Brahmotsavam of
1356:worship Vishvaksena in the place of
257:has four hands and carries a conch (
1226:(teachers). Vishvaksena also has a
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1753:Cornelia Dimmitt (15 June 1978).
1707:Pattanaik, Devdutt (2015-01-27).
1469:('Pradakshinam' means: clockwise
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1867:www.wisdomlib.org (2022-07-16).
1842:www.wisdomlib.org (2020-11-05).
1614:www.wisdomlib.org (2015-08-27).
2177:Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide
2174:Roshen Dalal (5 October 2011).
2130:Laksmi Tantra a Pancaratra text
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1283:speaks of a visit of the god
1966:. Indus Source. p. 29.
1463:Tirumala Venkateswara Temple
1396:om rhum vaum jnanadaya namah
1222:or verses, praising various
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176:Iconography and associations
136:'all-conqueror') or
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152:. As the embodiment of the
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1962:Devdutt Pattanaik (2006).
1910:Krishna, Nanditha (2000).
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1647:"Sri Vishwaksena Temple"
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19:Not to be confused with
2127:Sanjukta Gupta (1972).
1993:. Sri Ramakrishna Math.
1710:99 Thoughts on Ganesha
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217:(mace) and wearing
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1515:Ranganayaki
1323:Vaishnavism
1289:Bhikshatana
1198:The twelve
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1025:Pancharatra
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723:Mahanubhava
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579:Mahabharata
566:Pancharatra
418:Dhanvantari
412:Other forms
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295:Vaishnavism
236:Pancharatra
158:Vaikhanasas
138:Vishwaksena
107:Vishvaksena
76:Vaishnavism
64:Other names
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21:Vishwak Sen
2728:Hindu gods
2722:Categories
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2566:Gandharvas
2290:Dattatreya
1878:2022-11-04
1853:2022-11-04
1625:2022-10-24
1556:References
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1072:Pushtimarg
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790:Dadu Dayal
695:Tattvavada
561:Vaikhanasa
556:Upanishads
453:Shrinathji
381:Parasurama
277:Literature
267:Gada hasta
246:four-armed
170:Pancaratra
166:Vaikhanasa
126:Viṣvaksenā
115:विष्वक्सेन
2586:Rakshasas
2456:Mahavidya
2399:Saraswati
2386:Goddesses
2315:Kartikeya
2193:1 January
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2075:1 January
1657:1 January
1477:) to the
1358:Kartikeya
1254:Shiva as
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1089:Ramanandi
1040:Munitraya
1035:Vadakalai
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935:Sankardev
890:Ramananda
845:Nathamuni
840:Nammalvar
820:Madhavdev
795:Harivansh
780:Chaitanya
621:Bhagavata
592:Harivamsa
433:Jagannath
428:Hayagriva
371:Narasimha
269:) and in
150:Vaikuntha
120:romanized
100:Sutravati
92:Genealogy
86:Vaikuntha
57:Srirangam
53:dvarapala
39:'s Armies
2702:Hinduism
2658:Ramayana
2600:Yakshini
2506:Shashthi
2466:Matrikas
2451:Mahadevi
2253:Trimurti
1475:nirmalya
1350:Ramanuja
1331:Hinduism
1321:sect of
1297:trishula
1293:Bhairava
1272:Tirumala
1224:acharyas
1165:—
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1055:Haridasa
1030:Tenkalai
960:Vallabha
955:Tulsidas
895:Ramanuja
850:Nimbarka
835:Namadeva
743:Sant Mat
738:Ramsnehi
626:Naradiya
586:Ramayana
470:Consorts
391:Balarama
286:a series
284:Part of
251:srivatsa
184:—
111:Sanskrit
2652:Puranas
2640:Atharva
2609:Texts (
2596:Yakshas
2591:Vahanas
2561:Dikpāla
2534:Apsaras
2486:Rukmini
2461:Matangi
2409:Parvati
2404:Lakshmi
2394:Tridevi
2320:Krishna
2300:Hanuman
2295:Ganesha
2285:Chandra
2280:Ashvins
1511:Hanuman
1365:taniyan
1363:In the
1327:Ganesha
1313:Worship
1301:Kankala
1246:Legends
1236:Lakshmi
1228:taniyan
1187:or the
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1099:Balmiki
1077:Gaudiya
950:Tukaram
900:Ravidas
758:Warkari
728:Pranami
609:Puranas
519:Hanuman
508:Related
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497:Rukmini
477:Lakshmi
463:Vithoba
396:Krishna
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259:shankha
207:shankha
154:tantras
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2544:Daitya
2539:Asuras
2501:Shakti
2491:Sanjna
2481:Rohini
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711:Others
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691:Brahma
681:Kumara
631:Garuda
616:Vishnu
529:Shasta
524:Shesha
514:Garuda
448:Prithu
438:Mohini
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376:Vamana
366:Varaha
356:Matsya
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146:Vishnu
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97:Spouse
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2620:Vedas
2471:Radha
2436:Ganga
2431:Durga
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2305:Indra
2268:Shiva
2237:texts
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1375:achit
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