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THE TWENTY-FOUR IMAGES OF VISHNU
According to the Padma-Purana
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I. keśava-thc Long-haired 2. Nārāyava-the Universal Abode 3. Madhava-Lord of Knowledge 4. Govinda-Rescuer of the Earth 5. Vishyu-the Pervader 6. Madhusudana-Destroyer of Madhu 7. Trivikrama-Conqueror of Three Worlds 8. Vámana-the Dwarf 9. Sridhara-Bearer of Fortune 10. Hrishike-a-Lord of the Senses 11. Padmanabha--whose Navel is the Lotus 12. Damodara-Self-restrained 13. Sarkarava-Resorber 14. Vasudeva--the Indweller 15. Pradyumna--the Richest 16. Aniruddha-the Unopposed 17. Purushottama-the Best of Men 18. Adhokshaja--Sphere of the Universe 19. Narasimha--Man-Lion 20. Achyuta--the Never-failing 21. Janārdana--the Rewarder 22. Upendra-Brother of Indra 23. Hari-Remover of Sorrons 24. Sri Krishua-the Dark One
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Vishnu is known by about a thousand names. Of these twenty-four are important and are recited in daily worship by all devout Vaishnavites. All these twenty-four images appear in a standing pose in sculpture, crect and without any body bends, on a lotus plinth. The images difter only in the order of the four emblems seen in the hands. The arrangement as given in the Parma-Purīnu appears to be faulty.
