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Viṣṇu

One of the principal gods of Hinduism, the preserver of the world, worshipped in his descents as Rāma and Kṛṣṇa.

Also: Vishnu

Vedānta and the Hindu traditions

Viṣṇu is the pervader, a minor Vedic god who became for the Vaiṣṇava traditions the supreme Lord, Nārāyaṇa, who sustains the universe and descends to restore dharma. Rāmānuja’s and Madhva’s Vedānta identify Brahman with Viṣṇu.