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शान्ताकारम् भुजगशयनम् पद्मनाभम् सुरेशम्
विश्वाधारम् गगनसदृशम् मेघवर्णम् शुभाङ्गम्।
लक्ष्मीकान्तम् कमलनयनम् योगिभिर्ध्यानगम्यम्
वन्दे विष्णुम् भवभयहरम् सर्वलोकैकनाथम्

Shantakaram Bhujagashayanam Padmanabham Suresham
Vishvadharam Gaganasadrisham Meghavarnam Shubhangam।
Lakshmikantam Kamalanayanam Yogibhirdhyanagamyam
Vande Vishnum Bhavabhayaharam Sarvalokaikanatham॥

“I bow to Lord Vishnu , the preserver and the protector of the universe, who is peaceful, who reclines on the great serpent bed, from whose navel springs the Lotus of the creative power, who is the Supreme Being, who supports the entire universe, who is all-pervading as the sky, who is dark like the clouds and has a beautiful form. The Lord of Lakshmi, the lotus-eyed One, whom the Yogis are able to perceive through meditation, salutations to Lord Vishnu who removes the fear of worldly existence and who is the Lord of all worlds.!”

The word Vishnu means 'one who pervades'. He pervades the whole universe. He is also known as Naarayana, Purushottama, Parandhama, Mukunda and Hari. Naarayana means 'one who has made the hearts of human beings His adobe'. Lord Maha Vishnu's supreme abode is Vaikuntha. He rests on Ananta Shesha (great serpent). He is the consort Goddess Sri Maha Lakshmi. He is the Lord of all worlds and the remover of all causes of fear. He is of blissful form.

Vishvarupa is considered the supreme form of Shri Maha Vishnu, where the whole universe is described as contained in him.! Vishvarupa ("Universal form", "Omni-form"), is also known popularly as Virata rupa of Shri Vishnu in his Krishna Avatar. Though there are multiple Vishvarupa theophanies, the most celebrated is in the Bhagavad Gita, "the Song of God", given by Krishna in the epic Mahabharata, which was told to Pandava Prince Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra in the war of the Mahabharata between the Pandavas and Kauravas.