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Sri Laxmi Narayana are seated on the coiled cosmic serpent
Ananta. Having provided the earth with food harvests and
life giving rains in the monsoon, Vishnu then rest from Shyayani Ekadashi to Probodhini Ekadashi (11th day of Asadh) when he awakens to take control of the cycle of
Universe.
Vishnu is the second deity of the triad. Being the
protector of the Universe, Vishnu incarnates time and
again to destroy evil and make the earth a safe haven for
the virtuous.
As the preserver of the universe, he is the embodiment of
generosity. Represented often as a divine being, sleeping
on the coiled serpent Shesha or Ananta floating in the
cosmic ocean.
His wife is Shree or Lakshmi. She is reborn as his wife in every
incarnation. Vishnu and Lakshmi or Lakshminarayan, are
worshipped with devotion and are considered the symbol of
marital bliss.
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