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  • One Vishnu For Every Month Lakshmi Tantra

    Lord Vishnu is beloved to have taken 10/12 primary Avatars.

     

    Lord Vishnu is described as the protector.

     

    The system that interprets the Mahavakyas as espousing the Duality of Reality is called the Visishtadvaita,Qualified Non Dualism, where the Reality Vishnu and the individual souls attain the abode of Lord Vishnu, Vaikunta, primarily by Bhakthi Yoga , the path of Devotion.

     

    In Sri Vaishavism, total surrender to God, Vishnu is emphasized.

     

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    Lord Vishnu as Kaala Purusha

     

    Vishnu, in the undifferentiated Universal aspect is called the Para Vasudeva.

     

    At the empirical level He has many forms , in the Form of Avatars.

     

    This aspect of Vishnu is called Vyuha.

     

    Each signifies an aspect of the Reality.

     

    Visnu Sahasranama states,

     

    Chatur Vyuha Chatur gathi:

     

    Four Formations and Four Goals.

     

    The Four Formations/stages are,

     

    Jagrat-The waking stage,

     

    Swapna, the Dream State,

     

    Sushupthi, the deep Dreamless state and

     

    Turiya, the stage the individuality is merged in the Reality.

     

    The Four Goals are,

     

    Dharma, Righteousness,

     

    Artha, Wealth, day-to-day affairs,

     

    Kaama, desires and

     

    Moksha.

     

    To realize this at each stage, the Lakshmi Tantra, describes the Twelve Vishnus, one each for a Month.

     

    Each month has an effect on the Humans and psyche.

     

    So a Vishnu form is provided to meditate for every month.

     

    They are,

     

    Each of the twelve Vyuhantara is identified with a month and is revered as masa-devatha (lord of the month).And; collectively they are identified with the year.

     

    Each of the twelve Vyuhantara is identified with a month and is revered as masa-devatha (lord of the month).

     

    And; collectively they are identified with the year.

     

    Vishnu here represents the Kaala Purusha.

    Vyuha
    – the source
    Vyuhantara
    form
    Shakthi
     or
    the consort
    Maasa
    the month
    Vasudeva
    Keshava
    Sri
    Margashira
    Narayana
    Vagishvari
    Pushya
    Madhava
    Kaanthi
    Magha
    Sankarshana
    Govinda
    Kriya
    Phalguna
    Vishnu
    Shanthi
    Chaitra
    Madhusudana
    Vibuthi
    Vaishakha
    Pradyumna
    Trivikrama
    Iccha
    Jesta
    Vamana
    Prithi
    Ashada
    Sridhara
    Rathi
    Shravana
    Aniruddha
    Hrishikesha
    Maaya
    Bhadrapada
    Padmanabha
    Dhi
    Ashviyuja
    Damodara
    Mahima
    Karthika

     

     

     

    From Lakshmi Tantra on Vyuhas.

     

    The text elaborates that right after the final stage of Vyuha evolution and the onset of jagrat (wakeful) state of existence, each of the four Vyuha produced three further forms that resembled their creators (Vyuha) in all respects.

    19.3. Accordingly, from Vyuha -Vasudeva, Keshava, Narayana and Madhava emanated; from Sankarshana emanated Govinda, Vishnu and Madhusudana; from Pradyumna emanated Trivikrama, Vamana and Sridhara; and from Aniruddha emanated Hrishikesha, Padmanabha and Damodara.

    19.4. Vyuha is the major formation and the twelve forms that emanated from it constitute the secondary formation; and therefore known as upavyha or vyuhantara, which literally means ‘the one that within the Vyuha’.

     

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