Plenary expansions of Lord Vishnu
Vaasudeva-Sankarshana-Pradyumna-Aniruddha... Sri Vishnu Sahasranaama Stothram eulogizes Lord Vishnu as Chaturaatma-Chaturvyuuhah- Chaturmuurthi. Chaturaatma refers to Lord Vishnu’s fourfold manifestations for the purpose of creation, sustenance, dissolution and promulgation of divine spiritual knowledge. Chaturvyuhah the one who adopts fourfold or four dimensional manifestations (vyuhas) to carry out his activities He assumes four forms as Vaasudeva, Sankarshana, Pradhyumna, and Aniruddha. Chaturmurthi the one who is of four forms viz. Vaasudeva, Sankarshana, Pradhyumna and Aniruddha. In the very first sloka Sri Venkatesha Stothra (Brahmaanda Purana), Lord Venkateswara who is none other than Lord Sri ManNaaraayana is eulogized as... Venkatesho Vaasudevah Pradhyumno ~mithavikaramah Sankarshano~anniruddhascha Seshaadhripathireva Cha Who is Vaasudeva? In supreme spiritual sense Vasudeva is the foremost and supreme amongst the four plenary expansions of Lord Na...