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VISHNU'S VARIOUS FORMS
which thou must above
all
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invoke me, acknowledging them
as part of my divine essence
In prayer, I am the Gayatri.
In speech, I am the word Aum.
'Among the gods, I am Indra.
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'Among the stars, I am the Sun.
'Among the hills, I am Mount Meru.
'Among the Rudras, I am Sankara.
'Among the rich, I am Kubhera.
'Among the elements, I am Fire.
'Among the purohitas, I am Bruhaspati.
'Among the generals of armies, I am Kartika.
'Among the penitents, I am Bhrigu.
'Among the sages, I am Kapila-Muni.
'Among the Gandharvas, I am Chitrarata.
'Among the weapons, I am the Thunderbolt.
'Among the birds, I am the Garuda.
'Among the elephants, I am Airavata.
'Among the cows, I am Surabhi.
'Among the monkeys, I am Hanuman.
'Among the serpents, I am Ananta.
'Among the waters, I am the Sea.
'Among the rivers, I am the Ganges.
'Among the trees, I am the Asivatta.
'Among the shrubs, I am the Tulasi.
'Among the grasses, I am the Darbha.
'Among the stones, I am the Salagrania.
'Among the giants, I am Prahlada.
'Among the months, I am Margasirsha.
'Among the learned books, I am the Sama- Veda.
In short, I
the universe.'
'
am
the spirit of
all
that exists
;
I
permeate
The Kalki-avatar, or horse incarnation, has not yet
occurred, but it is expected, although the time and place
where it will happen are not known. It will put an end
to the kingdom of sin, which began with the Kali-yuga.
Vishnu will then appear in the form of a horse he will
be of gigantic stature he will be armed with a huge axe
his voice will resemble the rolling of thunder, the noise
First he will
of which will spread terror everywhere.
Finally, seeing that
destroy all kings, then all other men.
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