Lord Vishnu, he is the Supreme God and Supreme soul. He can be called as power which created the universe and holds within itself. He has the power to create the universe, maintain it and destroy from time to time. So he is called the "Preserver of the Universe". There is nothing without him or can be called as "Shoonya". Reference to him are found in the first book of Vedas i.e Rig-Veda. He is also called "Nilameghashyama" for having a dark blue complexion. It represents state of consciousness, the infinite and the power. Also known as "Hari" mean the remover. Also known as "Narayana" meaning shelter to all the living beings across the universe. In Bhagavad-Gita, Vishnu showed his "Vishwaroopa" to Arjuna, which is beyond the imagination of ordinary man. The beauty and brightness of Vishwaroopa is defined as "If the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst forth at once in the sky, that would be like the splendor of the mighty one !"
He has four hands with four unique things holding, each has its own special power to control the Universe !
One holds the "Conch shell" ( Shankha ) which spreads the unique powerful sound "Om" ( Aum : Sound of the Universe ), one holds the "Discus" ( Sudarshana Chakra in index finger : a lethal weapon against evil forces. ) which reminds the wheel or cycle of time, one holds the "Lotus" ( Padma ) which represents the beauty and existence of universe and fourth one holds the "Mace" ( Gada ) which indicates the power and capacity of Lord to punish if the discipline in our life is ignored ! The dark colored body represents the passive and formless ether.
The above picture is beautiful with Lord Vishnu resting on powerful, coiled serpent or Ananta, the great serpent of infinity, "Sheshanag" who represents the sleeping universe on cosmic waters, while Vishnu waits for the universe to create itself. It fascinates with its beauty and calmness.
This particular striking statue of Lord Vishnu is located in the Budhanilakantha Temple, built in 7th century, in Balaju, Nepal.
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