Vishvaksena

Not to be confused with Vishwak Sen.
Vishvaksena
Commander of Vishnu's Armies[1]
Vishvaksena, depicted as a dvarapala (gatekeeper) at Srirangam
Other namesSenai Mudalavar, Senathipati
Venerated inVaishnavism
AbodeVaikuntha
Genealogy
SpouseSutravati[2]

Vishvaksena (Sanskrit: विष्वक्सेन, romanized: Viṣvaksenā, lit. 'all-conqueror')[3] or Vishwaksena, is the commander-in-chief of the army of the Hindu deity Vishnu,[4] additionally serving as a gatekeeper and chamberlain of his celestial abode of Vaikuntha.[5][6] As the embodiment of the tantras,[7] Vishvaksena is worshipped before any ritual or function in the Vaikhanasas and Sri Vaishnavism sects. He occupies an important place in Vaikhanasa and Pancaratra temple traditions, where temple festivals often begin with his worship and procession.[8]

  1. ^ Life of Sri Ramanuja. Sri Ramakrishna Math. 7 April 2022.
  2. ^ Sri Vishnu Sahasranama: With the Bhashya of Sri Parasara Bhattar : With Translation in English. Sri Visishtadvaita Pracharini Sabha. 1983.
  3. ^ Nayar p. 103
  4. ^ www.wisdomlib.org (2015-08-27). "Vishvaksena, Viṣvaksenā, Visvaksena, Viṣvaksena, Vishvac-sena, Vishvakshena: 17 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference tirumala was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Nayar p. 96
  7. ^ The Bhagavata Purana 3. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. 2019-01-21. ISBN 978-93-5305-380-2.
  8. ^ Pattanaik, Devdutt (2015-01-27). 99 Thoughts on Ganesha. Jaico Publishing House. p. 67. ISBN 978-81-8495-152-3.