Commander-in-chief of the army of the Hindu god Vishnu
Not to be confused with Vishwak Sen.
Vishvaksena
Commander of Vishnu's Armies[1]
Vishvaksena, depicted as a dvarapala (gatekeeper) at Srirangam
Other names
Senai Mudalavar, Senathipati
Venerated in
Vaishnavism
Abode
Vaikuntha
Personal information
Spouse
Sutravati[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]
^Life of Sri Ramanuja. Sri Ramakrishna Math. 7 April 2022.
^Sri Vishnu Sahasranama: With the Bhashya of Sri Parasara Bhattar : With Translation in English. Sri Visishtadvaita Pracharini Sabha. 1983.
Vishvaksena (Sanskrit: विष्वक्सेन, romanized: Viṣvaksenā, lit. 'all-conqueror') or Vishwaksena, is the commander-in-chief of the army of the Hindu deity...
sleeps upon Adishesha in a perpetual slumber in his form of Narayana. Vishvaksena, also known as Senadhipathi (both meaning 'army-chief'), is the commander-in-chief...
of Vaikuntha. The army of Vishnu, stationed at Vaikuntha, is led by Vishvaksena. The planets of Vaikuntha are described as being full of golden palaces...
Vishnu made to Agastya, Nammalvar (Regarded to be an incarnation of Vishvaksena) is credited for converting the Rigveda to 100 poems called the Tiruviruttam...
Durgalayas of Ancient Kerala. There are shrines for Shiva, Ganapathi, Sastha, Vishvaksena and Snake deities near the temple complex. There are three ponds near...
the incarnation of Kumuda, Vishvaksena's disciple, while Nammalvar himself is the incarnation of Vishvaksena (Vishvaksena is the commander in chief of...
Kannadi Arai (room of glasses). There are other shrines for Venugopala, Vishvaksena, Vedanta Desika, Thirumangai Alvar, Manavala Mamunigal, Kulanthai Amman...
legends to have defeated and slain Vishnu's army-chief and gate-keeper Vishvaksena or Vishnu's avatar Vamana. He is depicted as a four-armed man with a...
sword), Thirumalisai of Sudarshana Chakra (Vishnu's discus), Nammalvar of Vishvaksena (Vishnu's commander), Madhurakavi of Vainatheya (Garuda), Kulasekhara...
sent Vishvaksena, the commander of Vishnu's armies, to bless Nathamuni again as Nammalvar (Nammalvar is believed to be the avatar of Vishvaksena). Thus...
the god Vishnu. Vishnu's gatekeeper Vishvaksena did not allow him to enter. Angered, Bhikshatana slew Vishvaksena and impaled the corpse on his trident...
Rama accompanied by his consort Sita, brother Lakshmana and Hanuman, Vishvaksena (the Nirmalyadhari of Vishnu and Remover of Obstacles), Vyasa and Ashwatthama...
[citation needed] As he ruled the temple staff like Senai Muthaliyaar (Sri Vishvaksena), he was given the name Muthali-Aandaan.[citation needed] He is mentioned...
Chorantha Nayaki, both facing each other. There are separate shrines for Vishvaksena (Senai Mudaliyar), Garuda, Krishna as Venugopala, Manavala Mamunigal...
There are wonderful Madapams Sculpted and various Shrines for Alvars, Vishvaksena, Garuda, Vaikhanasa Deva Venkateshwara and Krishna. Rama is in seated...
Srimad Bhagavatham. There are statues of Alvars and Vaishnavate Acharyas, Vishvaksena kept in a row in the inner Mandapam of the temple similar to many other...
separate shrines of Lakshmi Narasimha, Ramanuja, Manavala Mamunigal, and Vishvaksena. The temple follows Tenkalai tradition of worship based on Vaikasana...
Bhashyakarulu - the seat of Sri Ramanuja, Lords’s hundi and the seat of Vishvaksena. Devotees will have darshan of ‘Vimana Venkateswara Swamy’ residing on...
kaimkaryam (devoted work) performed by devotees like Shesha, Garuda, Vishvaksena, a devotee considered first among equals, and the dvarapalakas (door...
Temple, the temple's deities include Hanuman, Narasimha, Sudarshana, and Vishvaksena. The Vishnu temple includes deities Venkateswara, Padmavathi, and Goda...
is sought before offering Bali to Nityasuris like Garuda, Hanuman and Vishvaksena on the Balipeetham. There is no recorded history of the deity leaving...
the original on 15 May 2007. Retrieved 21 May 2007. "TTD Glossary - Vishvaksena". TTD. Archived from the original on 17 May 2007. Retrieved 21 May 2007...
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