Bhala uhlu lwezimo zeNkosi uVishnu.
Context:UVishnu waziwa ngokuthi "uMlondolozi" ngaphakathi kweTrimurti, ubuNkulunkulu obuthathu bobunkulunkulu obuphakeme obuhlanganisa uBrahma noShiva. KumaVaishnavism, uVishnu ungumuntu ophakeme odala, avikele, futhi aguqule indawo yonke. Ngokwesiko lamaShakti, unkulunkulukazi, noma u - Adi Shakti, uchazwa njengoPara Brahman ophakeme, nokho uVishnu uhlonishwa kanye noShiva noBrahma. UTridevi kuthiwa ungamandla namandla okudala (uShakti) walowo nalowo, kanti uLakshmi ungumlingani olingana noVishnu. Ungomunye wonkulunkulu abahlanu abalinganayo ePanchayatana puja yesiko lamaSmarta lamaHindu.  KuMahabharata, uVishnu (njengoNarayana) utshela uNarada ukuthi uzovela kulezi zimo eziyishumi ezilandelayo: Ukuvela ngezimo zengulube [Hamsa], imfudu [Kurma], inhlanzi [Matsya], O phambili kulabo abavuselelekayo, ngizobonakala njengengulube [Varaha], bese ngiba njengendoda-ingonyama (Nrisingha), bese ngiba njengomuntu omncane [Vamana], bese ngiba njengoRama wohlanga lweBhrigu, bese ngiba njengoRama, indodana kaDasaratha, bese ngiba njengoKrishna inzalo yohlanga lweSattwata, futhi ekugcineni ngibe njengoKalki.
KuyiMahabharata, uVishnu utshela uNarada ukuthi uzovela ngezimo eziyishumi ezilandelayo: I-swan [Hamsa], i-turtle [Kurma], inhlanzi [Matsya], ingulube [Varaha], i-Man-lion (Nrisingha), i-dwarf [Vamana], njengoRama wohlanga lukaBhrigu, njengoRama, indodana kaDasaratha, njengoKrishna, futhi ekugcineni njengoKalki.