Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—V

Vishnu

[Indian]. The Preserver, who forms with Brahma and Siva the divine triad of the system of Hinduism.

Vishnu rides on an eagle; Brahma on a goose.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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