vizRuH [ viz vyApane nuk Uṇ. 3. 39 ] 1 The second deity of the sacred Triad, entrusted with the preservation of the world, which duty he is represented to have duly discharged by his various incarnations; (for their descriptions see the several avatāras s. v. and also under avatAra ); the word is thus popularly derived: - yasmAdviSvamidaM sarvaM tasya SaktyA mahAtmanaH . tasmAdevocyate vizRurvISaDAtoH praveSanAt .. . 2 N. of Agni. 3 A pious man. 4 N. of a law-giver, author of a Smṛti called vizRusmfti . 5 N. of one of the Vasus. 6 The lunar mansion called Śravaṇa (presided over by ( pb ) Viṣṇu). Comp. — kAMcI N. of a town. — kramaH the step or stride of Viṣṇu. — guptaH N. of Cāṇakya. — tElaM a kind of medicinal oil. — dEvatyA N. of the eleventh and twelfth days of each fortnight (of a lunar month). — padaM 1 the sky, atmosphere. 2 the sea of milk. 3 the foot of Viṣṇu (worshipped at Gayā). 4 a lotus. — padI an epithet of the Ganges. — purARaM N. of one of the most celebrated of the eighteen Purāṇas. — prItiH f. land granted rent-free to Brāhmaṇas to maintain Viṣṇu's worship. — mAyA N. of Durgā. — raTaH an epithet of Garuḍa. — rAtaH N. of king Parīkṣit. — liMgI a quail. — lokaH Viṣṇu's world. — vallaBA 1 an epithet of Lakṣmī. 2 the holy basil. — vAhanaH, -vAhyaH epithets of Garuḍa.