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14" Lord Vishnu in his Cosmic Magnification In Brass | Handmade | Made In India
After theCreation has been accomplished, Brahma loses his relevance and remains nomore a part of the spiritual vision and hence does not have the Vishva-roop. Shiva , as Sadashiva, is himself the cosmos, or the Creation is only hisextension. Hence, in his context Vishva-roop has no relevance. It is onlyVishnu who needs cosmic magnification as it is only in him that the creationsustains and prevails. It is thus only Vishnu, or his incarnations, who hasbeen perceived in Vishva-roop. The central figure in this excellent statue is a representation of Vishnu .The towering crown, the Vaishnava tilaka on forehead, the Srivatsa mark onhis chest, the large garland of Parijata flowers, lavish ornamentation andchakra, or the disc, gada, or the mace, lotus and conch like attributes inhands, are characteristic features of the iconography of Lord Vishnu. Theseven-hooded mythical serpent Shesh, or Adishesh, which has its hoodsunfurling above the head of Lord Vishnu like a canopy and its tail partcoil
