Vishnu-Durga is an amalgamation of the name of two great Hindu deities- the preserver lord Vishnu and Durga. The powerful mother goddess is the manifestation of Vishnu’s Yoga Maya (the creative consciousness of the god). She is associated with Vishnu’s incarnation, Sri Krishna, as his elder sister, who was originally born from the womb of Maa Yashoda and later reached the Kaaragara (prison) of Kansa. Yogamaya or Vishnu-Durga was instrumental in the birth and safe transfer of Krishna to the house of Vasudeva and Devaki.
In her distinctive form, Devi Vishnu-Durga is presented here in the Panchaloha icon, four-armed (like Vishnu), holding his conch and discus, raising one hand in the gesture of fearlessness with the other one placed on her waist in the graceful Kati hasta mudra. While her attributes associate her with Vishnu, her connections with the slayer of Mahishasur goddess Durga are underlined by the head of a buffalo or Mahisha attached to her lotus platform. Devi’s stance is elegant and her form is Saumya (peaceful), which is skillfully recreated in the brass murti.
Vishnu- Durga is a potent deity, worshipped mainly in the South, and her blessings are believed to bring the grace of the great Vishnu to the home of the devotee.
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