Vishnu then revealed his cosmic form. From his mouth emerged the syllable . From Om came the Rig, Yajur, and Sama Vedas. From the Vedas flowed his names — each a divine sound-vibration.
The hunter sat down and began chanting “Mara, Mara, Mara…” Over time, the sound softened. “Mara” became “Rama.” Days turned into weeks. The hunter forgot to eat, to hunt, to sleep. His family left him. But he continued, unaware that the name had begun to transform his very soul.
In the vast, timeless expanse of Hindu cosmology, Lord Vishnu is known as the Preserver — the sustainer of the universe, who rests upon the cosmic serpent Shesha, floating on the ocean of cause and effect. But unlike any other deity, Vishnu is said to have infinite names . Each Sanskrit name is a key, a mantra, and a doorway into one of his infinite qualities.