1. vishnu - Noun
2. Vishnu - Proper noun
A divinity of the modern Hindu trimurti, or trinity. He is regarded as the preserver, while Brahma is the creator, and Siva the destroyer of the creation.
Source: Webster's dictionaryGod Vishnu has complete power over souls and matter and that Vishnu saves souls entirely by his grace which is granted to those who live pure and moral lives. Evil souls are predestined to eternal damnation and should of mediocre quality will transmigrate eternally. Madhvacharya
Vishnu is to be perceived in His nature through the holy scriptures and only through them. Madhvacharya
All living beings are dependent upon Vishnu for their existence. Madhvacharya
According to Vaishnava belief Vishnu creates the basic universal shell and provides all the raw materials and also places the living entities within the material world, fulfilling their own independent will. Source: Internet
Despite the fact that the Vishnu Purana describes that Vishnu manifests as Brahma in order to create and as Rudra ( Shiva ) in order to destroy, citation Vaishnavism generally does not acknowledge the Trimurti concept. Source: Internet
Foekema (1996), plate 27 The two main deities found in Hoysala temple sculpture are Shiva and Vishnu in their various forms and avatars (incarnations). Source: Internet