View source for This prayer (O lord, you are) is actually offered to Lord Visnu, the purusa, who in His incarnations as the guna-avataras assumes the names Brahma, Visnu and Mahesvara

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[[Category:Prayers from the Srimad-Bhagavatam]]
[[Category:Offering Prayers to God]]
[[Category:Visnu]]
[[Category:God Is Purusa]]
[[Category:God's Incarnations]]
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[[Category:Names of Demigods]]
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[[Category:Visnu]]
[[Category:Mahesvara Visarada]]
[[Category:Srimad-Bhagavatam, Canto 08 Chapter 07 Purports - Lord Siva Saves the Universe by Drinking Poison]]
[[Category:Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 08 Purports]]
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<h2>Srimad-Bhagavatam</h2>
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<h3>SB Canto 8</h3>
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This prayer is actually offered to Lord Viṣṇu, the puruṣa, who in His incarnations as the guṇa-avatāras assumes the names Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara.
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[[Vanisource:SB 8.7.23|SB 8.7.23, Translation and Purport]]
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O lord, you are self-effulgent and supreme. You create this material world by your personal energy, and you assume the names Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara when you act in creation, maintenance and annihilation.
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This prayer is actually offered to Lord Viṣṇu, the puruṣa, who in His incarnations as the guṇa-avatāras assumes the names Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara.
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