Tradition summary
Vishnu dreams the universe from atop the coiled serpent of eternity.
Mythic Dream reflection
to dream of him is to trust that a vast and patient care holds the world together while you rest, and will not let it fall.
Literary reflections
These fragments are original Mythic Dream writing, offered as prompts rather than historical source material.
Ten times he has stepped into the turning world when it faltered, wearing the shape of fish, boar, dwarf, and prince, and once more he is promised at the end of the age.
He floats upon Ananta, the endless serpent, adrift on the milk-white ocean between worlds, and from the lotus at his navel a new creation slowly opens its petals.
Sources & editorial status
Public citations have not yet been attached to this entry. Treat the tradition summary as provisional until it is reviewed against tradition-specific scholarship; the dream reflection is editorial interpretation.
