Vyūha () is a Sanskrit word that translates to 'military array', 'formation' or 'multitude'. While the term originates in a military context to describe battle formations, it is also used in Indian philosophy, most prominently in the Pancharatra tradition, to refer to the strategic manifestation of Narayana or Vishnu into multiple functional forms. This theological application is a direct extension of the military vyūha through a metaphor: just as a single army remains one entity while being rearranged into specific "formations" to achieve a particular objective, the Supreme Being remains sing
Vyūha () is a Sanskrit word that translates to 'military array', 'formation' or 'multitude'. While the term originates in a military context to describe battle formations, it is also used in Indian philosophy, most prominently in the Pancharatra tradition, to refer to the strategic manifestation of Narayana or Vishnu into multiple functional forms. This theological application is a direct extension of the military vyūha through a metaphor: just as a single army remains one entity while being rearranged into specific "formations" to achieve a particular objective, the Supreme Being remains singular while rearranging into a multitude of emanations to perform different divine functions. In Vaishnava theology, this is expressed through the Caturvyūha, where God emanates into four distinct forms to support the cyclical creation, sustenance, and destruction processes of the universe.
==Vyūha in Hinduism==
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