(possibly derived from the Sanskrit verb har, "to take away [evil]") is a Sanskrit word that means "to take away [evil]."
Vishnu's epithet, especially when he takes on the form of Krishna, his avatar or "incarnation."
Vishnu
and Krishna are two Hindu gods associated as Incarnations of the same Divine Entity.
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