jsk  dear vaishnavs

lord vishnu has four hands  can anyone explain the reason

there is no such thing as wrong answer  to this

i will wait to hear from vaishnavs

and along the line i will share my views as well

jsk jiger shah

jay jay shree gokulesh

lord vishnu has four aayudh in his hands

SHANKH

CHAKRA

GADA

PADMA

jsk

dear vaibhav of all the vishnu swroops i have seen all this 4  articles are places differently

in different hands

i will explain this as such  to understand the right order

4 vyuh of vishnu are symbolised by this 4 articles

shankh  is vasudeva

gada is anirudh

padma is pradumna

and chakra is shankarshan

there are several other explainations  

but we will wait for other vaishnavs to respond

jsk kind regs jiger shah

jsk

now we see two hands are pointing up wards

and other two are pointing downwards that also has its own explaination

jsk jiger shah

jsk

another explaination for 4 hands of vishnu is

shankh  is dharma            gada is arth             lotus is kaam     chakra is moksh

commencement of dharma or dharmic work is done with sound of a shankh

gada is arth  it si also related to law of karma  that cannot be escaped even if pralay occurs during kalpa ratri all the souls and there karmas are stored and when new day of brahma starts  soul restarts the cycle of collecting and paying for karmas so it signifies justice of suprem

kaam is lotus just as lotus grows in marshlands and stagnent waters but still dose not get soiled by the surroundings  same for each soul to stay in touched by maya and mithya samsar and rise above 10 indries and controll the king of indries the mind

moksh is  chakra it cuts the bondaage of karma samsar  attachments it is the suprem killer as well the time chakra has power to cut all that binds a soul and liberates the soul to its final destination

jsk jiger shah

Jai Shree Krishna Jigerji,

I have also read somewhere about this will explain here...

A Shankhya, named "Panchajanya", held by the upper left hand, which represents creativity.
The Panchajanya is the originator of the five elements or Panchabhoota - water, fire, air, earth and sky or space.
The sound that evolves from blowing this conch is the primeval sound of creation.

The chakra, a sharp-spinning discus-like weapon, named "Sudarshana", held by the upper right hand, which symbolizes the mind.
The name Sudarshana is derived from two words - Su, which means good, and Darshan, which means vision.
The chakra as a weapon thus indicates the necessity of destroying one's ego and illusory self-existence and developing the vision to identify the eternal truth.
The discus has six spokes and symbolizes a lotus with six petals, thus representing the power that controls all six seasons.

A mace or Gada, named "Kaumodaki", held by the lower left hand, which represents individual existence.
The mace symbolizes the primeval force from which all mental and physical strength is derived.

A lotus flower or Padma, held by the lower right hand, which represents liberation or dispersion.
The lotus symbolizes the power from which the universe emerges. It represents the concentration of truth or Satya, the originator of the rules of conduct or Dharma, and knowledge or Gyana in a single symbol.

But I don't no about hands, why the two hands are pointing up wards and other two are pointing downwards.

Waiting for ur reply.

Thanks

Jai Shree Krishna

Kavita...

jsk

shankh and chakra in two upper hands   dharma and  moksh at five different places( golok vaikunth brahma lok satya lok and dhruv lok) designated for  a soul

are uplifting for the soul pointing upwards only dharma will up life a soul and chakra

that will slash all the bondages  of samsar maya and karmas

while arth and kaam or  lotus and gada pointing downwards a  soul chasing this two will keep travelling between

bhog and karma yonis in lower planetary systems and will pass through  numerous life and death cycles

jsk jiger shah

Jai Shree Krishna

Very good inputs on this topic. Please vaishnavs continue to enlighten us.