Hari, yellowish brown, is a minor incarnation of the god Vishnu, mentioned in epic and Puranic literature, and popularized by modern religious movements. He is one of the sons of the god Dharma who came from the heart of Brahma.
Hari, 5 when cursed by the greatly angered Bhrigu, 6
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Became Fish, Tortoise, Boar, and Man-lion, 1 and Dwarf. 2
How can those who worship Him
Escape the fire of death?
I was convinced that the baby was Sri Hari. After seeing him, my sadhana got even better, especially for the two or three days that followed....
...Some of the things I saw were so captivating that I began to be addicted to my meditation.
I need not dwell on that familiar story of the devotee of Vishnu; how his Daitya father strove to kill him because the name of Hari was ever on his lips; how he strove to slay him, with a sword, and the sword fell broken from the neck of the child; ...
"Do not tell me that the British war has ended disastrously for us!" and he called for the elaborate apparatus of hari-kari.
 See also: World, Brahma, Light, Devas, Sacred
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