The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads v1.c16.s4.5

v1.c16.s4.5

Another side of Viṣṇu appears in the statement that he is a protector of embryos, and in his invocation with other deities to promote conception.² Moreover, in one obscure allusion, reference is made to the fact that in battle he assumed a strange form.³