After much digging, Vishnu indicated that he was unable to ... while also holding a lotus in one hand. The lotus flower grows in muddy ponds or pools but blossoms above the water.

From Vishnu’s navel emerges a radiant golden lotus, signifying purity, perfection, and the birth of life. This lotus is no ordinary flower—it holds Brahma, the god of creation.

Though its roots are in the mud, the flower sits atop the water, clean and white. The story goes that the lotus arose from the navel of God Vishnu, with Brahma sitting at the centre of the flower.

The divine object in his hand represents purity through the lotus flower, and divine strength comes from the Gada (mace). Lord Vishnu appears in the cosmic ocean known as Ksheera Sagara ...

She is the consort of Lord Vishnu. She symbolizes abundance ... Goddess Laxmi often depicted sitting on a lotus flower, and surrounded by the elephants and one owl. Birth Story of Goddess Laxmi ...