Achyuta

Achyuta is not presented in the supplied sources as an independent origin-story character but as a Sanskrit epithet formed from the negative prefix a- plus the root cyuta (“fallen”), literally meaning “not fallen” or “unfallen.” As recorded in classical lexica and commentarial traditions, the name indexes a theological attribute: one who does not fall from his essential nature, power, or dharma. In scriptural and liturgical use the epithet is applied to Vishnu/Narayana and Krishna, situating those deities within a devotional cosmology that emphasizes divine immutability and reliability; in Pāñcarātra lists the name is embedded among vyūhas (emanations) and thus participates in the theological taxonomy of divine manifestations.

The supplied materials do not assign to Achyuta any independent anthropomorphic or iconographic traits distinct from those of Vishnu or Krishna. Rather, Achyuta functions as a descriptive name used in hymns, the Vishnu Sahasranama, and Bhagavad Gita addresses; any visual depiction would be those conventionally applied to Vishnu/Krishna in broader Hindu art and liturgy, which are not specified in the provided sources. The sources explicitly note that no unique physical appearance is attested for Achyuta as a separate entity.

Sources characterize Achyuta in ontological and theological terms rather than folkloric 'powers.' Key attributes documented include immutability and infallibility — "one who will never lose his inherent nature and powers" (Shankara's gloss as cited) — and the capacity to dispel illusion (moha) and establish the devotee in knowledge, as in Arjuna's Bhagavad Gita address: “O Infallible One, by Your grace my illusion has been dispelled, and I am situated in knowledge.” In Pāñcarātra contexts Achyuta appears among vyūhas, implying a functional role within the ritual-theological ordering of Narayana's manifestations, though the provided material does not enumerate ritualized powers or procedures tied specifically to the name.