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The Vishnu Purana calls the gada the power of knowledge. Kaumodaki is said to "intoxicate" the mind. [5] According to the Vishnudharmottara Purana, Kaumodaki represents Vishnu's wife Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and beauty. [13] The Krishna Upanishad equates the gada to the goddess Kali, "the power of time". The text further says that like ...
Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth, fortune and prosperity (both material and spiritual), is the wife and active energy of Vishnu. [ 133 ] [ 134 ] She is also called Sri . [ 135 ] [ 136 ] When Vishnu incarnated on earth as the avatars Rama and Krishna , Lakshmi incarnated as his respective consorts: Sita and Radha or Rukmini .
Shatarupa (Sanskrit: शतरूपा, romanized: Śatarūpā, lit. 'she of a hundred forms') is the daughter of the creator deity, Brahma. [1] According to Brahma Purana, Shatarupa is regarded as the first woman to be created by Brahma, marrying Manu, the first man.
Kamadeva, also called Manmatha, is the god of love, a son of Vishnu. Rati is the goddess of love and pleasure, the consort of Kamadeva. Garuda is the eagle demigod mount of Vishnu. Shesha is the serpent demigod mount of Vishnu. Nandi is the bull mount of Shiva. Vasuki is the second king of the nagas .
Revati – Revati is the goddess of Opulence and the wife of Balrama, who is considered as Vishnu's avatar in some traditions. [153] Vatikā – Vatikā is the wife of sage Vyasa, who is considered as a partial incarnation of Vishnu. [154] Padmavati – Padmavati is the consort of Venkateswara, an avatar of Vishnu. She is the goddess of ...
Shiva and his wife Parvati go to Vishnu's home. Shiva asks him to take on the Mohini form again so he can see the actual transformation for himself. Vishnu smiles, again meditates on the Goddess and transforms himself into Mohini. Overcome by desire, Shiva chases Mohini as Parvati hangs her head in shame and envy.
Bhumi (Sanskrit: भूमि, romanized: Bhūmi), also known as Bhudevi, Dharani, and Vasundhara, is a significant goddess in Hinduism, personifying the Earth. Her earliest form is reflected in the Vedic goddess Prithvi, though their roles and depictions are drastically different. [3] Bhumi features prominently in the Mahabharata and various ...
Saraswati is the goddess of learning, arts, and music, as well as the consort of Brahma, the creator. [ 4 ] Lakshmi is the goddess of fortune, wealth, fertility, auspiciousness, light, and material and spiritual fulfillment, as well as the consort of Vishnu , the maintainer or preserver. [ 5 ]