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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 ...
Vishnu with Lakshmi (Lakshmi Narayan) on Garuda, painted in gouache c. 1820 . 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.
Shashthi, also known as Devasena, wife of Kartikeya, the goddess of children and reproduction; Svaha, the goddess of sacrifices, daughter of Daksha and wife of Agni; Manasa, a goddess of snakes and fertility; Mariamman, the goddess of rain; Mhalsa, a regional form of either Mohini or Parvati; Renuka, mother of Parashurama
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 ...
Vishnu with Lakshmi. Archi (Sanskrit: अर्ची, Arcī, lit. "adored") is a queen, and an earthly avatar of Lakshmi in Hindu mythology. [1] According to the Bhagavata Purana, [2] Archi emerges from Vena's body, along with her husband, King Prithu and each of them are an incarnation of Lakshmi and Vishnu, respectively.
Here, Vishnu as Mohini joins Shiva to teach a lesson to arrogant sages. A group of sages are performing rituals in a forest, and start to consider themselves as gods. To humble them, Shiva takes the form of an attractive young beggar (Bhikshatana) and Vishnu becomes Mohini, his wife. While the sages fall for Mohini, their women wildly chase Shiva.
As a goddess of poverty, frustration, and despair, Daniélou associates Dhumavati with Nirriti, the goddess of disease and misery, and Alakshmi, the goddess of misfortune and poverty. [2] Kinsley adds another goddess to the list: Jyestha. [3] The Vedic goddess Nirriti is associated with death, decay, bad luck, anger, and need. Hymns emphasize ...
Devasena, the celestial wife, is married in a traditional arranged marriage while the earthy Valli is won by Murugan, resulting in a love marriage. The consorts also represent a syncretism between the Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions, dedicated to Shiva and Vishnu, respectively. The son of Shiva, Kartikeya, becomes the son-in-law of Vishnu, due ...