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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 ...
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.
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
Bhumi, also known as Prithvi and Vasundhara, is a Hindu goddess who is the goddess of the earth and a form of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi. She is a consort of Varaha, an avatara of the Hindu god Vishnu. In Vaishnava traditions, she is the second aspect of Vishnu's consort, Lakshmi, along with the aspects of Sridevi and Niladevi. [3]
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.
The Tridevi is the trinity of goddess consorts for the Trimurti. [8] Evolution ... Following is a well-known verse from the Vishnu Purana (1.2.66) that mentions ...
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 is generally depicted with four arms, carrying his four attributes of the Panchajanya (conch), Sudarshana Chakra (discus), Kaumodaki (mace), and Padma (lotus). [7] His ten incarnations are also often depicted in their icons with these four attributes, most prominently in his avatar of Krishna .