Thursday, February 27, 2020

A new way of looking at marriage of God Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi


A new  way of looking  at  marriage  of God Vishnu  and  Goddess  Lakshmi

By
P,R.Ramachander




       All of us know  that Goddess  Lakshmi  came out of the ocean of milk  and Lord Vishnu  claimed her   as his., In the Bhajana Padathi  , the  marriage is celebrated as if it is Brahmin  marriage

      About ten days back   I started  translation of  a great Kannada prayer  called  “Lakshmi  Snobhane”.This also  deals  with marriage  of Lakshmi  with Lord Vishnu .Here  after   coming out of the ocean of milk, she holds  a SWayamvara, rejects  all Gods  for various reasons  and decides to marry lord Vishnu
   Her father (the god of ocean Varuna )  celebrates  in a great  manner. After   the marriage Lord Vishnu   takes  the form of Mohini to  solve the dispute   between Asuras  and devas.

    Goddess Lakshmi  happens to  Lord Vishnu  in a form of mohini and says  “You are  much prettier than me  .Why did you marry me?”

I have never heard   about this incident between Goddess Lakshmi and Mohini

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Namaste Sir,
On your comment on "Lakshmi Snobhane' . What did Moline/Lord vishnu reply ? Is there any more dialogue on this incident ..
Would love to know..

Thank you for your work!
J