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Namaskaram
 
I have no scholarly skill to quote scriptures and pramanas for your query.
That will of-course come from eruidite scholars of this sacred forum
shortly.  
 
But,   I venture out to express the clarifications of our gurus which I have
heard in this regard.
 
The Godhead Shriya:pathi is everywhere.  He is vibhu.  He is vishnu.  He is
omnipresent.  He has no form and all forms belong to him.  This is to be
understood very clearly.  That is why Vedam worships god in all the elements
of nature and also in pure chit (which is consciousness).
 
But, this consciousness has anata kalyana gunams.  (Unending sacred
qualities).
 
For an unrealized soul,  God is conceived through various archa and other
avatarams.  He takes a personification to help enable limited grasp of the
unrealised mind.
 
During such personification,  The God head takes the purusha form.  This is
not the same like male / female combination of this evolutionary world.
Purusha is independent and all other forms are dependent on him.  Vedam says
clearly that all living beings are dependent on this purusha.  he is the
only male out there.  By Male, here we mean the "manly" qualities a common
being will attach to.
 
During such perceivement,  All the sacred kalyana gunas of this God head are
represented as his vibhutis.  They are generally represented as the female
consorts of the God.  They are not "Wives" in the normal colloquial sense.
They are in no way different from him.  To quote the famous kalidasa,  they
are as united as the word and meaning (vAgarthAviva sambruktau...).  Shri is
no different from sridharan.  Ma is not different from madhavan.  
 
We can't say God has two "wives".  That is putting it little - pardon me
saying this - crudely.  He also has divya devis like brinda, shri, bhu,
neela and other vibhutis.
 
Apart from these female consorts,  The God head also has many other special
attributes which are also treated as female personification.  Vishnu mAyA is
one of them.   Mother Ganga arose from his feet, so we can personify them as
its daughter.  And so on.
 
Please excuse me if there are any mistakes in this.
 
Thanks
 
Jayaraman
 
 
 
 

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From: Suchitra Srinivasan [mailto:suchisrini@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: 05 July 2004 18:02
To: SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [SriRangaSri] Why does God have 2 wives?


Hello All,

I am new to this forum and I have been a staunch
devotee of SriManNarayana ever since I was born.

However off late I have been struggling with a few
questions off late in my mind -

1) I am starting to question the fact that why did God
have 2 wives? Is this whole concept of Vishnu with 2
wives, a concept created by a man-dominated society in
the past? 
2) Why wasn't having 2 wives considered unethical when
God is expected to set an example for us all.

I would appreciate your view points in this regard.

Thank You.
Srinivasan.


            
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