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 _____ 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. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=129n2iqkr/M=295196.4901138.6071305.3001176/D=gr oups/S=1705077013:HM/EXP=1089119331/A=2128215/R=0/SIG=10se96mf6/*http://comp anion.yahoo.com> click here <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=295196.4901138.6071305.3001176/D=groups/S= :HM/A=2128215/rand=368678573> _____ Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=Unsubscribe> * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70 http://us.click.yahoo.com/Z1wmxD/DREIAA/yQLSAA/VkWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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