Friday, July 4, 2008


This magnificent ashtadhatu idol represents Laxmi Narayan. Lord Vishnu is reclining upon the coils of the five-hooded Great Serpent Sheshnaag. Vishnu represents him as Narayana not because he has Lakshmi with him but because he has Lakshmi in him. By the time of 'puranas', much ahead of Vishnu, Lakshmi-Narayana became the divine foundation of human society in India. One who worships Laxmi and Narayana their house becomes "Vaikunth". Peace prevails in the worshipper's house and at his workplace and it reaps wealth and comforts.Lord Vishnu's consort is Goddess Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth .Vishnu rests on the coil of snake known as sheshnaga. The world according to Hindu mythology and cosmogony, rests on the head of Sheshnaga, and when he shakes his head we have earthquakes.

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