The Three Wives of Vishnu

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Post in thread 'Comparing intercaste marriages (TB vs Other Brahmins)'

May 3, 2025

I mentioned there are other explanations. There was no interest to follow up.

I know this post below is beyond scope of topic of the thread. Let me share the following regardless for completeness.

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The depiction of Lord Venkateswara (a form of Vishnu) with his two consorts—Bhu Devi and Lakshmi Devi—holds deep spiritual and philosophical significance rooted in Vedantic, Puranic, and devotional traditions.

Bhu Devi and Lakshmi Devi represent two aspects of divine grace and the Lord’s relationship with the universe:

1. Lakshmi Devi – Spiritual Wealth and Inner Prosperity...

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There was this piece posted in a different thread.
It gave a very classical meaning to the story of why Lord Venkateswara has two wives, Sridevi and Bhudevi. It goes into the symbolism of this story.
But Hinduism is not that simple. When you think you know it all, it throws a Googly (in cricketing pralayas).

I came across this story.
I am posting this in Chit-Chat section. If it hurts your sentiment, please ignore the article.

There was another thread about the age of Puranas https://www.tamilbrahmins.com/threads/how-old-are-our-puranas.40592/
Puranas were written to please the kings to make them divine. This story gives the Kuru clan a divine origin.



Devi Bhagavata Purana (IX.6-7) has a very different story to tell. The tale unfolds through a conversation between Sage Narada and Shri Narayana. Once upon a time, Vishnu had three wives, Lakshmi, Sarasvati, and Ganga. They used to happily stay together with him in vishnuloka.

Unknown Tales from the Puranas: The Three Wives of Vishnu - Indic Today

This story from Devi Bhagavata Purana narrates how Vishnu went from polygamous to monogamous.

www.indica.today

 

[renuka]

I am quite sure its symbolic but the story is rather hard to decipher.