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Lakshmi

In Our Time: Religion

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Vishnu, Rama, Crishna, Rukumini, and So On

Vishne is less of a goddess who manifests herself in anger at your misbehaviour. She's much more about giving you grace, even when you don't expect it. When vishnu incarnates, christian god incarnates once, the vishn incarnates many times. Often he has a wife - and sometimes that wife is identified with lakmi. A rama's wife, sita, is also a good wife. Even chrishna's wife, rukumini, is an excellent queenly wife.

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