Why don't Lord Vishnu have any kids ?

Jai Gurudev !!


Just happened to face a question from a colleague of mine ,
 " When Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathy have 2 kids viz. Ganesha and Subramanya , why don't  Lord Vishnu have any kids ?  "

Though the question brings a smile to our face , it makes us to really think about it .

In temples and places of worship , we  see the pictures of Lord Shiva along with His wife Parvathy , with their sons Ganesha and Subramanya  and worship is made to the idols with fervour and devotion . Mount Kailash is believed to be the abode of Lord Shiva .

Similarly Lord Vishnu is being prayed along with His wife Goddess Lakshmi . Tirupathi Tirumala is a popular temple down south for Lord Vishnu. But , nowhere we see or hear about the children of Lord Vishnu.

Contemplating on this aspect , we can say that ,
" All these Divine forms , which exists in Hindu Mythology depicts the different states of Consciousness , which a human being can witness in his spiritual journey !!

It can be put as : 

• The Deep meditative state represents the Shiva Consciousness .,

• The State of action or Dynamic power is represented by Goddess Parvati or Devi .

• A combined state of Meditation and the Dynamic action leads to the birth of two more  consciousness states  ; That means , a person who practises *deep meditation* and also engages oneself in * 100 % action*  would witnesses the birth of  *KNOWLEDGE*  and attain  a * state of Joy and Bliss * .

Here Knowledge represents Ganesha Consciousness , as Ganesha is the Lord of Knowledge. And the Joyful /Blissful state represents Lord Subramanya or Muruga . Lord Muruga is the bestower of Material pleasures and Joy .

• One who indulges himself more and more in meditation and remains in the path of Truth and Knowledge can witness the blossoming of one more Supreme consciousness called as Krishna or Vishnu Consciousness .

With the birth of Vishnu Consciousness , he starts to reach out to  people in multiple ways , and lifts the people up , liberating them from their worldy miseries by instilling in them the Knowledge of the Truth  .( We can recall here ...Baghavad Gita states as  Lord Krishna imparting Knowledge to Arjuna in warfield and also protecting his people in Brindavan from natural calamities , by lifting the Govardhan Hills in his little finger . Lord Krishna also mesmerises people by His Flute and His mere presence ).

We can see that whole humanity  gets benefitted by this consciousness. With the attainment of Krishna Consciousness , He starts to care for the world. The Earth  finds  it's caretaker in Krishna Consciousness .

• In Fact , the Inner Consciousness of Lord Krishna  is  Shiva Consciousness .
• And the outer consciousness of Lord Shiva is Krishna or Vishnu Consciousness .

And the Hindu religion  initaites one into the path of spirituality by making him familiar with the various consciousness as the first step . This has led to the construction of temples and formulation of customs /practises / stories associated with it  due to which the knowledge finds a way to get transferred from generation to generation easily and stays immortal in this world . 

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