Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.856

Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.856

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c4.856

ARTHAM. From the forehead of Mahāviṣṇu a golden lotus grew up from which Śrī Devī was born. Dharmārthas (Dharma=righteousness and artha=wealth) also were born from Śrī. "From the forehead of Viṣṇu, sprung up a golden lotus and His wise spouse Śrī arose there from and oh, Pāṇḍava, righteousness and wealth came into being from Śrī". (Bhāṣābhārata, Śānti Parva, Chapter 59, Stanzas 130 & 131).

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Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit