THE SUPREME BEING AND HIS CONSORT

[Ms Tercy Lonan]

THE SUPREME BEING AND HIS CONSORT
The Supreme Being is Vishnu or Narayana. He is the personal first cause. He is the
Intelligent Governor of the world. He lives in Vaikuntha along with Lakshmi, His consort. He and
His consort Lakshmi are real. Brahma and Vayu are two of His sons. One can know His nature
through a study of the Vedas. He manifests Himself through various Vyuhas or Group-forms, and
through Avataras. He is present in the sacred images. He is also the Antaryamin or the Inner
Controller of all souls. He creates, maintains and destroys the world.
God is free from Doshas or faults. He is endowed with all auspicious qualities. He is
omnipresent or all-pervading and independent. He is beyond time and space. He is greater than
Lakshmi. There is no other who is greater than Lakshmi. She is the foremost of the dependents.
Lakshmi is the Lord’s Sakti or energy. She is the personification of His power or creative energy.
Lakshmi can put on various forms without a material body. She is co-eternal with Vishnu and
all-pervading. She beholds the glory of Her Lord through eternity. She is Nitya-Mukta, i.e.,
eternally free from Samsara. She is not affected by sorrow and pain. She is intelligent