The Paripatal contains a Tamil panegyric dedicated to Murugan. It praises him as the god who is allowed to have two wives, Devasena – the daughter of Indra and Valli, a hunter princess. Murugan is described to equally spend his time on earth and in heaven.
Many kings practiced it, and it could be assumed that many rich people who could afford it attempted it as well. Also some of the gods have multiple wives. Lord Murugan had two wives, Krishna had multiple, and so on the list goes.
According to one story, Ganesha struggled to find a girl to marry due to his elephant head, and so he created trouble in the marriage ceremonies of other gods. The devas asked Brahma for help, who then created Riddhi and Siddhi, and gave them in marriage to Ganesha.
God allowed polygamy then for the same reason that He allows fornication now. Although our sin has consequences, He doesn't prevent us from committing it. Even though David was "a man after God's own heart", he was still a sinner. Just like his son Solomon, who was the wisest man who ever lived but still went astray.
The Two Wives of Murugan
In her previous birth Valli & her sibling Devasena were the daughters of Lord Vishnu & both of them undertook several penance to became the consorts of Lord Murugan, who appeared before them & gave them the boon of the marriage in their next birth.
Even if the Old Testament supports polygamy (as we've just shown, it doesn't), the New Testament is what matters most for if its still allowable for us Christians. And plainly, the New Testament doesn't allow it. Jesus says a man should be joined to his wife, and they will become one flesh (Matt. 19:3-6).
Valli is born on earth as the daughter of a chieftain, leading a life of a huntress. Murugan, the god of war, eventually woos and weds her, according to Tamil folklore.
Jesus criticized polygamy as a warped version of the lifelong committed relationship of a one-plus-one marriage. Our society recognizes that this is a very special relationship, and we strive toward it, but in many cases, we fail.
If we accept Ashley's hypothesis, it suggests that Moses may have had two different wives in the Bible: Zipporah, the daughter of Jethro. She plays a significant role in Moses' journey from Midian to Egypt. Cushite woman from Nubia whose exact identity and specific relation to Moses are not elaborated in the Bible.
Solomon, third king of Israel (reigned c. 968–928 B.C.E.), is said to have had a harem that included 700 wives and 300 concubines (1 Kgs 11:3).
Ans: It is believed that Maa Santoshi, the goddess of satisfaction is Lord Ganesha's daughter.
Besides the Ashtabharya (Eight principal queens of Krishna), Krishna is described to have married several thousand women whom he rescued from the demon Narakasura.
The Bala Kanda of the Ramayana is the earliest text to describe Ahalya's seduction in detail. It states that Indra becomes enamoured by Ahalya's beauty, learns of her husband's absence and comes to the ashram disguised as Gautama to request sexual intercourse with her, praising her as a shapely and slim-waisted woman.
Rukmini is traditionally considered to be the favourite and the primary wife of Krishna, the latter's partiality towards her often provoking the ire of his second consort of Satyabhama.
For example, in some Islamic, Hindu, and even Christian countries, polygamy is a normal practice or is otherwise tolerated. Some Native American, Indigenous Australian, and Mongolian peoples practice “group marriage,” where the nuclear family consists of multiple husbands and multiple wives.
Consorts of the Trimurti
However, Lakshmi does not signify mere material wealth, but also abstract prosperity, such as glory, magnificence, joy, exaltation, and greatness, and spiritual fulfillment, which translates to moksha. Parvati is the goddess of power, war, beauty, and love.
Moses, a Jew, apparently married a black African and was approved by God. We learn in Numbers that “Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married, for he had married a Cushite woman” (Num. 12:1).
Abijah married fourteen wives, and had 22 sons and 16 daughters. No attempted harmonization has found acceptance with scholars.
More companionship, higher income, and ongoing sexual variety are often cited as advantages of polygamous or polyamorous relationships. The definitions of polygamy can vary and include polyandry and polygyny. Polyandry is a common option for women who are open to polygamy, just as polygyny is for men.
The Bible doesn't celebrate polygamy—it warns against it, showing how it destroys families, fuels conflict, and defies God's design for marriage. Some of the greatest men who have lived on this earth had plural wives and we wouldn't have the house of Isreal, the 12 tribes without it.
10 If a man takes a second wife, he must continue to give his first wife the same amount of food and clothing and the same rights that she had before. 10 If that son marries another woman, he must not deprive the first wife of food, clothes, or sex.
Polygamy (which was called "plural marriage" by Latter-day Saints in the 19th century or "the Principle" as it is called by modern fundamentalist practitioners) was taught by leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and publicly practiced from 1852 to 1890, nevertheless, it was not the ...
He is a pan-Hindu god, but is particularly revered in some locations, such as Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh, Dwarka and Junagadh in Gujarat; the Jagannatha aspect in Odisha, Mayapur in West Bengal; in the form of Vithoba in Pandharpur, Maharashtra, Shrinathji at Nathdwara in Rajasthan, Udupi Krishna in Karnataka, ...
Yes. The daughter of Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Vishnu is named Devi Ekadashi and the son is named Bala and Utsaha.
Murugan is generally seen as the son born to Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. The reason Shiva gave birth to Sati was to defeat Tarakasura, because only a child of Shiva's could achieve this. It is said in mythology that six sparks from Shiva's third eye gave birth to Murugan.