While Shaiva mythology places goddess Parvati, the consort of Shiva, as one half of His body( ardha naareeshvara tattva), Vaishnavites place the Goddess Lakshmi in the heart of Vishnu itself, as if it were a lotus( hridaya kamala).

• 湿婆的神话把湿婆的配偶，女神帕娃蒂作为他身体的一半，而毗瑟奴的神话就把女神拉克希米作为毗瑟奴自己的心脏，就像一朵莲花。