worshipers become wealthy

 
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Lord Siva's duty is very dangerous because he has to employ the energy of Goddess Kali (or Durga). In another popular picture the Goddess Kali is sometimes seen standing on the prostrate body of Lord Siva, which indicates that sometimes Lord Siva has to fall down flat in order to stop Goddess Kali from killing the asuras. Since Lord Siva controls the great material energy (Goddess Durga), worshipers of Lord Siva attain very opulent positions within this material world. Under Lord Siva's direction, a worshiper of Lord Siva gets all kinds of material facilities. In contrast, a Vaisnava, or worshiper of Lord Visnu, gradually becomes poorer in material possessions because Lord Visnu does not trick His devotees into becoming materially entangled by possessions. Lord Visnu gives His devotees intelligence from within, as stated in Bhagavad-gita:    (More...)

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