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Movement, explains that offenses committed against
              us  can  be  forgiven.  But  an  offense  to  the  Lord  or
              another  devotee  cannot  be ignored and  must be
              rectified by proper action. Lakshmi devi decided to
              leave the company of her Lord, and go to the Earth
              planet  to  perform  austerities  to  atone  for  seeing
              such an offense. She eventually settled in the holy
              place  named  Kolhapura  in  Maharasthtra,  India.
              She  performed  tapasya  (austerities)  there  while
              constantly meditating on her love for Lord Vishnu.

                     Lord Vishnu feels separation from
                                              Lakshmi devi

              As time passed, Lord Vishnu felt intense separation
              from Lakshmi devi.  He decided  to  come down  to
              the Earth planet to search for her. Thus, according
              to Narada’s plan, the Lord descended to this world.
              Another name for Lord Vishnu is Srinivasa, which is
              a combination of two Sanskrit words Sri and nivasa.
              Sri means radiance or source of divine light; nivasa
              means the place of residence. Srinivasa implies the
              dwelling place of the goddess Sri or Lakshmi devi who
              always resides with her head on the chest of Lord
              Vishnu. Because she left His company, Lord Vishnu
              searched for her so they could be together again.

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