The second set of three days of Navratri are Lakshmi related – gentle but materially-oriented goddesses。 Sadhguru tells us a story about Vishnu’s two wives， Lakshmi and Alakshmi。 We also present Sounds of Isha’s Bhairavi Shatakam rendition。

九夜節的第二個三天是關於Lakshmi的——源於物質的溫柔女神。這篇博文中薩古魯講了一個關於毗溼奴的兩個妻子，Lakshmi和Alakshimi的故事。

Sadhguru： Those who aspire for wealth， for passion， for life and various other gifts that the material world has to offer， naturally aspire towards that form of the feminine which is referred to as Lakshmi or the Sun。

薩古魯：那些對財富、激情、生活，還有其他各種各樣物質世界能給予的饋贈充滿渴望的人，自然而然就渴望陰性形式，這種陰性形式被稱為Lakshimi，或者太陽。

There is a beautiful story。 The two wives of Vishnu， Lakshmi， the goddess of fortune， and Alakshmi， the goddess of misfortune – both of them believed they were the most beautiful。 So， on a certain day， they came and asked Vishnu， “Which one of us is the most beautiful？”

有一個美麗的故事。毗溼奴的兩個妻子，幸運女神Lakshmi和厄運女神Alakshmi，她們倆都認為自己是最美麗的女人。有一天，她們問毗溼奴，“我們倆誰最漂亮？” 毗溼奴對Lakshmi說，“當你來的時候，你是最漂亮的。”又對Alakshmi說，“當你走的時候，你是最漂亮的。”

Vishnu said to Lakshmi， “When you are coming， you are the most beautiful。” And he told Alakshmi， “When you are going， you are the most beautiful。”

好運來了，厄運走了——這時候她們是最漂亮的，不是嗎？

Fortune is coming， misfortune is going – aren’t they most beautiful？

好運來了，厄運走了——她們難道不是最美的嗎？

That’s a smart answer， but what is the correct answer？ Who is really beautiful？

這是聰明的回答，那正確的答案是什麼呢？誰是真的漂亮？

It is not just about a woman’s beauty， about anything in the existence， there is no correct answer。 There is only an appropriate answer。 This is an appropriate answer。 Life is not about correctness， life is about appropriateness。 So then what is the correct thing to do？ There is no correct thing to do。 What is the appropriate thing to do is the question。 Only then you will be able to receive life。 If you do correct things， you will make an utter idiot of yourself。 If one starts looking for correctness of life， you become barren and empty。 Life is essentially in its appropriateness。

不只關乎一個女人的美麗，世間一切存在都一樣，沒有正確的答案，只有適當的答案。生命不在於正確性，生命在於適當性。什麼是正確的事？沒有正確的事，只有合適的事。只有當你做合適的事時，你才能觸及生命。如果你一直做正確的事，你會成為一個徹底的傻瓜。如果一個人尋找生命的正確性，他會變得貧瘠和空洞。生命的本質在於它的適當性。