I am reading one of the surveys, dedicated to Shreemati MahaLakshmi-Devi these days.
An interesting fact: Shreemati Lakshmi-Devi is always of golden colour (ॐ हिरण्यवर्णां हरिणीं), while Her adversary, that is Alakshmi (the goddess of poverty, illiteracy and filth), is always of black colour - "dark colour like ink" - the strikingly precise comparison!
If you have seen my recent post about Shree Vakuntha's description from "Shree Brahma-Purana" (this post), you have probably noticed that some vishnuduts are of golden colour as well as the main Abode of Bhagavan Shree Vishnu!
श्रीवत्सलाञ्छनैर् युक्ताः शङ्खचक्रगदाधराः /
केचिन् नीलोत्पलश्यामाः केचित् काञ्चनसंनिभाः // ६८.३१ //
shrIvatsalA~nChanair yuktAH sha~NkhachakragadAdharAH /
kechin nIlotpalashyAmAH kechit kA~nchanasaMnibhAH // 68.31 //
"Shree Brahma-Purana", 68.31: "They (vishnuduts) have the mark called Shrivatsa. They hold conch, discus and iron club. Some are dark-complexioned like the blue lotus. Some resemble the gold".
प्रतप्तहेमसंकाशं तरुणादित्यसंनिभम् /
पुरमध्ये हरेर् भाति मन्दिरं रत्नभूषितम् // ६८.३६ //
prataptahemasaMkAshaM taruNAdityasaMnibham /
puramadhye harer bhAti mandiraM ratnabhUShitam // 68.36 //
"Shree Brahma-Purana", 68.36: "In the middle of the city shines the place of Lord Shree Vishnu which resembles molten gold, which has the lustre of the midday sun and which is embellished by jewels".
Vishnudut1926, Moscow, December 2018
