Is Chandra the brother of both Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi?

[An online spiritual discussion was conducted on March 13, 2021, in which several devotees participated. The questions of devotees answered by Swāmi are given below.]

[Śrī Bhagat asked: Pādanamaskāram Lord Sri Datta! Is Candra, the son of sage Atri the same person as Candra, the brother of Goddess Lakṣmi? If he is the same person, how can he be brother of both Lord Viṣṇu and Goddess Lakṣmī Devi simultaneously? Dattātreya, the Incarnation of God Viṣṇu, was also the son of Atri, which makes Candra and Viṣṇu brothers.]

Swāmi replied: Candra was an Incarnation of God Brahmā born as the son of sage Atri. In that state, He was the brother of God Dattātreya, who was an Incarnation of God Viṣṇu. But Candra gave up his divinity to God Dattātreya and remained simply as the medium alone. It is like an electrified metal wire remaining as an ordinary unelectrified wire after the withdrawal of the electric current from it. Now in that state, he happens to be the brother of Goddess Lakṣmī.

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