Lakshmi
Lakshmi is the goddess of money, wisdom and good luck in Hinduism. Most Hindus pray to her on Diwali, which is a festival in India. She is regarded as an equivalent goddess of Emoinu, her Meitei counterpart.
| Lakshmi | |
|---|---|
| Member of Tridevi | |
| Other names | Sri, Narayani, Bhagavati, Padma, Kamala, Vaishnavi |
| Mantra | ।।ॐ श्रीं श्रियें नमः ।। |
| Animals | Elephant |
| Day | Friday |
| Mount | Owl |
| Festivals | Diwali (Lakshmi Puja), Navratri, Sharad Purnima, Varalakshmi Vratam |
| Personal information | |
| Siblings | Jyestha or Alakshmi |
Lakshmi has four arms, fair skin and sits on a lotus flower and is normally surrounded by elephants. She is covered in jewellery.
She also has several avatars (means a god coming to the earth in the form of a human being or in any other form). Her husband is the Hindu god Vishnu but her other avatars are usually married to Vishnu's avatars:
Lakshmi Media
Gaja Lakshmi, Cambodia, ca. 944-968
- India, Uttar Pradesh, Kausambi (?), 1st century B.C.*Sculpture*Terracotta*Indian Art Special Purpose Fund (M.85.62)*South and Southeast Asian Art
Sculpture of Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi at Hoysaleswara Temple at Halebidu
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Avatar 8 from of Lakshmi Devi
- Sagar Manthan
Diwali celebrations in Sri Lanka, festival of lights.
Greek-influenced statue of Gaja Lakshmi, holding lotus and cornucopia, flanked by two elephants and two lions. From Kashmir, 6th century CE.
Gaja Lakshmi at Shravanabelagola Temple, Karnataka.
The Japanese Kishijoten is adapted from Lakshmi.
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Related pages
Further reading
- Kinsley, David R. (1987). Hindu Goddesses: Visions of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Tradition. ISBN 978-81-208-0379-4.
- Saraswati, Swami Satyananda; Saraswati, Swami Vittalananda; Saraswati, Mata Parvatinanda (2001). Laksmi Puja and Thousand Names. AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-887472-84-5.
References
- ↑ lakṣmī Archived 20 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Monier-Williams' Sanskrit–English Dictionary, University of Washington Archives
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- Maha Lakshmi Purana
- 108 Aspects of Wealth Archived 2008-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- The Online mandir of Mahalakshmi Archived 2008-09-18 at the Wayback Machine
- Know about Goddess Sri Lakshmi Archived 2008-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Hymns and eulogies on Lakshmi Archived 2006-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Lakshmi Puran
