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She From The Froth Of The Milk Ocean When It Was Churned By The Devas And Asuras, In Full Beauty With A Lotus In Her Hand

Goddess of Prosperity


She is the Goddess of Prosperity and wife of Lord Vishnu, mother of Kama. The other names of Lakshmi are Haripriya - the beeloved of Hari ; Padma - the Lotus ; Padmalaya - she who dwells on a lotus; Jaladhija - the Ocean born; Chanchala - the fickle one; Lokamata - the mother of the world.
 

She is believed to have sprung from the froth of the milk ocean when it was churned by the Devas and Asuras, in full beauty with a lotus in her hand. In the descents of Vishnu, she was his associate. When Vishnu was born as a dwarf, she appeared from a lotus as Padma (Kamala), when he was born as Rama (Parasu) she was Dharini; when he was Raghava (Ramachandra) she was Sita; when he was Krishna, she was Rukmini.
 

When Vishnu takes a celestial form, she appears as divine; if he is a mortal she becomes a mortal too, transforming her own person agreeably to whatever character it pleases Vishnu to assume.



Physically, goddess Lakshmi is described as a fair lady, with four arms, seated on a lotus, dressed in fine garments and precious jewels. She has a benign countenance, is in her full youth and yet has a motherly appearance.

The most striking feature of the iconography of Lakshmi is her persistent association with the lotus. The meaning of the lotus in relation to Shri-Lakshmi refers to purity and spiritual power. Rooted in the mud but blossoming above the water, completely uncontaminated by the mud, the lotus represents spiritual perfection and authority. Furthermore, the lotus seat is a common motif in Hindu iconography.

Hindu gods and goddesses, typically sit or stand upon a lotus, which suggests their spiritual authority. To be seated upon or to be otherwise associated with the lotus suggests that the being in question: god, human being-has transcended the limitations of the finite world (the mud of existence, as it were) and floats freely in a sphere of purity and spirituality. Shri-Lakshmi thus suggests more than the fertilizing powers of moist soil and the mysterious powers of growth. She suggests a perfection or state of refinement that transcends the material world. She is associated not only with the royal authority but with also spiritual authority, and she combines royal and priestly powers in her presence. The lotus, and the goddess Lakshmi by association, represents the fully developed blossoming of organic life.



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Hindus worship Lakshmi the most on Diwali, the festival of lights. According to tradition people would put small candles outside their homes on Diwali and hope Lakshmi will come to bless them.


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