Questions tagged [lakshmi]
Goddess of wealth and wife of Lord Vishnu.
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Does Vishnu love Lakshmi?
I watched an episode of Hindi serial Shree Mad Bhagwad Mahapurana in which it was shown that while going to Pataal Lok (with Baali) , Vishnu didn't even see Lakshmi let alone say goodbye to her.
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What is the symbolic significance of Maa Lakshmi offering bel fruit (Shree Phal) during her Shiv Puja.?
Disclaimer.: My intetion is not to hurt the sentiments of any sampradaya or infact anyone. As every Pouranik story has an inner symbolic meaning behind it. Hope u will understand.
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Full text of the 'Sri Mahalakshmi Dhyanam & Stotram'
I recently came across a piece of paper in my parents' home that is entitled 'Sri Mahalaxmi Dhyanamum Stotramum'. (It is written in English)
The first line is:
'sahasratala padmasta karnikaa ...
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What are the most appropriate times of day to perform puja to lord Vishnu?
I read that the most appropriate time for puja for Lord Shiva is Arunodaya muhurta, that Nishita muhurta is the time to perform puja for the goddess Lakshmi, and that the best time to perform puja for ...
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How many forms of Lord Narasimha are present?
It is mentioned that there are multiple forms of Lord Narasimha which are worshipped by specific groups of individuals, for instance:
Ugra Narasimha:Never to be worshipped in a household directly.
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Do the tridevi (Saraswati,Lakshmi,Parvati) play any role in the Mahabharata?
Sita as Lakshmi's avatara, plays a primary role in Ramayana.
The three Moola female deities don't seem to participate actively as their spouses do in the epic and there are conflicting theories as to ...
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Which canonical scripture is this sahasranama part of?
Any Sahasranama is not usually found as an independent hymn/devotional scripture , but as a part of purana , itihasa. etc ,normally traced through its menion in sankalpa vakya(epilogue)(that begins ...
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What are symbols for worshipping Goddess Sarasvati, Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Brahma of the trinity pantheon?
It is often said that when there was a feud/ struggle for Swarga between deisms (led by Lord Indra) and devils(led by Jalandhar) the deisms were unable to assassinate Jalandhar due to piousness of her ...
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Scriptural references for Anagha Lakshmi killing Jambasura
I have heard that Anagha Lakshmi, the wife of Dattatreya, killed the demon Jambasura.
Even Lakshmi is called as 'Jambasura ni barhini' in her Sahasranama.
Is there any scriptural references of the ...
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How come Yajña married His own sister Dakṣiṇā?
In this canto of the Shrimad Bhagavatam
Yajña Who is identified as Hari married His uterine sister Dakṣiṇā Who's identified as the partial avatāra of Lakshmi.
So They had the same gotra
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If one chants a Vishnu mantra does he need to chant Lakshmi mantra too to attain grace of mata Lakshmi?
Maa Lakshmi is the wife of Lord Vishnu. If one chants Vishnu mantra, does he receives blessings of mata Lakshmi too? Are things related to this mentioned in Puranas? Is chanting Vishnu mantra bestowes ...
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Is it true that Mother Lakshmi married Lord Vishnu because She thought He was the best? [duplicate]
(I read this long back,so I cannot verify whether this true,even Google searches seem in vain.)
Is it true that Mother Lakshmi thought Lord Vishnu was the best among deities,and so wedded Him?
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The Source Scripture of Popular Lakshmi Aarti
This is the popular and most common aarti (devotional song) of goddess Lakshmi.Ma Lakshmi aarti
What is the Scriptural source of this song?
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What is the meaning of Lakshmi?
Each word in Sanskrit can be interpreted in myriad ways, and thus a single word can have several different and unrelated meanings.
A famous example of such "multiplicity" would be the word, &...
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Lakshmi and Parvati teasing each other's spouse - is this folklore or scripture?
The Srivaishnavite preacher Velukkudi Krishnan quotes the original Sanskrit and also explains in Tamil:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIr8TBNKj04
Is this scripture or folklore?
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How has Devī Lakshmī 's understanding developed, starting from the Vedic literature up until the recent times?
Similar to this question, which tries to discuss about the trajectory of Lord Vishnu's theological development and understanding, from the Vedic period to the Paurāṇika period.
I'd like to get an ...
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Few questions about Lord Venkateshwara temple [closed]
Priests in venkateshwara temples chant in Tamil like 'palland palland...' In other temples, slokas chanted might chant in sanskrit. Priests allotted in venkateswara temples are mostly tamilians. And, ...
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Which scriptures gives details about the Ashta-Lakshmi?
There are said to be eight forms of Devi Lakshmi, called as Ashta Lakshmi ( अष्ट - लक्ष्मी ) .
Which all scriptures give details about them?
I'd like to further know, if they are to be considered as a ...
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Who is the avatar of whom in between both Narayan-Krishna-Hari-Nar and Lakshmi-Rukmani-Radha.?
It's gonna be a long question so please bear with me and read this question till the end.
Its kind of common (though unnecessary and absurd) to have arguments between different sects like Shaivas, ...
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Did Lakshmi come out of Samudramanthanam in the Ramayana version?
In the twitter feed of eminent Srivaishnavite lecturer/teacher Velukkudi Krishnan - somebody asked the above question.
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Are there Non-sectarian texts in Sanatan Dharma? it is not a duplicate Q [duplicate]
Disclaimer:
The following question has been edited in order not to be confused with another pre-existent question which has been linked below in the body of this question.
Many times it is read ...
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Prayer with Sree Lakshmi Ganapathi instead of Sree Ganapathi and Sree Lakshmi
At home, I am praying with Sree Lakshmi Ganapathi god in idol form instead of praying Sree Ganapathi and Sree Lakshmi goddess in idol form. Is it correct? or is it recommended to keep the idol of Sree ...
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What's the relation between Shiva and Maa Lakshmi?
I am asking this because it happened that I have noticed the mention of one portion of Sri Sukta dedicated to Maa Lakshmi, into a complete full Rudra Path chant (namakam and chamakam together); also I ...
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Does Gods knows our thoughts? [duplicate]
Do Gods know everything about us, like our thoughts and our intentions behind them?
If yes, then are all 33 crores gods omniscient (all knowing)?
If demigods are not all-knowing, then how is it that ...
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Expense Management with Diwali-to-Diwali Diary [closed]
This question can be asked in many different ways, and can be a fit for many different sites on the Stack Exchange network, but I think it is best fit for this site.
I wanted to better manage my day-...
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What are the names of Lakshmi Devi as consort of Vishnu in His form as Kurma and Matsya?
Lakshmi Devi always accompanies Vishnu in each of His incarnations.
What are Her specific forms and names as Shakti of Kurma-Avatara and Matsya-Avatara?
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Where were Lakshmi & Narayana mentioned separately or together, as God Heads, in the Rig Veda?
In the wiki article, it was stated as follows:
In terms of theology, Ramanujacharya puts forth the view that both the
Supreme Goddess Lakshmi and Supreme God Narayana together constitute
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How is Soma's Rajasuya described in different Puranas?
The part of the this episode I am most interested is Lakshmi leaving Narayana for Soma. And Vishnu unable to harm Soma as per Matsya Purana. Does all puranas have the same story?
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Reunion of Lakshmi and Vishnu after Soma's Rajasuya
Chapter 23 of Matsya Purana tells that after the completion of Soma's Rajasuya nine devis abandoned their husbands due to kama and served Soma( who in turn desired them like his own wives). Among them ...
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Why does Vishnu marry two wives
Why does Vishnu marry two wives since in Rama avatar, when the demoness asks him if he will marry her he says that he already has a wife?
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What scriptures describe Lakshmi’s serpent Kalyana?
The Sharanagati Gadyam is a prose hymn by the famous Sri Vaishnava Acharya Ramanujacharya on the subject of Sharanagati, complete surrender to the lotus feet of Sriman Narayana as a means to attain ...
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What is the story of Lakshmi getting curse to have a elephant head?
Going through this Wikipedia article, I saw about Lakshmi getting a curse to have an elephant head. I never heard this before and Wikipedia is not always reliable. So wanted to know the exact story ...
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What can we eat and what we can't eat during Mother Lakshmi's fast?
I have searched and heard too from many people but some say that we cannot eat salty food but some say we can. Confusion became even more because Friday is for both Mother Lakshmi and Mother Santoshi. ...
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Why is Shiva and Parvati depicted with their children but not Vishnu and Lakshmi?
We often find pictures of Shiva and Parvati together with their children i.e. Ganesha and Kartikeya/Murugan.
However, we never find pictures of Vishnu and Lakshmi with their son Kamadeva. Why is it ...
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What is the Significance of 'paadaseva' of Sri Vishnu?
'Paada-Sevana' is one of the nine types of Bhakti. It is said that Devi Lakshmi 'got' Sri Vishnu by serving His lotus Feet. ('tad-anghri-bhajane lakshmih'). In images also we see Lakshmi doing 'pada-...
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Did Lakshmi exist before Kshir Sagar manthan?
Some scriptures state that Vishnu married Lakshmi, who came from churning of ocean of milk.
Did Lakshmi exist before that event?
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Does SriVaishnavite scripture claim Lakshmi's superiority over Parvati and Saraswati?
They have voluminous arguments for Vishnu's superiority over other male deities, but if I recall correctly, they also claim Lakshmi's superiority over female deities.
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Is Lakshmi Devi two handed or four handed according to this dhyanamantra?
In Bengal, Lakshmi is worshipped by the following dhyanamantra:
Paasha-Akshamaalika-Ambhoja-Srinivir yamyasaumyaoh
Padmasanatham dhyatet cha Sriyam Trailokyamataram
Gauravarnam surupaam cha ...
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How to get Saakshatkaram of lord Sri Lakshmi Narayana?
How to get Saakshatkaram of lord Sri Lakshmi Narayana and darshanam of Sri Moksha dhama Sri Vaikuntam?
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What are the differences between goddess and female human beings?
Other than goddess being God and women being human are there any other considerable differences between goddess and women? If yes, can you list them. Also could you please explain why such differences ...
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Relation between Laxmi poojan and returning of Lord Rama on the same day
Is it just a coincidence or is there any relation between Lord Rama returning to Ayodhya from 14 years of exile and the worshipping of Goddess Laxmi on the same day i.e. Diwali
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Lakshmi as Brighu's daughter
Many puranas like Vishnu purana and Padma purana mention that Goddess Lakshmi took birth as daughter of Sage Bhrigu and his wife Khyati and hence Lakshmi is also called Bhargavi. Does any purana or ...
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What is the significance of seeing Lord Vishnu, Lakshmi and Shiva together in a dream? [closed]
I had dream and saw Lord Vishnu, Mata Lakshmi, and Lord Shiva in my dream. I don't remember few things about that dream(don't know why) but Here is what I saw.. It was dream in which they were giving ...
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What are the dwelling places of Sri Lakshmi Devi?
We know that there are some liked and disliked places by Alakshmi, who is elder sister of Goddess Lakshmi who was born out of churning of ocean. She was granted some places to dwell by the gods. These ...
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Which upanishad contains the laxmi gayatri mantra? [duplicate]
Gayatri mantra which is chanted at the end of Sri sukta, which upanishad or Veda contains it?
The Mantra is this:
ॐ म॒हा॒दे॒व्यै च॑ वि॒द्महे॑ विष्णुप॒त्नी च॑ धीमहि । तन्नो॑ लक्ष्मीः
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Are Lakshmi and Mahalakshmi different goddesses?
Lakshmi has a history from early scriptures and eventually became Vishnu's consort in the Puranic period. She seems to have become subservient to Vishnu after that. So much so that one of the sub-...
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Is devi lakshmi called wife of Lord vishnu in Rig Veda khillani sukta?
Goddess lakshmi is considered wife of Lord vishnu and I have also checked verse in Sri suktam calling devi lakshmi wife of Lord vishnu but that could be later addition.so I want to know is goddess ...
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Are not Shri and Lakshmi name of one goddess?
I've read that in Shukla Yajurveda Shri and Laxmi are two consort of Aditya (sun god) I'm pretty sure the Aditya here is Vishnu. But aren't Shri and Laxmi name of just one goddess?
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Lord of Happiness Venkateshwara, Godess Mahalakshmi devi and Lord of Wealth Kuberan [duplicate]
I want to know why that Lord Venkateshwara swamy got the credit from Lord Kubera however Goddess Mahalakshmi is wife of MahaVishnu itself.
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What is the importance of Goddess Radha in Shaktism?
The 39th Chapter of the 9th Book of Devi Bhagavatam mentions the following about the origin of both Radha and Lakshmi from Krishna:
4-33. Nârâyana said :-- Of old, in the beginning of the Prâkritik ...
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