"Devi Lakshmi" is considered as the "Goddess of wealth and fortune". She is one of the three principle goddesses which are known as "Tridevi". Goddess Lakshmi is called by different names like Sri, Narayani, padma, kamla and many more. It is considered the person who worships Devi Lakshmi with whole heart he will get everything he or she wants.
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| Devi Lakshmi : Goddess of Wealth & Fortune |
Devi Lakshmi is wife of God of Preservation : Lord Vishnu and she is also the divine energy of Lord Vishnu. Whenever Lord Vishnu takes an avatar , Devi Lakshmi accompanies him like Lord Vishnu taken avatar as Lord Ram and Devi Lakshmi incarnated as Devi Sita.
Goddess Lakshmi is described as a female deity who is elegantly dressed and having four or eight arms standing or sitting on lotus . In her hands, she holds lotus flower and from other hand give blessings to her devotees. It is also believed that four hands of devi Lakshmi represents four aspects : Dharma, Kama, Artha, Moksha.
Devi lakshmi is worshipped all over india but she is worshipped more on deepawali festival where peoples pray to goddess to fulfill their wishes as they do worship of Devi Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha.
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Various names of Devi Lakshmi :
Different names of Devi Lakshmi are : Aishwarya( prosperity ) , Akhila, Anagha, Anumati, Apara, Aruna, Atibha, Avashya, Bala, Bhargavi, Bhudevi, Chakrika, Chanchala, Devi, Haripriya, Indira, Jalaja, Jambhavati( daughter of Jambant), Janamodini, Jyoti, Jyotsna, Kalyani, Kamalika, Ketki, Kriyalakshmi, Kshirsa, Kuhu, Lalima, Madhavi, Madhu, Malti, Manushri, Nandika, Nandini, Nikhila, Nila Devi, Nimeshika, Parama, Prachi, Purnima, Radha( beloved of Lord Krishna), Ramaa, Rukmini ( wife of Lord Krishna) , Shreeya, Sita( wife of Lord Shree Ram) , Smriti, Sridevi, Sujata, Swarna Kamala, Taruni, Tilottama, Tulasi, Vasuda, Varada, Vedavati, Vidya, and Viroopa, Mahalakshmi.
Devi Lakshmi Mantra:
Various mantra's of Devi Lakshmi are as follows:
'श्री महालक्ष्म्यै नमः'
'श्री ह्रीं क्लीं ह्रीं श्रीं महालक्ष्म्यै नमः'
'ॐ श्रीं श्रियै नम:'
'श्रीं ह्रीं श्रीं कमले कमलालये प्रसीद प्रसीद श्रीं ह्रीं श्रीं महालक्ष्म्यै नमः।'
'ॐ कमलवासिन्यै श्रीं श्रियै नम:।'
Avatars of Devi Lakshmi:
There are eight avatars or manifestations of Devi Lakshmi which are combined known as "Ashtalakshmi". These are are as follows:
1. Adi Lakshmi- ancient form of Devi Lakshmi
2. Dhana Lakshmi- giver of Wealth
3. Dhanya Lakshmi - giver of Agricultural Wealth.
4. Gaja Lakshmi - giver of animal wealth
5. Sanatana Lakshmi - giver of wealth of progeny
6. Veera Lakshmi - giver of courage
7. Jaya| Vijiya Lakshmi - giver of victory
8. Vidiya Lakshmi - giver of wealth of knowledge and wisdom.
Husband of Devi Lakshmi :
Lord Vishnu : God of Preservation is husband of Devi Lakshmi.
Abode:
Devi Lakshmi lives in Vaikuntha with Lord Shree Hari Vishnu.
Stories:
There are various stories rekated to Devi Lakshmi and some of them are as follows :
When Devi Lakshmi came out from Samudramanthan :
There is story where the Maharishi Durvasa gave a garland of flowers to Devraj Indra as Rishi Durvasa was happy to see the pride of Devraj, which Devraj Indra placed on the head of his mount Airavata. The majestic elephant threw the garland of flowers on the earth.
Rishi Durvasa was known for his anger and for his nature of giving curse to whom he got angry with. Seeing this, sage Durvasa got angry and he cursed Devraj Indra that because of your arrogance, your efforts will be eroded and your kingdom will be snatched away.
After some time due to curse of Rishi Durvasa powers of gods started becoming low and the terror of the demons increased so much that the demons dominated the three worlds. Because of this, the throne of Devraj Indra was also snatched. When deities does not found any solution then they went to the shelter of Lord Vishnu.
Lord Shree Hari Vishnu advised the deities to churn the ocean and said that by this you will get nectar, by drinking which you will become immortal. Because of this immortality, you will be able to defeat the demons in battle. But you have to take help of demons because it is not possible to churn ocean single handledly.
According to the word of the Lord Vishnu, the gods together with the demons churned the ocean in Ksheer Sagar, which yielded nectar and poison along with 14 gems. Maa Lakshmi was also came from this ocean churning, which Lord Vishnu took in the form of his wife.
Whereas the gods obtained nectar, drinking which the gods became immortal. Later, the gods defeated the demons in a great battle and got their Swarg back. With this immortality, King Indra was also freed from the curse of Rishi Durvasa.
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Curse of Lord Vishnu to Devi Lakshmi :
Once Lord Vishnu and Devi Lakshmi were sitting in Vaikuntha Lok. At the same time, Revanta arrived on a horse called UchheahShrava. The horse was very beautiful to see and his beauty could not be compared to any other horse. Therefore,Devi Lakshmi kept staring at the beauty of that horse.
When Lord Vishnu found Devi Lakshmi looking at the horse enchanted, he tried to divert her attention from the horse but he failed to do so.Devi Lakshmi was not disturbed even after being shaken repeatedly by Lord Vishnu, then considering it to be his disregard.
Lord Vishnu got angry and cursed Goddess Lakshmi and said that you are so lost in the beauty of this horse , so you become an horse. When Devi Lakshmi's attention was disturbed and the curse was discovered, Devi Lakshmi, asking for forgiveness, started worshiping Lord Vishnu with a devoted spirit. Oh Lord, I will not be able to survive even a moment in your separation. So you have mercy on me and free me from your curse.
On this Lord Vishnu said that the curse cannot be completely withdrawn. But yes, after giving birth to a son in your horse form, you will get freedom and you will come back to me again. Due to the curse of Lord Vishnu, Mata Lakshmi became a horse and started doing penance to Lord Shiva at the confluence of Yamuna and Tamasa rivers.
Pleased with the penance of Devi Lakshmi, Lord Shiva came with Devi Parvati. When he asked Devi Lakshmi the reason for doing penance, then Lakshmi ji narrated to him the whole story related to becoming an horse and prayed to him for his salvation.
After reaching Kailasha, Lord Shiva started thinking how to make Vishnu a horse and send it to Devi Lakshmi. In the end, Lord Shiva sent one of his Gana as a messenger to Vishnu. He went to Lord Vishnu in Vaikuntha.
Lord Vishnu asked Gana to tell all the news. Gana narrated all the things to him. Lord Vishnu accepted the proposal of Lord Shiva and agreed to become a horse. After this Lord Vishnu assumed the form of a horse and reached the confluence of Yamuna and Tapasa where Devi Lakshmi was doing penance taking the form of horse.
Seeing Lord Vishnu coming in horse form, Devi Lakshmi in horse form was very pleased. Shortly after, Lakshmi ji in the form of an horse became pregnant. In due course a beautiful child was born.
Thereafter and curse of Devi Lakshmi got finished and she went to Vaikuntha with Lord Shree Hari Vishnu happily.
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3. Lord Shiva : God of Destruction
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