

Most people are mistaken that they are separate beings although they are one, that is, Lakshmi. Sridevi is the spiritual world or energy, called the Prakriti. She is seen in two forms, Bhudevi and Sridevi, both either side of Sri Venkateshwara or Vishnu.īhudevi is the representation and totality of the material world or energy, called the aparam Prakriti, in which she is called Mother Earth. The abstract power has been imagined by the Hindus as Durga Shakti.īoth Lakshmi and Saraswati are forms of Durga or Shakti or Tridevi the eternal consort power of Parabrahman the Trimurti.īy the help of the Supreme soul (Adi Purusha) to create the Supreme Power ( Adi-shakti), three other shapes have been created from the Supreme Power. The festivals of Diwali and Kojagiri Purnima are celebrated in her honour.Īs per Devi, the Supreme power, is called Durga or Shakti. She is also worshipped as the consort of Vishnu in many temples. Lakshmi is worshipped daily in Hindu homes and commercial establishments as the goddess of wealth. Sita ( Rama's wife), Radha ( Krishna's lover), Rukmini and Satyabama are considered forms of Lakshmi. When Vishnu incarnated on the Earth as the avatars Rama and Krishna, Lakshmi took incarnation as his consort. Lakshmi is called Shree or Thirumagal because she is endowed with six auspicious and divine qualities, or Gunas, and also because she is the source of strength even to Vishnu. Representations of Lakshmi are also found in Jain monuments. Lakshmi ( Sanskrit: :wikt: लक्ष्मी lakṣmī, is the Hindu Goddess of wealth, prosperity (both material and spiritual), fortune, and the embodiment of beauty.Īlso known as Mahalakshmi, she is said to bring good luck and is believed to protect her devotees from all kinds of misery and money-related sorrows.
