[Rajarajeshwari_Kalpataru] Goddess Lakshmi : Description

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How many forms does Mother Lakshmi has?

How many forms does Durga has?

How many forms does Sarasvati has?

how many forms does ganga has?

 

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> LAKSHMI

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> DESCRIPTION OF GODDESS

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> (Who is Goddess Lakshmi)

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> Ø For obvious reasons, Lakshmi, the goddess of

> fortune, is more sought after then Sarasvati, the

> goddess of learning. Being the power and consort of

> Lord Vishnu, the preserver, she is represented as

> the power of multiplicity and the goddess of

> fortune, both of which are equally necessary in the

> process of preservation.

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> Ø ‘Lakshmi’ as depicted in the Vedas is the

> Goddess of wealth and fortune, power and beauty. In

> her first incarnation, according to the Puranas, she

> was the daughter of sage Bhrgu and his wife Khyati.

> She was later born out of ocean of milk at the time

> of its churning. She, being the consort of Vishnu,

> is born as his spouse whenever he incarnates. When

> he appeared as Vamana, Parasurama, Rama, and

> Krishna, she appeared as Padma, Dharini, Sita and

> Rukmini. She is as inseparable from Vishnu as speech

> from meaning or knowledge from intellect, or good

> deeds from righteousness. He reprents all that is

> masculine, and she, all that is feminine.

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> Ø Lakshmi is usually depicted as enchantingly

> beautiful and standing on a Lotus, and holding

> lotuses in each of her two hands. It is because of

> this, perhaps that she is named Padma or Kamala.She

> is also adorned with a lotus garland. Very often

> elephants are shown on either side, emptying

> pitchers of water over her, the pitchers being

> presented by celestial maidens. Her colour is

> variously described as dark, pink, golden yellow or

> white . She is shown holding lotus, shanka(conch),

> Amratakalasa(pot of ambrosia) and Bilva fruit.

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> symbology OF THE GODDESS

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> (What does the various hands, lotuses in a Goddess

> Lakshmi photo/idol mean)

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1. If Lakshmi is pictured as dark complexion, it

> is to show that she is the consort of Vishnu, the

> dark god. If golden yellow, that shows her as the

> source of wealth. If white, she represents the

> purest form of Prakriti(nature) from which the

> universe had develop. The pinkish complexion, which

> is more common, reflects her compassion for

> creatures, since she is the mother of all.

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> 2. Her four hands dignify her power to grant the

> four Purusarthas(ends of life), Dharma

> (righteousness), Artha (wealth), Kama(pleasures of

> the flesh), and Moksha( beatitude).

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> 3. The lotuses, in various stages of blooming,

> represent the worlds and beings in various stages of

> evolution.

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> 4. The fruit stands for the fruits of our

> labours. However- much we may toil and labour,

> unless the Mother is gracious enough to grant the

> fruits of labour, nothing will be of any avail. If

> the fruit is a coconut- with its shell, kernel and

> water- it means that from her originate the three

> levels of creation, the gross, the subtle. If it is

> a pomegranate or a citron, it signifies that the

> various created worlds are under her control and

> that she transcends them all. If it is a bilva

> fruit- which, incidentally, iot is not very tasty or

> attractive, but which is extremely good for health-

> it stands for moksha, the highest fruit of spiritual

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> 5. Amrtakalasa also signifies the same thing,

> viz. that she can give us the bliss of immortality.

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> By Swami Harshananda, Ramakrishna

> Mission,Ramakrishna Math, Mylapore - Chennai

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