Namasthe- poor Mahalakshmi!

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Dear All,

 

How in the world Mahalakshmi, who is the synonym of wealth can be

poor! This word " poor " is not used to mean poverty. It is used as a

sympathetic gesture like " paavam " in Malayalam. It means Mahalakshmi

is in a disadavantageous predicament and this adjective " poor " is used

to show sympathy. No doubt, She is wealth personified.

 

Now what is her sad predicament? She is called " chanchala Lakshmi " or

" restless Lakshmi " even though she has long lasting relationship with

Vishnu Bhagavan. She never leaves His side and is the faithful consort

of Lord vishnu. Then why is she called Chanchala Lakshmi?

 

The secret is that our ancient seers know the nature of wealth and

they saw that who ever obstructs the flow of wealth, who ever hoards

and refuses to share with the less fortunate eventually lost all their

wealth. Sometimes wealth may tempt some people to forget about the

Lord, and the moment Lord is removed from their mind, Lakshmi also

disappears and this name " chanchala " or fickle natured is attributed

to her for none of her fault. She cannot be separated from Vishnu

Bhagavan and whoever forgets Sreedhar (one who carries Lakshmi) , She

leaves them immediately. With out knowing the actual reason of her

sudden disappearance, people call Her " chanchala Lakshmi " .

 

Goddess Lakshmi does not show favoritism. He gave Ravana and

Hiranyakashipu tons of wealth. But they lost everything and even life

when they stood against Vishnu Bhagavan. Sudama was poor, but he was

always thinking of Vishnu Bhagavan and Lakshmi came to him making him

Sreemaan. To quote the Bhaktha Ranjini commentary: " the easiest way to

acquire the blessing of Goddess Lakshmi is to worship with untainted

devotion, the Lord who is her consort and in whom she resides " .

 

Lakshmidevi looks at every individual and blesses them according to

the need. She knows what is the best for each individual to get closer

to Lord.. In some cases she takes away all the wealth because she

finds the abundance becoming an obstacle in their spiritual

advancement. In some other cases, she showers riches and happiness

because she sees that this enrichment helps them to advance

spiritually and they are utilising the good fortune to help less

fortunate and spread the glory of her Sreenivas.

 

Take the example of Sudama or kuchela. Lakshmi left him in poverty to

make him closer to Krishna and when she saw that nothing can change

his unconditional devotion, she showered him with everything. He

remained as the greatest devotee and deenabandhu.

 

So let us pray Lakshmidevi to bless us to realize that She comes and

goes for a reason and She knows what is best for us. Whenever we feel

we are lacking something, it is for sure to make us closer to Lord

Vishnu. Whenever we feel we are blessed with abundance let Her bless

us to share with less fortunate.

 

So Mahaalaksshi is Achanchala (with out fickleness) and persuades us

to have Achanchala Bhakthi in Vishnu Bhagavan!

 

Regards and prayers

 

Savitri