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Shri is an epithet of the Hindu goddesses - Lakshmi. Shri is a polite form of address equivalent to the English "Mr." or "Ms.". [7] Shri is also frequently used as an epithet of some Hindu gods, in which case it is often translated into English as Holy.
With the expansion of Indosphere cultural influence of Greater India, [3] through transmission of Hinduism in Southeast Asia [4] [5] [6] and the Silk Road transmission of Buddhism [7] [8] leading to Indianization of Southeast Asia with non-Indian southeast Asian native Indianized kingdoms [9] adopting Sanskritization [10] of their languages and titles as well as ongoing historic expansion of ...
Shree may refer to: Shri, an honorific commonly used in the Indian subcontinent; Shree (Hindustani raga), the Hindustani classical music scale; Shree (Carnatic raga), the Carnatic music scale; Sri (Odissi raga), the Odissi classical music scale; Shree, a Hindi film starring Hussain Kuwajerwala, Paresh Ganatra and Anjali Patil
The Hindu title of respect Shri (Sanskrit: श्री; IAST: śrī; also spelled Sri or Shree) is often added before his name. [17] The name Ganesha is a Sanskrit compound, joining the words gana (gaṇa), meaning a 'group, multitude, or categorical system' and isha (īśa), meaning 'lord or master'. [18]
Shrimati or shreemati (Sanskrit: श्रीमती, romanized: Śrīmatī), abbreviated Smt., is a widely accepted Indian honorific (akin to Mrs. in English) used when referring to an adult woman in some Indian languages, including Assamese, Bengali, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Odia, Sanskrit, Telugu, and Tulu. [1]
Later, Lakshmi is referred to as the goddess of fortune, identified with Sri and regarded as the wife of Viṣṇu (Nārāyaṇa). [2] For example, in Shatapatha Brahmana, variously estimated to be composed between 800 BCE and 300 BCE, Sri (Lakshmi) is part of one of many theories, in ancient India, about the creation of the universe. In Book 9 ...
The title Śrīvāstava is the shortened form of Śrīvāstavya [19] [20] and thus derived directly from the Sanskrit root words Sri (श्री) "God" and vas (वस्) "to dwell" by adding the primary suffix tavyat which denotes an agent and causes the lengthening of the radical vowel.
The goddess Shri appears in several earlier vedic hymns, and is the personification of auspicious and royal qualities. [2] Shri Sukta is perhaps the first text in which the homology between Shri and Lakshmi is drawn, and the goddesses are further associated with the god of fire, Agni. [4]