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Lakshmi: Goddess of wealth, fortune and luck. Kubera: God of wealth; Ganesha: God of wisdom, luck and good beginnings; associated with wealth and fortune. Alakshmi: Goddess of misfortune. Agni: God of fire, wealth and food(in the vedas).
In Buddhism, Lakshmi has been viewed as a goddess of abundance and fortune, and is represented on the oldest surviving stupas and cave temples of Buddhism. [124] [125] In Buddhist sects of Tibet, Nepal, and Southeast Asia, Vasudhara mirrors the characteristics and attributes of the Hindu Goddess, with minor iconographic differences. [126]
Lakshmi is the goddess of prosperity, associated with material and non-material wealth, fortune, and beauty. She is the consort of the preserver deity, Vishnu. Her origin is a central part of the Samudra Manthana , a significant event in the Puranas .
Lakshmi is the goddess of fortune, wealth, fertility, auspiciousness, light, and material and spiritual fulfillment, as well as the consort of Vishnu, the maintainer or preserver. [5] However, Lakshmi does not signify mere material wealth, but also abstract prosperity, such as glory, magnificence, joy, exaltation, and greatness, and spiritual ...
Lakshmi, also called Sri, is the Hindu goddess of wealth, fortune, and prosperity (both material and spiritual). She is the consort and active energy of Vishnu. [41] Her four hands represent the four goals of human life considered important to the Hindu way of life – dharma, kama, artha, and moksha. [42] [43] She
In Hindu households, especially in northern India, hanging a lime and seven green chilies at the doorstep of one's house is viewed as a ritual to either ward off or acknowledge Alakshmi. The former version of the belief insists that the sourness of the lime and the pungency of the chilies combined creates a smell that even Alakshmi cannot tolerate.
Saubhagya Lakshmi (Fortune Lakshmi): The manifestation who furnishes good fortune. [7] Rajya Lakshmi (Royal Lakshmi): The form of Lakshmi who bestows majesty, revered by monarchs. [8] Vara Lakshmi (Boon Lakshmi): The form of the goddess who bestows boons. [8] This form of Lakshmi is venerated on the occasion of Varalakshmi Vratam.
Miniature, c. 1780. Gajalakshmi (Sanskrit: गजलक्ष्मी, romanized: Gajalakṣmī, lit. 'Elephant Lakshmi'), also spelt as Gajalaxmi, is a prominent representation of the goddess Lakshmi, the Hindu deity of wealth, prosperity, and fertility, depicted with two elephants on either side.