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Devotees regard each of the Ashta Lakshmi to represent an attribute of Lakshmi, gaining the favour of the goddess with the chanting of each stanza of the prayer. The eight aspects of Lakshmi that are venerated by the mantra are: [4] [5] [6] Adi Lakshmi (lit. ' primeval Lakshmi ') Dhanya Lakshmi (lit. ' grain Lakshmi ') Dhairya Lakshmi (lit.
Indra eulogised Lakshmi with the Lakshmi Stuti. [3] Pleased, the goddess offered him a boon of his choice. Indra requested that the three worlds may never again be deprived of her presence, and anyone who extolled the goddess with the same prayer that he had would never be forsaken by her. Lakshmi duly granted both of his wishes. [4]
The prayer Ashtalakshmi Stotra lists all of the Ashta Lakshmi, [2] in which the goddess is depicted as seated on a lotus. The rise in popularity of the Ashta Lakshmi can be linked with the rising popularity of the Ashtalakshmi Stotra. Ashta Lakshmi is now widely worshipped both by Sri Vaishnava and other Hindu communities in South India. [2]
Suprabhatam (Sanskrit: सुप्रभातम्, romanized: Suprabhātam, lit. 'auspicious dawn') [1] is a Sanskrit prayer [2] [3] of the Suprabhātakāvya genre. It is a collection of hymns or verses recited early morning to awaken the deity in Hinduism.
Lakshmi Stotram and Saraswati Stotram. [84] The Tamil text Pattuppattu states Agastya to be master of icai (music, song). [85] Kalidasa, in his Raghuvaṃśa (6.61) states that Agastya officiated the horse sacrifice of a Pandya king of Madurai. [86] One of the authors of Nadi Shastra / Nadi astrology
Shankar Mahadevan (3 March 1967) is an Indian playback singer and music composer.Best known for his work in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Marathi films. He has also recorded songs for many non-film albums, teliseries, devotionals and classical.
His voice was praised by P. Vijayambika, [6] though T. T. Narendran said of one concert that "the image of the raga eluded him". [7] He established a career as a singer of Carnatic music. [8] [9] [10] He has accompanied the singers O. S. Arun, S. Janaki, and Vani Jairam on harmonium for nearly 300 concerts since 2014.
Birendra Krishna Bhadra, who will always be remembered for making Mahalaya memorable to one and all, is the voice behind the "Mahisasura Mardini." [11] He recites the holy verses and tells the story of the descent of Durga to earth. It was on the day of Mahalaya, the beginning of "Devipaksha", that the gods and goddesses woke up to prepare ...