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In Hindu mythology, Gajalakshmi is regarded to have restored the wealth and power lost by Indra when she rose from the Samudra Manthana, the churning of the ocean.She is portrayed with four arms, adorned in red attire, holding lotuses in two hands, while the other hands display the abhaya mudra and varada mudra.
Lakshmi has numerous epithets and numerous ancient Stotram and Sutras of Hinduism recite her various names: [33] [34] such as Sri (Radiance, eminence, splendor, wealth), Padmā (she who is mounted upon or dwelling in a lotus or She of the lotus), Kamalā or Kamalatmika (She of the lotus), Padmapriyā (Lotus-lover), Padmamālādhāra Devī ...
"Octet of Lakshmi") or Ashtalakshmi, is a group of the eight manifestations of Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of prosperity. She presides over eight sources of wealth: spirituality, material wealth, agriculture, royalty, knowledge, courage, progeny, and victory. [1] [2] The Ashta Lakshmi are always depicted and worshipped as an octet in temples. [3]
Over the millennia of its development, Hinduism has adopted several iconic symbols, forming part of Hindu iconography, that are imbued with spiritual meaning based on either the scriptures or cultural traditions. The exact significance accorded to any of the icons varies with region, period and denomination of the followers.
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).
Bagalamukhi: The goddess who paralyzes enemies, symbolizing the power to control and manipulate reality. Matangi: The goddess of inner wisdom, associated with speech, music, and the arts. Kamalatmika (Kamala): The goddess of prosperity, symbolizing spiritual wealth and the unfolding of divine consciousness.
Bhaga (Sanskrit: भग), is the Vedic god of wealth, [3] as well as a term for "lord, patron" and "wealth, prosperity". He is an Āditya , a group of societal deities who are the sons of Aditi . Bhaga's responsibility was to make sure that people received a share of the goods in life.
The kalasha is believed to contain amrita, the elixir of life, and thus is viewed as a symbol of abundance, wisdom, and immortality. The kalasha is often seen in Hindu iconography as an attribute, in the hands of Hindu deities like the creator god Brahma, the destroyer god Shiva as a teacher, and the goddess of prosperity Lakshmi.