Lakshmi

deity sky Hindu single tradition · 40

Lakshmi is the Hindu goddess of wealth, fortune and prosperity.

↻ synthesized from 40 sources

When

First attested
1500 BCE
Attested period
-1500 – 2020
Historical notes
Vedic period origins

Relationships

consort of
Kubera, Vishnu, Narayana, Shri
serves
Vishnu, Kurma
created by
Vishnu
allied with
Parvati, Sarasvati, Ganga, Saraswati
equivalent to
Kichijōten
served by
Uluka
child of
Durga, Vishnu

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Sources

Source passages

“He is often seen with Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth, fortune and prosperity.”

#7450 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Similarly within Shaktism, focus is given to a particular form of the Goddess such as Parvati or Lakshmi.”

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“Kuladaivams of the Shaiva tradition are often considered to be forms of Shiva and Parvati, while those of the Vaishnava tradition are often regarded to be forms of Vishnu and Lakshmi.”

#9866 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Vishvaksena also has a taniyan dedicated to him in the later part of the work, incorporating him in the list of the traditional Sri Vaishnava guru parampara (succession of teachers and disciples) starting from Vishnu's consort Lakshmi (Sri) to Nammalvar.”

#10656 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Tridevi is stated to be the energy and creative power (Shakti) of each, with Lakshmi being the equal complementary partner of Vishnu. He is one of the five equivalent deities in Panchayatana puja of the Smarta tradition of Hinduism.”

#17583 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001