Sri

deity intermediate Hindu single tradition · 4

Sri, also called Lakshmi, appears in late Vedic texts dated to be pre-Buddhist. Verses dedicated to her do not suggest that her characteristics were fully developed in the Vedic era.

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When

First attested
500 BCE
Attested period
-500 – 2020
Historical notes
Appears in late Vedic texts dated to be pre-Buddhist.

Relationships

manifests as
Lakshmi
parent of
Brahma
consort of
Ganesha
created by
Vishnu
sibling of
Durga, Bhu
aspect of
Lakshmi
syncretized with
Ommo
manifested by
Lakshmi

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Sources

Source passages

“Sri, also called Lakshmi, appears in late Vedic texts dated to be pre-Buddhist, but verses dedicated to her do not suggest that her characteristics were fully developed in the Vedic era.”

#22184 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“In the Skanda Purana and the Venkatachala Mahatmayam, Sri, or Lakshmi, is praised as the mother of Brahma.”

#28864 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“When the Lord Vishnu created the gunas of prakriti, there arose Lakshmi in her three forms, Sri, Bhu and Durga. Sri consisted of sattva, Bhu as rajas and Durga as tamas.”

#30693 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5