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.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 500 BCE
- Attested period
- -500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appears in late Vedic texts dated to be pre-Buddhist.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Mahasri, Kisshōten, Hrī, Puṣṭī, Mahishasura, Prithvi, Agni, Indra, Soma, Deva, devi, Saraswati, Rudra, Nirṛti, Aditi, Savitr, Prajapati, Ratri, Raka, Vāc, Aranyani, Dinsana, Puramdhi, Parendi, Bharati, Mahi, Uṣas, Shakti, Ashura
- manifests as
- Lakshmi
- parent of
- Brahma
- consort of
- Ganesha
- created by
- Vishnu
- aspect of
- Lakshmi
- syncretized with
- Ommo
- manifested by
- Lakshmi
Mentioned by
- Prithvi
- Agni
- Indra
- Soma
- Deva
- devi
- Saraswati
- Rudra
- Nirṛti
- Aditi
- Savitr
- Prajapati
- Ratri
- Raka
- Vāc
- Aranyani
and 10 more
Sources
wikipedia (4)
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