Lakshmi Shloka, by Sashidharan Komandur

stotra.gif  सर्व मंगल मांगल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थ साधिके।

sarva maṁgala māṁgalye śive sarvārtha sādhike |

शरण्ये त्र्यंबके देवी नारायणी नमोस्तुते॥

śaraṇye tryaṁbake devī nārāyaṇī namostute || 

Meaning: I salute to Narayani (consort of Narayana), the three-eyed Goddess, who is the most auspicious of the auspicious, who makes all desires possible, and in whom I can take refuge.

Significance: The word ‘Lakshmi‘ is derived from the Sanskrit word Laksya, meaning ‘aim’ or ‘goal’. In Hinduism, Lakshmi or Laxmi (Sanskrit: लक्ष्मी lakmī) is the goddess of wealth, light, wisdom and fortune, as well as (secondarily) luck, beauty and fertility..Goddess Lakshmi is incorrectly connected only with money, and the popular public perception is that she is the Goddess of money.

This, however, is only partially correct: the holy Goddess is also the Goddess of prosperity, divinity and purity. She is also the Goddess of Brahma-vidya (divine knowledge) and one of her names is “Vidya” - which literally means knowledge. She is the Goddess of whom we ask for happiness in family, friends, marriage, children, food and wealth, beauty and health. Hence She is a very popular Goddess who is worshipped by every Hindu. As She is the goddess of prosperity, She is also called as Dharidranashini (destroyer of poverty) and Dharidradvamshini (one who opposes poverty). Hindus worship Lakshmi the most on Diwali, the festival of lights. According to tradition people would light ‘diya’ outside their homes on Diwali and hope Lakshmi will come to bless them.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goddess_Lakshmi

Sashidharan Komandur is a PhD student at the Industrial Engineering Department at University of Washington. You can reach him at sash.kom@gmail.com

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