Goddess Lakshmi is one of the Hindu Goddess, popularly known as Goddess of wealth,Love,fortune and beauty. She is the consort of Lord Vishnu.When Lord Vishnu took various incarnations, then Goddess Lakshmi also took various incarnations to be his consort.Like for Lord Rama(She came as Sita),Lord Venkateshwara(She came as alamelu),Lord Krishna(she came as Rukmini).And also along with Rukmini, she was also believed to have incarnated as Radha.
Story Of Goddess Lakshmi's appearance:
In an ancient story there was a sage named Durvasa who is very short tempered.Once he presented Lord Indra(the king of gods) with a flower garland which will never dry.Then Indra gave this garland to his elephant(Airavata).Then the sage Durvasa saw the elephant crushing the divine garland and then seeing that he cursed lord Indra as he had shown his disrespect to the sage.Then the sage cursed Indra that he along with other gods would lose their power.As soon as the curse was applied the demons came and conquered the heaven as the gods have no power to defend them.
Then later the gods went to lord Brahma and asked him for help, seeing them lord Brahma advised the gods to churn the ocean of milk(ksheersagar) so as to obtain the nectar of immortality.Then later the gods went to Lord vishnu and asked his assistance.Accepting to help the gods lord vishnu took the Avatar of kurma(Tortoise) and gave support to the Manthara parvata(Mountain) which acted as a churning Rod.Vasuki the king of serpents acted as a churning rope.The Gods and demons came to a deal under the leadership of king Bali chakravarti and pious to help each other to churn the ocean of milk.
While churning the ocean first of among the divine gifts Goddess Lakshmi appeared from the ocean and later choosed lord vishnu as her consort.As he only can control the illusion.As a reason lakshmi is called as the daughter of sea.
Some times she is also seen in two forms Bhudevi and sridevi.Bhudevi who is also called as mother earth and sridevi is also called the goddess of wealth and knowledge.
Names of Goddess Lakshmi:
Goddess laxmi has many names, some of the names are
Padma: Known as lotus dweller
Kamala: Known as lotus dweller
Padmapriya: one who likes lotuses
Prayers of Goddess Lakshmi:
Lakshmi stotram or Mahalakshmi stotram is one of the power full mantras of goddess lakshmi, chanting this mantra one can gain wealth and prosperity.
"Om sri Maha Lakshmi Namaha"
Story Of Goddess Lakshmi's appearance:
Then later the gods went to lord Brahma and asked him for help, seeing them lord Brahma advised the gods to churn the ocean of milk(ksheersagar) so as to obtain the nectar of immortality.Then later the gods went to Lord vishnu and asked his assistance.Accepting to help the gods lord vishnu took the Avatar of kurma(Tortoise) and gave support to the Manthara parvata(Mountain) which acted as a churning Rod.Vasuki the king of serpents acted as a churning rope.The Gods and demons came to a deal under the leadership of king Bali chakravarti and pious to help each other to churn the ocean of milk.
While churning the ocean first of among the divine gifts Goddess Lakshmi appeared from the ocean and later choosed lord vishnu as her consort.As he only can control the illusion.As a reason lakshmi is called as the daughter of sea.
Some times she is also seen in two forms Bhudevi and sridevi.Bhudevi who is also called as mother earth and sridevi is also called the goddess of wealth and knowledge.
Names of Goddess Lakshmi:
Goddess laxmi has many names, some of the names are
Padma: Known as lotus dweller
Kamala: Known as lotus dweller
Padmapriya: one who likes lotuses
Prayers of Goddess Lakshmi:
Lakshmi stotram or Mahalakshmi stotram is one of the power full mantras of goddess lakshmi, chanting this mantra one can gain wealth and prosperity.
"Om sri Maha Lakshmi Namaha"