Goddess Laxmi, the consort of Lord Narayana popularly known as Lord Vishnu, is the ruler of eight kinds of wealth. It is believed that worshipping Goddess Laxmi brings in prosperity, good fortune along with wisdom among the members of the household where she is worshipped.
Laxmi Puja is believed to helping people achieve the following:
- Dhan Laxmi denotes wealth and helps in acquiring wealth and wisdom
- Victory in undertakings & court cases
- Vidya Laxmi helps in gaining knowledge
- Soubhagya Laxmi brings in streak of luck.
As she is the beloved of Lord Vishnu, you need to accord respect to Lord Vishnu otherwise you can't expect Laxmi to stay at your place. There goes the saying that Goddess Laxmi travels on owl if she travels alone and if she travels with Lord Vishnu then she travels on Garuda. Now these two differenet situations signifies two different aspects of prosperity. When Goddess Laxmi travels alone on owl, then the people who acquire wealth gets intellectually blind and when she travels with Vishnu , then the person acquires wisdom along with wealth.
This pooja needs to be performed using strict rituals ,mantras and samagri by experts. Dhan Laxmi is worshipped for wealth, Vijaya Laxmi is worshipped for victory in different fields or undertakings, Sanatan Laxmi is being worshipped for children, Vidya Laxmi is worshipped for knowledge, Soubhagya Laxmi is worshipped for marriage and happy married life, Dhanya Laxmi is worshipped by the farming community.
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