A universally accepted name for the goddess of growth, beauty, wealth, fortune and achievement is Lakshmi. Lakshmi Puja is important in Diwali. Generally when we say 'Lakshmiji' we mean currency notes, coins, gold, silver, diamonds, jewels. We call smuggled gold biscuits or untaxed income from corruption as 'black money'. 'Wealth' has a prominent place in all of our lives, not just in scriptures. Rather it can be said that the common religion for every man in the whole world is humanity and all expected happiness is wealth. We have different forms of Lakshmi, meaning of the word Lakshmi, origin, mythological stories, terminology and usage. And even more interesting are the different names of Lakshmiji. There is another name associated with the eponymous Lakshmi with many meanings like Sri, Padma, Kamala, Chapala, Hiranyavarna, Haripriya, Sindhusuta, Subhravastra Dharini, Kunchit Kesha which is called 'Alakshmi'. A popular folklore for Lakshmi and Alakshmi is that Lakshmi's sister was Alakshmi, who was very ugly. This Alkshmi was dirty and ill-tempered. His nature was also very negative, Lakshmi followed him wherever he went. Lakshmi was embarrassed by his nature and presence. Vishnupriya Lakshmi tells him, 'You leave me alone. Let me stay with Vishnu…Alakshmi then tells him, 'No one likes me, I have no husband, no one adores me, I will always be with you.' Lakshmi then washes Vishnu's feet so that Alakshmi does not take his feet in her lap. Now look at the second scenario. We try to keep the house and mind clean so that Lakshmi ji stays i.e. fortune stays with us. This story is not to be believed or accepted literally but if understood symbolically, fortune comes with Lakshmi. Along with hard earned money bribery called Lalach is also possible. Therefore, we need to be aware so that there are no conflicts in the family, no temptation grows within us and Alakshmi does not take the place of Lakshmi. What is Lakshmi's address? That is, there are many myths about the place where Lakshmi resides. No one knew about Elon Musk or Mukesh Ambani because Lakshmi means bank balance and a lot of money, other than virtues such as brilliance, dharma, satya, sheel and vritta and where Lakshmi is practiced, learning, austerity, valor and dharma are practiced. have Now we all talk about you and me connected with Lakshmi. In our society, daughter and woman are called avatars of Lakshmi. Lakshmiji is a form that is considered most important for our sustenance and enjoyment of living. Lakshmiji's indispensability increases in every happiness and joy of life, be it gross, subtle or relatively large. When a woman is given an equal position to Lakshmiji in social life, the importance of a woman can automatically be preserved. A woman's role is associated with responsibility. This work of Lakshmi and Grihini can be directly compared.
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