GODDESS OF DESIRE

  

The Goddess of Desires

We have been worshiping the women power as per Indian Mythology. We worship Goddess as well in different phases of life. As part of our culture we take blessing from parents or elders at home before starting the day.

Lakshmi the goddess of prosperity, fortune and wealth. We all have been worshiping her. We are aware that she is lord Vishnu’s wife. It is said that Lakshimi resided in Lord Vishnu’s heart. She is believed to be daughter of king of ocean. It is also said that during the churning of ocean when Lakshmi emerged, she emerged with her shadow Kulakshmi.

Kulakshmi has all the qualities exactly opposite to Lakshmi and she accompanies her where ever she goes.

Lakshmi’s arrival brings prosperity, wealth and health to the person, but if  you take her for granted and do not value her presence she moves out of the house. But when she leaves, Kulakshmi is believed to stay back and ruin the family’s fortune, wealth and relations as well.

 

In Indian mythology, it is believed that Lakshmi manifests in eight forms, hence called Ashtalakshimi.

The first called Adilakshmi, it is believed to be her first manifestation that emerged out of ocean churning during  Samudra Manthan. This is the common picture that we see. She wears red jaari saree and is seated in a Pink lotus.

Second is Dhanyalakshmi, who is normally worshiped by farmers. She has hands filled with grains pouring them on ground.

DhairyaLakshmi is worships by those who seek bravery as she is known for the courage and gives strength. Gajalakshmi is also called Gajanthlakshmi, it is in the form of elephant with his aroused trunk and pour gold or spray water. People keep Gajanth Lakshmi at home to attract wealth and properity. SantanaLakshmi is the fifth appearance  of Goddess Lakshmi worshiped by childless couples as she is surrounded by children. Vijayalakshmi is the sixth form and is worshiped for victory and courage. You can easily relate them to the warriors or kings in olden age. Vidyalakshmi is the seventh one who is prayed for knowledge. She is somewhat similar to Goddess Saraswati, but Goddess Saraswati is more stable .

The eights is Dhanalakshmi the goddess of wealth who is pouring the gold from her hands.

These all are the various appearance of Lakshmi, and prayed or worshiped for different desires, but all have the shadow of Kulakshmi with them. As she is the goddess of desires she may bless you , but you need to value her presence and do not take her appearance or blessing for granted. As a result of it is believed that she steps out of the house and is not followed by Kulakshmi who stays back.

The mythological Character Lakshmi is so relevant to women on earth, who appears in various roles in your life. You need to value her contribution and accept her with the darker side –Kulakshmi.

Thou she is a Goddess she performs different roles in different appearances. Then why being a human- a simple women we have that urge to do anything and everything. Would that not be right  if you provide yourself few roles that you can perform better. We unknowingly get engraved into number of roles at a time. It happens that we realise some day that we are stretching too much to perform all roles. Try and justify your role to satisfy your urge and give best results. These best results are not for the world but for yourself.