The word 'Lakshmi' is derived from the Sanskrit word Laksya, meaning 'aim' or 'goal'. Lakshmi is the Hindu goddess of wealth, light, wisdom, fortune, fertility, generosity and courage and the embodiment of beauty, grace and charm. Her four hands represent four spiritual virtues. She sits on a fully blossomed lotus, a seat of divine truth.
Lakshmi is said to bring good luck and protects her devotees from different kinds of misery and financial problems. She is also known as Shri because she is endowed with six auspicious and divine qualities or Gunas and also because she is the source of strength even to Lord Narayana. She is the wife of Lord Vishnu. She is worshipped by different names like Padmavathi, Lakshmi, Sita and Rukmini.
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