Lakshmi

Quick Facts

About Lakshmi

Goddess of prosperity who rose from the churning of the ocean of milk and chose Vishnu as her eternal consort. Draupadi is honored in tradition as her partial incarnation.

In Their Words

Fortune stays where dharma, effort, and humility dwell together.

Lakshmi

Traits

• radiant
• auspicious
• discerning

Story Appearances

• Samudra ManthanBorn of the churning❧ 18 min

Stories Featuring Lakshmi

15 further tales on this site name Lakshmi, in canonical reading order.

• The Lineages of Gods and DemonsVaishampayana recites the descent of every creature from Brahma and the daughters of DakshaAdi Parva ‧ 22 min
• Kunti's BlessingA mother-in-law names seven wives, a throne nobody owns yet, and a son not yet bornAdi Parva ‧ 12 min
• Devasena and the Husband Not Yet BornA rescue on the Manasa hills and a promise the gods had to invent someone to keepVana Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Thunderbolt and the Seizers of ChildrenWhat came out of the wound, and the bargain that followedVana Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Mole and the CharioteerHow Damayanti Was Found in Chedi and Nala in AyodhyaVana Parva ‧ 18 min
• Sakamvari and the Ford of GoldThe goddess who fed the sages on herbs, and the tirtha where Vishnu knelt to RudraVana Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Cow at the Bottom of the WorldSurabhi, the four cows of the quarters, and the cities beneath PatalaUdyoga Parva ‧ 16 min
• Karna Takes the FieldThe vow that kept him out of ten days of war, and the grief that brought him into itDrona Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Day the Rod VanishedWhat happened to the world when Chastisement disappearedShanti Parva ‧ 20 min
• Fortune Changes SidesWhy Sri deserted the asuras, told on a bank of the GangaShanti Parva ‧ 17 min
• What Left PrahladaIndra begs the one thing worth takingShanti Parva
• The Brahmanas Who Deserve WorshipNarada tells Krishna whom he bows to, and Bhishma tells a king what it costs to forgetAnushasana Parva ‧ 24 min
• The Mysteries of Religion, Part OneThe deities, the Pitris and the Rishis each give up a duty whose reason is secretAnushasana Parva ‧ 24 min
• The Brahmanas and the KapasThe gods lose heaven and earth, and men on the ground win them backAnushasana Parva ‧ 15 min
• The Return of the PortionsWho everybody turned out to have beenSvargarohana Parva ‧ 17 min

Places in Lakshmi's Story

Drawn from the stories Lakshmi appears in.

• Mount Mandaraमन्दर पर्वत
• Hiranyapuraहिरण्यपुर
• Amaravatiअमरावती
• Kurukshetraकुरुक्षेत्र
• Munjaprishthaमुञ्जपृष्ठ
• Himavatहिमवत्
• Mount Meruमेरु
• Brahmalokaब्रह्मलोक
• Banks of the Gangaगङ्गा तट
• Takshashilaतक्षशिला
• Saraswatiसरस्वती
• Hastinapurहस्तिनापुर

Related Characters

Others counted among the Divine Beings.

• ❉Krishna
• ◭Hanuman
• ❧Kacha
• ≈Goddess Ganga
• ★The Eight Vasus
• ॐSage Vyasa