Lakshmi also known as Shri, is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism. She is the goddess of wealth, fortune, power, beauty, fertility and prosperity, and associated with Maya ("Illusion"). Along with Parvati and Saraswati, she forms the Tridevi of Hindu goddesses.
Sri Gaja Lakshmi by Raja Ravi Varma (1896)
Image: Gajalaxmi Medallion 2nd Century BCE Red Sand Stone Bharhut Stupa Railing Pillar Madhya Pradesh Indian Museum Kolkata 2012 11 16 1837 Cropped
Image: Coin of Azilises showing Gaja Lakshmi standing on a lotus 1st century BCE
Image: Coin of Vikramaditya Chandragupta II with the name of the king in Brahmi script 380 415 CE
Maya, literally "illusion" or "magic", has multiple meanings in Indian philosophies depending on the context. In later Vedic texts, māyā connotes a "magic show, an illusion where things appear to be present but are not what they seem"; the principle which shows "attributeless Absolute" as having "attributes". Māyā also connotes that which "is constantly changing and thus is spiritually unreal", and therefore "conceals the true character of spiritual reality".
Markandeya sees Vishnu as an infant on a fig leaf in the deluge
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