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Sri Lakshmi Jayanthi – 14.03.2025
Lakshmi Jayanti Significance: Why This Day is Important for Wealth & Fortune
Penury is the root cause of all sorts of problems. The importance of money cannot be underestimated. To drive away penury from our lives, one has to placate goddess Mahalakshmi who stands as a personification of wealth and prosperity. There are several methods to please the Goddess of Wealth. Before knowing the rituals of pleasing Goddess Mahalakshmi, one should know where She was born.
As per the legend, Lord Indra lost all His wealth and splendour due to a curse. As suggested by ‘deva guru’ Brihaspati, gods and demons started to churn the Milky Ocean. The demons stood on the side of the serpent Vasuki. Gods assembled at the side of its tail. The mountain Mandara was kept in the middle of the ocean for churning. Lord Vishnu stood as a tortoise underneath the Mandara Hill for support and action. The process of churning commenced.
All of a sudden, ‘Halahalam’ came out. Everybody was upset. Lord Shiva swallowed it and kept it in the middle of His throat. His throat became blue by the severe effect of the poison. From then onwards, Lord Shiva was called Nilakantha. All demons and gods became happy and praised Him with many ‘mantras’ and ‘stotras.’
Churning was resumed. One by one several things came out of the ocean. Goddess Mahalakshmi was born from the ocean. The Moon, the damsels, the divine elephant Irawata, the divine horse Uchhaishrava and Lord Dhanvantari, the Physician of the gods, came out of it. Right Shankha, (Conch) Gomati Chakras, Kalpa Vriksha and Kamadhenu also came out. There are certain divine items. By worshipping them, one can get the grace of the Goddess of Wealth and Prosperity. The right conch is called ‘Dakhinavarta Shankha.’
A normal conch will have an opening at the left side. But the right conch will have its opening at the right side. This was born from the Milky Ocean. It is very much liked by the goddess Mahalakshmi. One should get a conch which is Dakshinavarta Shankha from a divine ‘puja’ store. One has to place it in the ‘puja’ place on any Wednesday.
It should be washed with Ganga water. It is good to apply kesar on it. You can put Swastik on it with vermilion. Please do ‘shodashopachara puja.’ It is a traditional practice to offer some flowers and ‘naivedyam.’
Mantra
The following ‘mantra’ should be recited for 1008 times
Sreedharakarasthaaya payonidhi Jaataaya lakshmeesahodaraaya
Chintitarthaphalspradaaya dakshinavarta Shankhaaya te namah
By putting this conch in the Gomati Chakra, devotees will be blessed with prosperity. This is also an important thing that by worshipping Gomati Chakras, one will get prosperity. Five Gomati Chakras should be kept in a red cloth. One has to worship them properly. Lotus seeds are called ‘kamala’ seeds. Doing ‘homa’ of Sri Suktam with 108 lotus seeds will bring prosperity.
Kamalatmika Mahavidya
There are ten wisdom goddesses namely ‘Dasha Mahavidyas.’ Among them, Kamalatmika is 10th Mahavidya. One should do ‘mantra sadhana.’ One should worship ‘Kamalatmika yantra’. ‘Shodashopachara puja’ should be done. ‘Mantra’ should be obtained from a ‘guru.’ One should wear white clothes. One should do ‘mantra japa’ facing the north direction.
A minimum ‘purascharana’ of one lakh twenty five thousand should be done in 10 days or 21 days or 41 days.
During the ‘sadhana’ one time meal should be taken. Strict celibacy should be maintained. One should sleep on the floor. Pure vegetarian food should be consumed. ‘Japa’ can be done with pure ‘sphatik mala’ or ‘kamal beeja mala.’ After the ‘sadhana,’ ‘dashaamsha homa,’ ‘tarpana,’and ‘marjana’ should be done. If this is not possible they should do some extra ‘japa.’ ‘Kamalatmika Mantra’ is ‘Om eyem hreem shreem kleem hsouh jagat prasootyai namah.’ To placate Goddess Lakshmi, one can recite Kanaka Dhaara Stotram daily.
Kanakadhara Stotram
Once upon a time, there lived an old lady in Kerala. One day Jagadguru Sri Sankaracharya went to her house to seek alms. Standing before her house, he uttered: ‘Bhavati Bhiksham Dehi.’ Since nothing was available, the old lady took a dry ‘amalaka’ and offered it to Sri Shankaracharya hesitatingly. Having understood her penury, Sri Shankaracharya praised the Goddess Mahalakshmi. That was Kanakadhara Stotram.
Being convinced by the stotram of Sri Sankaracharya, the Goddess blessed the old lady. Then there was a rain of golden ‘amalakas’ in front of her house. Such is the power of ‘Kanaka Dhaara Stotram.’ Anybody can prosper by chanting this stotram. Whatever one does ‘mantra’ or ‘stotram,’ it should be done with full faith. Purity should be maintained during ‘sadhana’ or ‘puja.’
The easy way to please Goddess Mahalakshmi is to worship Lord Venkateswara with devotion. The following ‘mantra’ can be recited with ‘sphatik’ rosary: ‘Om Shreem Kleem Hreem Venkateswaraya Namah.’ Reading ‘Ashtalakshmi Stotram’ or Sri Suktam will lead to the removal of poverty. Goddess Mahalakshmi will bless those who are not corrupt and who follow moral and spiritual values in day-to-day life. Let us invoke Sri Mahalakshmi in our lives.
Tips to get The Blessings of Goddess Mahalakshmi
To make ourselves happy, we must perform some devotional practices. It is believed that Goddess Lakshmi resides in places which are clean and pleasant. Offering prayers and reciting mantras like the “Sri Lakshmi Mantra” or the “Mahalakshmi Ashtakam” can help us in getting Her blessings.
Some more key points are given here for practice.
- Clean and tidy: Keep your home clean and tidy.
- Light lamps: Light oil lamps or diyas in every corner of your home.
- Offer flowers and incense: Offer flowers, incense, and sweets to the goddess.
- Perform aarti: Complete the puja with an aarti.
- Adorn your doorstep: Adorn your doorstep with auspicious symbols like the swastika or Om.
- Performing go puja: Perform Gopuja very often
