𝕹𝖆𝖗𝖆𝖞𝖆𝖓𝖎 - The soul of the world

Lakshmi

𝔅𝔢𝔞𝔲𝔱𝔦𝔣𝔲𝔩 𝔤𝔬𝔡𝔡𝔢𝔰𝔰 𝔰𝔢𝔞𝔱𝔢𝔡 𝔬𝔫 𝔞 𝔠𝔥𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔬𝔱,

𝔇𝔢𝔩𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔢𝔡 𝔟𝔶 𝔰𝔬𝔫𝔤𝔰 𝔬𝔫 𝔩𝔲𝔰𝔱𝔣𝔲𝔩 𝔢𝔩𝔢𝔭𝔥𝔞𝔫𝔱𝔰,

𝔅𝔢𝔡𝔢𝔠𝔨𝔢𝔡 𝔴𝔦𝔱𝔥 𝔩𝔬𝔱𝔲𝔰𝔢𝔰, 𝔭𝔢𝔞𝔯𝔩𝔰 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔤𝔢𝔪𝔰,

𝔏𝔲𝔰𝔱𝔯𝔬𝔲𝔰 𝔞𝔰 𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢, 𝔯𝔞𝔡𝔦𝔞𝔫𝔱 𝔞𝔰 𝔤𝔬𝔩𝔡,

ℜ𝔢𝔰𝔭𝔩𝔢𝔫𝔡𝔢𝔫𝔱 𝔞𝔰 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔰𝔲𝔫, 𝔠𝔞𝔩𝔪 𝔞𝔰 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔪𝔬𝔬𝔫,

𝔐𝔦𝔰𝔱𝔯𝔢𝔰𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝔠𝔬𝔴𝔰 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔥𝔬𝔯𝔰𝔢𝔰 —

𝔗𝔞𝔨𝔢 𝔞𝔴𝔞𝔶 𝔭𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔱𝔶 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔪𝔦𝔰𝔣𝔬𝔯𝔱𝔲𝔫𝔢

𝔅𝔯𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔧𝔬𝔶, 𝔯𝔦𝔠𝔥𝔢𝔰, 𝔥𝔞𝔯𝔳𝔢𝔰𝔱 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔠𝔥𝔦𝔩𝔡𝔯𝔢𝔫.

If Lakshmi held nothing else to her name, she held beauty. Just as Saraswati had her mind, and Parvati her courage, she had beauty. And she wielded it splendidly. It was a weapon her weapon and she knew it.

She had cheekbones sharper than the blades of swords and a mouth redder than rubies. Her eyes were striking and dark against her golden skin, inevitably drawing attention to them.

People used to say that she was the stealer of everyone 's hearts .

Draped in red saree, bedecked with gold ornaments, seated on a lotus, pot in hand, flanked by white elephants, the image of Lakshmi adorns most Hindu homes and business establishments.

Lakshmi is the goddess of wealth, fortune, power, luxury, beauty, fertility, and auspiciousness. She holds the promise of material fulfilment and contentment. She is described as restless, whimsical yet maternal, with her arms raised to bless and to grant.

Just as the word 'aum' is associated with the mystical side of life, the word 'shri' is associated with the material side of existence.