Goddess Lakshmi is the bestower of all kinds of Wealth and Happiness. Goddess Maha Lakshmi is the ruler of entire riches of the universe and hence if she is pleased, she can make a king out of a beggar within no times. Devi Maha Lakshmi is normally depicted sitting on a blossomed Lotus flower in which Lotus is the symbol of entire universe and Goddess Lakshmi is the glowing heart of it. It is said that mere Darshan of Maha Lakshmi in the morning blesses the person with Wealth, Prosperity & Good fortune. Anyone who worships Goddess Maha Lakshmi with full dedication is blessed with never ending Money & Material comforts and his house is always filled with Peace, Prosperity & Good fortune. Her four hands represents the four Goals of Human Life which are Dharma (pursuit of Ethical, Moral life), Artha (pursuit of Wealth, means of life), Kama (pursuit of Love, emotional fulfillment) and Moksha (pursuit of Self Knowledge, Liberation). Goddess Lakshmi is also called as Sri because she is endowed with six auspicious and divine qualities or gunas and also because she is the source of strength even to Vishnu. Goddess Lakshmi carries Lotus in two hands. Lotus carries symbolic meanings of Hinduism and other Indian traditions. Wealth pours out from one of her hands, Wealth manifested through Lakshmi means both material as well as spiritual wealth. Her face and open hands are in a mudra that signify compassion, giving or daan (charity). With another hand, she gives her blessings.
