# Goddess Lakshmi **See also:** [[artwork/themes/vaikuntha|Vaikuntha - The Spiritual World]] | [[artwork/themes/lotus|Lotus Flowers]] | [[artwork/themes/palaces|Palaces]] **30 images** --- <h3>The Spiritual World</h3> ![[0028_SB-1-3-f.c.jpg]] *The Lord's abode and the Vaikuṇṭha planets in the spiritual sky are far beyond these mundane universes.* <h3>The Lord's Incarnations</h3> ![[0030_SB-1_1-14.jpg]] *The incarnations of Godhead are innumerable, like the waves in the ocean.* <h3>Paramatma in All Beings</h3> ![[0031_SB-1_1_11.jpg]] *Lord Paramātmā pervades all things, just as fire permeates wood.* <h3>Creation</h3> ![[0032_SB-2_1_7.jpg]] *In a corner of the spiritual sky (brahmajyoti) a spiritual cloud sometimes appears, and the covered portion is called the mahat-tattva. Then, by His plenary portion known as Mahā-viṣṇu, the Lord lies down within the water of the mahat-tattva. This water is called the Causal Ocean. While Mahā-viṣṇu sleeps within the Causal Ocean, innumerable universes are generated along with His breathing. These floating universes scatter all over the Causal Ocean, remaining manifest only during the breathing period of Mahā-viṣṇu. In each and every universal globe the same Mahā-viṣṇu enters as Garbhodakaśāiyī Viṣṇu and lies down on the serpentlike Śeṣa incarnation, and from His navel a lotus sprouts. Upon the lotus is born Brahmā, the lord of the universe, who creates the sun, the moon, the demigods and all forms of living beings of different shapes in terms of their different desires.* <h3>Vaikuntha</h3> ![[0035_SB-3-2-7.jpg]] *The sages saw that the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, had now actually become visible to their eyes.* <h3>The Demigods Shower Blessings</h3> ![[0065_BG--13.jpg]] *3.12: “In charge of the various necessities of life, the demigods, being satisfied by the performance of /yajña/ [sacrifice], will supply all necessities to you.”* <h3>The Four Kumaras Meet Laksmi-Narayana</h3> ![[0073_SB-3-2-7.jpg]] *EN SB 3.1 1987: The four Kumāras, great sages appearing like children, directly saw the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the spiritual world, the kingdom of God. The Lord was accompanied by His associates, who were worshiping Him with a fan, an umbrella and other paraphernalia. The sages had been impersonalists, but upon seeing the Lord they became His devotees.* <h3>Garbhodakasayi Visnu and Laksmi</h3> ![[0080_TLC-7.jpg]] *Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune, can always be found massaging the legs and thighs of the Lord.* <h3>Ramadevi, the Goddess of Fortune, Worshiped</h3> ![[0084_SB-8-1-6.jpg]] <h3>Brahma and the Demigods on the Shore of the Milk Ocean</h3> ![[0086_SB-10-1-1.jpg]] *EN SB 10.1 1977: Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva and all the other demigods, having heard of the distress of mother earth, went to the shore of the Ocean of Milk. There they worshiped the Supreme Personality of Godhead Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, who lies on the Ocean of Milk, by reciting the Vedic mantras known as the Puruṣa-sūkta. While sitting in trance, Lord Brahmā heard the words of Lord Viṣṇu vibrating in the sky. Thus he told the demigods: “O demigods, hear from me the order of the Supreme Person, and execute it attentively without delay. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who has full potency, will personally appear as the son of Vasudeva. For as long as the Lord moves on earth to diminish its burden by His own potency in the form of time, all of you demigods should appear through plenary portions as sons and grandsons in the family of the Yadus, and your wives should also appear in that dynasty. The foremost manifestation of Kṛṣṇa is Saṅkarṣaṇa, the origin of all incarnations within this material world. Before Lord Kṛṣṇa appears, this original Saṅkarṣaṇa will appear as Baladeva, just to please Kṛṣṇa in His transcendental pastimes.”* <h3>World Avataras</h3> ![[0105_BTG-20-5-p.9.jpg]] *Śrīla Prabhupāda på promenad vid Röda torget i Moskva i juni 1971. Under sitt besök i staden diskuterade han den vediska kulturen med professor Kotovskij, som ledde den indiska institutionen vid den ryska vetenskapsakademien. Konversationen återfinns på sidorna 239-260.* <h3>Laksmi Serves Narayana</h3> ![[0110_KB2-20--pg243.jpg]] *The personified Vedas assemble around the Lord and begin to glorify Him.* <h3>Garbhodakasayi Visnu on the Bed of Ananta-sesa</h3> ![[0143_SB-11-4-6.jpg]] <h3>Prayers for the Advent of Lord Krsna</h3> ![[0159_UP--29.jpg]] <h3>The Kingdom of God</h3> ![[0160_UP-25.jpg]] <h3>Prahlada Soothes Nrsimhadeva</h3> ![[0180_UP--87.jpg]] <h3>Laksmi-Narayana in Vaikuntha</h3> ![[0196_UP--287.jpg]] <h3>Nrsimhadeva Pacified</h3> ![[0233_SB7-03.jpg]] <h3>The Demigods Appeal to Ksirodakasyi Visnu</h3> ![[0233_SB8-10.jpg]] <h3>Laksmi Steps Out of the Milk Ocean</h3> ![[0234_SB8-11.jpg]] <h3>Laksmi-Narayana on Svetadvipa</h3> ![[Adi-1-10.jpg]] *EN CC Adi 1 1974, 1996: In Śvetadvīpa, Lord Viṣṇu can be seen sitting on a throne of Śeṣa with His consort, Lakṣmī.* <h3>The Hera-pancami Festival</h3> ![[Antya-3-7.jpg]] *EN CC Antya 3 1975: “Accompanied by His personal associates, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu washed and swept the Guṇḍicā temple, cleansing it as usual. The Lord danced and chanted and then enjoyed a picnic in the garden as He had done before. As previously, He danced in front of the Jagannātha car and observed the festival of Herā-pañcamī.” The details of the Herā-pañcamī festival (as given in Madhya-līlā, Chapter 14, verses 106-135) are as follows: “The Herā-pañcamī festival takes place five days after the Ratha-yātrā festival. Lord Jagannātha has left His wife, the goddess of fortune, and gone to Vṛndāvana, which is the Guṇḍicā temple. Due to separation from the Lord, the goddess of fortune arrives at the main gate of the temple accompanied by many members of her family, all of whom exhibit uncommon opulence. When the procession arrives, the maidservants of the goddess of fortune begin to arrest all the principal servants of Lord Jagannātha. The maidservants bind the servants of Jagannātha, handcuff them, and make them fall down at the lotus feet of the goddess of fortune. When the servants fall down before the lotus feet of the goddess of fortune, they almost fall unconscious. They are chastised and made the butt of jokes and loose language.”* <h3>Art 0044/0044/SB 6-3-7</h3> ![[0044_SB-6-3-7.jpg]] <h3>Art 0075/0075/BG-48</h3> ![[0075_BG-48.jpg]] *Four kinds of pious men surrender to Kṛṣṇa, and four kinds of impious men do not.* <h3>Art 0082/0082/SB 2-1-7</h3> ![[0082_SB-2-1-7.jpg]] <h3>SB Canto 1 original cover</h3> ![[Art-0240_SB1-Original-Cover.jpg]] <h3>BB 2.130-133</h3> ![[BB-2.130-133.jpg]] <h3>Vyasadeva Meditates on the Supreme Lord</h3> ![[SB-1_1_5.jpg]] *Vyāsadeva meditating on Lord Kṛṣṇa, the all-pervading Personality of Godhead.* <h3>SB 9/1/4</h3> ![[SB-9_1_4.jpg]] <h3>Art 0153/0153/SB cover</h3> ![[0153_SB-cover.jpg]] --- ## Copyright Notice All artwork on this page is © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc. All rights reserved. These images are reproduced here with permission for educational and devotional purposes. 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