Lakshmi has many names. She is known to be very closely associated with the Lotus, and her many epithets are connected to the flower, such as:
Padma: lotus dweller.
Kamala: lotus dweller.
Padmapriya: One who likes lotuses
Padmamaladhara devi: One who wears a garland of lotuses
Padmamukhi: One whose face is as beautiful as a lotus
Padmakshi: One whose eyes are as beautiful as a lotus
Padmahasta: One who holds a lotus
Padmasundari: One who is as beautiful as a lotus
Her other names include:
Rama,
Indira,
Manushri,
Chakrika,
Kamalika,
Lalima,
Nandika,
Rujula
Out of these names, the two most popular names are Rama and Indira.
Iconography
Sculpture of Lakshmi
Physically, goddess Lakshmi is described as a fair lady, with four arms, seated on a lotus, dressed in fine garments and precious jewels. Her expression is always calm and loving. The most striking feature of the iconography of Lakshmi is her persistent association with the lotus. The meaning of the lotus in relation to Shri-Lakshmi refers to purity and spiritual power. Rooted in the mud but blossoming above the water, completely uncontaminated by the mud, the lotus represents spiritual perfection and authority. Furthermore, the lotus seat is a common motif in Hindu iconography.
Goddess Lakshmi's traditionally accepted vehicle, the owl (Ulooka in Sanskrit), is a bird that sleeps through the day and prowls through the night.
Ashta Lakshmi (Sanskrit: अष्टलक्ष्मी,Aṣṭalakṣmī, lit. "eight Lakshmis") are group of eight secondary manifestations of goddess Lakshmi, who preside over eight sources of wealth and thus represent the powers of Shri-Lakshmi. They are:
Subsequent Hindu saints of the Post vedic Period may have brought into a wide acceptance among worshippers about Sri Lakshmi being not one deity but composed of eight different kinds of Prosperity. That is why She is also called "Ashta" (Eight) Lakshmi also in many places.
Aadi Lakshmi : The First manifestation of Lakshmi
Dhana Lakshmi : Lakshmi who blesses devotees with Material Wealth, Money, Power, Social status
Dhaanya Lakshmi : Lakshmi who blesses devotees with Wealth of food grains, plenty of food
Dhairya Lakshmi : Lakshmi who blesses devotees with Courage
Vijaya Lakshmi : Lakshmi who blesses devotees with Victory
Vidya Lakshmi : Lakshmi who blesses devotees with Knowledge, education
Gaja Lakshmi : Lakshmi who blesses devotees with Lorship over others
Santhaana Lakshmi: Lakshmi who blesses devotees with Prosperity of having Children
According to Puranic legend the kings in the Lunar Dynasty were:
Soma (or Chandra), son of Atri (father) and Bhadra (mother). Once he kidnapped Tara, the wife of Brihaspati, and did not return her despite the requests of the Devas, upon which a war known as Devasur Sangram ensued. Soma returned Tara afterward, although he had a son by Tara, named Budha.
Budha, also called Rajputra, married Ila, the daughter of Suryavanshi Manu.
Yayati was an important king of this dynasty. His eldest son was Yadu, ancestor of the Yadavs. According to theHarivamsa, Krishna was born in the dynasty of Yadu, and was therefore known as Yadav.
Sini or Rajan Saini and Satyaki (who founded the Saini Vansha of the Sura-Sena, which is one of the eleven Vanshas of Krishna).
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