Hindu mythology, Vedic and Purânic . on of Aditi, Lakshmi appeared from the lotus as Padma, orKamala ; when he was born as Rama (Parasurama) of the raceof Bhrigu, she was Dharani -; when he was Raghava (Rama), shewas Sita ; and when he was Krishna, she was Rukmini. In theother descents of Vishnu she was his associate. If he takes acelestial form, she appears as divine ; if a mortal, she becomesa mortal too, transforming her own person agreeably to whatevercharacter it pleases Vishnu to assume. * There are two somewhat contradictory accounts of her origin ;the Vishnu Purana explains The
Hindu mythology, Vedic and Purânic . on of Aditi, Lakshmi appeared from the lotus as Padma, orKamala ; when he was born as Rama (Parasurama) of the raceof Bhrigu, she was Dharani -; when he was Raghava (Rama), shewas Sita ; and when he was Krishna, she was Rukmini. In theother descents of Vishnu she was his associate. If he takes acelestial form, she appears as divine ; if a mortal, she becomesa mortal too, transforming her own person agreeably to whatevercharacter it pleases Vishnu to assume. * There are two somewhat contradictory accounts of her origin ;the Vishnu Purana explains The divinities Dhata andVidhata were born to Bhrigu by Khyati, as was a daughter * Vishnu Purana, p. 80. f Page 59. ioS The Puranic Deities. Sri, the wife of Narayana, the god of gods. The question isasked, It is commonly said the Sri was born from the sea of milk, when it waschurned for ambrosia;how then can you saythat she was thedaughter of Bhriguand Khyati ? Inanswer to this ques-tion, a most elaborateaccount of her virtues Sri, the. is given bride of Vishnu, themother of the world,is eternal, imperishable;as he is all-pervading,so she is is meaning, sheis speech; Hari ispolity, she is prudence ;Vishnu is understand-ing, she is intellect; heis righteousness, she isdevotion; Sri is theearth, Hari is its sup-port. In a word, of gods, animals, and men, Hari is all that iscalled male ; Lakshmi is all that is termed female ; there isnothing else than they. Later on* we read, Her first birthwas as the daughter of Bhrigu and Khyati; it was at a subse-quent period that she was produced from the sea, at the churningof the ocean by the demons and the gods. The account of the churning of the ocean, to which frequentreference is made in the Hindu Scriptures, is found in theRamayana, and several of the Puranas ; though there are somediscrepancies, they agree in the main. The reason for this great LAKSHMI. * t Vishnu Purana, p. 80. Lakshmi. 109 act is as follows: *—A sa
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