The Divine Avatars of Devi Lakshmi
नित्यावियोगिनी देवी हरिपादैकसंश्रया।।
नित्यमुक्ता नित्यबुद्धा महालक्ष्मीः प्रकीर्तिता॥ ३॥
The eternal Goddess Laksmi is inseparable from the lord. The feet of the lord are her only shelter. She is a released soul. She is always awakened. सदैव जागरूक देवी लक्ष्मी भगवान से अविभाज्य हैं। भगवान के चरण ही उनका एकमात्र आश्रय हैं। वह मुक्त आत्मा हैं और सदा जागृत रहती हैं।
मूलस्य च हरेभार्या लक्ष्मी: सा संप्रकीर्तिता।। पुंसो हिभार्या प्रकृति: प्रकृतेश्चाभिमानिनी॥ ४॥।
सृष्टिं कर्तु गुणान्वीदं पुरुषेण सह प्रभो।। तमःपानं तथा कर्तुं प्रकृत्याख्या तदाभवत्॥५॥
O lord of birds, she is called Prakrti, for, she creates the Universe by her qualities-sattva, rajas and tamas and consumes the world by tamas.
हे पक्षियों के स्वामी, वह प्रकृति कहलाती हैं क्योंकि वह अपनी गुणों - सत्व, रजस और तमस - के द्वारा सृष्टि की रचना करती हैं और तमस के माध्यम से संसार का संहार करती हैं।
वासुदेवस्य भार्या तु माया नाम्नी प्रकीर्तिता॥ संकर्षणस्य भार्या तु जयेति परिकीर्तिता।।६॥
अनिरुद्धस्य भार्या तु शांता नाम्नीति कीर्तिता।। कृति: प्रद्युम्न भार्याऽपिं सृष्टिं कर्तु बभूवह॥ ७॥
विष्णुपत्नी कीर्तिता च श्रीदेवी सत्यमानिनी।। तमोभिमानिनी दुर्गा कन्यकेति प्रकीर्तिता॥८॥
As the consort of Vasudeva, she is caged Maya; as the consort of Sankarşana, Jaya; as the consort of Aniruddha, Santa; as the consort of Pradyumna, Krti; as the consort of Visnu, Laksmi-the presiding deity of Sattva guna. As the presiding deity of tama guna, she is Durga or Kanyaka. As the sister of Krsna the son of Nanda, she is caved Kanyaka. वासुदेव की पत्नी के रूप में, वह 'माया' कहलाती हैं; शंकरषण की पत्नी के रूप में, 'जय'; अनिरुद्ध की पत्नी के रूप में, 'शांता'; प्रद्युम्न की पत्नी के रूप में, 'कृति'; और विष्णु की पत्नी के रूप में, वह 'लक्ष्मी' कहलाती हैं - सत्वगुण की अधिष्ठात्री देवी। तमोगुण की अधिष्ठात्री देवी के रूप में, वह 'दुर्गा' या 'कन्या' हैं। नंदनंदन कृष्ण की बहन के रूप में, वह 'कन्या' मानी जाती हैं।
कृष्णावतारे कन्येव नंदपुत्रानुजा हि सा।।रजोभिमानिभूदेवी भार्या सा सूकरस्य च॥ १॥
वेदाभिमनिनी वींद्र अन्नपूर्णा प्रकीतिता॥नारायणस्य भार्या तु लक्ष्मीरूपा त्वजा स्मृता॥ १०॥
As the goddess of earth, the presiding deity of rajas, she is the consort of Boar. As the presiding deity of the Vedas, she is Annapurna. As the consort of Narayana, she is Laksmi, the unborn. धरती की देवी और रजस की अधिष्ठात्री शक्ति के रूप में, वह वाराह की अर्धांगिनी हैं। वेदों की अधिष्ठात्री देवी के रूप में, वह अन्नपूर्णा हैं। नारायण की अर्धांगिनी के रूप में, वह अजन्मा लक्ष्मी हैं।
यज्ञाख्यस्य हरेर्भार्या दक्षिणा संप्रकीर्तिता॥ ११॥
As the consort of Yajna Varaha, she is Dakşinã. यज्ञ वराह की पत्नी के रूप में, वह दक्षिणा हैं।
जयन्ती वृषभस्यैव पत्नी संपरिकीर्तिता।।
विदेहपुत्री सीता तु रामभार्या प्रकीर्तिता॥ १२॥
As the consort of Vrsabha, she is Jayanti. As daughter of Videha (Janaka) and the wife of Rama, she is Sita. जयन्ती, वृषभ की पत्नी के रूप में प्रसिद्ध हैं।विदेहपुत्री सीता, राम की पत्नी के रूप में प्रसिद्ध हैं।
रुक्मिणी सत्यभामा च भार्ये कृष्णस्य कीर्तिते।। इत्यादिका हानंताश्चाप्यावतारा: पृथग्विधाः॥१३॥
रमाया: संति विप्रेंद्र भेदहीना: परस्परम्।। अनंतानंतगुणकाद्विष्णोन्यूना: प्रकीतिताः॥ १४।।
As wife of Krishna she is Rukmini and Satyabhama. The incarnations of Lakshmi are many, O lord of birds (Garuda) and there is no difference among them. The forms of Laksmi, O bird, are inferior to Vishnu who possesses enumerable distinctions. श्री कृष्ण की पत्नियाँ रूप में रुक्मिणी और सत्यभामा। लक्ष्मी के अवतार अनेक हैं, हे पक्षियों के स्वामी (गरुड़), और इन सभी में कोई भेद नहीं है। लक्ष्मी के रूप, हे पक्षी, विष्णु के रूपों के मुकाबले निम्न हैं, जिनमें अनगिनत विशिष्टताएँ हैं।
The Garuda Purana extols the Eternal Goddess Lakshmi as the inseparable consort of the Lord, a divine presence entwined with the very essence of creation, sustenance, and dissolution. The sacred text reveals her as an awakened and liberated soul, whose only refuge is the feet of her beloved Lord. She is Prakriti—the primal energy—manifesting the universe through the harmonious interplay of the three gunas: sattva (purity), rajas (activity), and tamas (inertia). Through tamas, she consumes the world, bringing it to its destined rest.
As the consort of the great manifestations of Vishnu, her divine forms shine with unparalleled brilliance. With Vasudeva, she becomes caged Māyā, weaving the illusion of the cosmos. With Sankarshana, she is Jaya, embodying victory and strength. With Aniruddha, she is Śānta, the serene. With Pradyumna, she is Kṛti, the epitome of virtuous deeds. As the consort of Lord Vishnu himself, she embodies the essence of sattva as Lakshmi, the resplendent goddess of fortune and prosperity.
Her manifestations transcend time and space, taking on myriad forms to align with the cosmic dance. As Durga, she commands the tamas guna with fierce power; as Kanyaka, she emerges as Krishna’s sister and as the goddess of the earth under the embrace of rajas guna. She becomes Annapurna, the nourishing deity of the Vedas, and Dakshina, the auspicious one beside Yajna Varaha. With Rama, she is the gentle yet indomitable Sita, the daughter of Videha, and with Narayana, she is Lakshmi, the unborn and eternal.
Rukmini and Satyabhama, the beloved consorts of Lord Krishna, are her radiant incarnations. The Garuda Purana emphasizes that the countless forms of Lakshmi, though innumerable and dazzling, are but reflections of Vishnu’s infinite and unparalleled majesty. In every form and every age, she remains the eternal essence of devotion, the creator and sustainer of the worlds, ever inseparable from her divine Lord.
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Garuḍapurāṇa (गरुडपुराण).—One of the eighteen Mahāpurāṇas. This is believed to be a narration to Garuḍa by Mahāviṣṇu. There are eight thousand ślokas in it. There is an opinion that only the Tārkṣyakalpa is of Viṣṇu. The theme of the Purāṇa is the birth of Garuḍa from Brahmāṇḍa. If this Purāṇa is given as a gift it should be given along with the image of a swan in gold. The Padma Purana categorizes the Garuda Purana—along with the Bhagavata Purana, the Vishnu Purana and itself—as a sattva Purana (a Purana that represents goodness and purity).
श्रीरुक्मिणीचरणारविन्दार्पणमस्तु ।
शुभं भवतु । शुभं भवतु । शुभं भवतु ।
