Goddess Lakshmi is the Archetype of Wealth and presides over fortune and abundance, but wealth does not only mean money; it also represents several other essential components to living a happy, successful, and fulfilling life.
According to scriptures and sacred texts, Lakshmi has eight primary manifestations, and hence she is called Ashtalakshmi. It is believed that the eight forms of Lakshmi can satisfy all human needs through their individual nature and manifestations. These eight Goddess forms reflect the eight diverse sides of wealth in life. Health, money, fertility, learning, courage, power, progeny, and victory are among them. Performing a Fire Lab to Goddess Ashtalakshmi can help you gain the abundant blessings of the eight forms of Lakshmi to fulfill all your desires for wealth, prosperity, wisdom, and fortune.
Adi Lakshmi is the primeval form of Goddess Lakshmi and is regarded as the daughter of sage Bhrigu and wife of Vishnu or Narayana.
Goddess Dhana Lakshmi represents material wealth and fortune. Dhana means wealth in the form of money or gold, but at an intangible level, it may represent inner strength, willpower, talent, and virtues.
This form of Lakshmi symbolizes nourishment which bestows a healthy body and mind.
Gaja’ means elephants, and this form of the Goddess signifies royalty and power.
This form of the Goddess symbolizes fertility and blesses childless couples with progeny
Dhairya Lakshmi is propitiated to gain courage and strength to face challenges and overcome adversaries or any difficulties of life.
Vijaya means victory, and this form of Goddess Lakshmi symbolizes victory in all aspects of life- not just in war but also in life’s inner struggles. Blessings of Vijaya Lakshmi.
Vidya means knowledge as well as education, so this form of the Goddess is the giver of the knowledge of arts and sciences and helps in the intellectual development of the individual.
According to sacred texts, performing a Fire Lab to the eight forms of Goddess Lakshmi as prescribed in the scriptures can bestow you with the following blessings:
You will receive the sacred grey ash powder from the homa and Kum-Kum (Red Vermillion Powder), blessed in the ritual. You can keep it in the meditation altar and duly apply it on the forehead as and when required to invoke the divine blessings of the deity.