Goddess Laksmi is the goddess of wealth as per the Hindus. She is worshipped for wealth and prosperity. We will now in this article discuss some aspects of this goddess. She was both on the new moon day of Kartik month from the Samudra manthan. This is why she is considered to be the daughter of the ocean. She is worshiped on Diwali as it is the day of her birth.
We have explained the Diwali puja in one of our previous articles. She was married to the lord Vishnu and is often seen with him. Every household must have an idol of Goddess Laksmi for wealth and prosperity. Thursday is the day of Goddess Laksmi. On the evening of thursday aarti of the Goddess Laksmi is a must.
You can chant the 1008 names of Goddess Laksmi on Thursday in order to get blessed from the goddess. If 1008 names are too much for you then you can look at reciting the 108 names of the Goddess Laksmi too. We will give you the list of the 1008 names of Goddess Laksmi in this article so that you can read them on Thursdays and on Diwali too. Reciting this is like saying the mantra of the Goddess Laksmi.
This list is also known as the sarasnamavali of Goddess Laksmi. Before each of the name say OM. The 1008 names of Goddess Laksmi are as follows:
Even this Diwali you can just spell these names in the sequence that we have mentioned above. This will please the Goddess Laksmi and ensure that your home is blessed with wealth and good fortune for the whole of next year. Just do the puja and after the puja and aarti read out these names of the Goddess Laksmi.
Last but not least we would like to state that taking the Holy Name is not limited to any particular day or season or festival for that matter. So just take the name of Lord and Goddesses with full faith and you will surely benefit from it.