8 Ashta Lakshmi: The eight divine forms of maa Mahalakshmi with mantras 🪷
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Maa Mahalakshmi bestows specific types of wealth through eight unique forms, known collectively as Ashta Lakshmi.
1) Sri Adi Lakshmi :
Symbol of origination . She is seen with 4 arms, Lotus & white flag in her 2 hands, other 2 hands with Abhaya mudra & Varada mudra.
Thread on the correct postures to perform Shastanga Pranam in front of Bhagwaan ji for man & woman🧵
Sri Sharada Parameswari Devasthanam, Sri Sringeri Shankar Math, Guntur, AndhraPradesh
Pranama stands for: ‘Pra’ meaning in front of or before, and ‘Nama’ means bending or stretching. In combined terms, it means ‘reverentially bowing’ before others, as a gesture of respect.
It is mentioned in Upanishads that women were forbidden from doing Ashtanga, Shastanga which required them not to touch ground in reverence with their chest & womb becoz a woman’s womb & chest were considered very sensitive & slightest muscle pull could disturb their maternity.