Four Wealths: Lakshmi As Dharma, Artha

Four wealths: Lakshmi as Dharma, Artha, Kama, and Moksha In the Hindu culture, people view the goddess Lakshmi as a sacred being. She is believed to be the goddess of prosperity, wealth, and the abundances in the everyday lives of people. Lakshmi represents herself through the four wealths in Hindu culture: Dharma, Artha, Kama, and Moksha. Hindus believes that a balance must be acted upon these wealths to ensure the continuum blessings of the goddess upon their lives. However, it can also be stated that people from the different stages of life such as the grhasthya and the sannyasa seek for a specific wealth. Throughout these stages, Lakshmi manifests herself through the four wealths. The four wealths are classified as the;
This prayer also seeks for Lakshmi to dwell upon him and make him feel her energy of prosperity in order to free himself from depression. Additionally, many also seek for Kama as the energy of Lakshmi to bring upon them the enjoyment, pleasures, happiness and desires into their lives. Lakshmi is also known as the goddess who invokes Kama which is defined as happiness and enjoyment of life. Many seeks for Karma as it is best to live one’s life in a happy way. Individuals and even families seeks for Kama as it promotes the presence of good energy which attracts Lakshmi to come upon their lives. It is believed that a family who does not argue and stay happy together, receives the blessings of Lakshmi. Rhodes states “When the senses are enlivened, they heighten one’s experience of the goddess’s presence, for one’s capacity for sensual receptivity is the very same that allows for the reception of Laksmi’s grace” (Invoking Lakshmi, pg. 32). It is substantial for an individual or a family to preserve and be happy with their relationships with one another for Lakshmi to stay in their lives. Furthermore, in the Vedic hymns, Lakshmi is believed to represent herself as half flower and half woman. Thus, stating the importance of women in the Hindu