Lakshminarayan

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Caption = LakshmiNarayan Dev Murtis at the Swaminarayan Temple in Downey, California
Name = LakshmiNarayan
Devanagari = लक्ष्मिनारायन
Sanskrit_Transliteration =IAST|laxmi-nārāyaṇa
Affiliation = Form of Vishnu
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Abode =
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Consort = Lakshmi
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Planet = "Laxminarayan" redirects here. For the temple, see Laxminarayan Temple"

Laxminarayan or Lakshmi-Narayana (IAST IAST|laxmi-nārāyaṇa), also sometimes spelled "Lakshminarayan", "Lakshminarayana", "Laxminarayana", is a name of a Hindu deity. It is usually referring to Vishnu, also known as Narayan, when he is with his consort Lakshmi.

Etymology

The name "Laxminarayan" can be broken into two Sanskrit terms, "Laxmi" and "Narayan".

Interpretations

The deity Lakshminarayan has many historic roots and is sometimes interpreted by different traditions as for example Jayadeva, in his Gitagovinda, dealt with esoteric pastimes of Krishna with Radha, and identified Radha with Kamala, Lakshmi who appeared from the lotus who is regarded as the goddess of Love, Beauty, and Prosperity.cite book
author = Wilkins, W.J.
year = 2001
title = Hindu Mythology, Vedic and Purbnic
publisher = Adamant Media Corporation
isbn = p. 107, 111] the consort of Narayana. Jayadeva also regarded Jagannath as Krishna. Subhadra was treated as Lakshmi during the Ganga period, and afterwards. The "Purushottama Mahatmya" of Skanda Purana (13th century A.D.) and of "Vishnurahasya" (16th century A.D.) referred to the female wooden image between Jagannath and Balabhadra as Lakshmi.cite journal
author = Dr. A.C. Pradhan
year = June 2004
title = Evolution of Jagannath Cult
url = http://orissagov.nic.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/jun2004/englishpdf/evolution2.pdf
accessdate = 2008-05-11]

In Swaminarayan Sampraday

In sect Swaminarayan Sampraday, the deity is referred to as "Laxminarayan Dev". When Krishna - identified with Narayana in the text Shikshapatri - is with his wife Rukmini, a form of Lakshmi, he is also called "LaxmiNarayan Dev". [cite web | url =http://www.swaminarayan.nu/sampraday/shiksha.shtml | title= Shikshapatri, verse 109 by Bhagwan Swaminarayan] The founder of the sect, Bhagwan Swaminarayan installed the murtis of Laxminarayan Dev at the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Vadtal.

References

ee also

* Sri Sampradaya
* Vaishnavism

Links

* [http://www.vadtal.com Official Website of the LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi of the Swaminarayan Sampraday]