Laksmi Puja
Disappearance Day of Sri Murari Gupta · Sri Krsna Saradiya Rasayatra
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What is Laksmi Puja?
Sri Laksmi-devi is the goddess of fortune, and Laksmi Puja is the day devotees set aside to honour her. In 2027 the Vaishnava calendar places it on Friday, 15 October, together with Sri Krsna Saradiya Rasayatra and the disappearance day of Sri Murari Gupta.
Significance
Many people worship Laksmi to gain wealth. Srila Prabhupada explained that the real way to honour her is to serve her Lord, Narayana, and that Laksmi is an expansion of Srimati Radharani. When Radha and Krishna are worshipped with awe and reverence, according to strict standards, it is actually Laksmi-Narayana who receive that worship.
The Srimad-Bhagavatam teaches the same lesson in its account of the churning of the Ocean of Milk:
The goddess of fortune, mother Lakṣmījī, accepted the Ocean of Milk as her father, but she perpetually rests on the bosom of Nārāyaṇa.
Srimad-Bhagavatam 8.8.17, purport
How to observe it
Make a simple offering of a lamp or flowers to Sri Laksmi-devi, and always honour her in the company of the Lord she serves. Read the account of her appearance in Srimad-Bhagavatam, Canto 8, chapter 8. Pray that she bring you into Narayana's favour, and chant the holy names.
Questions
When is Laksmi Puja in 2027?
Laksmi Puja is on Friday, 15 October 2027. It shares the date with Sri Krsna Saradiya Rasayatra and the disappearance day of Sri Murari Gupta.
Is it right for Vaishnavas to worship Laksmi?
Yes, when they honour her as the consort of Lord Narayana. The acaryas condemn only the worship of Laksmi as a demigoddess for the sake of material prosperity.
What is the difference between Laksmi and Radharani?
Srila Prabhupada taught that Laksmi is an expansion of Srimati Radharani. When Radha and Krishna are worshipped with awe and reverence, They are worshipped as Laksmi-Narayana.
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Key facts
- Date
- Friday, 15 October 2027
- Also on this day
- Disappearance Day of Sri Murari Gupta · Sri Krsna Saradiya Rasayatra
- Appeared from
- The Ocean of Milk
- Rests on
- The chest of Lord Narayana
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