Alakshmi
अलक्ष्मी
alakṣmī
Alakshmi is opposite of Lakshmi and is also called as Nirrti. Nirrti or Alakshmi is not evil or all bad but it creates poverty, ugliness and adharma. The Vedic concept is that when divinity or Lakshmi is not cared Alakshmi is bound to happen. Nirrti is the dikpalaka of south west corner.
Alakshmi is a Vedic goddess said in many Vedic hymns like Sree Sukta.
While churning of Palazhi the goddess Alakshmi appeared first, there after only Ma Lakshmi came out. So Alakshmi is called elder sister of Ma Lakshmi.
| Word | Sanskrit | IAST | In General | Veda | Purana | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lankalakshmi | लङ्कालक्ष्मी | laṅkālakṣmī | Lankalakshmi was the guardian of the royal city of Lanka. She became an Asura women because of a... | Lankalaksmi was Vijayalaksmi in her previous birth. She was the watch-girl of the treasury of... | Read More | |
| Mahalakshmi | महालक्ष्मी | mahālakṣmī | Mahalakshmi is an aspect of Adi Parasakti. She is the goddess of the material world and... | Read More |