The Fierce and Martial Manifestations of Goddess Lakshmi: Iconography, Tantric Theology, and Ritual Paradigms Within the complex cosmological and theological frameworks of Hinduism, Goddess Lakshmi is predominantly conceptualized as the ultimate embodiment of Sattva—representing universal harmony, auspiciousness, material wealth, and the preserving energy of the cosmos. In the orthodox Vaishnava tradition, she is generally depicted […]