{"product_id":"invoking-lakshmi-the-goddess-of-wealth-in-song-and-ceremony-9781438433202","title":"Invoking Lakshmi: The Goddess of Wealth in Song and Ceremony","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA multi-faceted portrait of Lakshmi, Hindu goddess of wealth and prosperity. Includes translations of verses used to invoke this goddess.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautiful, beloved Lakshmi is the Hindu goddess of wealth, happiness, and abundant good fortune. This fascinating book is the first comprehensive guide to this celebrated goddess, her worship, and the deeper spiritual domain of prosperity she reveals. Constantina Rhodes presents over five hundred elegantly translated Sanskrit verses, including devotional songs, mantras, visualizations, and ceremonial instructions that devotees use to invoke Lakshmi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRhodes uses these texts to develop a richly detailed portrait of Lakshmi, revealing unexpected dimensions of this enigmatic deity. Even as Lakshmi is best known as a goddess of wealth and well-being, she also maintains a strong esoteric presence, expressing herself as Siddhi, the magnificent Tantric goddess of spiritual power, and as Kundalini Shakti, the transformative cosmic force that exists within each individual. These identities express the \"prosperity consciousness\" that is the essential nature of the goddess and the divine source of all wealth. Invoking Lakshmi is not only a matter of calling upon the external form of the goddess but also of aligning one's consciousness with the very essence of prosperity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Constantina Rhodes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 291\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781438433202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConstantina Rhodes \u003c\/b\u003eteaches in the Program in Religion at the City University of New York's Hunter College. Her books include \u003ci\u003eShaiva Devotional Songs of Kashmir: A Translation and Study of Utpaladeva's Shivastotravali\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMeditations on Shiva: The Shivastotravali of Utpaladeva\u003c\/i\u003e, both also published by SUNY Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"State University of New York Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45111251271795,"sku":"9781438433202","price":58.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_b6a7cf3c-b739-495d-a562-814d6d506043.jpg?v=1781703047","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/invoking-lakshmi-the-goddess-of-wealth-in-song-and-ceremony-9781438433202","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}