Story of Mata Laxmi and Samudra Manthan

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Mata Laxmi who is worshipped on this auspicious Day of Laxmi Pooja was born during Samudra Manthan and adopted by Samudra.

According to Scriptures and Puranas, Once Lord Indra the king of Devas insulted Sage Durvasa. Enraged, Sage gave him curse to lose Shri that is Laxmi. Devas went to Lord Vishnu for the solution. Lord Vishnu advised them to start Samudra Manthan with help of Asuras. Samudra Manthan was a Yagna which was to be performed by churning the ocean to grind and take out precious and divine things along with Laxmi.

Due to greed of Amrit, Asuras agreed. Mount Mandar was to be used as Churner and Naag Vasuki to be used as Churning cable. They needed the base to keep Mount Mandar afloat. So Lord Vishnu incarnated as Kachhapa. When Churning started First Halahal Vish appeared which Lord Shiva drank and held at his throat. Thus called Neelkanth.

Then Divine Cow Kaamdhenu, Divine Horse Ucchaishrava, Divine elephant  Airavat, God Dhanvantri with Amrit kalash and other 14 type of Divine Gems appeared.

Then Laxmi Appeared from the Manthan. Sindhuraaj gave her Divya Vastra, Indra gave her Asan to sit and Vishwakarma gave her garland.

Laxmi started looking for Vishnu and chose him as his husband as soon as she saw him. Ocean or Sindhu performed the rituals of Kanyadaan for her. 

Jai Mata Laxmi 

Geographical Evidence in Mahabharata

In the Bhishma festival of Mahabharata, Sanjay has described Dhritarashtra as the geography of India.

Himwan, Himkut, Mountains Nishadh, Vaidyurmanyam Nilgiri, Shvetagiri, Shringwan were the abodes of Siddhas and Charanas on these six mountains.

North of the Himalayas is the year possibly Mount Kailash.

Himkoot is the position of Harivarsha ahead of Mount 6. There is a mountain called Mallyavan, south of Nilgiri and northeast of Nishad mountain. Next to Mallywan is Gandhamadan Mountain. In the middle of both is Suvarnamay Meru mountain, its height is 84 thousand yojana, Rajan has penetrated into the earth even below 84 thousand yojana. Mount Himalaya is Everest.

Mount Meru is standing up and down covering the entire loco. Four islands are settled behind it. Bhadrashava, Ketumal, Jambudweep India, Uttarkuru This is the abode of saintly men.

Mount Meru

North of Nil mountain is north from white year, Hiranyak year, then ahead of Mount Sringwan, there is a mountain called Airavat.

The two years of India and Airavat, respectively, to the south and the north, are situated in the same manner as the two chains of the bow. Five years in between are White, Hiranyak, Elavritta, Harivarsha and Hamavat. In the middle is the epilogue year.

Descending from Brahmaloka, Tripathgamini divine river Ganga was first established in that Vindu lake, from which only seven streams have been divided.

Sindhu River

Ancient Saraswati Expansion

The names of streams are Vasvoksara, Nalini, Pavani Saraswati, Jambunadi, Sita, Ganga and Sindhu. The stream named Saraswati is directly visible and disappears somewhere.

The White Gods are said to be the abode of all the gods and asuras.

Gandharva resides on Nishadgiri and Brahmrishi resides on Nilgiri.

Shringwan Parvat is the only shrine of Devta.