Lakshmi Puja / How to do on Diwali

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Five Elements

According to her tradition, which is Vedic (of India), she prominently displays five precious gemstones:

1. emerald, 
2. sapphire, 
3. ruby, 
4. pearl and 
5. diamond. 

These correspond with the five classic elements commonly named earth, water, fire, air and ether respectively. Her name, Vaijayanthi, means “triumphant victory.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaijayanti

There is a curious link between these five elements and the Vishnu image portrayed in Vaishnavite temples. The Vishnu Puran and Garuda Puran refer to five forms of Vishnu-Vasudeva, Sankarshana, Pradyumna, Aniruddha, Narayana. The meanings of these names indicate a connection to the five elements.

1. Vasudeva means ‘’that in which all things abide ’’indicating the element ether.

2. Sankarshana means ‘complete attraction’ or squeezing together indicating the element of Aeriality.

3. Pradyumna means ‘the radiant one’ indicating the element fire.

4. Anirudha means ‘without obstacles’ indicating liquidity or water.

5. Narayana means ‘son of man, path of man, eternal man’ indicating the element earth.

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