Varalakshmi Vrat 2020: Today Is The Fast Of Goddess Varalakshmi

Varalakshmi  Vrat 2020: Today is the fast of goddess Varalakshmi of wealth, know-how Mata Lakshmi was born. According to the Hindu calendar, today, July 31, Friday is the Dwadashi date of Shukla Paksha of Shravan month. Today is the fast of Varalakshmi. Mata Varalakshmi is the incarnation of Mahalakshmi.

Mata Varalakshmi is the one who gives boons and fulfills her wishes, hence her name is Varalakshmi from the combination of Var and Lakshmi. On the occasion of Varalakshmi fast, know how Mata Lakshmi was born and how she became the wife of Lord Vishnu?

The birth story of Mata Lakshmi

Mata Lakshmi is the presiding goddess of all possessions. When Lord Vishnu incarnates on earth, then Goddess Lakshmi also helps him by taking an avatar. Let’s read the story of his birth.

A beautiful girl was born to Bhuti Rishi’s wife Khyati. She had all the auspicious signs, so she was named Lakshmi. As she grew older, she heard about the qualities of Lord Vishnu and became engrossed in her devotion. She started doing severe penance on the beach to get Narayan as her husband. Thousands of years have passed.

One day Indra Dev took the form of Lord Vishnu to test him and asked for a boon. On this, he requested to have a vision of Vishwaroop. On this Indra returned ashamed from there. In the end, Narayana himself appeared and made the Goddess appear as a Vishwaroopa. After this, he accepted Lakshmi Ji as his wife according to his will.

Second story

Once Maharishi Durvasa went to a forest. There he has presented a divine garland by someone. They left from there, only on the way met Indra, who was seated on Airavat. Maharishi Durvasa gave that divine garland to Indra. Indra put it on Airavat’s head, Airavat crushed that garland with his feet. Seeing this, Maharishi Durvasa became angry and cursed Indra to be Srihila.

Devaloka departed from Indra’s hands with the effect of the curse. Asuras rule everywhere, the gods are troubled. After consulting Brahma Ji, all reached Lord Vishnu. Narayan offered him the churning of the Kshira Sea with the help of the Asuras.

Many miraculous items were obtained from the ocean churning of gods and asuras. During this time, Goddess Lakshmi, seated on the white lotus, also appeared with the churning of the ocean. Seeing him, all the gods including Indra were pleased and worshiped him.