Padma

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Padma

Hindu mythology

Also known as: Kamala

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Lakshmi
Names and iconography
…include Sri or Shri (“radiance”), Padma or Kamala (she of the lotus), Vaishnavi or Narayani (beloved of Vishnu and Narayan [a name for Vishnu]), and Bhuvaneshvari (“ruler of the universe”). The Skanda Purana (between the 6th and 13th centuries ce) identifies her as Mahadevi (“supreme Goddess”), Mahamaya (“supreme illusion”), Mahalakshmi…
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…include Sri or Shri (“radiance”), Padma or Kamala (she of the lotus), Vaishnavi or Narayani (beloved of Vishnu and Narayan [a name for Vishnu]), and Bhuvaneshvari (“ruler of the universe”). The Skanda Purana (between the 6th and 13th centuries ce) identifies her as Mahadevi (“supreme Goddess”), Mahamaya (“supreme illusion”), Mahalakshmi…
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