Alakshmi

(अलक्ष्मी)

Literal Meaning

Not-Lakshmi

Etymology & Sanskrit Root

Sanskrit a (not) + Lakshmi.

Spiritual Insight & Context

The opposite of fortune, misfortune and want. In some homes it is driven out on the night of Diwali, as Lakshmi is welcomed in.

Where Alakshmi Comes Up

Diwali: Light, Lakshmi and the Five Days

Diwali is a five-day season at the Kartika new moon (October-November). This sets out the days, the Padma Purana and al-Biruni, and which stories are later.

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