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Dhanya Lakshmi - About Hindu Goddess Dhanyalakshmi – Story - Other Information

In Hinduism, Dhanya Lakshmi is a manifestation of Goddess Lakshmi and is counted among the Ashta-Lakshmis. Dhanyalakshmi as the name indicates is the Goddess of food and nourishment. She feeds the physical body and keeps hunger away. Dhanya means Grains and is that aspect of Goddess Lakshmi which suffices hunger. Hindu scriptures have numerous stories associated with Dhanya Lakshmi. As per Ashta Lakshmi Stotram, she is depicted as seated on a lotus carrying two lotus flowers, mace, paddy crop, sugarcane, bananas, abhaya and blessings. She has eight hands. One of the most famous incidents associated with Dhanya Lakshmi is found in the Mahabharata. It is said that Dhanyalakshmi presented Draupadi, the wife of Pandavas with a wooden bowl, which will always be filled with food. She presented it to Draupadi when they were exiled. This bowl helped the Pandavas to survive during their exile in inhospitable forests. Another popular tale of Dhanya Lakshmi comes from the Oriya culture. I