Namaste Swamiji, what is the difference between the worship of Shree Maha-Laxmi and Shree Laxmi.
Lakshmidevi is Mahavidya whereas Mahalakshmi is Angavidya in Shakti Tantra. Lakshmi Devi or Kamala Devi is a maha vidya and wife of Mahavishnu. Lakshmi Devi has two forms Sridevi and Bhudevi. What we see with Mahavishnu is Sridevi, whom we believe resides at Srihari’s heart.
Namaste, When we add Maha it means “Great,” and usually pertains to the
form in the Causal Body, while the unmodified Lakshmi applies to the
Subtle Body.
Similarly, this is the difference between the worship of Maha-Ganapati
and Shree Ganapati or Ganesha.
The same applies to Ganesh and to all the Gods. That also explains the
difference between Mahadeva and Shiva.
Lakshmi, Ganesha, and Shiva also apply to the Gross Body, so we have
the deities in Prataksha, Pratyaya, and Prakash forms Stula, Sukshma,
Karana.
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