Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 18, Shloka 51
Adhyaya 18 — Arjuna Declines the Throne; Garga Directs Him to Dattatreya; The Gods Defeat the Daityas through Dattatreya’s Vision and the Movement of Lakshmi
लक्ष्मीर् लक्ष्मीवतां श्रेष्ठा कण्ठस्था कण्ठभूषणम् ।
अभीष्टबन्धुदारैश्च तथाश्लेषं प्रवासिभिः ॥
lakṣmīr lakṣmīvatāṃ śreṣṭhā kaṇṭhasthā kaṇṭhabhūṣaṇam / abhīṣṭabandhudāraiś ca tathāśleṣaṃ pravāsibhiḥ
सौभाग्यवती-श्रेष्ठा लक्ष्मी कण्ठ में निवास करके ग्रीवा के आभूषण देती है; और प्रवास में गए लोगों को भी प्रिय बंधुओं तथा दम्पति का संग (मिलन) प्रदान करती है।
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FAQs
Prosperity is not only objects (ornaments) but also relational fulfillment—reunion, affection, and social harmony are treated as Lakṣmī’s higher gifts.
Didactic passage on auspicious living (śrī) within narrative dialogue; ancillary to the five-fold purāṇic markers.
The throat/neck is associated with expression and dignity; Lakṣmī here symbolizes honored speech/presence that attracts affection and restores bonds across distance.