[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Buddhist Sanskrit literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit) › [Protective spells and dhāraṇī-sūtras](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.dharani) › [Dhāraṇīs of goddesses](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.dharani.goddess) › [Mahālakṣmīsūtra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.dharani.goddess.mahalaksmisutra) › [འཕགས་པ་དཔལ་ཆེན་མོའི་མདོ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.dharani.goddess.mahalaksmisutra*bo-d1005) › [The Sutra of Mahashri](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.dharani.goddess.mahalaksmisutra*bo-d1005~en-84000) › intro.3 # འཕགས་པ་དཔལ་ཆན་མའ་མད intro.3 The Sūtra of Mahāśrī intro.3 - **Language:** English ### [intro.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.dharani.goddess.mahalaksmisutra*bo-d1005~en-84000.intro.3) Mahāśrī, or simply Śrī, or commonly Lakṣmī, is a goddess who is perhaps more prevalent in the brahmanical tradition, where she is said to be the great god Viṣṇu’s consort. She is associated with well-being and prosperity. Here her names constitute the inner core of the dhāraṇī, which is then accompanied by a short ritual instruction about how to recite it. The spell is promised to provide protection, wealth, and good social standing. - [Previous: intro.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.dharani.goddess.mahalaksmisutra*bo-d1005~en-84000.intro.2) - [Next: intro.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.dharani.goddess.mahalaksmisutra*bo-d1005~en-84000.intro.4) - [Up: intro](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.dharani.goddess.mahalaksmisutra*bo-d1005~en-84000.intro) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.dharani.goddess.mahalaksmisutra*bo-d1005~en-84000.intro.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.dharani.goddess.mahalaksmisutra*bo-d1005~en-84000.intro.3) · Pramāṇa