Lord Narayana is the God of protection and sustenance of the universe. One among the holy trinity of Gods, he is said to be the physical manifestation of spiritual consciousness. He guards all the living beings on earth and blesses the devotees with long life, peace, happiness, and success. Goddess Lakshmi is his divine consort. She is the Goddess of wealth, fertility and fortune, and is also known as ‘Shri’ or ‘Shridevi,’ the embodiment of auspiciousness and prosperity. Shri Lakshmi Narayana is the Lord, who appears along with his consort, Lakshmi.
The uniqueness of Lord Lakshmi Narayana lies in the fact that this divine pair remains as a single, inseparable entity. Goddess Lakshmi can stay next to a standing Lord Narayana, or be at his service in their heavenly abode of Vaikunta, when the Lord is reclining on the couch of the cosmic serpent Adisesha, in the midst of the ocean of milk, but her principal abode remains the very heart of the Lord himself.
This is the reason, the Lord is also known as Shrinivasa – Shri Nivasa – that is, Nivasa, the place of residence of Shri, Goddess Lakshmi. Thus, the term ‘Lakshmi Narayana’ denotes the single divinity of Shri Narayana with Lakshmi and also, Lakshmi’s Narayana. It is also said that while lord Narayana is the protector, devi Lakshmi is the embodiment of compassion, and hence, one can get the grace of Shri Lakshmi Narayana with ease, by taking the route of Maa Lakshmi worship. 
Jai Shri LakshmiNarayana
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