Lakshmi

Lakshmi is the Hindu goddess of Fortune, wealth, Love, Prosperity, Joy, Beauty and Maya. She is also called Padmavati or Padmaja since she sits on a lotus. An Owl is considered as Lakshmi's Vahana. She is the beloved consort of Lord Vishnu.

Names and Epithets
Lakshmi in Sanskrit is derived from the root word lakṣ (लक्ष्) and lakṣa (लक्ष), meaning 'to perceive, observe, know, understand' and 'goal, aim, objective', respectively. These roots give Lakshmi the symbolism: know and understand your goal. A related term is lakṣaṇa, which means 'sign, target, aim, symbol, attribute, quality, lucky mark, auspicious opportunity'.

Lakshmi has numerous epithets and numerous ancient Stotram and Sutras of Hinduism recite her various names:

Padmā: She of the lotus (she who is mounted upon or dwelling in a lotus)

Kamalā or Kamalatmika: She of the lotus

Padmapriyā: Lotus-lover

Padmamālādhāra Devī: Goddess bearing a garland of lotuses

Padmamukhī: Lotus-faced (she whose face is as like as a lotus)

Padmākṣī: Lotus-eyed (she whose eyes are as beautiful as a lotus)

Padmahasta: Lotus-hand (she whose hand is holding [a] lotus[es])

Padmasundarī: She who is as beautiful as a lotus

Sri: Radiance, eminence, splendor, wealth

Śrījā: Jatika of Sri

Viṣṇupriyā: Lover of Vishnu (she who is the beloved of Vishnu)

Ulūkavāhinī: Owl-mounted (she who is riding an owl)

Nandika: The one who gives pleasure, the vessel made up of clay and Vishnupriya (she who is the beloved of Vishnu)