Śrī means Lakṣmī

—Śrī Devī is none other than Mā Lakṣmī herself.

There is no such thing as a 'Tantric Lakṣmī' distinct from her.

There is no difference between Mā Kamalā,

revered among the Daśa Mahāvidyās, and Mā Lakṣmī.

She is Nārāyaṇī

—The Śakti,

the Ardhāṅginī,

the Pūrṇatā of Śrīman Nārāyaṇa.

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The same Lakṣmī, when seated beside Bhagavān Viṣṇu upon His vehicle Garuḍa, is worshipped as Śrī Parāṣoḍaśī. It is indeed a divine grace that, even for those who know nothing of the hierarchy of consciousness, the Purāṇas and the Ṛṣis have made it possible to chant Her mantras—though many do so merely assuming Her to be the goddess of material wealth. In this form of Parāṣoḍaśī too, She holds two lotuses as always, along with a vessel filled with jewels.

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She is known as Parā Śrīdevī herself.