# Lakshmi — The Kural character guide

> Lakshmi in The Kural by Thiruvalluvar.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Lakshmi 12, Lakshmi 13

**First appearance:** 0011-ii-in-praise-of-rain

## Who they are

The goddess of wealth and prosperity, invoked in the text.

## Relationships

### [Kauṭilya](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_kural_se/characters/kautilya)

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Kauṭilya and Lakshmi appear together in a mythological or allegorical context, possibly representing power and fortune.

### [Fortune](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_kural_se/characters/fortune)

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Fortune and Lakshmi are linked as personified concepts of prosperity and luck, often invoked together.

## In the story

### [Thiruvalluvar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_kural_se/chapters/thiruvalluvar)

Not directly mentioned in the excerpts; included as a canonical figure but no specific role in this chapter.

### [IX: Hospitality](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_kural_se/chapters/ix-hospitality)

Goddess of prosperity who delights to abide in the home of the hospitable.

### [XVII: Non-Envying](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_kural_se/chapters/xvii-non-envying)

Lakshmi is said to abandon the envious, leaving them to her elder sister (misfortune).

### [XVIII: Non-Coveting](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_kural_se/chapters/xviii-non-coveting)

Lakshmi is personified as seeking the home of the wise man who does not covet.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_kural_se/chapters/endnotes)

Mentioned as the Goddess of Prosperity and Fortune in the notes.

## Links

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