The Sanskrit term Lakṣmyavatāra can be transliterated into English as Laksmyavatara or Lakshmyavatara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Lakṣmyavatāra (लक्ष्म्यवतार) refers to the “aspects of Lakṣmī”, as discussed in chapter 8 of the Lakṣmītantra: a Pāñcarātra text comprising some 3600 Sanskrit verses exclusively devoted to Goddess Lakṣmī or Śrī (the consort of Viṣṇu) besides dealing with cosmology and practical regarding Vaishnava priests and temple-building programs.—Description of the chapter [lakṣmī-avatāraprakāśa]. Just as the forms of Nārāyaṇa—as Paravyūha-Vāsudeva and as Saṃkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna, and Aniruddha—always has His śakti-power as an integral part of His Being, so Lakṣmī is always and for ever to be associated with Nārāyaṇa and His forms (1-15). With Aniruddha, she is Kamalā; with Nārāyaṇa, the Śaktīśa, in his 2-armed and 4-armed aspects, as well as with other forms—she has other names and aspects (avatāra) (16-50).

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Partial matches: Lakshmi, Avatara.

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