The Garuda Purana (abridged)
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The Garuda Purana (Garuḍa purāṇa) is a smriti Purana (smṛti, Hindu customary law). Its first part contains a dialog between Vishnu and Garuda, the King of Birds. The second half contains details of life after death, funeral rites and the metaphysics of reincarnation....
Laxmi Mantra
A devotee desirous of acquiring wealth and prosperity must worship Goddess Laxmi with appropriate rituals. He should begin by making salutations to the goddess by chanting the following mantra –
OM SRIM HRIM MAHALAKSHMYAI NAMAH.
Then follows the rituals of ‘Shadangnyas’ that is performed by chanting the specific mantras meant for them.