Laksmi, Goddess of Prosperity

Ralph Benko
Ralph Benko’s The Lure And Lore of Gold
2 min readMay 9, 2020

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Indian culture long has held a high appreciation for gold.

Vedic faith records four historical ages, the highest being the Satya Yuga. Per Wikipedia,

when humanity is governed by gods, and every manifestation or work is close to the purest ideal and humanity will allow intrinsic goodness to rule supreme. It is sometimes referred to as the “Golden Age.

Hinduism reveres many deities. One of the most beloved is Laksmi, goddess of prosperity. Wikipedia:

Lakshmi … is the Hindu Goddess of wealth, prosperity (both material and spiritual), fortune, and the embodiment of beauty….

Laskshmi, print, 1894, public domain, courtesy of Wikipedia.

She sometimes is represented as providing a cascade of gold coins from her palms.

A case can be made that monetary policy can be managed well by elite civil servants simply by reference to the price of gold. Such elected officials, however, while generally serving with integrity, have not consistently generated a track record to induce confidence, at least not as compared to the track record for financial stability and equitable prosperity compiled, over centuries, by the gold…

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Ralph Benko
Ralph Benko’s The Lure And Lore of Gold

Ralph Benko, chairman of The Capitalist League and co-author of The Capitalist Manifesto, is the principal of the public affairs firm of https://ralphbenko.com.