- She only holds pot and gives wealth and Students and other should only worship Ma Saraswati for their studies. This is pure misconception. S Ramanujan worshipped Namagiri (Mahalakshmi) and she guided and mentored him .Vidya Lakshmi is one of the forms of Ma Lakshmi. Mahalakshmi is the supreme deity, not limited for material wealth
- Generally so called Kathavachaks and people say that she is greedy, and maya. Her name itself is Lakshmi the one who takes us to the goal. Nevertheless, they are under the maya of Mahamaya Mahalakshmi and truth is not divulged to them. She is the kindest.She is beyond the 3 gunas, so she is beyong the greed anger.
- Ma Lakshmi is not Ambabai.
What more evidence is required when Lord Shiva himself tells Ambabai is beloved wife of Vishnu ? Shivji himself tells that Ambabai is consort of Shri Hari Vishnu and Sri Devi Lakshmi and there are full 2 chapters dedicated to Vishnu wife Ambabai in Skand puran and Padma Puran. Agastya Maharishi worships her as beloved consort of Hari.
- Many don't know that about Alamelu Manga and Padmavati and have confusion about it, Padmavati devi was the daughter of Akash Raja, who was Vedvati whereas Mahalakshmi appeared before Narayana at Tiruchanur when he did penance for her who is called Alamelu Manga, Alamelu Manga was not incarnation of anyone, she was direct Mahalakshmi and the deity at Padmavati Tiruchanoor is Mahalakshmi for whom Venkateshwar did worship.
- Devi Suktam is not for her, but the truth is that all deities invoke and worship her through Devi Suktam. Also some denies that Sri Suktam is not for Mahalakshmi devi. For more information read these answer
- Hijacking terms like Narayani, Mahalakshmi and say that Narayani and Mahalakshmi is not wife of Narayan. Some fanatics also say Mahalakshmi Ashtakam is not for her. Indra recited Mahalakshmi Ashtakam for the Consort of Achyuta, Ananta, when she appeared from the churning of the ocean and is found in Padma puran.
- Some insecure organization and cults which has no trace beyond few centuries say Gopis are greater than Mahalakshmi and then do rankings and gradings between different forms of same goddess and then say Lakshmi, Rukmini (queens) etc are lesser and inferior to gopis. Their propaganda is nothing but based on fake theories and stories, the truth is quite opposite, the gopis themselves are forms of Sri and different forms of Same goddess should not be compared. You may read this Answer
She cannot be an expansion of anyone because she is the supreme being glorified in the highest authority scriptures Vedas without any origin, but origin of all other deities. - Viṣṇu taking up the form of a cowherd, and all those of the form of Lakṣmī.
Padma Puran 5.71
- Some believe that Lakshmi devi is servant and not equal to Narayan just because she has been portrayed as serving Narayan’s feet. Serving beloved is not wrong, as we can also find Narayana serving Lakshmi’s feet, so she is not inferior to him. She has been said to be the soul/aatma of Hari and always resides in his Heart.
The illustrious Shri does not leave him and directly represents Hari’s atman.
- She has been blessed by some others/ not independent , inferior energy. She does not hold weapons or killed Demons. Many such false informations are being spread, the truth is opposite. All that happens is by her grace and happens by mere wink of her eye. She is Sarva Shakti , source of all shakti, Parashakti who is the reason for creation, preservation and destruction of the multiverse.
22. God Brahmā, Śiva, gods, demons aṇd others whose heart is attached to object of senses, perform austere penance for winning my favour.
SB 5.18.22
Jai Ma Mahalakshmi