sentences:  The lotus is thought to be symbolic of purity, beauty, spiritual power, life, fertility, growth or, in Tantra, the entire created universe.It is a recurring motif in Hindu (as well as Buddhist and Jain) literature and a lotus growing from Viṣṇu's navel is said to mark the beginning of a new cosmic creation.The elephants are symbolic of royalty and, in Hindu mythology, are also related with cloud and rain; they thus reinforce "Śrī-Lakṣmī"'s stature as the goddess of abundance and fertility.