" lakshmi narayana "

here is a depiction of mythological or symbolic vishnu or (often called narayana), and lakshmi. vishnu is the consort of laskhmi. 

broadly, vishnu represents being, and lakshmi represents becoming.

 

 for more information about vishnu, you might try the narayana sukta.  for more information lakshmi, you might try the sri sukta. please note that the interpretations from the aforementioned based are based on sanatana dharma, and hence both jain and buddhist interpretations may differ.

note: why the four arms? these symbolize omnipotence, i.e., of the four directions where there are four, or more than four where there are more (such as NE, SSW, etc.)...among other things! sanatana dharma is rich in symbolism. 

 

for more about the symbolism of sanatana dharma, you might try hinduwisdom.info.



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