URGENT QUESTION! We are under press deadlines!  

We are looking for a specific Hindu story or lesson.

Our publishing company needs to find the familiar Hindu story about a
man who wanted to become wealthy.  He asked to whom he should pray:
Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth or Saraswati, the goddess of wisdom. 
The answer is pray to the goddess of wisdom and wealth will follow.

Can you help me find that story?

I have looked all over to find it and need it immediately.  Pleae help.

jc1824 --

A version of that parable is apparently contained in Deepak Chopra's
book called "Creating Affluence."  I say "apparently" because I have
found only a breief reference to it onlin  Here is that reference:

"In his book Creating Affluence, New Age guru Deepak Chopra shares
another secret of prosperity. Talking about Lakshmi and Saraswati, the
Hindu goddesses of wealth and knowledge, respectively, he points out
that if you pursue and pay more attention to Saraswati, it will make
Lakshmi extremely jealous, forcing her to pay more attention to you.
"There is power in knowledge, desire and spirit. And this power within
you is the key to creating affluence," Chopra concludes."
Lifepositive.com: You Are Rich: You Just Haven't Realized It, by Parveen Chopra
http://www.lifepositive.com/mind/personal-growth/personal-growth/abundance.asp


This brief secondary description of the moral lesson that interests
you may not be responsive to your question or to your need for useful
information immediately, so I am posting this as a comment.  If other
researchers cannot come up with a fuller response, I would be happy to
post this as an answer (along with my search strategy)


markj-ga