Ashta Lakshmi

Ashta Lakshmi
Goddess of Prosperity and Wealth
Supreme Goddess in Vaishnavism
Ashtalakshmi - Eight forms of Lakshmi
Devanagariअष्टलक्ष्मी
Sanskrit transliterationaṣṭalakṣmī
AffiliationLakshmi, Sri Vaishnavism, Mahadevi
AbodeVaikuntha, Manidvipa
MantraAshtalakshmi Stotra
WeaponKhanda (sword), Bow and Arrow, Trishula (Trident), Chakra (discus), Gada (mace), Ankusha (goad) and Shield
MountLotus, Owl, Eagle, Lion, Elephant
ConsortVishnu

Ashta Lakshmi (Sanskrit: अष्टलक्ष्मी, IAST: Aṣṭalakṣmī; lit. "Octet of Lakshmi") or Ashtalakshmi, is a group of the eight manifestations of Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of prosperity. She presides over eight sources of wealth: spirituality, material wealth, agriculture, royalty, knowledge, courage, progeny, and victory.[1][2]

The Ashta Lakshmi are always depicted and worshipped as an octet in temples.[3]

  1. ^ Parashakthi temple, Michigan. "Ashta Lakshmi". Archived from the original on 2007-02-12.
  2. ^ Vasudha Narayanan in: John Stratton Hawley, Donna Marie Wulff p.104
  3. ^ Flipside of Hindu Symbolism (Sociological and Scientific Linkages in Hinduism) by M. K. V. Narayan; published 2007 by Fultus Corporation; 200 pages; ISBN 1-59682-117-5; p.93