| Ashta Lakshmi | |
|---|---|
Goddess of Prosperity and Wealth Supreme Goddess in Vaishnavism | |
 Ashtalakshmi - Eight forms of Lakshmi | |
| Devanagari | अष्टलक्ष्मी |
| Sanskrit transliteration | aṣṭalakṣmī |
| Affiliation | Lakshmi, Sri Vaishnavism, Mahadevi |
| Abode | Vaikuntha, Manidvipa |
| Mantra | Ashtalakshmi Stotra |
| Weapon | Khanda (sword), Bow and Arrow, Trishula (Trident), Chakra (discus), Gada (mace), Ankusha (goad) and Shield |
| Mount | Lotus, Owl, Eagle, Lion, Elephant |
| Consort | Vishnu |
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]
- ^ Parashakthi temple, Michigan. "Ashta Lakshmi". Archived from the original on 2007-02-12.
- ^ Vasudha Narayanan in: John Stratton Hawley, Donna Marie Wulff p.104
- ^ 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