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Ashta Lakshmi
Ashtalakshmi -- Eight incarnations of Lakshmi Hindu Goddess
Devanagari	अष्टलक्ष्मी
Sanskrit transliteration	aṣṭalakṣmī
Affiliation	The 8 forms of Lakshmi Adi / Maha Lakshmi Dhanya Lakshmi Dhairya / Veera Lakshmi Gaja Lakshmi Santana Lakshmi Vijaya / Jaya Lakshmi Vidya Lakshmi Dhana Lakshmi
Abode	Vaikuntha Loka
Mantra	oṁ aim hrīṁ śrīṁ mahālakṣmyai namo namaḥ
Weapon	varies on each form
Consort	Vishnu

Ashta Lakshmi (Sanskrit: अष्टलक्ष्मी, IAST: Aṣṭalakṣmī; lit. 'Eight Lakshmis') or Ashtalakshmi are a group of eight manifestations of DeviLakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth. She presides over eight sources of wealth:^[1] 'Wealth' in the context of Ashta-Lakshmi means prosperity, fertility, good fortune or good luck, good health, knowledge, strength, progeny and power.^[2]

The Ashta Lakshmi are always depicted and worshipped in a group in temples.^[3]

Etymology and Iconography[edit]

The prayer 'Shri Ashta Lakshmi Stotram' lists all of the Ashta Lakshmis^[1] in which all of the Ashta Lakshmis are depicted as seated on a lotus.

Adi Lakshmi[edit]

Adi Lakshmi or Maha Lakshmi ('First / Primeval Lakshmi' or 'Great Lakshmi') is an ancient form of Lakshmi.^[3]^[2]

She is depicted as four-armed, carrying a lotus and a white flag, other two arms in Abhaya mudra and varada mudra.'Adi' means source.Adi Laxmi is the divine principle as wealth that supports a seeker to reach at their source i.e.'atman' or consciousness.If one individual posseeses AdiLaxmi, they can effortlessly delve deep into dhyana and realize the state of absolute silence, bliss and peace. Without Adi Lakshmi a seeker fails to quieten their wavering and chattering mind .Out of all Ashta Lakshmis this particular aspect is responsible for furthering of spiritual wealth.

Dhana Lakshmi[edit]

Dhana Lakshmi ('Money Lakshmi'), is the goddess of wealth.^[3]

Goddess Dhana Lakshmi is Four-armed, in red garments, carries Sudarshana Chakra, Shankha, Kalasha (water pitcher with mango leaves and a coconut on it) or Amrita Kalasha (a pitcher containing Amrita – elixir of life), bow-arrow, a Lotus(flower) and an arm in abhaya mudra with gold coins falling from it.

Dhanya Lakshmi[edit]

Dhanya Lakshmi ('Grain Lakshmi') is the goddess of agricultural wealth.^[3]

She is depicted as eight-armed, in green garments, carrying two lotuses, gada (mace), paddy crop, sugarcane, bananas, and her two hands in abhaya mudra and varada mudra.Dhanya Laxmi is also the principle of wealth that provides the ability to consume or to indulge.If a person possesses Dhanya Laxmi, they will have the fortune to enjoy the worldly pleasures.

Gaja Lakshmi[edit]

Gaja Lakshmi ('Elephant Lakshmi') is the giver of animal wealth (such as cattle)^[3] or the giver of power of royalty, as interpreted by Swami Chidananda.^[4]

According to Hindu mythology, Gaja Lakshmi brought back the wealth lost by Indra (king of demi-gods) from the ocean.^[2] Vasudha Narayanan interpreted the name as 'one who is worshipped by elephants'.^[1]

She is depicted as four-armed, in red garments, carrying two lotuses, other two arms in abhaya mudra and varada mudra, surrounded by two elephants bathing her with water pots.

Santana Lakshmi[edit]

Santana Lakshmi ('Progeny Lakshmi') is the goddess of bestowing offspring.^[3]

She is depicted as six-armed, carrying two kalashas (water pitcher with mango leaves and a coconut on it), sword, shield, a child on her lap, a hand in abhaya mudra and the other holding the child. Her sword and shield symbolises a mother's ability to even kill someone to save her own child . The child holds a lotus.

Veera/Dhairya Lakshmi[edit]

Veera Lakshmi ('Valourous Lakshmi') or Dhairya Lakshmi ('Courage Lakshmi') is the goddess who bestows valour during battles^[3] and courage plus strength for overcoming difficulties in life.^[2]

She is depicted as eight-armed, in red garments, carrying a chakra, shankh, bow, arrow, trishul (or sword), a bundle of palm leaf scriptures, other two hands in abhaya mudra and varada mudra. she is the one who took the avtar of Durga

Jaya/Vijaya Lakshmi[edit]

Vijaya Lakshmi or Jaya Lakshmi ('Victorious Lakshmi') is the goddess and the giver of victory,^[4] not only in battles^[3] but also for conquering hurdles in order to achieve success.^[2]

She is depicted as eight-armed, in red garments, carrying the chakra, shankh, sword, shield, lotus, pasha, other two hands in abhaya mudra and varada mudra.

Vidya Lakshmi[edit]

Vidya Lakshmi ('Knowledge Lakshmi') is the goddess and the bestower of knowledge of arts and sciences. She is dressed in a white saree and has a resemblance to the goddess Saraswati. She holds a book of vedas, a peacock feather as a pen, vard mudra and abhay mudra.^[4]

Additional Forms[edit]

In some Ashta Lakshmi lists, other forms of Lakshmi are included,

Aishwarya Lakshmi ('Prosperity Lakshmi') : Goddess of riches^[3] only form of Lakshmi Goddess which mounts horse. She generally replaces Vidya Lakshmi from the Astalakshmi list.
Saubhagya Lakshmi ('Giver of good Fortune') : Giver of prosperity in general.^[4]
Rajya Lakshmi ('Royal Lakshmi'): 'She who blesses rulers (with power)'^[5]
Vara Lakshmi ('Boon Lakshmi'): 'The goddess who bestows boons'.^[5]

Rise and Worship[edit]

The octagram, or eight-pointed star polygon (Schläfli {8/2} or 2{4}), is used in Hinduism to symbolize Ashtalakshmi, the eight forms of wealth

The rise in popularity of the Ashta Lakshmi can be linked with the rising popularity of the Ashta Lakshmi Stotram.

Around the 1970s, a leading Sri Vaishnava theologian, Sri U. Ve. Vidvan Mukkur Srinivasavaradacariyar Svamikal,^[6] published a poem called Ashta Lakshmi Stotram dedicated to the eight Lakshmis. Narayanan comments,

“Although these attributes (which represent the wealths bestowed by the Ashta Lakshmi) of Sri (Lakshmi) can be found in traditional literature, the emergence of these eight (Ashta Lakshmi goddesses) in precisely this combination is, as far as I can discern, new.”^[1]

The Ashta Lakshmi are now widely worshipped both by Sri Vaishnava and other Hindu communities in South India.^[1] Occasionally, the Ashta Lakshmi are depicted together in shrines or in 'framing pictures' within an overall design and are worshipped by votaries of Lakshmi who worship her in her various

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