8 Forms of Goddess Lakshmi
Prosperity has many faces — money, grain, progeny, knowledge, courage, victory. The Ashta Lakshmi tradition honours each of these as a distinct manifestation of the Mother of Fortune, so that devotees may seek the specific form of abundance they most need.
आदि लक्ष्मी
Adi Lakshmi is the first and original form of Lakshmi — the Primordial Mother Lakshmi.
धन लक्ष्मी
Dhana Lakshmi is the goddess of monetary wealth (dhana = wealth, money, gold).
धान्य लक्ष्मी
Dhanya Lakshmi is the goddess of agricultural abundance (dhanya = grain, crops, harvest).
गज लक्ष्मी
Gaja Lakshmi is the goddess flanked by two elephants (gaja) who shower her with water from their trunks — the most iconic and widely depicted form of Lakshmi.
सन्तान लक्ष्मी
Santana Lakshmi is the goddess of progeny (santana = children, offspring).
वीर लक्ष्मी
Veera Lakshmi — also called Dhairya Lakshmi — is the goddess of courage (veera) and patience (dhairya).
विद्या लक्ष्मी
Vidya Lakshmi is the goddess of knowledge (vidya = learning, wisdom).
विजय लक्ष्मी
Vijaya Lakshmi — also called Jaya Lakshmi — is the goddess of victory (vijaya = victory).