ashta aiswaryam

[chetana]

Could someone post a list of the ashta aiswaryams? Thanks.

[vgvindan]

Eight aizvarya (aSThaizvarya) – Eight prosperity or wealth. There seems to be no uniform definition as to what these eight are.
In Tamil (Internet) Dictionary, these are given as – dominion, off-spring, relations, gold, gems, grains, conveyance and attendants. Wives, cows and long-life are mentioned in lieu of some of these.
In Monier’s Sanskrit Dictionary, the state of being mighty Lord which includes sovereignty, supremacy, power, sway, dominion, super-human powers etc are mentioned. Also, such powers as vision, audition, cogitation, discrimination, and omniscience; and of active powers such as swiftness of thought, power of assuming forms at will, and faculty of expatiation.
Eight kinds of Siddhis – aNimA etc are also consered as aSThaizvarya.

[karthik76]

I have read that the ashta aishwaryas are -

dhairyam, veeram, santanam, griham, dhaanyam, soubhagyam, swarnam, aarogyam, dhanam

They seem to correspond to the ashta lakshmi roopams

[arasi]

swarNam and dhanam are both the same, aren't they?

[kmrasika]

swarNam and dhanam are both the same, aren't they?

I think svarNam means "gold" and dhanam refers generally to "wealth," since dhanalakshmi is propogated to beget wealth.

[karthik76]

My apologies. Actually, the ashta lakshmis seem to be -

Adi lakSmI - ??
dhAnya lakSmI - bestower of food
dhairya lakSmI - bestower of courage and strength
gaja lakSmI - bestower of love/compassion
santAna lakSmI - bestower of children
vijaya lakSmI - bestower of victory
dhana lakSmI - bestower of riches
vidyA lakSmI - bestower of knowledge

I'm not sure these are the eight aiSwaryams.

Also, there seem to be aSta bhOgas and nava nidhis

Here's another list (possibly bhOgas ??) -
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SAnti (peace)
kIrti (fame )
puSTi (strength)
tuSTi (pleasure)
prIti (affection)
vidyA (knowledge)
bhU (land)
SrI (wealth)