महापद्मस्तथा पद्मः शंखो मकरकच्छपौ । मुकुन्दकुंदनीलाश्च खर्वश्च निधयो नव
mahāpadmastathā padmaḥ śaṃkho makarakacchapau | mukundakuṃdanīlāśca kharvaśca nidhayo nava
Die neun Schätze sind: Mahāpadma, Padma, Śaṅkha, Makara, Kacchapa, Mukunda, Kunda, Nīla und Kharva.
Brahmā (deduced for Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: Nine personified treasures appear as auspicious emblems—lotus, conch, makara, tortoise—arrayed like guardians around a sacred waterbody, each with distinct color and ornament.
Puranic tradition formalizes prosperity powers as ‘nidhis’; naming them frames a legitimate, dharma-guided mode of worship and merit.
The list is given in the Ayodhyāmāhātmya context, implying their relevance to a specific Ayodhyā kuṇḍa/tīrtha described nearby.
This verse enumerates the nine nidhis to be recognized for subsequent worship (pūjā) described in adjoining verses.