Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 54
Akhaṇḍa-Ekādaśī Vrata and the Vaiṣṇava Protective Hymn; Prelude to the Kātyāyanī–Mahiṣāsura Narrative
तेषां पद्मनिधिस्तत्र वसते नान्यचेतनः गजश्च महिषाश्चाश्वा गावो ऽजाविपरिप्लुताः
teṣāṃ padmanidhistatra vasate nānyacetanaḥ gajaśca mahiṣāścāśvā gāvo 'jāvipariplutāḥ
उनमें वहाँ पद्मनिधि निवास करता था, जिसका चित्त अन्यत्र नहीं था। और वहाँ हाथी, भैंसे, घोड़े, गायें, बकरियाँ और भेड़ें अत्यधिक मात्रा में थीं।
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FAQs
Prosperity is depicted as structured and guarded: treasure (nidhi) is not random but ‘dwells’ with its own custodian-nature. The imagery implies that wealth, when rightly situated, supports life (cattle, horses, elephants) and social order.
This is ancillary narrative description within Vamśānucarita/ākhyāna material—depicting the setting and the signs of prosperity associated with a treasure-guardian.
Padma (lotus) as a nidhi evokes Lakṣmī-like auspiciousness: wealth that is ‘rooted’ (vasate) and self-contained (nānyacetanaḥ). The listed animals are classical markers of royal and agrarian plenitude—resources that translate hidden treasure into visible stability.