महापद्मस्तथा पद्मः शंखो मकरकच्छपौ । मुकुन्दकुंदनीलाश्च खर्वश्च निधयो नव
mahāpadmastathā padmaḥ śaṃkho makarakacchapau | mukundakuṃdanīlāśca kharvaśca nidhayo nava
九宝藏为:摩诃莲(Mahāpadma)、莲(Padma)、螺(Śaṅkha)、摩伽罗(Makara)、龟(Kacchapa)、穆昆达(Mukunda)、昆达(Kunda)、尼罗(Nīla)与卡尔瓦(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.
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