[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.1260 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1260 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1260 - **Language:** English ### [c5.1260](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1260) NIDHI. ‘A treasure.’ Nine treasures belonging to the god Kuvera. Each of them is personified or has a guardian spirit, which is an object of worship among the Tāntrikas. The nature of these Nidhis is not clearly understood. See a note by Wilson on verse 534 of the Megha-dūta, Collected Works, iv. 379. Their names are Kachchhapa, Mukunda, Nanda (or Kunda), Kharba, Makara, Nīla, Sankha, Padma, and Mahā-padma. The Nidhis are called also Nidhāna, Nikara, and Sevadhi. - [Previous: c5.1259](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1259) - [Next: c5.1261](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1261) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Cites (1) - [Meghadūta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.duta.meghaduta) — Kālidāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1260](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1260) · Pramāṇa