[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [The Purana Index](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951) › v2.c7.s2.383 # The Purana Index v2.c7.s2.383 The Purāṇa Index v2.c7.s2.383 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c7.s2.383](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s2.383) Dikpālas—the guardians of the quarters Sudharman, Śankhapāda, Ketumān, and Hiraṇyaroman, destroy the enemies and protect the earth Invoked in the grahabali,¹ worship of² - [Previous: v2.c7.s2.382](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s2.382) - [Next: v2.c7.s2.384](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s2.384) - [Up: v2.c7.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s2.383](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s2.383) · Pramāṇa