The Purana Index v2.c7.s3.1522

v2.c7.s3.1522

*Nyāsa(mantra)*—in connection with the installation of an image; eg. Ratnanyāsa for the eight directions: diamond, pearl, vaidūrya, conch, spaṭika, pusparāga, indranila and nīla; pastēs of eight kinds: tālaka, śilāvajra, collyrium, śyāma, kañji, kāśi, māksikam, and gairikam; grains of eight kinds: wheat, barley, seasamum, mudga, nīvāra, śyāmaka, sarsapa, and vrīhirice, scents like sandal, red sandal, agaru, añjanam, uśīram, vaisnavi sahadevi, and Laksmana; metals of eight kinds: gold, vidruma, copper, bronze, ārakūtaka, silver, puspam and iron. Then the worship of the Lokhapālas with Nyāsamantras.