[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.s3.1522 # The Purana Index v2.c7.s3.1522 The Purāṇa Index v2.c7.s3.1522 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c7.s3.1522](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.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. - [Previous: v2.c7.s3.1521](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s3.1521) - [Next: v2.c7.s3.1523](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s3.1523) - [Up: v2.c7.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s3.1522](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s3.1522) · Pramāṇa