[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v2.c4.s10.131 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s10.131 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s10.131 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s10.131](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s10.131) Gold is the object of the wishes of the Vedic singer,⁷ and golden treasures (hiraṇyāni) are mentioned as given by patrons⁸ along with cows and horses. Gold was used for ornaments for neck and breast (Niṣka), for ear-rings (Karṇa-śobhana), and even for cups.⁹ Gold is always associated with the gods.¹⁰ - [Previous: v2.c4.s10.130](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s10.130) - [Next: v2.c4.s10.132](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s10.132) - [Up: v2.c4.s10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s10) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s10.131](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s10.131) · Pramāṇa