[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c8.1214 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.1214 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.1214 - **Language:** English ### [c8.1214](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1214) 18) \*Āvaraṇas Four.\* (\*Covering, Protection\*). For earth the sea, for house the compound wall, for country the King, for women chastity. - [Previous: c8.1213](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1213) - [Next: c8.1215](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1215) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1214](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1214) · Pramāṇa