[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) › c9.574 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.574 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.574 - **Language:** English ### [c9.574](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.574) With six faces: Six-faced rudrākṣa is the six-faced god Kārttikeya. By wearing it on the right hand, remission from all sins, beginning with Brahmahatyā could be obtained. - [Previous: c9.573](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.573) - [Next: c9.575](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.575) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.574](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.574) · Pramāṇa