[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) › c9.576 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.576 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.576 - **Language:** English ### [c9.576](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.576) Eight faces: Rudrākṣa with eight faces is the figure of Vināyaka, the general of the great army. By wearing this, sins incurred by deceit such as selling rice of low quality as good quality, keeping false weights and measures, giving gold of lower carat as good carat gold, by enjoying woman of wicked families, touching the wife of teacher, and so many other kinds of sins would be absolved, and impediments would be avoided and finally one can attain supernal bliss. - [Previous: c9.575](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.575) - [Next: c9.577](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.577) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.576](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.576) · Pramāṇa