Amulet
“maṇi, all-encompassing”
object · 2 works · 2 mentions · 2 anchored passages
a beautiful protective amulet · all-encompassing amulet · maṇi
spoken of as
1 expressionthe amulet“rakṣā”1 mention
Vīramitrodaya (Sanskrit)
> Then, at the time of the afternoon, a beautiful protective amulet, / > one should have made with auspicious, unbroken rice, white mustard seeds, and adorned with gold.
in the texts
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)
A protective amulet by which several deities are said to have encompassed themselves, worn to subdue rivals.
Encompassed are the rivals, encompassed are those who are hostile to us;
all beings have encompassed you, so that you are the all-encompassing one.
With the all-encompassing amulet by which Indra has encompassed himself — with that, O Bṛhaspati, make this one revolve toward the kingdom.
Vīramitrodaya
A protective cord/amulet made with rice, white mustard seed, and gold, central to the Rakṣābandhana rite on Śrāvaṇa Paurṇamāsī.
> Then, at the time of the afternoon, a beautiful protective amulet, / > one should have made with auspicious, unbroken rice, white mustard seeds, and adorned with gold.