Hīra

Hīra · hīra, “a diamond”

Grammar: masculine noun; printed in the Hindi as हीरा.

Meaning: a diamond, used in the gift of mountains.

In the scriptures: in the rite of the grain mountain, the central Meru of grain is adorned on the east with pearl and diamond (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 195). In the Ratnācala gift, the Mandarācala on the east is of diamond and gomeda (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapters 202–203).

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapters 195, 202–203