[vas-ṇic, or vās lyuṭ.] 1 Scenting with perfumes or odorous substances (saṃskāro gaṃdhamālyādyaiḥ Ak.).

2 [vas-ṇic-lyuṭ] Preliminary consecra- tion (pratiṣṭhā) of an image, its in- vocation and worship by suitable Man- tras &c. before the commencement of a sacrifice; (yajñāraṃbhātprāk devatādyāvāhanapūrvakaḥ pūjanādikarmabhedaḥ); making a divinity assume its abode in an image.