मेरुदानस् (gifts of heaps like मेरु ) are all very effective and productive of good results. The मेरुस् for the दानस् are the following:

धान्यमेरु

A dhānyameru or a thousand द्रोणस् of धान्य (grain) is considered the best; a दान of half that quantity that is 500) was fair and half of the latter, the worst.

लवणमेरु

A दान of sixteen द्रोणस् of लवण (salt) is considered to be उत्तम ( बेस्त् ); with half of that as मध्यम ( फ़ैर् ) and with half of the latter as अधम ( wओर्स्त् ).

गुडमेरु

One with ten भार s of गुड (jaggery) is considered उत्तम ; with half of that as मध्यम and with half of the latter as अधम .

स्वर्णमेरु

A स्वर्णमेरु with a thousand पलस् of स्वर्ण ( गोल्द् ) is considered उत्तम ; with half of that as मध्यम and with half of the latter as अधम .

तिलमेरु

One with ten द्रोणस् of तिल (gingelly) is considered उत्तम ; with half of that as मध्यम and with half of the latter as अधम .

कार्पासमेरु

A मेरु with twenty भारस् of कार्पास (cotton) is considered उत्तम ; with ten as मध्यम and with five as अधम .

घृतमेरु

One with twenty jars of घृत (ghee) is उत्तम ; with ten, मध्यम and five, अधम .

रजतमेरु

One with ten thousand palas of silver is deemed उत्तम ; with half of that as मध्यम and with half of the latter as अधम .

शर्करामेरु

One with eight भारस् of sugar is deemed उत्तम ; with half of that as मध्यम and with half of the latter as अधम . (Chapter 210, Agni Purāṇa) .