Essay name: Prayogamanjari and Saivagamanibandhana (Study)
Author:
R. Suthashi
Affiliation: Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit / Department of Sanskrit Sahitya
Chapter 2 - Shaiva iconography in Prayogamanjari
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the neuter stone. For this the P膩da艣il膩 should have a groove in it. The diameter of the groove should be the same as that of the Brahm膩m艣a of the Linga, only then the base is completely locked in it. The length of the groove is equal to that of the Brahm膩 portion of the Linga. Ornamentation of the Pitha The height of the Pitha is divided into sixteen parts. From this one part is for the 'P膩dukam', four parts for the 'Jagati', four parts for the 'Kumudam',one part for the Kumudapa峁弓a, two parts for the Ga岣穉, two and half parts for the enhancing Va岣穉bhi and the remaining one and half parts are used in making the Pa峁弓a. utsedham vasuyugmakena vibhajet pi峁環asya caik膩m艣ake kury膩tp膩dukamam艣akai艣ca jagatim vedai艣caturbhi岣� kram膩t/ ek膩m艣ena vilocanena kumudam c膩lingapattim gale s膩rdh膩艣advitayena ramyavalabhim 艣istena pattim khanet // Water channel (PM, VIII, 54) From the total diameter of the Pitha, three portions is used to 60
