Essay name: Prayogamanjari and Saivagamanibandhana (Study)
Author:
R. Suthashi
Affiliation: Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit / Department of Sanskrit Sahitya
Chapter 3 - Shaiva iconography in Saivagamanibandhana
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The Pra峁嚹乴a should measure a length and breadth of one-third of the Pitha width of eight portions. The shape prescribed for the Pra峁嚹乴a is octagonal or Ca峁璾ra艣ra. The Sthandila have four edges without the Mekhal膩 (edges). These give different varieties of Sthan岣峣la. If it has two Mekhal膩s it is Bhadra, three Mekhal膩s is called Yaksi, Vajri for six Mekhal膩s, Padma for sixteen Mekhal膩s. Then the author admits that the four edges Vedi is acceptable to the Pratim膩s. While doing the installation of the Pratim膩, it should be with all its characteristic features. 109
