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Matsya Purana 262.7

Matsyapurāṇa 262.7

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262.7

viśeṣān devatā bhedān śrṛṇudhvaṃ dvijasattamāḥ!.
sthaṇḍilā vātha vāpī vā yakṣī vedī ca maṇḍalā .. 262.6

The following are the ten different kinds of seats for different Devatas viz:—(1) Sthaṇḍilâ, (2) Vâpî, (3) Yakṣî, (4) Vedî, (5) Maṇḍalâ, (6) Pûrṇa chandrâ, (7) Vajrâ, (8) Padma, (9) Ardhaśaśi, (10) Trikoṇâ.—6-7 Sthaṇḍilâ is the one that is without any girdle or circular boundary and is square-shaped Vâpî has two girdles, Yakṣî has three girdles The Vedî is rectangular—8-9

A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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