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# Skandapurana 5.266.12

Skandapurāṇa 5.266.12

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [5.266.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.266.12)

śucau deśe same puṇye pūrvottaraplave śubhe..  
maṃḍapaṃ kārayedvidvān ramyaṃ ṣa़ośahastakam..  
tanmadhye kārayedvediṃ caturhasta pramāṇataḥ.  
yajamānasya hastena hastaikena samucchritām..12..

> In a clean, level, holy, and auspicious place that slopes toward the east or north, / the learned man should have a charming pavilion constructed, measuring sixteen cubits. / In its center he should have an altar made, measuring four cubits, / and raised up by one cubit measured by the arm of the patron.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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