Manasara Series (I. A Dictionary of Hindu Architecture; II. Indian Architecture according to Manasara-Shilpashastra; III. Manasara on Architecture and Sculpture: Sanskrit Text; IV. Architecture of Manasara: Translation; V. Architecture of Manasara: Illustrations; VI. Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad; VII. An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Architecture) v2.c14.s39.5
Mānasāra Series (I. A Dictionary of Hindu Architecture; II. Indian Architecture according to Mānasāra-Śilpaśāstra; III. Mānasāra on Architecture and Sculpture: Sanskrit Text; IV. Architecture of Mānasāra: Translation; V. Architecture of Mānasāra: Illustrations; VI. Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad; VII. An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Architecture) v2.c14.s39.5
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The second part deals with the *pīṭha* which is the stand upon which the phallus proper is placed. The *praṇāla* (*lit.* canal, drain) or *yoni-dvāra*, and all other parts of the *pīṭha* are described in detail, together with their measurements. The same subject is discussed in greater detail in the next chapter. The general appearance of a phallus is well-known; the *Mānsāra* does not deviate much from it. The *mūla* or the lower part, technically called *Brahma-bhāga*, says our author, is square (*chatur-asra*, lit., four-cornered), whereas the middle part, called *Vishṇu-bhāga*, is octagonal (*ashṭāsrābha*), and the upper part, called *Śiva-bhāga*, is round.