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375-377. The wise (architect) should hold up the face and mark the *śrīvatsa* figure² on the forehead; amidst the pronouncement of *svasti* (all be good), *jaya* (victory) and other such auspicious sounds it (the figure) should be written in gold (colour) with honey and milk, with a gold brush.