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The pīṭha must match the phallus of which it forms the lower part (line 49). It should, therefore, be of as many kinds as there are phalli. But the mouldings of the pīṭha are described under four classes, technically called Bhadra-pīṭha, Śrībhadra, Śriviśala, and Upapīṭha (lines 34, 36, 39, 41). The principal parts of the pīṭha are the nāla (canal), the jaladhārā (gutter), the ghṛita-vāri (water-pot), the nimna (drip), and the paṭṭikā (plate) (lines 22–27). The component mouldings are prathama or janman (base), padma (cyma), kshepaṇa (projection), kandhara (neck, dado), kampa (fillet), ūrdhvapadma (upper cyma), vājana (fillet), ghṛita-vāri (water-pot), or vṛitta-kumbha (circular pot) (lines 30–33).