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II. Pushpaka—rectangular—includes :
(10) Ba(Va)labhī, (11) Gṛiha-rāja, (12) Śālā-gṛiha or Śālā-mandira, (13) Viśāla, (14) Sama, (15) Brahma-mandira, (16) Bhavana or Bhuvana, (17) Prabhava, and (18) Śivikā-veśma.—(Chap. civ, vv. 16, 17.) III. Kailāśa—round—includes :
(19) Ba(Va)laya, (20) Dundubhi, (21) Padma, (22) Mahā-padmaka, (23) Varddhanī, (24) Ushṇīshī, (25) Śaṅkha, (26) Kalaśa, and (27) Sva-vṛiksha.—(Chap. civ, vv. 17, 18.) IV. Maṇika—oval (vṛittāyata)—includes :
(28) Gaja, (29) Vṛishabha, (30) Haṁsa, (31) Garutman, (32) Ṛiksha-nāyaka, (33) Bhūshaṇa, (34) Bhū-dhara, (35) Śrījaya, and (36) Pṛithivī-dhara.—(Chap. civ, vv. 19, 20.) V. Tri-vishṭapa—octangular—includes :
(37) Vajra, (38) Chakra, (39) Svastika, (40) Vajra-svastika, (41) Chitra, (42) Svastika-khaḍga, (43) Gadā, (44) Śrīkaṇṭha, and (45) Vijaya.—(Chap. civ, vv, 20, 21.)