The Hindu Temple v1.c5.s7.t2: B. The intersections of the lines in the Vāstupuruṣamaṇḍala.

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| | Paramaśāyika : 81 Padas (squares). | Maṇḍūka : 64 Padas (squares). |
| | | I | II | III |
| **Name of intersection** | **Br. S., LII. 62.** | **Vāstuvidyā, VI. 8-17.** | **Samarāṅgaṇa-sūtradhāra, XII. 28-32.** | **Śilparatna, XIII. 2-10.** | **Vāstuvidyā, VI. 25-28.** |
| **Atimarma** | concurrence of diagonals 9 in number. | | | | |
| **Mahāmarma** | | conjunction of 4 diagonals and 4 orthogonals at the corners of Brahmasthāna. | 6 great (mahā) marmas : Face, heart, navel, head, breasts. (XIII, 6). | where 8 lines, orthogonals & diagonals meet at the corners of Brahmā. | conjunction in head (Īśa), face, navel (Brahmā), 2 breasts (Aryaka and Mahīdhara), heart (Brahmā). |
| **Marma** | measures 1/8 pada. | meeting places of 20 orthogonals and 10 diagonals; 36 junctions of 3 lines which at the conjunctions appear as 6 lines. | concurrence of orthogonals and diagonals. | | conjunction of lines (orthogonals and diagonals). |
| **Upamarma** | | conjunction of 2 orthogonals in each quarter; altogether 24. | conjunction in the middle of padas (squares). | cf. V.V. | cf. S.S. |
| **Rajjumarma** | | conjunction of 2 diagonals 6 in each quarter; altogether 24. | | cf. V.V. | |
| **Upamarmānta** | | In corners of Vāstu; conjunction of 3 lines (2 orthogonals, 1 diagonal). | | | |
| **Sandhi** | | the conjunction of 2 diagonals (is not avoided). | conjunction of orthogonals; its measure : 1 Bālāgra (tip of hair) | | conjunction of 3 lines in the 4 quarters. |
| **Anusandhi** | | 8 conjunctions of 5 lines (in the borders). | conjunction of aṅgas; its measure : 1/2 Bālāgra. | | |
| **Laṅgāla** | | | | | conjunction of 2 lesser diagonals. |