The Hindu Temple v1.c6.s5.84

v1.c6.s5.84

The Vāstupuruṣamaṇḍala, sacrificial body of the fallen Asura, is analogous to the ritual body which the sacrificer builds for himself when piling up the Vedic altar. It is one in kind and function with the 32 bricks, 8 in each quarter and one in the middle, called Yajñatanu (Taitt. Saṃh. IV. 4. 9). The sacrificial body of the Vāstupuruṣa as the dwelling of the 33 gods is one with the town Śrīkṣetra, with its 32 doors¹⁰⁹.