Elements of Hindu Iconography v3.c21.20

v3.c21.20

A distance of twelve *aṅgulas* is called *Vitasti*, *Mukha Tāla*, *Yama*, *Arka*, *Rāśi* and *Jagatī*. A distance of thirteen *aṅgulas* is called *Atijagatī*. A distance of fourteen *aṅgulas* is called *Manu* and *Śakvarī*. A distance of fifteen *aṅgulas* is called *Ati-śakvarī* and *Tithi*. A distance of sixteen *aṅgulas* is called *Kriyā*, *Aṣṭi* and *Indu-Kalā*. A distance of seventeen *aṅgulas* is called *Atyaṣṭi*. A distance of eighteen *aṅgulas* is called *Smṛiti* and *Dhṛiti*. A distance of nineteen *aṅgulas* is called *Atidhṛiti*. A distance of twenty *aṅgulas* is called *Kṛiti*. A distance of twenty-one *aṅgulas* is called *Prakṛiti*. A distance of twenty-two *aṅgulas* is called *Akṛiti*. A distance of twenty-three *aṅgulas* is called *Vikṛiti*. A distance of twenty-four *aṅgulas* is called *Saṃskṛiti*. A distance of twenty-five *aṅgulas* is called *Atikṛiti*. A distance of twenty-six *aṅgulas* is called *Utkṛiti*. A distance of twenty-seven *aṅgulas* is called *Nakshatra*.