Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v1.c56.52

v1.c56.52

The three most important structural limbs of the Prāsādas are:—
1. The Base—Adhiṣṭhāna, also called Pīṭha (S. S. 61). It is also called Masūraka, Ādyaṅga, Kuṭṭima, Vāstvādhāra, as per evidence of the I. G. P., another work of the same period.
2. The covered and enclosed chamber technically known as Garbhagṛha.
3. The superstructure thereof.