Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c76.105

v2.c76.105

According to place, says Nārada, the appropriate jātis of beings, Daiva, Gāndharva, Yāksa, Kainnara, Vaidyādhara and Mānuṣa, must be chosen. Nārada speaks also of animals and birds in various postures as themes to be drawn in the eastern or southern sides. He says that, before painting Sudhā must be applied to the walls and if the ground is plank or wood in the cases of beams and pillars, it must be smeared with some herbal juice to make it durable. The Citras on wood and metal which refer to carved images, etc. and to which the name citra applies pre-eminently, are also mentioned by Nārada along with the references to painting or carving, on umbrellas, handles of chowries, swords, etc."