Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c77.57
Vāstu-śāstra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c77.57
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19. Five aṅgulas below is the Liṅgāgra-sūtra. It goes from below the buttocks and enters the fold of the buttocks.
20. Eight aṅgulas below is the Ūru-sūtra.
21. Four aṅgulas below is the Mānasūtra, *i. e.* Ūrumadhya-sūtra.
22. Four aṅgulas below is the Janumūrdha-sūtra. These three sūtras should go round both the thighs.
23. Four aṅgulas below is the Jānvadhah-sūtra. This also should go round the knee.
24. Twelve aṅgulas (one Tāla) below is the Śakrabasti-sūtra.
25. Ten aṅgulas below is the Nalakāntaga-sūtra. It runs from the top of the ankle to the top of the heel.
26. Two aṅgulas below is the Gulphānta-sūtra.
27. Four aṅgulas below is the Bhūmi-sūtra.