Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.1198

Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.1198

2) Four Adhikārins. Manda (the very ordinary), Madhyama (medium standard), Uttama (best) and Uttamottama (the very best).