The Shulbasutras of Baudhayana, Apastamba, Katyayana and Manava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c7.117

c7.117

8.4 Five (bricks) are placed in the southern corner and five in the northern. '(Let there be) the strength of the goat',—with these (words) he places (the bricks) in the southern corner; '(Let there be) the strength of the bull',—with these he places in the northern corner; '(Let there be) the strength of the tiger',—with these he places in the southern wing; '(Let there be) the strength of the lion',—with these he places in the northern wing; and '(Let there be) the strength of the man',—with these he places in the middle. (This is one *Brāhmaṇa*).