Chapter 18

sūta uvāca |
māghādimāseṣvapi ṣaṭsu kāryā yogapratiṣṭhā ṛṣibhiḥ praṇītā |
devādisaṃsthāpanamā huratra yāvanna supto madhusūdanaśca || 1 ||
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vāre bhṛgordevagurorbudhasya somasya sarvāḥ śubhadā bhavaṃti |
lagne śubhasthe śubhavīkṣite vā kāryā pratiṣṭhā ca jalāśayānām || 2 ||
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śuddhā dvitīyā ca tathā tṛtīyā trayodaśī cāpi tathaiva viprāḥ |
tathāpi saptamyapi paurṇamāsī daśamyasau cāpyatha paṃcamī ca || 3 ||
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prāṇapratiṣṭhā ca jalāśayāderetāḥ praśastāstithayo bhavaṃti |
aprāpya caitāni śubhāni yāni kāryā pratiṣṭhā viṣuvadvaye ca || 4 ||
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ṣaḍaśītilokāpyayanadvayena yugādike puṇyādine śubhe ca |
kāryā taḍāgādijalāśayasya prācyāṃ pratiṣṭhā atha cottare vā || 5 ||
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sucāru īṣatpravaṇe ca deśe suvartulaḥ ṣoḍaśahastamaṃḍapaḥ |
dvāraiścaturbhiḥ prathitairupetaścaturmukhaścāpi bhavetsuretāḥ || 6 ||
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pūrvādidvāreṣu catuṣṭayeṣu plakṣādibhistoraṇakaiḥ sureśaḥ |
plakṣastathoduṃbarapippalau ca nyagrodhakaṃ cāpi yathākrameṇa || 7 ||
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ūrdhve ca hastānamitāni yāni vicitramālyāṃbarabhūṣitāni |
bhūmau yathā prīti ca hastakāni bhavaṃti caitānyapi toraṇāni || 8 ||
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sarvatra yāgepi hi maṃḍapasya kāryā dhvajā dikṣu vidikṣu śubhrāḥ |
dikpālavarṇābhapatākayuktā madhye ca vai nīlapatākayuktāḥ || 9 ||
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dhvajāśca yasmindaśahastasammitāstasminpatākā api pañcahastāḥ |
aratnimātrā yadi mūlabhāge paṃcāṃgu lāgre vinibaddhagūḍhāḥ || 10 ||
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dvāre ca tasmiṃśca nirūpitā vā raṃbhā supuṣpā sukhaśāḍvalāśca |
vacābhivṛkṣottarapaṃcahastāḥ sapaṃcaśākhā api tora ṇāni || 11 ||
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muṃjodbhavairbarhisamudbhavairvā suraṃjitaścettritapadmapallavaiḥ |
puṣṭadvaye sūtritaṃ veṣṭayecca tathekṣukāṇḍairatha yāgamaṇḍapam || 12 ||
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vedistathā maṃḍapa madhyabhāge kāryā ca koṇesthituṣādihīnā |
hastocchritā reravavatī surekhapariṣkṛtā hastacatuṣṭayena || 13 ||
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vedyāṃ parityajya daśāṃgulāni aiśānyata strīṇi tathā parāṇi |
kuṃḍāya dadyāccaturasramekamavasthitaṃ tryaṃgulamekhalojjvalam || 14 ||
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prāsāde ca taḍāge ca mahārāme tathaiva ca |
maṃḍalaṃ sarvatobhadraṃ prayatnenaiva kārayet || 15 ||
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kuṃḍaṃ cāpi prakurvīta yathābhyantaramekhalam |
bahiryonigataṃ śvetaṃ niścitraṃ samasūtrakam || 16 ||
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kuṃḍāni kuryānnava kuṃḍapakṣe vedyāstathoccairavidikṣu caiva |
sarvāṇi sarvatra ca mekhalāni ṣaḍasrapaṃcāsrasamekhalāni || 17 ||
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aṣṭāsrajānyabjatrikoṇakāni tathārddhacandraṃ caturasrakaṃ ca |
kuṇḍasya pūrvottaradigvibhāge sthāpyo ghaṭaścandanacāruliptaḥ || 18 ||
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mālyāmbarācchāditapūrṇapāthāḥ savṛttapatraśca suvarṇagarbhaḥ || 19 ||
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iti śrībhaviṣye mahāpurāṇe madhyamaparvaṇi dvitīyabhāge aṣṭādaśo'dhyāyaḥ || 18 ||
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