रूपमण्डन एवं देवमूर्त्ति-प्रकरणम् (मण्डन सूत्रधार - प्राचीन मूर्तिकला एवं देव-प्रतिमा लक्षण सटीक)

[ 65 ] The next is a long section (śl. 15—63) on the examination and selection of śālagrāma stones, śālagrāma-śilā-parīkṣā ; (śl. 15) the suitable form and the suitable sizes (śl. 16, 17) for stones are given ; as also the unsuitable types (śl. 18—20) with certain modifications (śl. 21) ; the differences in merit owing to variation in colours (śl. 22) ; and the respective names according to variation of colours (śl. 23, 24) ; and the proportion of the discus, cakra- pramāṇam. In the next subsection, cakra[viśeṣa]-lakṣaṇāni, the parti- cular types of cakras are described (śl. 26—36) ; the differences in name according to colours and their particular merits (śl. 37—40) ; other kinds of cakras and their resultant merits in worship (śl. 41—43, 45—51) (śl. 44) ; the ten avatāras of Viṣṇu are described (śl. 52—60) ; the banning of exposure of cakras (śl. 61) and of the sales etc., of the same (śl. 62) ; the glorification of the Śālagrāma stone is next given. In the following section, particular forms of Viṣṇu images are described—Vāmana (śl. 69—71) ; Rāma (śl. 72a) ; Ananta- Balarāma (śl. 75) ; Nṛsiṃha (śl. 72—74, 77—82, 83—85) ; Nara- Varāha (śl. 76) ; Jalaśāyin (śl. 86—90) ; Vaikuṇṭha (śl. 91—93) ; Viśvarūpa (śl. 94—97) ; Ananta (śl. 98—101) ; Trailokyamohana (śl. 102—105) ; of Pannagāśana (śl. 64—68) and the distribution of auxiliary deities in Viṣṇu Temple (śl. 106—109) and the description of Viṣṇu's attendants (śl. 110—115). Chapter VI of DMP. is a lengthy one, consisting of 169, one hundred and sixty-nine verses and describes the images of Rudra and the phallus, liṅga. The first few verses give descriptions of Sadyojāta (śl. 1, 2) ; of Vāmadeva (śl. 3—5) ; of Aghora (śl. 6—12) ; of Tatpuruṣa (śl. 13) ; of Īśa (śl. 14). Next, are described Mṛtyuñjaya (śl. 15, 16) ; Vijaya (śl. 17, 18) ; Kiraṇākṣa (śl. 19) ; Aghora ? (Śl. 20) ; Śrīkaṇṭha (Śl. 21, 22) ; Mahādeva (Śl. 23, 24), Sadāśiva (Śl. 25, 26). D—9