बृहत्संहिता (आचार्य वराहमिहिर - स्थापत्य, खगोल, मौसम व जल विज्ञान)

Adh. LVIII. Sl. 30-35.] अष्टपञ्चाशोऽध्यायः 511
दशरथतनयो रामो बलिश्च वैरोचनिः शतं विंशम् ।
द्वादशहान्या शेषाः प्रवरसमन्यूनपरिमाणाः ॥३०॥
Sloka 30.—Sri Rama, son of Dasaratha, and Bali,
son of Virochana should be made 120 digits in height.
The heights of the other images—superior, moderate and
inferior are less by 12 digits, i. e., 108, 96, and 84 digits.
The measures given so far refer to images whose height is
108 digits. So, they have to be proportionately reduced or in-
creased for the other varieties
कार्योऽष्टभुजो भगवांश्चतुर्भुजो द्विभुज एव वा विष्णुः ।
श्रीवत्साङ्कितवक्षाः कौस्तुभमणिभूषितोरस्कः ॥३१॥
अतसीकुसुमश्यामः पीताम्बरनिवसनः प्रसन्नमुखः ।
कुण्डलकिरीटधारी पीनगलोरोःस्थलांसभुजः ॥३२॥
खड्गगदाशरपाणिर्दक्षिणतः शान्तिदश्चतुर्थकरः ।
वामकरेषु च कार्मुकखेटकचक्राणि शङ्खश्च ॥३३॥
अथ च चतुर्भुजमिच्छति शान्तिद एको गदाधरश्चान्यः ।
दक्षिणपार्श्वे त्वेवं वामे शङ्खश्च चक्रं च ॥३४॥
द्विभुजस्य तु शान्तिकरो दक्षिणहस्तोऽपरश्च शंखधरः ।
एवं विष्णोः प्रतिमा कर्तव्या भूतिमिच्छद्भिः ॥३५॥
Slokas 31-35.—Those who wish for prosperity
should have the image of Lord Vishnu made in the
following manner. The Lord should have either four or
only two arms; his breast should bear the Srivatsa
mark; it should be adorned with the Kaustubha gem;
He should be made as dark as the Atasi flower;
He is clothed in yellow garment, shows a serene
face, wears a diadem and ear rings, has plump neck,
breast, shoulders and arms. Of the eight arms, the
right four have a sword, mace, arrow and emblem of