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

514 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LVIII. Sl. 45-49.
mankind, very forgiving, with hands and feet marked
with lotuses, with a serene body and sparce hair.
There are two other readings सुनीतकेशश्च and सुनीलकेशश्च. The
first means "very dark" and the other 'well-trimmed."
आजानुलम्बबाहुः श्रीवत्साङ्कः प्रशान्तमूर्तिश्च ।
दिग्वासास्तरुणो रूपवांश्च कार्योऽर्हतां देवः ॥४५॥
Sloka 45.—The God of the Jains, viz., Jina, should
be represented naked, young, handsome and serene in
appearance, with his arms reaching the knees and his
breast marked with the Sri Vatsa figure.
नासाललाटजङ्घोरुगण्डवक्षांसि चोन्नतानि रवेः ।
कुर्यादुदीच्यवेषं गूढं पादादुरो यावत् ॥४६॥
बिभ्राणः स्वकररुहे बाहुभ्यां पङ्कजे मुकुटधारी ।
कुण्डलभूषितवदनः प्रलम्बहारो वियद्वृतः ॥४७॥
कमलोदरद्युतिमुखः कंचुकगुप्तः स्मितप्रसन्नमुखः ।
रत्नोज्ज्वलप्रभामण्डलश्च कर्तुः शुभकरोऽर्कः ॥४८॥
Slokas 46-48.—The Sun-God's nose, forehead,
shanks, thighs, cheeks and breast should be elevated;
he should be dressed in the northern style, covering
the body from breast to foot. He holds two lotuses
born of his hands, in his arms; wears a diadem; his
face is adorned with ear-rings; he has a long pearl-neck-
lace and a girdle round his waist. His face has the lus-
tre of the interior of the lotus; his body is covered with
an armour; face, pleasant with a smile and has a halo
bright with gems (or circle of bright lustre of gems).
Such a Sun is auspicious for the architect.
सौम्या तु हस्तमात्रा वसुदा हस्तद्वयोच्छ्रिता प्रतिमा ।
क्षेमसुभिक्षाय भवेत् त्रिचतुर्हस्तप्रमाणा या ॥४९॥