कामिक आगम: पूर्व भाग (अष्टाविंशति मूल शैव आगमों का प्रथम एवं सर्वोच्च आगम महाकोश)

Pra'ja'patya hasta measures 34 and 3/8 inches. That is, 2 feet and ten and three by
eight inches. Traditionally it is known as 'Chidambaram Muzham'. Chidambaram
Nataraja Temple had been built with this basic unit.
Dhanurmus"t'i hasta measures 2 feet and eleven and three fourth inches.
Dhanurgraha hasta measures 3 feet , one and one by eight inches.
It is to be noted that Madurai Muzham measures 31 and 31/32 inches. This is
kis"ku hasta of 23 and one fourth inches.
Apart from these there are other types of hastas also.
28 an'gulas make one pra'chya hasta
29 an'gulas make one vaideha hasta
30 an'gulas make one vaipulya hasta
31 an'gulas make one praki'rn.a hasta
पौरुषः पुरुषाज्जातस्त्वङ्गुष्ठाद्दक्षिणादिह ।
तलं प्रसार्य चाङ्गुष्ठ सहितैश्चतुरङ्गुलैः ।। १२
कनिष्ठाद्यैः क्रमेणैव यवगोकर्ण संज्ञकैः ।
वितस्तिः कथितश्चैवं प्रादेशस्तदनन्तरम् ।। १३
एवं विविध उद्दिष्टो हस्तस्सर्वेषु वास्तुषु ।
paurus"ah purus"a'j ja'tas tvan'gus"t"ha'ddaks"in.a'diha /
talam prasa'rya ca'n'gus"t"ha sahitais'caturan'gulaih // 12
kanis"t"ha'dyaih kramen.aiva yavagokarn.a sajn"akaih /
vitastih kathitas'caivam pra'des'as tadanantaram // 13
evam vividha uddis"t'o hastas sarves"u va'stus"u /
The measure obtained from the right thumb of a man is known as paurus"a. When the
right palm is kept freely extended , with all the fingers stretched upright, various
measures are obtained from the thumb in association with all other four fingers.The
distance between the tip of the right thumb and that of the little finger is known well
as yava. The distance between the tip of the right thumb and that of the ring finger
is known as gokarn.a. The distance between the tip of the thumb and that of the middle