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

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Images vary in height from one tāla to fifteen tālas
(śl. 4-13a); no images should be made of longer proportions.
The respective proportions are given, of limbs in images of seven
tālas (śl. 13b-15) in images of seven and a half, 7½ tālas
(śl. 16—18); in images of eight tālas (śl. 19—21) and in images
of eight and a half, 8½ tālas (śl. 22—24); and lastly in those of
nine tālas (śl. 25—32).
Chapter III of 28, twenty-eight verses begins with
directions for plotting the ground-plan of buildings (śl. 1, 2).
The respective positions of the different deities in the general plan,
devatā-pada-sthānam, are next given (śl. 3—8). The presiding
deities with respective positions in a plan of sixty-four plots,
devatā-dṛṣṭi-sthānam, are next given (śl. 9—21). The directions
(of the compass) to which the respective deities should face in
temples, are next given (śl. 24—27).
Chapter IV consisting of 67, sixty-seven verses, describe
images of Brahman and his manifestations (śl. 1—7); of
his consort (śl. 8); of the Vedas and Nṛtyaśāstram; the position
of other auxiliary deities in a temple for Brahman (śl. 14, 15); the
eight attendants of Brahman (śl. 16—20).
The twelve forms of Sūrya are next described (śl. 21—34);
the position of the subsidiary deities are next given (śl. 35—37)
and the attendants of Sūrya (śl. 38—46).
The nine chief planets, navagrahas are described, next
(śl. 48—58); as also the ten guardians of quarters, daśa-dik-pālas.
Chapter V deals wholly with Viṣṇu and consists of 116,
one hundred and sixteen verses.
The first few verses (śl. 1—6) show the suitability of parti-
cular forms of Viṣṇu for particular castes. The conditions, when
mutilated images are to be accepted or rejected, are next given (śl. 7).
The next section on the twentyfour forms of Viṣṇu, Catur-
viṁśati-mūrtayaḥ, enumerates the distribution of the objects, held
in hands, for the various forms (śl. 8—13) and the order of distri-
bution (śl. 14).