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Shloka 87

Shivamurti–Pratishtha Phala: Shivalaya-Nirmana, Kshetra-Mahatmya, Tirtha-Snana, and Mandala-Vidhi

तत्तद्वर्णैस् तथा चूर्णैः श्वेतचूर्णैरथापि वा एकहस्तप्रमाणेन कृत्वा पद्मं विधानतः

tattadvarṇais tathā cūrṇaiḥ śvetacūrṇairathāpi vā ekahastapramāṇena kṛtvā padmaṃ vidhānataḥ

যথাযথ বৰ্ণৰ চূৰ্ণেৰে—অথবা কেৱল শ্বেত চূৰ্ণেৰে—বিধানমতে এক হস্ত-প্ৰমাণ পদ্ম অঙ্কন কৰিব লাগে।

tat-tat-varṇaiḥwith those respective colors
tat-tat-varṇaiḥ:
tathāand likewise
tathā:
cūrṇaiḥwith powdered substances
cūrṇaiḥ:
śveta-cūrṇaiḥwith white powder
śveta-cūrṇaiḥ:
atha api vāor even alternatively
atha api vā:
eka-hasta-pramāṇenawith the measure of one hand-span
eka-hasta-pramāṇena:
kṛtvāhaving made/drawn
kṛtvā:
padmama lotus (diagram/mandala)
padmam:
vidhānataḥaccording to injunction/ritual rule
vidhānataḥ:

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-puja procedure to the sages of Naimisharanya)