चतुर्युगाख्यान (Caturyuga-Ākhyāna) — Yuga-wise Origins and Measurements of Beings
स्वेनाङ्गुलिप्रमाणेन अष्टतालः स्मृतो नरः / आपादतलमस्तिष्को नवतालो भवेत्तु यः
svenāṅgulipramāṇena aṣṭatālaḥ smṛto naraḥ / āpādatalamastiṣko navatālo bhavettu yaḥ
By one’s own finger-measure a man is said to be eight tālas; but he who is measured from the soles of the feet to the crown of the head becomes nine tālas.