बहिः परिखाया धनुःशतापकृष्टाश्चैत्यपुण्यस्थानवनसेतुबन्धाः कार्याः यथादिशं च दिग्देवताः ॥ कZ_०२.४.२० ॥
bahiḥ parikhāyā dhanuḥśatāpakṛṣṭāś caityapuṇyasthānavanasetubandhāḥ kāryāḥ yathādiśaṃ ca digdevatāḥ
परिखेच्या बाहेर, शंभर धनुष्य अंतरावर, चैत्य, पुण्यस्थाने, आरक्षित वने व सेतुबंध (बंधारे/मार्ग) करावेत; तसेच दिशादेवता त्यांच्या-त्यांच्या दिशेनुसार स्थापावेत.
It creates a controlled peri-urban belt: a safety buffer for defense, designated zones for public works and sacred/civic functions, and regulated land use that reduces encroachment near fortifications.
It standardizes spatial order and civic ritual mapping, reinforcing a shared urban layout and legitimizing planned zoning through widely accepted religious conventions.