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The sacred rite of installation of Devas (idols) in temples for which definite rules have been laid down by great 腻肠腻谤测补蝉. According to the rules V膩sudevam奴rti is to be installed in the centre of the 辫补帽肠腻测补迟补苍补蝉. (the 艢r墨 kovil鈥攖he sanctum sanctorium and the four paths used for the procession of the deity, around it). The 尘奴谤迟颈蝉 痴腻尘补苍补, 狈补谤补蝉颈峁僪补, 贬补测补驳谤墨惫补 and 痴补谤腻丑补 are to be installed in the zones (corners) dominated by Agni, 狈颈谤峁泃颈, 痴腻测耻 and 莫艣腻苍补 respectively. N膩r膩ya峁嘺m奴rti should be installed at the centre of the 辫谤腻蝉腻诲补. 础尘产颈办腻 should be installed in Agni鈥檚 corner, 膧诲颈迟测补 in 狈颈谤峁泃颈鈥檚 corner, 叠谤补丑尘腻 in 痴腻测耻鈥檚 corner and 艢颈惫补濒颈峁単补 in the 莫艣腻苍补 corner. 尝颈峁単补 in the form of Rudra should also be installed in the 莫艣腻苍补 corner; or it may be installed in all the nine corners or zones. In that case V膩sudevam奴rti should be installed at the centre. All the Devas bearing the name 搁腻尘补 must be installed to the east of the Pr膩s膩da. Lokap膩lakas like Indra should be installed at the eight places starting with the east. In 笔补帽肠腻测补迟补苍补 辫谤补迟颈峁ａ弓丑腻 笔耻谤耻峁�o迟迟补尘补 should be installed at the centre. 惭补丑腻濒补办峁�m墨 and 痴补颈艣谤补惫补峁嘺 are to be installed to the east of the Pr膩s膩da, and the 惭腻迟峁泂 in the south. 厂耻产谤补丑尘补峁噛补, 骋补峁嘺辫补迟颈, 莫艣腻苍补 and the planets (graha峁�) like Sun should be installed in the west. Da艣膩vat膩ra尘奴谤迟颈蝉 (ten incarnations of 痴颈峁ａ箛耻) should be installed in the North. 颁补峁囜笉颈办腻 should be installed in Agni鈥檚 zone, 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 in 痴腻测耻鈥檚 zone, Amb墨k膩 in 狈颈谤峁泃颈鈥檚 zone and 艢r墨 叠丑补驳补惫补迟墨 in 莫艣腻苍补 zone. In temples with thirteen 膧濒补测补蝉 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 should be installed at the centre. M奴rtis like 碍别艣补惫补 should be in the east.

Devapratim膩s (idols) are of seven varieties like those made of earth, of wood, of metals, of gems, of sandal wood, of stone and of flowers. Of the above, idols made of earth, sandalwood and of flowers are meant only for temporary use, but they also grant all the desires of the devotees.

Stone for idols should be got from mountains. 笔腻峁囜笉耻谤补 (white), 础谤耻峁嘺 (red), 笔墨迟补 (yellow) and 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 (black)rocks having any one of these four colours may be selected. If no such stone is available any other stone may be used, but by doing homa and reciting 狈补谤补蝉颈峁僪补 mantra the attributes of any of the specified 惫补谤峁嘺蝉 should be transferred to it. It is best to have white markings on the stone selected for the idol. There are the three genders, masculine, feminine and neuter with reference to stones. Stone which produces the sound of bell metal on being hit and gives out sparks of fire on being cut is of the masculine gender. Stone which possesses these attributes to a lesser degree is of the feminine gender. Stone with no shape is of neuter gender. Beside these three varieties there are the sagarbha (pregnant) stones also, viz. stones with round markings on them, and they should not be used for making idols. Once it is decided to make an idol, Vanayaj帽a should be performed first. To worship the forest from which the stone for the idol was to be obtained is vanayaj帽a. A specified place in the forest should be dug up, the pit treated with cow-dung and a small platform raised and 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 worshipped thereon. After sacrificial offerings etc. instruments for the construction of the idol like 峁璦峁卥补 (chisel) should be worshipped. To sprinkle on the stone 艣膩litoya (water in which paddy grains are put) purified with the chanting of astramantra is the next step. After that 产丑奴迟补产补濒颈 (offerings to the spirits of the stone) should be performed upon which the 产丑奴迟补蝉 residing inside the stone will quit. Then the 腻肠腻谤测补 should go to sleep repeating the svapna mantra.* If he dreams good dreams everything is quite right; if bad dreams are dreamt, the next morning narasi峁僪ahoma should be performed, the stone given offerings with chanting of astramantra. The edge of the instruments used for sculpturing the idol should be firstly smeared with ghee, honey etc. The architect should be one who has gained mastery over the senses. He should first cut the stone into a square, and then it should be placed on a chariot, covered with cloth and taken to his house. Then after performing a 辫奴箩腻 the work on the idol should be started. (Agni Pur膩峁嘺, Chapter 43).

*) Svapnamantra:

"辞峁� 苍补尘补岣� sakalalok膩ya vi峁ａ箛ave prabhavi峁ａ箛ave / vi艣v膩ya vi艣var奴p膩ya svapn膩dhipataye 苍补尘补岣� // 膩cak峁�va 诲别惫补诲别惫别艣补 prasuptosmi tav膩ntikam / svapne sarv膩ni k膩ry膩峁噄 h峁沝ist膩ni tu y膩ni me // om om hum pha峁� vi峁ａ箛ave 蝉惫腻丑腻."