केशरास्त्रिविधाः प्रोक्ता मूलमध्याग्रदेशतः
The filaments are said to be of three kinds: at the base, in the middle, and at the tip.
पात्रसंधिर्भवेच्छ्यामः कोणे रक्तेन रंजयेत्
The joint of the vessel should be dark, and the corners should be colored red.
अष्टांगुलप्रमाणं यद्यथावर्णं विनादितः 2.2.1.
Its measure should be eight fingers, and colored as prescribed from the beginning.
सीमरेखांगुलोच्छ्रायं तत्तदर्धेन योजयेत्
The height of the boundary line should be joined with half of each respective measure.
प्रतिष्ठायां च रामांतं कृष्णांतं च जलाशये
At the time of installation, the end should be at Rāma and the other end at Kṛṣṇa, in the water basin.
ग्रहयागे च पीतादीन्कुर्याच्च न तदन्यथा
In the rite for the planets, one should use yellow and other colors, and not otherwise.
सर्वं च पूर्ववत्कार्यं पंकजं सुलिखेत्सुधीः
Everything should be done as before; the wise should carefully draw the lotus.
शुक्लारुणैस्तथा पीतैः पीतारुणसितैरपि
With white, red, and also yellow, and with yellow, red, and white as well.
कलायंत्रं तदंते च गुह्यपत्रा ग्रकेण तु
At the end, the device of the phases, and the secret leaf with a line.
एवं मंडलमंत्राणां वर्जयेत्परमार्थतः
Thus, one should omit the mantras of the maṇḍala in the highest sense.
दशदंडसमाकारं त्रिवर्णं प्रतिरंजितम्
It should be in the form of ten rods, three-colored, and colored in opposition.
पीतेनारं च सर्वत्र तन्मध्ये शोणतुंडकम्
Everywhere, the border should be yellow, and in the middle, a red beak.
न शूद्रो मंडलं कुर्यान्न कुर्याद्ब्राह्मणब्रुवः 2.2.1.
A Śūdra should not make the maṇḍala, nor one who merely speaks as a Brāhmaṇa.
लिखित्वा नार्चयेद्य स्तु अग्निकार्यविहीनकः
Having drawn it, one should not worship if the fire rite is lacking.
क्रौञ्चमानवर्णनम् क्रौञ्चमानं प्रवक्ष्यामि यथावेदार्थवादिनाम्
Description of the Krauñca measure: I shall explain the Krauñca measure as taught by those who speak according to the meaning of the Veda.
आत्मनोऽरत्निमानेन द्विगुणं परिकल्पयेत्
With one's own finger as the measure, one should calculate double that.
चतुष्टयं न्यसेद्वृत्तं मध्यमाधमभावतः
One should draw four circles, distinguishing them as superior, middle, and inferior.
तृतीये पद्मपत्राणि चतुर्थे षोडशच्छदाः
On the third, place lotus petals; on the fourth, sixteen petals.
तद्दक्षिणाग्रं सुलिखेत्पार्श्वयोः पक्षकद्वयम्
Carefully draw the southern tip, and on both sides, two wings.
शुक्लं पीतं तथा रक्तं कृष्णं लोहितसन्निभम्
White, yellow, red, and black resembling coppery red.
शुक्लं तंडुलचूर्णोत्थं पीतं तु निशया स्मृतम्
White is produced from rice flour; yellow is known to come from turmeric.
कृष्णं पुलकादिदग्धं रक्तं पीतास्ययोगतः
Black is made from burnt husks and the like; red is obtained by mixing with yellow.
ताम्रवर्णं कुसुंभेन श्यामलं बिल्वपत्रजम्
Copper color is from kusumbha, and dark color from bilva leaves.
सर्वरेखासु विभजेच्छुक्लं मध्ये तु पीतकम् 2.2.2.
Among all the lines, white should be divided, and yellow placed in the center.
पूर्वादिक्रमयोगेन शुक्लादीनि प्रयोज येत्
According to the order starting from the east, one should apply white and the others.
ततः षोडशपत्रेषु पूर्वादिक्रमतो भवेत्
Then, in the sixteen petals, it should be done in the order beginning from the east.
श्यामलं कुंकुमाभं च रक्तं शुक्लं च कृष्णकम्
Dark, saffron-like, red, white, and black.
एवं दद्याद्द्विजः पूर्वे ईशानांतं विभावयेत्
In this way, the twice-born should assign them, contemplating up to the northeast.
तुंडभागे भवेत्पीतं ग्रीवायां शुक्लमेव च
Yellow should be at the beak, and white at the neck.
षडंगुलेष्वंडभागे पीतेन परिकल्पयेत्
In the egg-shaped part, six fingers wide, one should arrange with yellow.