93 - Mode of worshipping the presiding deity of a ground 

The Lord said: 

1. Stringsshould be laid in the sacrificialshed so as to enclose it. The groundshould be divided into sixty-four squares of equal measurements. 

2. Two bamboo polesshould be fixed at each one of the four corners. Strings (should be laid down) across the eight angular points. Theyshould enclose two squares and six squares. The presiding deity of the groundshould be worshipped therein. 

3. At the time of worship, oneshould meditate on the presiding deity of the ground in the fire-pit, as the form of a demon with curled locks and head held raised up from the ground and facing north. 

4. The knees, knee-joints and thighs (of the deity)should be taken as lying in the directions of north-west and south-east, the two soles of feet in the south, the head in the north and the two folded palms in the heart. 

5. The auspicious gods located in the body of this person are worshipped. The presiding deities of the eightangular points, situated in the eight half chambers of the angular points (should also be worshipped.). 

6. The sages Marichi etc.should be located in the six squares commencing with the east, Brahmå in the four squares at the centre. The rest of the gods are known to occupy one square each. 

7-8. The twelve joints such as the trident, svastika (a kind of figure), thunderbolt, mahasvastika, samputa, trikatu, maņibandha and the pure square among all the joints of the presiding deity of the groundshould be left in the walls etc. 

9. Oblations of unbroken rice along with clarified butter, for (lord) Isha, offering of water with lotus flowers for lord Parjanya (god of rain), and a bright saffron-coloured bannershould be offered for Jayanta (son of Indra). 

10. Gems (should be offered) to Mahendra (lord of the celestials), smoke-coloured canopy for the Sun, wheat and ghee for (the god of) truth and clarified butter alone for (lord) Bhrusha. 

11. Unclean meat (should be offered) to (the lord of the sky) and the flour of barley (first fried and then ground) for all those gods commencing with the east. A ladleful of honey, milk and clarified buttershould be given to the Agni. 

12. Fried paddy put in golden watersshould be offered to (god of) untruth. Honeyshould be offered to the destroyer of the house and palaudana for Yamarāja (god of death). 

13. Perfumes (should be given) for the lord of the gandharvas (semi-divine beings), a bird's tongue for Bhrunga (one who wards) and lotus leaves for the beast on the south. Thus the eight deities (should be offered offerings). 

14. Sesamum mixed water and milk (should be given) for the manes. Sticks from the trees for cleansing the teethshould be given to the lord of the entrance byshowing the dhenumudra (posture with fingers indicating a cow). 

15. Cakesshould be offered to Sugriva, darbha to Pushpadanta (a yaksha), red lotus flowers to Pracetas (lord of waters) (and) wines to demon. 

16. Ghee and rice mixed with jaggery (should be given) to Sesha (serpent-god), ghee mixed with baked flour or fried paddy to disease. Thus the mode of offering for gods in the western direction has been told. 

17. A yellow banner (should be offered) to Maruta (wind god), någakesara (a kind of fragrant flower) to serpent-god and eatables and well-cooked gruel of green gram to Mukhya. 

18. Sweet gruel mixed with clarified buttershould be given to Soma, root of lily flower to (goddess) Dawn, lopi to Aditi, and pūri to Diti. These are the gods placed in the northern direc tion. 

19. Sweet meals (should be offered) to Brahmä on the east and to (sage) Marichi in the six squares. Red flowers (should be offered) to (god) Savitrā situated below the angular square (assigned to) the Agni. 

20. Waters along with the kushashould be presented to goddess Såvitri below that square. Red sandalshould be offered to (god) Vivasvån occupying six squares on the south. 

21. Turmeric mixed rice (should be offered) to lord Indra in the corner square below that of the demon. Mixed riceshould be presented to Indra-jaya below that of Indra. 

22. Rice mixed with jaggery (should be offered) to (lord) Mitra occupying six squares on the west. Rice cooked with gheeshould be offered to (lord) Rudra at the square below the angular point in the north-west. 

23. Meat (should be offered) to the servant of Rudra below that. An offering of black-gramshould be offered to the mountain (god) occupying the six squares on the north. 

24. Oneshould duly offer curd and milk to åpas and its progeny below the angular point (dedicated to lord)shiva after worshipping in the proper way. 

25. Brahmā located at the four squares in the middle of the placeshould be presented gruel along with clarified butter and the five things got from a cow. 

26. Outside the sacrificial ground the four demonesses Charaki etc.should be worshipped in the angular points commencing with the north-east and ending with the north-west in order, 

27. Meat with gheeshould be offered to Charaki, curd with lotus flowers to (demoness) Vidari and meat, bile and blood to (demoness) Pūtana. 

28. Bones, blood, biles and meat (should be offered) to demoness sin. Lord Skandashould be offered rice mixed with black gram on the east. 

Sweet cakes along with krusara (rice and peas boiled together) (should be offered) to (lord)Aryaman in the southern direction), meat along with blood to Jambhaka in the western direction. 

30. Rice mixed with blood and flowers (should be present ed) to Pilipiñja (monster-maiden) on the north. Otherwise all the presiding deities of the groundshould be worshipped with water along with unbroken rice and kušha. 

31. In the case of a residential building or town, worshipshould be done in eighty-one squares. The lines (drawn across the cardinal points of the diagram)should be made to occupy (the breadth of) three squares and comprise (the breadth of) six such squares at the other angular points. 

32. The gods Isha and othersshould occupy one square each in that (diagram), the serpents and others two squares each, (sages) Marichi and others six squares each, Brahma is known to occupy nine squares. 

33. The above diagram may comprise hundred squares in the case of a city, village or hamlet. Two bamboo poles (are known) as 'invincible and irresistible always. 

34. The location (of the deities) in the hundred squares is commended if the rite is done as in the case of a divine edifice. The planets and gods such as (lord) Skanda are known to occupy six squares in that (diagram). 

35. Demoness Charaki and othersshould be located in five squares. The lines and bambooshould occupy spaces as described earlier. In the case of a sacrificial ground relating to the founding of a country, itshould comprise one hundred and thirty-four squares. 

36. (In that diagram) Brahmā occupies sixty-four squares, as also (sages) Marichi and others. The eight gods, apas etc.should occupy fiftyfour squares. 

37. (Gods) Iśhåna and othersshould occupy nine squares. (The gods) Skanda and othersshould occupy eight squares. (Demonesses) Charaki and others, lines, bambooshould also be located as before. 

38. In a sacrificial ground comprising twenty-thousand squares, the location of the deitiesshould be such that they occupy nine times more than what has been enjoined in the founding of country. 

39. The diagram which is divided into twentyfive squares is known as the vaitala. The other diagrams are known to have nine squares and sixteen sub-divisions. 

40. There may be a square figure inscribed in a sexagon or triangle. The location (of the gods) in the case of excavation aroundshould be done as in the case (of the stone slab known as) brahmašhila. 

41. An offering of sweet gruel to all godsshould be made at the installation of the image of a deity or the burial of a dead body. 

42. In the absence of any specified measurement, the sacri ficial groundshould measure five cubits. The sacrificial ground proportional to the measure of the house or divine edifice is al ways held as excellent.