100 Isānasivagurudevapaddhati commercial port, market frequented by traders, military canton- ment, military camp at a strategic place, fortress covering a number of villages, market in a populous area, market of artisans and an industrial town. The measurement and features of all these four- teen are provided by the author. Sometimes sub-varieties of these are given. Thus there are seven types of fortification as follows : दुर्गं तु पार्वतं वन्यमोदकम् चौरिणं तथा । दैविकं धान्वनं चैव कृतकं चेति सप्तधा || Villages can be arranged in eight different ways. In between there should be many pathways or streets of different sizes. Some of these lanes are known by technical names. The following lines enumerate the types of arrangement. दण्डकः स्वस्तिकश्चैव प्रस्तरश्च प्रकीर्णकः । नन्द्यावर्तः परागश्च पद्माख्याः श्रीप्रतिष्ठितः ॥ ग्रामादीनां तु सामान्याद् विन्यासास्त्वेवमष्टधा | ग्रामपर्यंन्तवीथिस्तुख्याता मङ्गलवीथिका || नगरे जनवीथी स्यात् रथ्याख्या खेटकादिषु || There are specifications regarding the locations of Hindu temples, Jaina shrines, and Buddhist monasteries. People of the various castes and avocations are to be settled in selected spots. In this connection the following items and classes of people are mentioned. Courtesans, merchants, bazaars, barbers, artisans, burial ground, armoury, treasury, sports pavillion, dancing hall, elephant's pen, stables, halls, kitchens, tanks, wells, cowpen, oil merchants, etc., The section comes to an end with the following observation : इत्थं ग्रामपुरादिमानमखिलं प्रोक्तं तथा लक्षणम् ब्रह्मागस्त्यपुरन्दरैपि यथा त्वष्ट्रा मयेनोदितम् । यद् विज्ञाय निवेशितेषु विधिना धामस्वशेषामरैः सम्पूज्यो मुनिभिस्तथैव मनुजैर्देवो मृडानीपतिः ॥ (26) Idols are to be installed in Prāsādas or temples. For that construction of the temple is necessary. Temples may be built only on good locality, fertile land and at an auspicious time. A seed grows only in a fertile place. Ploughing the land, watering the shrubs etc, are needed for yielding fruits. This is true in the case
