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Kriyāpāda 103 he became Västupuruşa lying with his face turned downward and limbs extended to regions. He became the target of worship since gods of different nature began to occupy his limbs as ordained by Siva (27) Västupuja is an important ritual to be performed at the site of the temple. As already noted Vastupuruşa is supposed to lie on the ground with his face down and on his limbs dwell a number of deities who are to be propitiated. For this two types of square-plans are conceived; one having 64 squares and other consisting of 81 squares. Each of these squares belong to a deity. The one having 64 squares is known as Manduka while that which consists of 81 squares is called Paramaśāyika. उद्दिष्टदेशे नवगोमयाभ्भसेकोपलिप्ते चतुरश्रमादौ ।
कृत्वाष्टधा तद्विभजेदथैवमुक्तं चतुःषष्टिपदं तु तत् स्यात् ।। तस्मिन् विभक्ते नवधातु सूत्राण्यास्फाल्य शालीयकपिष्टमिष्टम् ।
एकोत्तराशीतिपदं तदुक्त देवालयानामपि भूमिपानाम् ।। The mode making these square is suggested here. Divide a square by eight bothways and one gets 64 squares. If it is divided by nine bothways then one gets 81 squares. This second type is especially reserved for temples and for the palaces of kings. Vāstupuruṣa occupies these squares lying corner to corner and spreading his limbs so as to touch the different squares. The following stanzas describe his pose as well as the deities accupying 'the different limbs. ईशानस्य शिरो निवेशितम भूद् वास्तोष्पतेर्मारूते वह्नौ चापि करद्वयं पदयुगं नक्तञ्चरे स्थापितम् । पर्जन्यो नयनेऽदितिश्च वदनेऽस्यापापवत्सो गले ___ कर्ण चापि दितिर्जयन्तसहिताविन्द्रार्गलावंसयोः ।
सूर्यश्चापि निशाकरश्च भुजयोर्भल्लाटसत्यादिभिः
- सावित्रश्च तथैव रुद्रसहितस्तत्पार्श्वयोः संस्थितौ ।
नाभौ स्याच्चतुराननोऽस्य कुचयोर्भूभृन्मरीचिस्तथा
मित्रश्चापि विवस्वता तदुदरे गुह्येन्द्रकश्चापरः ॥
ऊर्वोरस्य तु जङघयोश्च निहिता गन्धर्वपूर्वास्त्रयो
दौवार: सुगलस्तथैव वरुणः शिष्टास्तु पार्श्वस्थिताः ।।
