Sanatkumāra said: O son of Brahmā, the main Kuṇḍa shall be between the east and the north-east. The sacrificial pits may be square or triangular in shape. O leading brahmins, the sacrificial pits shall be made in the shape of the vagina of women. They shall be semicircular, triangular, circular or hexagonal. The triangle shall be in the form of a lotus. It may have eight angular points also. The bare ground also shall be used. The enclosure shall have four entrances and bedecked with four festoons. There shall be the eight elephants of the quarters. It shall be surrounded by garlands of Darbha grass. The eight auspicious articles shall be procured. There shall be a splendid canopy above. The wood used for the pillars of the Tulā (weighing balance) shall particularly be Bilva, Aśvattha, Palāśa or Khadira. The wood for the pillar shall be one that is commonly used.