DVAU TALAVARDHATALASCHA PADAYORANTARAM BHAVET TAYOHO SAMSTHITASTVEKAHA TRYASRAPADASTHITOPARAHA KINCHIDANCHITA JANGHACHA SAUSHTAVANGA PURASKRUTAM VAISHNAVAMSTHNAMETADHI VISHNUREVADHI DAIVATAM

The feet kept two and half Talas apart; one of them shall be in the natural posture; the other is obliquely placed with toes turning towards the sides; the shank is in the Anchita state and all the limbs have Sausthava. This is called Vaishnava Sthana.

SAMAPADE SAMAU PADAU TALAMATRANTARASTHITAU SVABHAVASAUSHTAVOPETAU BRAHMA CHATRADHIDAIVATAM

If the feet are kept in their natural posture and one Tala apart; the body is in natural Sausthava, the Sthana is called Samapada. The presiding deity here of is Brahma.

TALAMSTRINARDHATALAMSCHA NISHANNORUM PRAKALPAYET TRYASRAU PAKSHAHSTHITAU CHAIVA TATRA PADAU PRAYOJAYET VAISHAKHASTHANAMETADDHI sSKANDHASCHATRADHIDAIVATAM

The feet are kept three and a half Talas apart, the thighs remain steady and reclined; the feet are placed obliquely pointing sideways. This is Vaisakha Sthana. Kartikeya is in the presiding deity of this Sthana.

AINDRAN TU MANDALAM PADAU CHATUSTALANTARASTHITAU TRYASRAU PAKSHAHSTHITAU CHAIVA KATIJANU SAMAU TATHA

The presiding deity is Indra in the Mandala Sthana. The feet are kept four Talas apart. They are to be placed obliquely with sideward turn. The waist and the knee are to remain in their natural position.

AYAIVA DAKSHINAM PADAM PANCHATALAN PRASARYE CHA ALIDHASTHANAKAM KURYAD RUDRASCHATRADHIDAIVATAM

In the Mandala Sthana itself the right foot is removed five Talas apart. That will make the Alidha Sthana, the presiding deity whereof is Rudra.

KUNCHITAM DAKSHINAM KRUTVA VAMA PADAM PRASARYE CHA ALIDHAPARIVARTASTU PRATYALIDHAMITI SMRUTAM

If the right foot is kept bent (Kunchita pada) and left should be stretched in the opposite way of Alidha, it will make Pratyalidha Sthana.