Natyashastra
कलापातविभागार्थं भवेदासारितक्रिया । कीर्तनाद्देवतानां च ज्ञेयो गीतविधिस्तथा ॥ २१॥
For the division of the movements, the action of creating a path should be performed. The method of chanting, which is dedicated to the deities, is also to be understood as the method of singing.
english translation
kalApAtavibhAgArthaM bhavedAsAritakriyA । kIrtanAddevatAnAM ca jJeyo gItavidhistathA ॥ 21॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript