Shiva Purana
परीक्ष्य भूमिं विधिवद्गंधवर्णरसादिभिः ॥ शिल्पिशास्त्रोक्तमार्गेण मण्डपं तत्र कल्पयेत् ॥ २ ॥
After testing the ground duly by way of smell, colour, taste etc., he shall cause a platform to be constructed along the path mentioned in the science of architecture.
english translation
parIkSya bhUmiM vidhivadgaMdhavarNarasAdibhiH ॥ zilpizAstroktamArgeNa maNDapaM tatra kalpayet ॥ 2 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript