Shiva Purana
प्राचीमुत्पादयेत्पूर्वं शास्त्रदृष्टेन वर्त्मना ॥ एकहस्तं द्विहस्तं वा मण्डलं परिकल्पयेत् ॥ १३ ॥
One should first produce the east according to the path prescribed in the scriptures. A circle of one or two hands should be arranged.
english translation
prAcImutpAdayetpUrvaM zAstradRSTena vartmanA ॥ ekahastaM dvihastaM vA maNDalaM parikalpayet ॥ 13 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript