Shiva Purana
एकैकं कर्णयोः षट्षड्बाह्वोः षोडश षोडश । करयोरविमानेन द्विगुणेन मुनीश्वर ३८ ।
One bead on each ear, Six on each arm, and sixteen on each forearm. O noble sage, on the hands, double this number (i.e., 32), to be worn with humility, without pride.
english translation
ekaikaM karNayoH SaTSaDbAhvoH SoDaza SoDaza । karayoravimAnena dviguNena munIzvara 38 ।
hk transliteration by Sanscript