Prasadadevatasamsthapanapatala, ʰ岹𱹲ṃsٳ貹Բ貹ṭa, Prasadadevatasamsthapana-patala: 1 definition
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Vastushastra (architecture)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (vastu)ʰ岹𱹲ṃsٳ貹Բ貹ṭa (प्रासाददेवतासंस्थापनपट�) (lit., “section on the location of shrines for the temple compound�) is the name of chapter 15 of the Ādikāṇḍa of the Ჹⲹśīṣaṃh: a large Pāñcarātra Āgama consisting of roughly 6500 verses dealing primarily with architecture, temple-building and consecration rituals and iconography.
Description of the chapter [岹𱹲ṃsٳ貹Բ貹ṭa]: The chapter turns to the location and identity of the 4, 8 or 12 sub-shrines that surround the main shrine of a temple (1-16). If the main shrine is dedicated to Vāsudeva, the four sub-shrines surrounding it will be to Vāmana (Southeast), Narasiṃha (Southwest), Hayaśīrṣa (Northwest) and Varāha (Northeast). If Nārāyaṇa is the main deity, Ambikā will be found in the Southeast, Bhāskara in the Southwest, Brahmā in the Northwest and Liṅga in the Northeast. In a cluster of eight surrounding sub-shrines, when Vāsudeva is in the main shrine. He will be surrounded by Balarāma, Pradyumna, Aniruddha, Nārāyaṇa, Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Narasiṃha and Varāha. If Vāsudeva is in the center, He will be surrounded by the 8 directional deities of Indra, Agni, et. al.—or alternatively by the 8 Mother Goddesses. When Devī is in the main shrine, she will be surrounded by the 8 Mother Goddesses. In a cluster of 12 surrounding sub-shrines, when Viśvarūpa (14) is located in the main shrine, He is surrounded by Keśava, et. al.

Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्�, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
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