Samarangana-sutradhara (Summary)
by D. N. Shukla | 1960 | 15,592 words | ISBN-10: 8121506115 | ISBN-13: 9788121506113
This page describes Creation (Mahadadisarga) which is chapter 4 English summary of the Samarangana-Sutradhara by Bhoja. This work in Sanskrit representing a voluminous treatise on Vastu-Shastra (the science of Architecture), encompassing a broad range of subjects, such as Architecture, Shilpa-shastra (Iconography, Arts and Crafts) but also deals with Creation-theory, Geography, Philosophu, etc.
Chapter 4 - Creation (Mahad膩disarga)
[Note: This chapter corresponds to Chapter 4 of the original 厂补尘补谤腻峁単补峁嘺-厂奴迟谤补诲丑腻谤补]
After the questions, the answers arise from the mouth of the great Architect 痴颈艣惫补办补谤尘腻, the father of Architecture, which he got from 叠谤补丑尘腻. In this chapter the answers of the cosmological and physical queries are given, how creation followed (in the light of 厂腻峁卥丑测补 Philosophy) is very nicely dealt with in verses 4-19; how the oceans, the mountains, rivers, islands, came into existence鈥攁ll are elaborated. The physical features of the Earth are also described. Lastly the biological kingdom is explained鈥攖he fourfold 叠丑奴迟补驳谤腻尘补 consisting of 闯补谤腻测耻箩补, 础峁囜笉补箩补, Udbhijja and Svedaja with their respective varieties are described.