Essay name: Architectural data in the Puranas
Author:
Sharda Devi
Affiliation: Himachal Pradesh University / Department of History
This essay studies ancient Indian architectural science as found in technical treatises and the Puranas, with special reference to the Matsya, Garuda, Agni and Bhavishya Puranas. These texts detail ancient architectural practices, covering temple and domestic designs, dimensional specifications, and construction rules.
Chapter 2 - What is Vastu
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. Aryam膩 (East), 3. Vivasv膩n (South), 4. Mitra (West) and 5.
P峁泃hiv墨dhara (North); each of these occupy 6 padas-Sa岣峛huja and thus
they occupy 24.
Pada-Kanastha
(of the central corners)
Each of these are alloted
6.
Savitr
7.
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8.
Jaya
to only one pada
According to SS. The
other texts however,
9.
Indra
make them the lords of
10.
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two padas - 8
11.
Rudra
12.
Apa
13.
Apavatsa
The External Deities
Thirty-two deities are assigned to the outermost boundary of
this site plan, eight of whom have the double share being external
and enternal both, the rest, i.e., 24 deities occupy each a single plot
(Fig. 5).
