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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90 53
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54 55.
56.
57 58.
Haya艣墨r峁pa帽car膩tra, VIII. 150.
Mayamata VII 1-32, The SS, III 52, considers the mandala of nine
squares as the first or the one of 16 squares (XII. 11) as the
least and that of 1000 squares as the last (XII. 12 and III. 52). The
BS does not treat of any other plan besides those of 64 and
81 squares. Pur膩峁嘺s give the plan of 64, 81 and 100 squares.
The Vaikh膩nas膩gama gives special importance to the plan 7x7 plan
etc.
AP, chap. 93. 35-38.
AP, chap. 93. 30; or else one should worship the entire v膩stu. Here
the entirely of the v膩stu is contracted with its several parts occupied
by the various gods. Sakala as an attribute of the one pada
ma峁囜笉ala also indicates that it is a complete v膩stu, despite the
absence of the additional squares.
For detail, see R P. Kulkarni, 'V膩stupadama峁囜笉ala', JOI, vol XXVIII,
nos. 3-4, 1979, pp. 107-138.
MP, chaps. 253, 268; GP, chap. 46; AP, chaps. 40, 64, 93, 105,
106.
SS, chap. 13.5.
59.
60.
MP, chap. 253; AP, chap. 40.
61.
Ibid., chap. 253; AP, chap. 93; GP, chap. 46.
62.
Ibid., chap. 253. 39-46.
63.
SS, chaps. 11-14.
