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Matsya Purana 270.16

Matsyapurāṇa 270.16

Language: Sanskrit

270.16

maṇḍapāḥ kathitāstubhyaṃ yathāvallakṣaṇānvitāḥ .
trikoṇaṃ vṛtamarddhantu hyaṣṭakoṇaṃ dviraṣṭakam .. 270.15*

Now the plan of the Maṇḍapas:—They should be made triangular, circular, octagonal or with 16 sides, or they are square. They promote kingdoms, victory, longevity, sons, wife and nourishment, respectively. Temples of other shape than these are inauspicious.—15-17.
A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

Translations (1)

The Matsya Puranam — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English

Linked texts (1)

Matsya — Sanskrit

Discussed in (1)

Mānasāra Series (I. A Dictionary of Hindu Architecture; II. Indian Architecture according to Mānasāra-Śilpaśāstra; III. Mānasāra on Architecture and Sculpture: Sanskrit Text; IV. Architecture of Mānasāra: Translation; V. Architecture of Mānasāra: Illustrations; VI. Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad; VII. An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Architecture) — Acharya 1927, English