Town Planning in Ancient India c5.23

c5.23

But there must have been earlier compositions as is evident from the science of town-planning dwelt upon in Kauṭilya’s Arthaśāstra, the date of which is generally asigned to the fourth century B.C. Moreover astronomy (including astrology) was known even to the Vedic Aryans. Astronomical works contain incidentally dissertations on Vāstu Vidyā, for the simple reason that the auspicious months, days, and moments for the foundation of a ‘vāstu’ are to be determined with the aid of astrology.