The Hindu Temple v1.c5.s7.t3.3

v1.c5.s7.t3.3

The ‘Bṛhat Saṃhitā’, LII. 61, gives the names of the divinities who occupy the squares in the border of the mandala which are connected by the diagonals. They extend from Vitatha to Śoṣa, Mukhya to Bhṛśa, Jayanta to Bhṛṅgarāja and Aditi to Sugriva (Figure on p. 32). The text does not say which of the two corners of the respective squares, on the border line, these oblique lines connect; if it is assumed that the lines are drawn from the meeting of each of the four sides with the third perpendicular on each side, including the border line, the rule holds good for the maṇḍala of 64 and of 81 squares. The ‘Bṛhat Saṃhitā’ gives no special indications concerning the square of 64 compartments. If however, the meeting points of each fourth perpendicular line with the respective side line are the points of departure of the diagonals, the names of the divinities must be different in the maṇḍala of 64 squares. This is so in the ‘Vāstuvidyā’ where the names of the divinities are given through whose plots the lines pass from the 4th point of junction on each side. They are: Bṛhatkṣata to Varuṇa, Bhallāṭa Āditya, Indra to Yama, and Candra to Puṣpadanta.