The Antiquities of Orissa v1.c7.383

v1.c7.383

Of the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, and 8th works of Rām Rāz’s list I have as yet not been able to procure any exemplar. Rām Rāz gives no detailed description of the 6th. I have seen three recensions of it. The first, from Tanjore, is, like the *Maya Śilpa*, written in the Tāntric style having Śiva for its narrator. Its contents are : I. Origin of Viśvakarmā; derivation of the words *takṣaka* (carpenter), *vardhaki* (sculptor), &c. II. Height of man in the different ages of the world; wood and stone for the formation of images. III. Sacraments for sculptors and carpenters. IV. Halls for the consecration of Śiva and other gods. V. Proportions of images of the planets and *lingams*. VI. Formation of cars. VII. Consecration of cars. VIII. Forms of Brāhmī, Maheśvari, and other goddesses. IX. Sacrificial or Brahmanical thread. X. Sacrificial threads of gold, silver, and *muñja* fibre; the different sides where images of gods and goddesses are to be placed; qualities of a kind of stone called *Hemaśilā* or "golden stones", to be found to the south of the Meru mountain. XI. Images of Indra, Maheśvari, and other gods and goddesses. XII-XIII. Crowns, crests, and other head ornaments. XIV. Movable and fixed thrones for images; crests and other ornaments for the head; repairs of temples. XV. Proportions of doors of temples for *lingams*. XVI. Proportions of doors for other temples. XVII. Temples for Vighneśa. Most of these chapters appear imperfect and fragmentary, and the work is obviously incomplete.