Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v1.c56.67
Vāstu-śāstra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v1.c56.67
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“Both these varieties of the Tabernacle and the image express the two-fold nature of divinity, who as a Pure Principle, Śiva, is immoveale and has an immoveable seat (Acalāsana), and as Śakti, Energy, is movement itself and is, therefore, enthroned on a movable seat (Calāsana). This two-fold aspect of divinity has its corresponding rites, images, and architectural forms such as the Prāsāda, its seat and the Chariot (Yāna) its vechicle”. The mythological way of brining this truth home, the Samarāṅgaṇa Sūtradhāra has said at so many