Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v1.c58: Appendices

Vāstu-śāstra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v1.c58

Language: English

v1.c58.s1 Site-Plans or Vāstupuruṣa-Maṇḍala — 15 parts
v1.c58.s2 Town Plans — 8 parts
v1.c58.s3 Building Plans — 14 parts

Appendices

Site-Plans or Vāstupuruṣa-Maṇḍala

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*N. B.*—The charts A. B. C. as indicated on page 189 may be purviewed in the Hindu Temple (pp. 54-55) by Prof. Kramrisch.

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*N.B.* The Pada-bhoga is to be seen in the Chapter ‘Fundamental Canons of Hindu Architecture’ page 194-95.

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Maṇḍūka or Bhekapada (also called Cṇḍaita) of 64 Squares (Catuṣṣaṣṭipadika).

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Presidiag deities and their allocation of Padas in the plan of 64 Squares.

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*N. B. Only the central deities are referred, others may be inferred from the preceeding chart.*

| I. | 1. | Central Lord Brahmā. | 4 Padas |
| II. | 2 to 5. | Those adjoining the centre i. e. Aryamā, Vivasvān, Mitra and Pṛthivīdhara each occupying only 2 Padas—2× 4 ... ... | 8 ,, |
| III. | 6 to 21. | The eight of the central corners and the same number of external ones taking each ½ pada—½× 16 ... | 8 ,, |
| IV. | 2 to 29. | Among the other 24 external dieties Parjanya, Bhṛṣa, Pūṣā, Bhṛṅga, Dauvārika, Śoṣa, Nāga and Aditi, each occupy 1½ padas—1½× 8 ... | 12 ,, |
| V. | 30 to 45. | The remaining 16 external deities beginning with Jayanta and ending in Caraka each occupy two padas 2× 16 ... ... | 32 ,, |
| | | Total ... | 64 Padas |

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ŚATAPADA VĀSTU (ALSO CALLED ĀSANA)

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PLOT OF 100 SQUARES

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PADA-DEVATAS

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| I. | 1 | Central Lord Brahmā | = | 16 |
| II. | 2 to 5. | Those adjoining the Centre i. e. Aryamā etc. occupy 8 padas 4×8 | = | 32 |
| III. | 6 to 13. | Those called Central Pada-koṇasthas each occupying only one Pada like those in Ekāśītipada-Vāstu (12.18) 1×8 | = | 8 |
| IV. | 14 to 21. | The deities called the external Pada-Koṇasthas like Agni, Nabhas, Vāyu, Mṛga, Pitṛs, Kṣaya, Roga and Diti—each occupying 1½ padas—1½×8 | = | 12 |
| V. | 22 to 29. | Among the remaining 24 deities, the Parjanya etc. eight deities have two padas 8×2 each, | = | 16 |
| b. | 30 to 45. | The others (sixteen) only one each 1×16 | = | 16 |
| | | Total ... | | 100 |

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ROAD PLAN

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(On Caṇḍitā)

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*N. B.*—Running to the west from the East and from the North to the South these are 11+11 = 22 main roads, the other 6+6 minor roads vide the S. S. are not shown i. e. the foot paths etc.

Town Plans

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Daṇḍaka

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Sarvatobhadra

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Nandyāvarta (caturaśra)

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Nandyāvarta (vartula)

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Svastika

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Padmaka

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Kārmuka

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Prastara

Building Plans

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**Prastāra :** It is through the prastāra that we determine the different locations in a building. How to work out prastāra? (refer to the body of the work page 318). Let us illustrate some specimens :

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The Prastāra of 4 Gurūs :

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| 1. | s s s s | 9. | s s s l |
| 2. | l s s s | 10. | l s s l |
| 3. | s l s s | 11. | s l s l |
| 4. | l l s s | 12. | l l s l |
| 5. | s s l s | 13. | s s l l |
| 6. | l s l s | 14. | l s l l |
| 7. | s l l s | 15. | s l l l |
| 8. | l l l s | 16. | l l l l |

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The implication of this prastāra is that out of these 16 houses so worked out from the stand point of the orientation etc. some houses have no alinda at all some only one alinda others two, three and four alindas. Let us illustrate it, in some specific examples of Ekaśāla house, the notation of which in the Rāja Vallabba is 5 gurūs :

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*N.B. Similarly so many other specimens can be worked out. Needless to multiply.*

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The Prastārā of 8 Gurūs :

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(Giving rise to 256 rūpas vide Catuśśala Houses)

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| 1. | s s s s s s s s | 33. | s s s s s l s s |
| 2. | l s s s s s s s | 34. | l s s s s l s s |
| 3. | s l s s s s s s | 35. | s l s s s l s s |
| 4. | l l s s s s s s | 36. | l l s s s l s s |
| 5. | s s l s s s s s | 37. | s s l s s l s s |
| 6. | l s l s s s s s | 38. | l s l s s l s s |
| 7. | s l l s s s s s | 39. | s l l s s l s s |
| 8. | l l l s s s s s | 40. | l l l s s l s s |
| 9. | s s s l s s s s | 41. | s s s l s l s s |
| 10. | l s s l s s s s | 42. | l s s l s l s s |
| 11. | s l s l s s s s | 43. | s l s l s l s s |
| 12. | l l s l s s s s | 44. | l l s l s l s s |
| 13. | s s l l s s s s | 45. | s s l l s l s s |
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N.B. Go on working like this till all become laghus:
256. l l l l l l l l

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N.B. (i) As already pointed out that among these 256 rūpas the principal criterion is Bhadra application — vibhadra, eka-bhadra, dvibhadra, tribhadra, caturbhadra, pañcabhadra, ṣaḍ-bhadra, saptabhadra and aṣṭa-bhadra & accordingly their rūpas being 1, 8, 28, 56, 70, 56, 28, 8 and 1 respectively and totalling 256.

Cites (1)

Paryāyaratnamālā — Mādhavakara, Sanskrit