Vishwakarma Vastushastram

SR No.: 010145
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Vasudev Shastri, N B Gadre
Publisher: S Gopalan Tanjor
Publication Year: 1958
Total Pages: 834
Language: Hindi
Classification: Book_Devnagari
File Size: 37 MB

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words meaning the moon; Bhū, Bhoomi, Acala. Vipula, Viswambhara, Dharitri, Mēdini, Kșoņi, and other words meaning the earth; and Nāyaka, Adhipathi, Yajamāna, Sārvabhauma, Cakravarti and other words denoting solo mastery.
A convention connecting the particular Devatas pre. siding over the Padas or squares of the sites, with particular numbers is then mentioned. Siirya presides over the number 1.
Bhallăța Dēva over number 2 which is denoted by words indicating ? such as Löcana Nayana, Nötra, Drsti and other words meaning the eyes; Aswins (twins), Pakşa (the two halves of the month), Būhu, Kara etc. meaning the hands.
The number 3 is presided over by Miga Dēva and is denoted by words indicating 3 such as Guņa (Satva, Rajas and Tamas), Kāla (past, present and future ), Pāvaka (Gürhapatya, Ahavaniya and Dakṣiṇāgni), Löka and Bhuvana (Bhuḥ Bhuvaḥ Suvaḥ ) etc.
The number 4 is presided over by Puşpa Dēva and is indicated by words meaning 4. Srutis (the Vedas) Samudra (the oceans in the four quarters ), Varnal ( the four basic colours used in painting namely, white, yellow, red and blue) Dik (the four quarters ) Yuga (the four yugas ) etc.
Number 5 is presided over by Pavana Deva and is denoted by words like Prāņa ( five-fold Vāyu that supply the physical energy), Bhūta (the five elements ), Sayaka (the five arrows of Cupid ), Indriya (the five senses ), Mukha (the five faces of Siva ) etc.
1. In our Silpa Sastra the colours used for painting are four. But each has four shades. The total number of shades is therefore 16 and each shade is represented by the material used whioh are generally inorganic, for instance, there are four whites, white lend, oaloined oister, caloined conch, eto. For details see the last ohapter of Citra. karma Sastra by Brahma and Saraswathi whion are preserved in Saraswati Mahal Library, Tanjore,