VASTU SHASTRA
The Samarangana Sutradhara is a
voluminous treatise that covers a wide range of topics,
including architecture, sculpture, painting, and town planning. It
also includes discussions of Hindu philosophies and legends.
Topics
covered in the Samarangana Sutradhara
- Architecture: Includes chapters on
house architecture, temple architecture, and town planning
- Sculpture: Includes chapters on
iconography, iconometry, and iconoplastic art
- Painting: Includes chapters on the
canons of painting
- Construction: Includes chapters on
soil preparation, wood and timber, and laying bricks
- Mechanical contrivances: Includes a
chapter on the construction of aerial cars and robots
- Hindu philosophies: Includes verses
on Hindu philosophies such as Samkhya and Vedanta
- Hindu legends: Includes chapters
that include Hindu legends such as of sleeping Vishnu
- Vastu mandalas: Includes chapters on
vastu mandalas
The Samarangana Sutradhara is
composed in poetic verses and is attributed to King Bhoja of Dhar, Madhya
Pradesh. It is one of the most complete lists and descriptions of Indian
temple designs as they existed by the 11th century.
Vikas P Deshpande
M. E. Civil, Structural consultant
Vastu, Astro Vastu and Feng Shui
CONSULTANT
0434681647, deshpandevikas@gmail.com
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