Samarangana-sutradhara (Summary)
by D. N. Shukla | 1960 | 15,592 words | ISBN-10: 8121506115 | ISBN-13: 9788121506113
This page describes Vimana etc. 65 Prasadas which is chapter 57 English summary of the Samarangana-Sutradhara by Bhoja. This work in Sanskrit representing a voluminous treatise on Vastu-Shastra (the science of Architecture), encompassing a broad range of subjects, such as Architecture, Shilpa-shastra (Iconography, Arts and Crafts) but also deals with Creation-theory, Geography, Philosophu, etc.
Chapter 57 - Vimāna etc. 65 Prāsādas
[Note: This chapter corresponds to Chapter 59 of the original Samarāṅgaṇa-Sūtradhāra]
The dedicated Prāsādas are described in detail here. Some of these varieties are illustrative of some of the fundamental factors of the origin of the temple from the points of view of materials, shapes and super-structures. Among them the Prāsāda, Layana and Guhādhara are most respresentative of the Prāsādas in the monuments. Similarly lire Prāsāda Paṭṭiśa, the temple made of cloth, Prāsāda Vibhava made of clay or wood; and others made of brick or stone, are also remarkable.
Again as regards the architectural characteristics, it may be noted that superstructure, the pyramidal shape of Śikhara, though retained, has been modified by the storeys. Similarly the measurements of some of the crowning parts like Veṇukośa have also undergone modification.