Devatarupa, Devatārūpa, Devata-rupa: 1 definition
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In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)Devatārūpa (देवतारूप) refers to one of the synonyms for “image” or “idol”, according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—The Śilpaśāstras viz., the Bṛhatsaṃhitā, Mānasāra, Śilparatna, Devatāmurtiprakaraṇa etc. have the discussion on Iconography. Thus it can be assumed that in later period the practice of image worship came forward and still the practice of image worship is prevailing in Indian society. In Sanskrit, different words like mūrti, pratimā, devatārūpa etc. are used to denote image or idol.
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
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Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
8(a): Image Making: The Concept < [Chapter 5 - Painting and Image Making]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 1.45.1 < [Sukta 45]