Patalayaga, Pātālayāga, Patala-yaga: 1 definition
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In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Pātālayāga (पातालयाग) refers to the “rites at the pit”, as discussed in chapter 12 of the Ādikāṇḍa of the Hayaśīrṣasaṃhitā: a large Pāñcarātra Āgama consisting of roughly 6500 verses dealing primarily with architecture, temple-building and consecration rituals and iconography.—Description of the chapter [pātāla-yāgapaṭala]: Śilādhivāsa-rites being over, the Ācārya faces East and sees to the filling of 9 pots with 5 gems and other auspicious materials (not named in text). The pots are blessed by invoking the presence of gods and placing the pots in the pit, and each of 8 pots is covered with a brick. In the middle (pot?), garbhādhāna is to be done by taking clay from 10 places, roots, gems, grains, metals, etc., and placing them there together (1-19). [...]
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
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Partial matches: Yaga, Patala.
Starts with: Patalayagapatala.
Full-text: Patalayagapatala.
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