Vastuyaga, Vāstuyāga, Vastu-yaga: 7 definitions
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Vastuyaga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: JSTOR: Tāntric Dīkṣā by Surya KantaVāstuyāga (वास्तुयाग) refers to a preliminary rite in Śaktism: “a sacrifice performed before the building of a homestead”.—Vāstu is the name of a prodigious demon, who was killed by 53 gods. These gods are worshipped and bali-offerings are given to them. (see Balimaṇḍapa, ‘a temporary hall created for ceremonial occasions’).
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Google Books: Consecration Rituals In South AsiaVāstuyāga (वास्तुयाग) refers to one of the chapters of the Devyāmata: an Early Śaiva Pratiṣṭhātantra dating back to the 5th century CE dealing with topics related to temple construction, consecration rituals, and iconography.—The Devyāmata is written in the form of a dialogue between Śiva and the Goddess. It begins with the praśnapaṭala, ‘the chapter on questions’, in which Devī tells Śiva what topics she would like to learn about. The answers are provided in the following chapters [e.g., vāstuyāga], of which each is dedicated to one specific subject.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVāstuyāga (वास्तुयाग).—a sacrifice performed on the occasion of laying the foundation of a house.
Derivable forms: vāstuyāgaḥ (वास्तुयागः).
Vāstuyāga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vāstu and yāga (याग).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāstuyāga (वास्तुयाग).—m.
(-gaḥ) A religious rite performed on laying the foundation of a house.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumVāstuyāga (वास्तुयाग) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Āśval. Oudh. Xxi, 110.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāstuyāga (वास्तुयाग):—[=vāstu-yāga] [from vāstu > vāstava] m. a sacrifice performed before the building of a h°
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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