Shankusthapana, 艢补峁卥耻蝉迟丑腻辫补苍补, 艢补峁僰耻蝉迟丑腻辫补苍补, Shanku-sthapana: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms 艢补峁卥耻蝉迟丑腻辫补苍补 and 艢补峁僰耻蝉迟丑腻辫补苍补 can be transliterated into English as Sankusthapana or Shankusthapana or Samkusthapana or Shamkusthapana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
: eScholarship: The descent of scripture: a history of the Kamikagama (vastu)艢补峁卥耻蝉迟丑腻辫补苍补 (啶多啷嵿啷佮じ啷嵿ぅ啶距お啶�) refers to the 鈥減lacement of a gnomon鈥�, according to the 碍腻尘颈办腻驳补尘补: an ancient 艢aiva 膧gama scripture in 12,000 Sanskrit verses dating to at least the 5th century and represented as an encyclopedic account of ritual instructions (办谤颈测腻辫腻诲补).鈥擨n modern print editions, the K膩mika-膩gama is structured in two major parts. The P奴rvabh膩ga consists of 75 chapters (辫补峁璦濒补蝉) [...] Chapters 9 to 34 present a general account of the principles and preliminary rites for the construction of temples, houses, buildings, and settlements. [...] In Chapter 15, we find instructions for the placement of a gnomon (艣补峁卥耻蝉迟丑腻辫补苍补). Chapters 16 and 17 describe the instruments to be used for measurements and the placement of a construction diagram.
Vastushastra (啶掂ぞ啶膏啶む啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, v膩stu艣膩stra) 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.
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts艢补峁僰耻蝉迟丑腻辫补苍补 (啶多啶曕啶膏啶ムぞ啶え) refers to the 鈥渃eremonial fixing of the peg鈥�, as discussed in the sixteenth chapter of the 莫艣varasa峁僪it膩 (printed edition), a P膩帽car膩tra work in 8200 verses and 24 chapters dealing with topics such as routines of temple worship, major and minor festivals, temple-building and initiation.鈥擠escription of the chapter [辫谤腻蝉腻诲腻诲颈辫谤补迟颈峁ａ弓丑腻-惫颈诲丑颈]: [...] Then the sthapati measures off the plot and, with numerous ceremonies, digs a pit at the place where the future 驳补谤产丑补驳峁沨补-sanctuary is to be raised (49-77). The pit is filled in with stones, etc., for firmness and then watered, levelled; and cows are then allowed to graze on the area. The starting of the structure of the 辫谤腻蝉腻诲补 is made with the fixing of the peg, 艣补峁僰耻蝉迟丑腻辫补苍补 and for warding of impediments, a 产腻濒腻濒补测补 is established with the Idol which is to be worshipped till the Image is established and concecrated in the main temple. [...]
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Sthapana, Shanku.
Full-text: Shanku, Dinnirnaya, Cankustapanam, Vastupuja, Shankhusthapana, Prasadadipratishthavidhi, Balalaya.
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