Essay name: Arts in the Puranas (study)
Author:
Meena Devadatta Jeste
Affiliation: Savitribai Phule Pune University / Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute Pune
This essay studies the Arts in the Puranas by reconstructing the theory of six major fine arts鈥擬usic, Dance, Architecture, Sculpture, Painting, and Literature鈥攆rom the Major and Minor Puranas. This thesis shows how ancient sages studied these arts within the context of cultural traditions of ancient India.
Chapter 3 - Architecture in the Puranas
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- 146- UNITS OF MEASUREMENT The Vayu Purana and the Brahmanda Purana which give instructions about town planning also describe the various units of measurements of distance and their relation to one another. The measurements are Angula, Pradesa, Tala, Gokarna, Vitasti, Ratni, Hasta, Aisku, Dhamis, Danda, Nalikayuga, Gavyuti and Yojana. Their relation to one another is as followss 8 Angulas Pr膩desa. 12 Angulas Vitasti 21 Angulas Ratni 2 Ratnis or 42 Angulas Kisku 24 Angulas Hasta 4 Hastas Dhanus 2000 Dhanus Gavy奴ti 46 8000 Dhanus
Yojana.
The Brahmanda Purana has described similar measurements
but it gives 10 Angulas for one Pr盲desa and 3 Hastas for one
Dhamus.
47 Both the Puranas are not clear about the measurements
namely Danda and Nalika-yuga.
