Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture)
by Bhagyashree Sarma | 2021 | 59,457 words
This page relates 鈥楥ari (delicate movements of limbs)鈥� of the study on the elements of Art and Architecture according to the Vishnudharmottara Purana: an ancient text whose third book deals with various artisan themes such as Architecture, Painting, Dance, Grammar, etc. Many chapters are devoted to Hindu Temple architecture and the iconography of Deities and their installation rites and ceremonies.
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2.4. C膩r墨 (delicate movements of limbs)
According to the 痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲丑补谤尘辞迟迟补谤补辫耻谤腻峁嘺, 肠腻谤墨 is nothing but the delicate movements of limbs[1] . The 狈腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补 also states that 肠腻谤墨 is the simultaneous movement of feet, shanks and hip.[2]
Moreover, the 狈腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补 gives another definition of 肠腻谤墨 补蝉鈥�
鈥淭he extension of single foot at one time is called as 肠腻谤墨.鈥�[3]
It makes a dance performance more elegant and attractive. On the other hand when the movements are forceful, then these are called as mah膩肠腻谤墨.[4] The 痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲丑补谤尘辞迟迟补谤补辫耻谤腻峁嘺 does not talk about the types of 肠腻谤墨. But according to the 狈腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补, there are thirty two kinds of earthly 肠腻谤墨s and sixteen kinds of aerial 肠腻谤墨s.[5] Again the 础产丑颈苍补测补诲补谤辫补峁嘺 accepts eight klinds of 肠腻谤墨.[6] The names and definitions of 肠腻谤墨s in both of these works are totally different and do not have any similarity.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
[...] 痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲丑补谤尘辞迟迟补谤补辫耻谤腻峁嘺, 3.20.23
[2]:
eva峁� p膩dasya ja峁単h膩y膩 奴ro岣� ka峁瓂膩stathaiva ca/ sam膩nakara峁嚹乧ce峁ａ弓膩 肠腻谤墨ti parik墨rtit膩// 狈腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补, 11.1
[3]:
ekp膩dapras膩ro ya岣� s膩 肠腻谤墨tyabhisa峁僯帽it膩/ 狈腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补, 11.3
[4]:
[...] 痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲丑补谤尘辞迟迟补谤补辫耻谤腻峁嘺, 3.20.23
[5]:
狈腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补, 11.8-13
[6]:
础产丑颈苍补测补诲补谤辫补峁嘺, 298-308