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The Structural Temples of Gujarat
Vastospati rightly fits in the later development of V盲stu puru峁�a
whose different limbs constituted the abodes of different deities
as many as forty-five. Further Vastospati is identified with
Tastr or Tvastr, 5 the Divine Carpentar. Tak峁�ana is another word
used in the sense of Carpentar in Rg. and often later." Tastr
or Tvastr, the Divine Carpenter sharpened the thunderbolt of
Indra, and gave rise to the clan of Tak峁�akas (carpenters).
Agastya, other wise called Mana9 is considered to be the
earliest authorities on V盲stuvidy膩 i. e. architecture. He gave
rise to two important traditions of Indian Architecture
M膩n膩-Carya i. e. Architect and Sutragr膩hina i. e. artisan.
"Vi艣vakarma' is invoked as a creater of the universe as a whole,
which fits in the concept of Vi艣vakarm膩 as the primordial
planner and architect-creater. 10
8 The Vedic works contain numerous words used in the
sense of different types of houses. The word 'g峁沨a '11 is used
2. 峁歡. VII Su.-54鈥�55.
3. The work named Vasto峁�patis奴kta is available in MSS. form.
( Auf. cat. Vol. II p. 134 ).
4. Rg. i, 61, 4, 105, 8; 130, 4; iii, 38, i; vii 32, 20; x. 93. 12;
119. 5. cf. Nirukta. v. 21.
5. Altharvaveda. xii 3. 33; Bloomfield, Hymns of Altharvaveda, 651.
6. Rg. IX. 112. 1.
7. AV. x. 6, 3. Kathaka Samhita, xii, 10; xviii, 13. Maitr膩yani
Sa峁僪it膩, ii, 9, 5, V膩jsaniya Samhita, xvi, 27, xxx. 6 Satapatha
Br膩hma峁嘺 i, 1. 3, 12; iii 6, 4, 4, etc.
8. 峁歡. | 32. 2.
9. 峁歡. VII. 33, 10 (Agastya), 13, (M膩na)
10. 峁歡. x. 72. Winternitz, M. A history of Indian literature', pp. 78.100.
11. Rg. iii, 53,6 iv, 49, 6; viii, 10, 1; ii, 42, 3; V. 76, 4; x. 18, 12;
85, 26; 142, 4: 165, 2.
AV. vii. 83, 1; x, 6, 4; i, 7, 4; iii 10, 11. vi. 137, 1;
Aitareya Brahma峁嘺, viii, 21, ii 31, viii, 26.
V膩jasaneyi sa峁僪it盲, ii, 32; iv, 33; xviii 44,
Satapatha Brahma峁嘺 i, 1. 2, 22,: 6, 1, 19 etc...