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Essay name: Isanasivagurudeva Paddhati (study)

Author: J. P. Prajith
Affiliation: Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit / Department of Sanskrit Sahitya

This essay studies the methods of worship in the Isanasivagurudeva Paddhati (also known as the Tantra Paddhati). This text deals with many topics such as architecture and iconography. But this essay focuses on ceremonies and the ritual practices associated with Gods, Goddesses and other deities (Devatas).

Chapter 2 - A Textual analysis

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10 (of 88)


External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)


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note that the author quotes extensively from treatises on Saivāgamas. The author devotes more attention to the ritualistic aspect of Tantra, which is the basic domain of the book. Yet one can discern his contributions in the field of architecture as well. At times we marvel at his mastery over architecture when he gives even minute details of how temples, houses and palaces are to be built. The Nāgara, Drāviḍa and Vesara schools of architecture are just few of them. Mention is also made in the text of different kinds of medicines and medicinal herbs. Even sorcery is mentioned. From the construction of ordinary houses for the commoners, barber shops, crematoriums, forts, harbours, market places, residences of people belonging to the castes and sub castes, the author's architectural knowledge progresses to the construction of entertainment halls, large palaces and the like, and finds its fullness in the construction of grandiose kingly palaces and temples with complex and intricate designs. The diversity and versatility of his knowledge encompasses all sections and classes of society as well as each and every aspect of life. This is truly remarkable and wonderfully unique. The author employs a good number of meters not seen elsewhere in standard works of prosody. The range and depth of his knowledge is so great that it is not easy to comprehend how a single human brain could have accumulated such knowledge in a life-time. Although it is not easy to trace the source of his knowledge, it can be 70

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