The Vāstu-vidyā of Varāhamihira

Varāhamihira (505 A D) was a scientist of rare merits, who in spite of his regard for ancient traditions and sages, followed always the scientific method In view of his extraordinary and masterly treatment of the subject of astronomy and astrology in all their ramifications, he was held in high esteem by scholars of ancient

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कंसारा वराहमिहिर (505 ई.) की 'बृहत्संहिता' के वास्तु-अध्याय प्रस्तुत करते हैं: पद के अनुसार घरों के माप, भूमि-परीक्षा, इक्यासी और चौंसठ पदों के वास्तु-मण्डल, उनके पैंतालीस देवता तथा वास्तुनर, वज्रलेप के चार योग, शिलान्यास और गृहप्रवेश के विधान तथा शकुन, और स्थपति की प्रतिष्ठा। Kansara sets out the architecture of Varāhamihira's Bṛhatsaṃhitā (AD 505): house dimensions graded by rank, soil and site testing, the plans of eighty-one and sixty-four squares with their forty-five deities and the Vāstunara figure, four vajralepa plaster recipes, the stone-laying and entry rites, and the sthapati's standing.

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