Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Vastu Shastra Redefined : Part-3

... continued from Part-2

Ugra Pita Mandala

The UgraPita Mandala is a shashta-pada (six divisions) structure. Ugra Pita means the fierceful/ferocious pedestal. Mandala is characterized by three energy loops orbiting around each other.

Interestingly science says that very often binary stars are formed actually due to triple-star systems, where the third star may be at a distance away from the binary stars. In such systems there is a high possibility of mass transfer from the older star to younger star (among the binaries) and accretion of mass in the younger star at main-sequence stage from the older star at the sub-giant stage. In another words, the younger star ‘eats up’ the older one by mass transfer.

No wonder Vastu sastra calls such Mandalas as ‘Ferocious’ Mandalas. (Ugra-PiTHa).

It could be divided into six divisions vertically and four divisions horizontally, with dividing lines encapsulating the energy loops on right, left, top and bottom, forming thirty-six parts.
Structure of UgraPiTha Mandala







Examples
  1. Algol triple star system 
  2. Some of the Yajna pedestals could be of this mandala
Sthandila Mandala

The Sthandila is a sapta-pada (seven divisions) structure. Sthandila means an open ground. It also means a place where we can rest or sleep. This Mandala is characterized by three energy loops (orbits) around a central energy.

Sthandila Mandala is used for planning villages on an open ground. It is also used as a layout for resting the idols that have their eyes-opened, but not properly installed as in a temple, by sthapathis.

It could be divided into seven divisions vertically and four divisions horizontally, with dividing lines encapsulating the energy loops on right, left, top and bottom, forming forty-nine parts.

Sthandila Mandala is a ‘near-complete’ Mandala in one way and hence used in human habitats. The three orbits around the center characterize ‘Deva Veethi’, ‘Manushya Veeti’ and ‘Paisasa Veethi’.
Structure of Sthandila Mandala




Examples

  1. Several multi-planetary systems exist in Universe with 3 planets around a star 
  2. Courts built around garba-griha or throne of a palace could be in Sthandila Mandala, with three loops/rings/orbits around. 
  3. Villages, in particular Hamlets are planned in Sthandila Mandala. The fields are in the Center and three major Settlements/Paths (Veethis) are planned around the fields. 
Manduka Mandala

The Manduka Mandala is a ashta-pada (eight divisions) structure. Manduka means and indicates the structure of Universe. Any four loop/orbital structure is called Manduka.

This Mandala is characterized by four loops/orbits. Manduka, the structure of Universe is mapped to a frog, third part of elephant's hind-leg etc.

Manduka Mandala is the first ‘complete’ mandala in a sense, as described in the section on ‘Veethis’. This Mandala with four orbits is called Manduka Mandala, as it represents AUM and the Universe.

Manduka Upanishad, which describes the AUM says AUM is the structure of Unvierse and it is composed of four parts. The four parts are Atman, Prajna, Taijasa and Vaisvanara. I had mapped these four parts to Primordial Matter, Dark-Matter, Energy and Matter respectively.

Since this mandala has four orbits akin to the four parts of Universe as described in Manduka Upanishad, this mandala is called Manduka mandala.

Manduka Mandala could be divided into four divisions vertically and four divisions horizontally, with dividing lines encapsulating the energy loops on right, left, top and bottom, forming sixty-four parts.Manduka Mandala is also called ‘Chandita’ mandala, which means mandala that is grateful/thankful etc.
Structure of Manduka Mandala




Examples of Manduka Mandala

Temples are built modeled on Universe and hence the Manduka Mandala.

The epi-center of a temple is not the idol/vigraha in the temple, but the Garba-griha or Sanctum sanctorum of the Primary deity of that temple. The Garba-griha represents the Brahma veethi.

It is called Garba-griha, as it is representing the divine energy, which is from where the entire Universe is said to have evolved.

The primary deity in the Brahma veethi/ Garba-griha is always a representation of one of the divine forces of the Dyu-Loka (Amba(Energy/matter), Rudra (force/space), Vishnu(particle/string)), though the diety itself could be having a terrestrial name. Purusha, which I interpret as dark matter that evolved along with Amba is not worshipped in that form, but in the form of Shiva which is the force of Purusha/dark-matter on Amba(Energy).

In other words the divine energy of Dyu-Loka is supposed to be in the Garba-griha and not in the idols of the Garba-griha. Idols represent the energy only as long as they are in the Garba-griha and not when they are outside.

Around this Brahma veethi (first orbit), a Primary Gopuram is built signifying the Dyu-Loka. This is the garba-griha of a temple. Around this garba-griha is the second orbit in which the Deva god forms are installed. The Deva god-forms are either the consort-gods or derivative-gods that represent various divine natural forces. Around these is the third orbit in which the ‘Manushya’ forms exists. The manushya god-forms are those of saints, rishis, planetary forces etc. Around these the patala god-forms exists.The patala god-forms are those of ancestors and spirits.








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