Shikharanirmanaprakara, Śikharanirmāṇaprakāra, Shikharanirmana-prakara: 1 definition

Introduction:

Shikharanirmanaprakara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Śikharanirmāṇaprakāra can be transliterated into English as Sikharanirmanaprakara or Shikharanirmanaprakara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vastushastra (architecture)

[«previous next»] — Shikharanirmanaprakara in Vastushastra glossary
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (vastu)

Śikharanirmāṇaprakāra (शिखरनिर्माणप्रकार) (lit. “the procedure of planning (the temple) up to the śikhara-element”) is the name of chapter 4 (Kriyāpāda) of the Padmasaṃhitā: the most widely followed of Saṃhitā covering the entire range of concerns of Pāñcarātra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter—jñāna, yoga, kriyā and caryā) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.—Description of the chapter [śikharanirmāṇaprakāra]:—While the temple is under construction, the Lord’s Presence at the scene is provided by a miniature “bālabimba,” which is a small replica of the image to go in the future main shrine. Hari’s Presence obstructs the evil spirits' effects during the building-period. How the miniature bālālaya-shrine is to be constructed, where, how furnished, how installed with a ten-day festival and regularly worshipped, is given (1-24a). A classification of temples according to the homogeneity of material used follows—sañcita, asañcita and upasañcita (24b-28). Having gathered the building materials to be used in the proper way, giving attention to all details of quality, etc. (29-35), the construction will begin with the basement elements (phalaka, upapīṭha, adhiṣṭhāna) and will proceed to the other parts of the upper structure (pāda, prastara, grīvā, śikhara), adding embellishments, subsidiary features [āṅgaka] and storeys [tala] according to the pre-arranged plan [paṭa]. The maximum height will be twelve storeys (36-45).

Vastushastra book cover
context information

Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

Discover the meaning of shikharanirmanaprakara or sikharanirmanaprakara in the context of Vastushastra from relevant books on Exotic India

See also (Relevant definitions)

Relevant text

Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: