Re: garbha gṛha & other interesting things
hariḥ oṁ
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Originally Posted by
yajvan
The layout (survey plot and temple buildings) of the temple is proportioned in squares. Usually 64 or 81 squares are used.
- 64 = 8x8 ; 8 + 8 = 16 = 15 +1 ; 4² = 16
- 81 = 9x9 ; 9 + 9 = 18; 8+1 = 9 ; 3² = 9
These are jyotish numbers. Do you think there is some reason for these choices ?
I have a few ideas on this matter...
Note the base numbers of 8 and 9. The jyotiṣi should spot these numbers as the 9 naisargika (sahaja¹) kārarka-s and the 8 cara kārarka-s i.e. the graha-s some call ~the planets~.
With the 9 naisargika (sahaja¹) kārarka-s all of creation both the human realm and all impersonal things - every thing that exists in brahmā-s creation¹ (thus he is the lord of these 9) that affects the human condition is influenced by the these 9 graha-s.
The cara kārarka-s are the 8 graha-s (less ketu) and is lorded by viṣṇu which influence the sustenance and achievements in one's life and the people that influence this sustenance and achievement both mundane and spiritual.
So, the temple is that which is found in the cosmos (macro) and that which is found on earth (micro) i.e. yathā piṇḍī tathā brahmāṇḍa, from post 7 above.
These graha-s function on 3 levels:
- graha devatā or the physical level
- adhi-devatā - key here is adhi = over and above , so this is the next level above the 1st level or above graha devatā, and is more refined then the physical i.e. the mental, manas.
- pratyadhi devatā - ( adhi = above) and pratya as prayi have a few meanings i.e. ' in the presence of' , 'on par' suggesting in the presence of the highest.
So, using this 8 and 9 as a base for calculations also indicate/recognize and align those influences within the temple's construction.
Yet there too there is a rāśi (house) indication of the 8th and 9th houses. I will leave that to your reading within the jyotish HDF folder.
Now there too is another notion to the number 8. In vāstu it is considered an important core number. I have read about it but cannot , with certainty, offer additional insight to this 8 from this vāstu point of view, but will deposit the information in the next post.
iti śivaṁ
words
- sahaja - innate , hereditary , original , natural
- kārarka - instrumental in bringing about a action; maker or doer
- another idea of 'all of creation' is the 8 directions + 1. We know the 8 directions as N,S,E,W, N.E, S.E, N.W., S.W. and the last one in this model is the center ( that goes upward and downward). This center is the brahmāsthan; we can find this brahmāsthan within the center of the temple building or within the survey plot of the temple's site.
Last edited by yajvan; 01 January 2014 at 12:02 PM.
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