Mayamatam मयमतम् - chapter-9d -Temple locations
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एतस्याभ्यन्तरे विप्रदेवतास्थापनं भवेत् । शिवहम्यै च प्रामाण सर्व बाहोऽथवा भवेत् ॥ ६४ ।।
भूराजांशके वाऽपि पावके तु विनायकम् । ऐशश शिवहम्यै स्यात् सौम्ये वानान्तरेषु वा ।। ६५
बाहोऽस्य तु गृहश्रेणी मानेन विधिना कुरु । शैवानां परिवाराणां प्रोक्त स्थानमिहोच्यते ॥ ६६ ॥ 
सूर्यपदे सौर स्यादग्निपदे कालिकावेश्म । भृशभागे विष्णुगृह" याम्यायां षण्मुखस्थानम् ।। ६७ ।।
भृशभागे मृगांशे तु नैर्ऋत्यां केशवालयम् । सुप्रीर्वाांशे गणाध्यक्षः पुष्पदन्तपदेऽपि वा ।। ६८ ।।  


आर्यकभवनं निर्ऋते वरुणे विष्णोर्विमानं स्यात् । स्थानकमासनशयनं धाम्न्येतस्मिन् 7 क्रमेण चोर्ध्वतलात् ॥ ६९ ॥

अथवा मूलतलं घनमुपरितले स्थानकं प्रोक्तम् । "सुगतालयमथ सुगले भृङ्गनृपे चैव जिनधाम ॥ ७० ॥ 94 मदिरालयमथ वायौ मुख्ये कात्यायनीवासः ।

सोमे धनदगृहं वा मातॄणामालयं तत्र ।। ७१ ॥

ईशे शङ्करभवनं पर्जन्यांशे जयन्ते वा । “सोमे धनदगृहं वा शोषपदे वा विधातव्यम् ॥ ७२ ॥ तत्र गजाननभवनं ह्यदितौ वा मातृकोष्ठं स्यात् । मध्ये विष्णोर्धिष्ण्यं तत्र सभामण्डपं प्रोक्तम्” ॥ ७३ ॥ ब्रह्मस्थानैशाने वाग्नेय्यां वा सभास्थानम् । तदुदक्पश्चिमभागे हरिसदनं दक्षिणे परतः ॥ ७४ ॥ क्रूरसमेतं कर्म प्रत्ययमथ पञ्च मध्ये तु । युग्मायुग्मपदे च ब्रह्मस्थानेऽष्टनवभागे ॥ ७५ ॥ व्यपनीयाजं भागं प्रागादिषु दिक्षु च क्रमशः । ¨नलिनकभवनं स्वस्तिकनन्द्यावर्ती प्रलीनकं चैव 100 ॥ ७६ ॥ यच्छ्रीप्रतिष्ठिताख्यं '०' चतुर्मुखहर्म्य 102 तु पद्मसमम् । विष्णुच्छन्दविमानं त्रितलादिद्वादशतलान्तम् ॥ ७७ ॥
बहिरप्येवं सौधं 103 ग्रामादिषु तत्र विज्ञेयम् । स्थितमासीनं शयनं यत्र यदिष्टं तु तत्र तत् स्थाप्यम् ॥ ७८ 104 उत्कृष्टमध्यमाधमनीचादिकं क्रमेणैवम् । 105 भवनं ग्रामेषूदितमिति नीचं चोत्तमे न स्यात् ॥ ७९ ॥ क्षुद्रे क्षुद्रविमानं 106 यद्यत्रैवोचितं विधातव्यम् । त्रिचतुष्पञ्चतलं तद्धीने हीने 107 च सामान्यम् ॥ ८० ॥ ग्रामे वा नगरे वोत्कृष्टे देवालयं तु नीचं चेत् । नीचा भवन्ति पुरुषाः स्त्रियोऽपि दुःशीलतां यान्ति ॥ ८१ ।। तस्मात् सममधिकं वा तत्संख्येव 108 प्रयोक्तव्या । हरिहरसदनं वास्तुकमन्यत् सर्वं यथेष्टं स्यात् ॥ ८२ ॥


Temple locations

66a Inside that zone are installed brahmins and gods. Thus is the case for the Siva temple which may be outside the village as well. The temple of Vinayaka should be on the square of Bhrigarāja or that of Păvaka; the Siva temple is on the squares of Isa, Soma or of any other deity and living quarters with the prescribed dimensions are to be constructed around it. 42

The positions are now given for the attendant deities of Siva; the temple of Sura is on the square of Sürya, that of Kälikä on the square of Agni, the Vişnu temple is on the square of Bhrsa and the Sanmukha one on the square of Yama. The temple of (Visnu)-Keśava is on the square of Bhrsa, Mrga or Nirrti; the Ganadhyaksa temple is on the square of Sugriva or of Puspadanta; the Aryaka" temple is on the square of Nirrti. The shrine of Visnu is on the square of Varuna; Vişnu, in this shrine, may be shown successively standing, seated and reclining, starting from the top floor. Or else, the ground floor is massive and Vișnu is shown standing on the top floor." The temple of Sugata is on the Sugala square and that of Jina on the Bhrngaraja square. The shrine of Madira is on the Vayu square and that of Katyayani on the square of Mukhya. The shrine of Dhanada and that of the Mothers are the square of Soma and the Sankara temple on the square of Isa, Parjanya or Jayanta. Dhanada may be on the square of Soma or on that of Sosa where may also be found the Gajanana shrine. By the same token, the shrine of the 48 Mothers may be installed on the Aditi square.

5-75a The Visnu temple is at the centre where should be, as well, the pavilion for the assembly, placed on the north-eastern or south-eastern squares of the place of Brahma, the Hari temple being in its north-western or south-(western) parts. The consequences of constructing upon the five (remaining squares?) will without doubt be disastrous.

+78 According to whether the diagram is even or odd the place of Brahma is to be divided into eight or nine squares. Buildings of the nalinaka svastika, nandyavarta, pralinaka, śripratisthita, caturmukha and padmasana types should be built in each direction, starting from the east and avoiding the Aja square. There should also be a temple of the 
visnucchanda type; it should have from three to twelve storeys. It should be known that the (Vișnu) temple may be outside the village and that the (god) should be installed here in standing, seated and reclining positions, 51

2 It is laid down that, in the villages, there may be superior, medium, inferior or lowly buildings but that a lowly (building) should not be installed in a superior (village); if prescribed a small shrine may be built in a small village. A temple with three, four or five storeys is to be built in a small (village) and, as well, in a small village there should be a shrine of the same (class). If an inferior temple is built in a village or town of superior class the men there will become inferior and their women will incline towards undesirable conduct; according to this rule a temple should either be equal or superior to (the village).52 The temple of Harihara and any other building may be as desired (?).

Manish Jain Luhadia 
B.Arch (hons.), M.Plan
Email: manish@frontdesk.co.in
Tel: +91 141 6693948
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