Principle / Ruledraft· Svoboda — Vāstu
Vāstu descends from Sthāpatya Veda, the upaveda of the Yajur Veda
Sthāpatya-veda
rul-sthapatya-vedaPrāṇa relevance
Lineage/structural, not a direct prāṇa claim: it fixes Vāstu's descent (Yajur Veda → Sthāpatya Veda → Vāstu) and its origin in altar-proportioning — the measurement-and-proportion apparatus that later carries the directional/elemental prāṇa scheme (chs.3, 6). prana_relevance: parentage/precondition; not yet traced to a prāṇa physiology.
Connections (2)
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- Svoboda states that Sthāpatya Veda is the upaveda (auxiliary body of knowledge) of the Yajur Veda, the Veda of sacrificial detail; Sthāpatya Veda details altar/implement sizes and proportions and 'is often considered to be Vāstu's progenitor.' The Vāstu lineage thus derives, via Sthāpatya Veda, from the Yajur Veda. This edge records the NAMED Vedic parentage (the upaveda relation), per the schema's 'derived-from A→B (rule/calculation originates in text/principle).'
- Svoboda names the Vāstusūtra Upaniṣad as the text in which 'Indian art and architecture's conceptual basis is expounded most clearly, meticulously, and succinctly… in [its] aphorisms,' explaining how to use sacred geometry to infuse inner meaning into sacred art. As the clearest conceptual root Svoboda cites for the Vāstu Vidyā, the Sthāpatya/Vāstu doctrine derives conceptually from it. Distinct from the Yajur-Veda parentage (C1): C1 is the sacrificial-Veda lineage, C2 is the conceptual/iconometric source.
Sources
- txt-svoboda-vastuch. 2 'Vāstu History' (PDF p.046)Traditional✓ verifiedYajur Veda focuses on sacrificial detail; Sthāpatya Veda is its upaveda, detailing altar/implement sizes & proportions, often considered Vāstu's progenitor; Sthāpatya Veda focuses on sacred brick architecture (PDF p.048)
- txt-svoboda-vastuch. 2 'Vedas and Vidyās' (PDF p.041)Traditional✓ verifieda sthapati ('master of establishment') should know at least four vidyās — Śabda, Nāṭya, Gandharva, Sthāpatya — per Dr. V. Ganapati Sthapati
Other attributes
- Rule Class
- doctrine
- Statement
- Of the four Vedas, the Yajur Veda focuses on the details relating to sacrifices, and Sthāpatya Veda is its upaveda (auxiliary body of knowledge). Sthāpatya Veda — which facilitates the performance of sacrifices by detailing sizes and proportions for fire-altars, ritual implements and the like — 'is often considered to be Vāstu's progenitor.' Sthāpatya Veda is focused almost exclusively on SACRED architecture built from brick; the application of Vāstu principles to SECULAR construction probably became widely popular only shortly before the Buddha (6th c. B.C.). A master of establishment (sthapati) should be acquainted with at least four vidyās: Śabda (rhythm/chanting), Nāṭya (dance/drama), Gandharva (music) and Sthāpatya (architecture/sculpture).
- Tag
- TRADITIONAL
- Conditions
- Sthāpatya Veda as upaveda is the named Vedic parentage of Vāstu; the altar-proportioning function is the seed of Vāstu measurement/mandala. The sthapati's four-vidyā curriculum is per Dr. V. Ganapati Sthapati (Svoboda's cited modern authority).
- Exceptions
- Svoboda separates SACRED (brick, Sthāpatya-Veda's near-exclusive focus) from SECULAR Vāstu (later, pre-Buddhist popularization) — a scope caveat, not a conflict.