It says that the auspicious resolution of the person who wishes to build the temple reservoir etc. There are chapters present in the Purana which talks about the topic in greater detail covering almost each and every aspect of it.Īgni Purana lays significant stress on the construction of the temples.
temple architecture and iconography as well. The purana also focuses a lot on the Mandir Sthapatya i.e. One such Purana is Agni Purana which covers a whole range of topics including cosmology, mythology, genealogy, politics, education system, iconography, taxation theories, organization of army, theories on proper causes for war, martial arts, diplomacy, local laws, building public projects, water distribution methods, trees and plants, medicine, design and architecture, grammar, metrics, poetry, food and agriculture, rituals, geography cultural history, and numerous other topics. Puranas are an important repository of the Indic knowledge possessed by our ancestors which has been mentioned very significantly in many Puranas under various domains. Among them Shruti has the first superior place. Shruti, Smriti and Purana are three important parts of Sanatan Vedic Dharma. It’s a large repository of indigenous cultural knowledge systems. Puranas in a nut shell symbolizes the ancient religious and cultural heritage of India.
In Indian literature a lot of share and importance is owned by the Puranas. Since long there has been a sense and feeling of faithfulness towards them. The Indian consciousness considers Puranas to be “Apaurasheya” or “not created by man”, the same status which has been accorded to Vedas.
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