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| − | Śālā is a shed built for the performance of Vedic sacrifices. It is built to the west of mahāvedi having its beams in the easterly direction. Hence it is also called prācīnavaiṅśa.<ref>Prācīnavaiṅśa means with bamboo beams oriented to the east.</ref> | + | Śālā is a shed built for the performance of [[Vedic Sacrifices|Vedic sacrifices]]. It is built to the west of [[mahāvedi]] having its beams in the easterly direction. Hence it is also called prācīnavaiṅśa.<ref>Prācīnavaiṅśa means with bamboo beams oriented to the east.</ref> |
| − | It is a quadrangular shed measuring 20 x 10 aratnis.<ref>One aratni is of 1/5 the height of the sacrificer.</ref> There are four doors in the four cardinal directions and also windows at the corners. The shed is covered and enclosed with mat. A room for boiling milk and a hut for the sacrificer’s wife<ref>Hence it is called patnīśālā.</ref> are also built around it. Inside the śālā, three fires are lighted. Hence the name agniśālā also. | + | It is a quadrangular shed measuring 20 x 10 aratnis.<ref>One aratni is of 1/5 the height of the sacrificer.</ref> There are four doors in the four cardinal directions and also windows at the corners. The shed is covered and enclosed with mat. A room for boiling milk and a hut for the sacrificer’s wife<ref>Hence it is called [[patnīśālā]].</ref> are also built around it. Inside the śālā, three fires are lighted. Hence the name agniśālā also. |
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| − | * The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore | + | * The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram [[Krishna]] Math, Bangalore |
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Latest revision as of 16:36, 19 December 2016
By Swami Harshananda
Sometimes transliterated as: Sala (‘shed’), ZAlA (‘shed’), shaalaa (‘shed’)
Śālā literally means ‘shed’.
Śālā is a shed built for the performance of Vedic sacrifices. It is built to the west of mahāvedi having its beams in the easterly direction. Hence it is also called prācīnavaiṅśa.[1]
It is a quadrangular shed measuring 20 x 10 aratnis.[2] There are four doors in the four cardinal directions and also windows at the corners. The shed is covered and enclosed with mat. A room for boiling milk and a hut for the sacrificer’s wife[3] are also built around it. Inside the śālā, three fires are lighted. Hence the name agniśālā also.
References
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore
