Dvitāla
By Swami Harshananda
Dvitāla literally means ‘measuring two tālas’.
In the murtiśilpaśāstra, all the measurements are based on tāla[1] being referred as the basic unit. The images and associated figures are to be made as per this tālamāna system.
The measurement of dvitāla[2] is adopted while preparing the images of birds like swan, dwarfish spirits such as Kuṣmāṇḍa and for the Matsyāvatāra of Viṣṇu.
References[edit]
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore