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VASTU SHASTRA " is a voluminous and
scattered ancient indian literature dealing with
knowledge of architecture, iconography and art
relating to structures and buildings. It comprise
of independent works which are classified under
the general heading of vaastu shastra.
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word " VAASTU
" has been derived from ' VASTOSHPATI ' used
in ' Rig Veda ' and is meant to provide
protection, hapiness and prosperity in this life
as well as after death. Rig Veda says : |
| VASTSHPART
PRATI JATI HACHASMAN TVAVESHO ATBHIVO BHAVATAH | |
| YAT
TVAMEH PRATI NATRO JUSHSVSHAN NO BHAV DVIPAD SHA
CHATUSHPADE || |
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It
is prayer to Vaastu purusha and means :
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Oh
God of structures and building, we are your
devotees. Listen our prayer, make us free of
disease, give wealth and prosperity, help the well
being of all persons and animals living in the
house.
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Vastu
Purusha is present in each and every plot whether
it is big or small. He has a fixed and peculiar
body. His head remains hanging down and his body
is spread all over the length and breadth of the
ground. There is an interesting story in the
MATSYA PURANA in which the birth of the Vastu
Purusha is narrated. By reading that story one
knows why the worship of the Vastu Purusha is
necessary before beginning constructing any house.
While
fighting with the demon, Shiva was very much tired
and began to sweat profusely. A man was born of
the drops of Shiva’s sweat. He looked very
cruel. He was very hungry. So he began to make
penance to appease Lord Shiva and get a boon from
Him.
Shiva
was pleased with his penance and appeared before
him. The devotee prayed to Shiva, “Oh Lord!
Please permit me to eat away all the three
worlds.” Shiva said, “Let it be so.” The
devotee’s joy knew no bounds. He got possession
on all the three worlds and first he was ready to
eat the terrestrial world. Then the celestial
beings, Brahma, Shiva and the demons (Rakshasas)
also were terrified and caught hold of the devotee
encircling him.
Forty-five
celestial beings, out of whom 32 from without and
13 from within caught hold of the devotee. The
Thirty-two celestial beings are-
(1)
ISH (2) PAROJAYA (3) JAYANT (4) INDRA (5) SURYA
(6) SADYA (7) BARISHAM (8) AKASH (9) AGNI (10)
PUSHNA (11) VITATHA (12) YAMA (13) KRITANTA (14)
GANDHARVA (15) BRINGAVAJA (16) MRIGA (17) PITARA
(18) DAREPALE (19) SUGRIVA (20) PUSHPADANTA (21)
VARUNA (22) DAITYA (23) SESHA
(24) YAKSHMA (25) ROGA (26) NAGA (27)
MUKHYA (28) BHALLATA (29) SOMA (30) SARPA (31)
ADITI and DITI.
All
these 32 celestial beings are out of the limits of
the devotee whereas the following 13 Beings are
within his limits:-
(1)
BRAHMA (2) RUDRA (3) INDRAJAYA (4) APAVATSA (5)
MARICHI (6) SAVITRI (7) VIVASWAN (8) VISHNU (9)
MITRA (10) SAVITA (11) PRITHVIDHARA (12) RUDRA and
(13) APA.
These
celestial Beings laid force on the different limbs
of the devotee and sat on them as shown below:
ISH
(AGNI) – head; APA - face; PRITHWI DHARA &
ARYAM - Chest; AVANTSA - heart; DITI & INDRA -
Shoulders; SURYA & SOMA - Hands; RUDRA &
RAJAYAKSHMA - left arm; SAVITRA & SAVITA -
right arm; VIVASWAN & MITRA - Stomach; PUSHA
& ARYAMA - Wrist; ASUR & SESHA - left
side; VITATHA & GRAHAKSHAT - right side; YAMA
& VARUNA - Thighs; GANDHARVA & PURAMADAN -
on the knees; SUGRIV & BHRISH - shanks;
DWARIKA & MRIGA - ankles; JAYA & SHAKRA -
on the hairs grown on the feet; BRAHMA - on the
heart.
Being
bound like that, the devotee lay down there only.
Since then, he has been lying there surrounded by
the celestial Beings and thus he was called “the
God of Vastu or VASTU PURUSHA”.
You
will be known as ‘VASTUPURUSHA’. You will
tease the people, to your heart’s content, who
construct buildings and temples, dig wells and
tanks on the side towards which you see and in the
direction towards which you hold your feet. You
may trouble and even devour those people who
construct the aforesaid buildings and temples etc.
In the direction where you lay your head and back
and those who lay foundation stone without
worshipping you or without satisfying you with
‘Homa’ and the like. Then the Vastu Purusha
was quite satisfied. Since then the worship of
Vastu-Purusha has been in vogue and it has become
compulsory for those who want to construct any
kind of building.
Vastu
Purusha, being arrested like this, said to the
Gods, “Oh, Celestial Beings! you have all caught
hold of me and tied me on all the sides. How long
shall I be like this, in this position hanging my
head down like a prisoner? What shall I eat?”
Listening to those words, the celestial Beings
said, “Today is Bhadrapada Shukla Triteeya
Saturday and ‘Visakha Star’; So you lie down
here on the ground changing your position once in
three months, i.e. from ‘Bhadrapada’ to
‘Kartik’ you lie down putting your head in the
Eastern direction and your feet towards the West.
During the months of ‘Margashira’,
‘Pushyam’ and ‘Magha’, you lie down
towards the South looking towards the West and put
your feet towards the North; during the months of
‘Phalgun’, ‘Chaitra’ and ‘Vaisakh’ put
your head towards the West and feet towards the
East, looking towards the North; in the months of
‘Jyeshtha’, ‘Ashadha’ and ‘Sravana’,
put your head towards the North and the feet
towards the South and look towards the East.
Whatever side you may turn, you will have to lie
down on the left side only.
Everything
in this world is made of five fundamental elements
- Earth, Water, Fire, Wind and Sky. Principles of
Vaastu Shastra are mainly dependent on the
arrangement of five essential elements of
the world i.e. Earth, Water, Fire, Air & sky
in their proper order and proportions to have
better living conditions in a building.
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| There
is a correlation and a complex pattern relating to
human behaviour and built environment around him.
Various unseen forces affect human body
vertically, horizontally, diagonally and
perpendicularly. For example : |
- Sun Energy
- Lunar Energy
from the moon
- Magnetic
Energy
- Gravitational
energy
- Molecular
Energy
- Fire Energy
- Wind Energy
- Microwave
Energy
- Electrical
Energy
- Light Energy
- Sound Energy
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Top
Roots|Originators
The Ancient Science of
Indian Architecture had become an unknown subject for
the present day generation. Although, it had been
described in great details by past masters; the present
generation does not have even the basic knowledge about
its fundamentals.
Few thumb rules have
been in propogation casually here and there in their
distorted versions and are treated by common man as
superstitions and are practised by the so-called
faithhealers in the name of vibrations out of the sixth
sense and what more injustice can be there to such a
great science?
Every living being in
the Universe desires to get rid of the adversities and
troubles and wants to avail the various comforts and hap
piness of life. During that course every creature, right
from the smallest insect upto the human being wants to
have a comfortable dwelling place where it can live
happily.
Man, being the most
advanced living being in nature, his dwelling place too
should be the best among all. This need of a comfortable
dwelling place, known as "house", alongwith
other requirments of life was very well identified by
our forefathers long back and India has the honour of
being the first country in the world to boast of the
origin of this "Science of House Building",
known as Vaastu Shastra.
Shri Maithilisharan Gupta, a noted Hindi poet has
written in Bharat - Bharati: "When the entire world
was in its infancy! We, the Indians, were old enough in
the knowledge of almost all the subjects of life. When
others were wandering in the forest without even
clothes, we were living in palatial houses seemingly
touching the moon in the sky.
"Whatever
knowledge is spread in the world, we are major
contributors to it. If our ancestors had not laid down
the tracks of growth with their knowledge, science would
not have grown in the world. The mysteries about which
the rest of the world was ignorant, we had unfolded them
all in our country Hindustan.
Professor Max Mullar
once quoted in his speech, "If somebody asks me
that which is the country where the man has answered the
most complicated problems in various fields of life and
science with his mental ablities and growth, I will say
that it is the country known as "INDIA".
Our Vedas are supposed
to be the oldest available literature on the earth.
Vedas contain the descriptions of GRIH, GEH, HARMYA,
SHAALA, BHAWAN, AAGAR, and SADAN, all being synonymns of
the word "House". It does mean that our
ancestors used to live in well developed houses even in
the Vedic period to which belong the roots of Vastu
Shastra.
ORIGINATORS,
TEACHERS AND PREACHERS :
According to the
ancient literature, there had been the following
eighteen (18) originators, teachers and preachers of
Vaastu Shastra :
- Brahma
- Narada
- Brihaspati
- Bhrigu
- Vashishtha
- Vishwakarma
- Maya
- Atri
- Garg
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- Kumar
- Nandish
- Nagnajita
- Vishalaksha
- Purandara
- Shaunakh
- Vasudev
- Anirudh
- Sukra
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Not only houses, but
temples, palaces, forts, market places, army buildings,
horse stables and buildings for keeping different
domestic animals were all used to be constructed on the
principles of Vaastu Shastra.
The Historical Background:
In the Vedic period, people built homes, temples and
hermitages with a view to have a peaceful and harmonious
living. But, in the modern world people build concrete
clusters, mainly for the high rate of return. This race to
make buildings not in line with the ancient bye laws of
nature has led the world into pollution, environment and
ecological problems with no peace of mind under any kind
of shelter.
Vastu Shilpa Shastra, the ancient mystic science and the
art of designing and constructing buildings finds its
origin in Stapatya Veda, which in turns is a part of
Atharvana Veda, one of the four Vedas. Vedas are not new
to the other parts of the world and there have been people
of all levels who have appreciated the depth, inspirations
and insight of Vedic thoughts for many years. Our saints
knew various mysterious and mystics of this vast universe
even before western scientist could start finding them
out. One of the systems discovered by them was VASTU
SHASTRA.
SHASTRENANEN SARVASYA LOKASYA PARAM SUKHAM
CHATURVERG PHALA PRAPTI SHLOKSHCH BHAVEDYUVAM
SHLIP SHASTRA PARIGYAN MRITYOAPI SUJETAAM VRAJET
PARMANAND JANAK DEVANAMI DIMIRITAM
SHILP VINA NAHI JAGTISHU LOKESHU VIDYATE
JAGAD VINA NA SHILPANCH VARTATE VASAU PRABHO
Meaning – Because of VASTU SHASTRA, the
whole universe gets good health, happiness and all round
prosperity. Human beings attain divinity with this
knowledge. Followers of VASTU SHASTRA get not only worldly
pleasure but also experience heavenly bliss. With the
above shloka, it is very much clear that VASTU SHASTRA is
universal. It is not confined to any particular group of
people in the development of all human being irrespective
of any caste, creed or religion.
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Every
creature in this world tries to arrange for a
place in which to live comfortably, enjoying all
the luxuries and happiness of this world getting
maximum benefits of heavenly boons.
Every
one is aspirant of having sound health,
beautiful wife, healthy children, wealth, means
of earning through business, profession or state
service, high reputation in society and over all
mental and spiritual peace. The sea animals and
amphibians prepare a dwelling place on the sea
shore, the birds build nests in the trees, the
insects make a hive, and human beings are
ambitious of making a house on the earth where
all the liabilities towards this world and
towards heaven can be fulfilled without any
disturbance and trouble.
Therefore,
aware of the need of a house and in order to
avoid troubles, man wants to construct a house
on such a ground where he can feel all sorts or
happiness and can lead a peaceful life free of
troubles and enemies, thereby deriving spiritual
peace.
With
this aim in his mind he sets out in search of
the learned wise persons who can guide him in
selection of a site (plot) of his choice, and
also in construction of the house. He wants to
know the proper auspicious time, and principles
(laws) of construction of the house.
Also
he has in mind the colony or city, neighborhood, sources of water, natural
environment, means of transport, etc. while
selecting a plot for building a house, at the
same time he thinks of his own interests and
profits. The external features of the plot can
be known with the help of persons living around
or nearby the flat. But the quality and nature
of the land can be judged only by Shastra.
Therefore the selection of a site and the plan
of the building is materialised only after
consultation and seeking advice of expert
astrologer and Vastu Specialist.
There
are saying like
Nadi
Shotriyo Raja Devagyo Na Chikitasak Tatra Vaso
Na Kartavaya
A
place where there is no river (Source of water -
pond or well etc.), scholar, astrologer, ruler
and medical expert, should not be selected for
living thereon, it should be rejected.
Dushta
Bharya Shath Mitra Bhratiyaschottar Dayak;
Sasarpe Ch Grahey Vaso Mirturev Na Sanshaya.
If
there is house in which lives an unfaithful
wife, a foolish friend , an outspoken servant
and a snake, the owner of such a house may die
any moment.
If
such things are associated with the house
constructed by some one, the life of the inmates
becomes troublesome and unhappy, and there is
always a fear of death.
Therefore
everyone is curious to know as to what is Vaastu
Shastra, and what principles and methods
regarding construction of buildings have been
given by the ancient saints and seers on the
basis of their experience and commands in the
divine scriptures. With the help of Vaastu
Shastra and Shilpshastra, knowledge about the
better and auspicious way of construction of a
house, the positions and direction of gates,
doors and rooms etc. in it, is gained so that a
house may be built which will provide all round
prosperity and happiness to the inmates. Thus
Vastu Shastra provides some principles and
rules on the guidelines of which suitable and
comfortable buildings for residence, temples,
etc. are built and towns, colonies are planned.
Rameshwar Prasad
invites you to the Wonderful World of Vastu Shastra
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CONTACT
THE CONSULTANT
Engineer Rameshwar Prasad (B.Tech., M.Tech., P.G.D.C.A.,
P.G.D.M.) VAASTU INTERNATIONAL
49 C (Second Floor), Pocket- B, SFS
Flats,
Mayur Vihar,
Phase-III,
New Delhi - 110096,
INDIA
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