Essentials of Vastu

Places of Residence:
Home is a place where you can relax and rejoice while passing through
the turmoil of life. If one wants to live happily for years in a house,
the first norm of vastu is Gramarvan which means a choice of the city
town or village. he following are some of the methods dealt in our
ancient texts of vastu, concerning Gramarvan.
GR!"!R!#!$: he sylla%les in &ans'rit alpha%et are divided into (
#argas. hey are !varga, )avarga, chavarga, avarga, havarga,
pavarga, *avarga, and &avarga.
"ethod +: )!,!"RI!
)eep the num%er counted from the first sylla%le of person-s name, on
the left of the num%er counted from to the first sylla%le of the
village name. .ivide the entire num%er counted %y (. he num%er
.hana. $ow 'eep the num%er counted from to the first sylla%le of the
person-s name on the right of the num%er counted from to the first
sylla%le of the village / name. .ivide the entire num%er %y (. he
reminder is rina. If dhana is greater than rina, the village 0town1city2
favors him with happiness and prosperity, if he %uilds a house and
lives in it. If .hana is less than rina, it doesn-t favor the person. If
dhana and rina are e3ual, it is mediocre.
4xample:5 he name of the person is Raman. he name of the town is
6angalore. he first sylla%le of Rama is Ra. his is the 78th sylla%le
counted from the first sylla%le of 6angalore. his is the 79th, sylla%le
counted from placing 78 on the left of 79, we get the num%er '7899.
his when divided %y (, gives the remainder :. his is dhana. $ow
'eeping 78 on the right of 79, we get the num%er 7978. his when
divided %y the (, we get remainder 7. &o dhana is greater than rina.
"ethod ;: "<H<R! =HI$!"!$I
!mong the ( vargas of alpha%et, mentioned previously find out the
varga num%ers that the first sylla%le of person-s name and the first
sylla%le of name of the village to which a person %elongs to. )eep the
person-s varga num%er on the left of the village varga num%er. .ivide
the entire num%er %y (. he reminder is dhana. $ow 'eep the person-s
varga num%er on the right of the village varga num%er. .ivide the
entire num%er %y (. he remainder is rina. .hana should %e greater
than rina.
4xample:5 he name of the person is Raman. he name of the city is
6angalore. he first sylla%le of Raman is >Ra- which %elongs to varga :.
he first sylla%le of 6angalore is 0%a2 which %elongs to #arga ?.
)eeping : on the left of ?. @e get the num%er :?. his when divided
%y (, gives the remainder A. his is dhana. )eeping : on the right of ?,
we get the num%er ?:. his when divided %y ( gives the remainder A.
his is Rina since Rina is less than .hana, 6angalore favors Raman.
"ethod 7: "<H<R! =HI$!"!$I
.ou%le the #arga num%er of the person and add to it, the #arga
num%er of the village. $ow divide the sum %y (. he remainder is
$ama'a'aini. .ou%le the #arga num%er of the village and add to it the
#arga num%er of the person. $ow divide the sum %y (. he remainder
is Grama'a'ini. he $ama'a'aini is .hana, while Grama'a'ini is Rina.
he $ama'a'aini should %e greater than Grama'a'ini.
4xample:5 he name of the person is Raman. he name of the city is
6angalore. he #arga num%er of >Ra- is :. @hen dou%le it %ecomes +A.
!dd the #arga num%er ? of >%a-, now we get +AB?C;D. his when
divided %y (, gives the num%er A. his is $ama'a'anini or .hana. $ow
dou%le the #arga num%er ? of-%a- a dad to it the #arga num%er :. &o
we get +8. his when divided %y ( gives the remainder 7. &o,
$am'a'ini is greater than Grma'a'ini. &o 6angalore suits Raman.
"ethod A: #!&< PR!.44P!
Eind the varga lords of the person and the village. If the two lords are
the same or if the two lords are mutual friends, the village favors the
person, if the two lords are inimical to each other, the village falls in
disfavor.
#!RG!& ,FR.&
!varga sun
)avarga "oon
=havarga "ars
avarga #enus
hanvarga "ercury
Pavarga Gupiter
*avarga &aturn
0( sylla%les2
If the two lords are neutral to each other, it is mediocre, neither
prosperous nor calamitous.
4xample:5 Raman is the name of the person. >Ra- %elongs to *avarga
whose lord is &aturn. 6angalore is the name of the city >%a- %elongs to
Pavarga whose lord is Gupiter. &ince the two lords are neutral,
6angalore is mediocre to Raman.
"ethod 9: "<H<R! =HI$!"!$I
he eagle, cat, lion, dog, sna'e, rat and ra%%it are sym%olic
respectively of the eight #argas from !varga to &avarga. 4ach is
inimical to its 9th #arga. &o, one should not choose a village from his
own #arga. he eight #argas from !varga to &avarga respectively
represent the eight directions from the 4ast to $orth5 4ast. &o, one
should choose the village of the 9th direction from his own direction.
&ee the ta%le %elow:
&avarga Ra%%it!varga, 4agle)avarga, =at*avarga, 4lephant#arga,
=hart=havarga ,ionPavarga, Rathavarga, &na'eavarga God.
"ethod ?: #!&< PR!.44P!
Erom the person-s name Rasi, the village %elonging to the ;nd , 9th
8th, +Dth or ++th name, rasi is good to him to %uild a house and live in
that village. he village %elonging to two +st, 7rd, Ath or :th name rasi
is mediocre. he village %elonging to ?th, (th or +;th name rasi is evil.
4xample:5 he $ama rasi of Raman is hula. he $ama Rasi of
6angalore is .hana. &ince .hanus is the 7rd from hula, it is
mediocre.
"ethod :: "<H<R! R!$!)!R!
"ultiply the num%er of sylla%les in the name of the village with A and
add the num%er of sylla%les in the name of the person. .ivide the sum
%y :. he remainders +, ;,A,9,? are good. 7 and : are evil.
4xample: / Raman contains ; sylla%les. 6angalore contains A sylla%les
therefore AHAB; C+(. his when divided %y :, gives the remainder A.
&o. 6angalore is good for Raman.
"ethod (: #!&<R!$!#!,I
=ount from the name asterism of the village to the name asterism of
the person. he results are interpreted according to the asterism in
which the num%er falls. he asterism connected with the num%er is as
shown %elow:
Head / 9 / gain
Eace / 7 / loss of money
6elly / 9 / money
Eoot / ? / harm to woman
6ac' / +5 danger to life
$avel / A / wealth
&ecret organ / + / money
Right hand / +5 grief
,eft hand / + / difference
4xample:5 he name of the person is Raman. His name star is chitta.
he name of the city is 6angalore. &o, the name asterism of 6angalore
is uttarashada. =ounting from uttarashada to chitta, we get the
num%er ;A, this falls in navel, which indicates wealth.
&ee that the majority of the eight methods mentioned a%ove, favor
the village or city where you intend to %uild a house and live in. $ever
%uild a house in a village whose name asterism lies in the sign transited
%y &aturn, during &aturn-s transit period.
.IG!R#!$!: Having selected a favora%le village, for %uilding a house,
one has to decide the factora%le direction rec'oned from the centre
of the village. Persons with $ama rasis of vrisha%ha, simha, ma'ara
and mithuna should not construct houses in the centre of the village.
hose with $ama rasi of vrischi'a should not construct houses in the
east. hose with $ama rasi meena should not construct houses in
south5east. hose with $ama rasi of 'anya should not construct house
in &outh. hose with $ama rasi of 'ata'a should not construct houses
in south5west. hose with $ama rasi of dhanus should not construct
houses in south. hose with $ama rasi of thula should not %uild houses
in $orth5@est. hose with $ama rasi of 'um%ha should not construct
houses in north. hose with $ama rasi of 'um%ha should not construct
houses in north5east. !nd one should not %uild a house in the village in
the direction indicated %y the 9th varga of his own varga.
4xample:5 !run is the name of the person. he name asterism of !run
is 'ritti'a / +, %ecause the first sylla%le %elongs to the +st pada of
'ritti'a. )ritti'a / + lies in mesha. &o the $ama rasi of !run is mesha.
&o !run should not construct a house and live in north rec'oned from
the centre of the village or town city. !run-s varga is avarga in mesha.
he 9th from mesha is simha representing south. &o, he should not
%uild a house in the south rec'oned from the centre of the village
chosen %y him.
.IG .!&!: #!&< PR!.44P!
$ote the constants of #argas I directions, mentioned %elow:
!varga, 4ast C (
)avarga, south / 4ast C 9
=havarga, south / west C ?
avarga, south / west C A
havarga, west C :
Pavarga, north / @est C +
*avarga, north C 7
&avarga, north / east C ;
!dd the constants of the village varga. Person-s varga and direction.
.ivide the sum %y 8. he remainders from + to 8 respectively indicate
the planetary dasas of the sun 0?2, moon 0+D2, mars 0:2, rahu 0+(2,
Gupiter 0+?2, &aturn 0+82, mercury 0+:2, 'etu 0:2, and #enus 0;D2.
hese planetary dasas %egin from the time of house constructions.
he maximum limit of life span of a house is attained in varga
calculation. he results of planetary dasas are follows:
&un dasa 0? y2 C fic'le5 mindedness and tensions.
"oon dasa 0+D y2 C gain of money
"ars dasa 0: y2 C fear and distress
Rahu dasa 0+( y2 C fevers
Gupiter dasa 0+? y2 C happiness, prosperity
&aturn dasa 0+8 y2 C disease
"ercury dasa 0+: y2 C happiness
)atu dasa 0: y2 C trou%les
#enus dasa 0;D y2 C happiness, prosperity
4xample: / Rama %uilds a house in hanam'anda in north5 east from the
centre of hanam'anda. JraK %elongs to yavarga of constants 7. JhaK
%elongs to savarga of constant ;. he constant of north5 east is ;.
herefore, 7 B; B; C:. his is not divisi%le %y 8 and hence : is the
remainder. &o, mercury dasa of +: years %egins from the time of
house5 construction. here is another school of thought concerning
dig dasa which is as follows:5
#!&< R!G! #!,,!6H!
!dd the varga num%ers of the person, village and the direction, divide
the sum %y 8. he remainders + to 8 respectively show the planetary
dasas from the sun to #enus. he dasas of %eneficial planets are good
while dasas of malefic planets are evil.
4xample: / #arga num%er of Rama is :. &ince JraK %elongs to yavarga
whose num%er is :. #arga num%er of hanam'onda is ( since >ha- %elongs
to savarga whose num%er is (. #arga num%er of north5east is (.
herefore, : B( B( C ;7. ;7 when divided %y 8, gives the remainder 9.
&o the planetary dasa of Gupiter of +? years %egins.
&I4 4L!"I$!IF$:
he site %efore constructing a house should %e examined to see if it
favors the person with happiness and prosperity.
est the colors, smell, taste, touch and sound of the soil in the site.
he plot is good if the colour of the soil is white or %ric' 5red. he
soil should have fragrance of flowers or of honey. It should not have
%ad odour of meat or li3uor etc. if the soil tastes sweet, the plot is
good. If it tastes %itter or saline, it is %ad reject the plot if you hear
from the ground any fierce sounds li'e those of fox, dog, ass, water
fall or %ro'en pots. he plot is good if you hear melodious sounds li'e
those of horse, elephant, %am%oo, ocean, 'ettle5drum or flute. If the
ground in the plot is too rough for one to stand or if the clay is too
hot or too cold, the plot should %e rejected.
G<.GI$G H4 P,F
4& +: .ig s pit of s cu%it-s depth and fill it again with clay. If the
clay falls short of filling the pit, the pit is no good for house
constructing. If the clay exactly suffices to fill up, it is mediocre. If
some of the clay remains left out, the plot is good.
4& ;: Eill the pit with water. If water remains the next day, the
plot augurs prosperity. If only the mud remains, it fore%odes poverty.
If dust remains, it is an indication of death.
4& 7: Eill the pit with water. he plot is good if the water remains
in half of if it %y the time a person wal's hundred feet and returns. If
the water5level is less than a half and more than a 3uarter it is %ad.
he next test is to see if the site is alive or dead. ! dead site should
%e rejected for house construction.
est +: !dd the varga num%ers of the person, village and direction.
.ivide the sum %y 7. if the remainder is +, it is alive and if the
remainder is ;, it is dead. If the remainder is +, it is alive and if the
remainder is ;, it is dead. If the remainder is 7 it is neither alive nor
deed.
4xample: varga num%er of Rama is : 0*a varga2
#arga num%er of hanam'onda is ( 0&! varga2
#arga num%er of north5 east is (
: B ( B ( C ;7. his when divided %y 7 gives the remainder as ; which
show the site is dead.
4& ;: add the constants of the village varga, person-s varga and
direction. .ivide the sum %y 7. If the remainder is +, it is jagati which
is good. If the remainder is ;, it is ;M it is ra'shasi which is %ad.
he constants of #argas and directions are as follows:
!varga / 4ast C (M )avarga, &outh / 4ast C 9M
=havarga / &outh C ?M avarga, &outh / @est C AM
havarga, west C :M Pavarga, $orth / @est C +M
*avarga, $orth C 7M and &avargaM $orth / 4ast C ;.
4xample: the varga constant of Rama is 7. he varga constant of
Hanam'onda is ;.
he constant of $orth / 4ast is ;. herefore 7 B; B; C :. his, when
divided %y 7, gives the remainder + which is jagati.
4& 7: add the constants of the #argas of village, person and
direction. !dd 8 to the sum and multiply the sum with : and divide it
%y A. If the remainder is +, happiness if assured. If the remainder is ;
it is sleepy which is mediocre. If the remainder is 7, it is deed. If the
remainder is A, it is void.
4xample: varga constant of Rama is 7M varga constant of Hanam'onda
is ;. =onstant of $orth5 4ast is ;.
herefore, 7 B; B ; C:
: B 8 C+?M +?H:
R C A
herefore it is void.
est A: if the seeds sown in the site sprout in 7 days, it is good for
house construction. If they sprout in : days, it is %ad. he seeds may
%e of paddy, wheat, mustard, seas mum, %arley etc.
&!,*!& I$ H4 &I4
&alyas may %e %ones, ash, hus', or leather pieces. hey may %e pieces
of wood, coal, or iron etc. &uch extraneous and evil5portent o%jects in
the site should %e removed %y digging the ground %efore you %uild a
house. &alyas found %eneath +; inches depth in the ground %ear no evil
effect.
he sylla%les !a, )a, =ha, a, ha, Pa, *a, and &a respectively
represent the ( directions from the east to north54ast. Ha, Pa, *a
represent the centre of the site. Erom the first sylla%le of a word
uttered %y the 3uerent you can 'now in which direction the salyas lie
in the site. If the first sylla%le of the 3uerent is other than the a%ove
mentioned sylla%les, it means the a%sence of &alyas in the site. &ee
the figure:
&alyas in Houses
If deaths occur once in every three years in any house, it means
human %ones may lie in the east. Ere3uent trou%les from Government
li'e suspension, dismissal from services, indicate the salyas of don'ey
in the &outh54ast. If the head of the family suffers from a chronic
disease human salyas lie in the south. If infant mortality is fre3uent,
canine %ones lie in the south5 west. If any mem%er of the family is a
vaga%ond %ecause of lunacy, %ones of an infant child lie in the west. If
the head of the family is trou%led %y enemies or litigation etc., for
more than twelve years, hus' and pieces of coal lie in the $orth5@est.
If the head of the family, though rich, loses his wealth gradually in
twelve years, human %ones lie in the north. ,oss of cattle indicates
human %ones in the north54ast. If the family is extinct, %one ash and
pieces of coal lie in the middle of the site. ! site mostly crac'ed or a
site with salyas, ant hills or hilloc's thrown up %y white ants, moles
etc., should %e rejected for house construction.
!t the time of ploughing the land for cleaning the site, the sight of
stones, gold, %ric's etc., augurs happiness and prosperity. he sight of
hus', %ones, eggs, sna'e, tatters etc. may portend death. he sight of
cotton portends disease. he sight of cowries fore%odes 3uarrels and
distress. he sight of pieces of fuel5wood presages fire5accident.
&uch extraneous and evil salyas should %e removed and the site should
%e covered with fresh %ric' or white clay.
#!&< P,F& @IH PRFG4=IF$& !$. RF!.&
! s3uare or rectangular plot is %est preferred. !ny polygonal plot or
any plot in the shape of a 3uadrilateral of une3ual sides should %e
tailored if possi%le to a s3uare or a rectangular plot. his is the
opinion of our ancient scholars of vastu. 6ut modern scholars hold the
opinion that a $orth54ast projections of a s3uare or a rectangular plot
yields %etter results. !nd a projection in any other corner, they agree
is a %lemish. Eor example see the diagrams for $orth54ast
projections.
!n o%solete 'ari'a states: ! %lac'5grain extension of $orth54ast
corner in the plot is enough to give education, erudition and cattle5
wealth to the inmates of the house. 6ut even a corn5seed extension of
south 4ast corner will mar happiness and prosperity, causing diseases.
In fact this seed5extent mentioned in the 'ari'a is not tracea%le to
the na'ed eye. 6ut today-s practitioners not only accept the same
'arti'a %ut also exaggeratedly state that the more the $orth54ast
corner is extended, the more auspicious and favora%le is the plot. !nd
they also hold the decrease of the &outh54ast, &outh5@est and
$orth5@est corners is must. 6ut such a concept of the modern
practitioner contravenes the fundamental vastu norm that a plot of
une3ual sides causes distress and grief. ! reduced $orth54ast sector
in the plot is not favored as much reduced south5west sector.
&ee the diagrams with much reduced south5west sectors in the plot. !
house constructed with a little open space left in the west, will have
much more open space in the south and similarly a house constructed
with a little open space in the south, will have more open space in the
west. 6oth are inauspicious.
P,F& @IH RF!.&:
! plot with four roads around is very good.
In the four5road plot, the main5entrance door can %e in the 4ast for
those with $ama rasis viN. 'anya, ma'ara, mithuna. It can %e in the
west for those with $ama rasis viN. ula, 'um%ha, vrisha%ha. It can %e
in the north for those with for those with narma rasis viN. mesha,
simha, and dhanus. )eeping entrance doors on four sides is no %lemish.
@ith respect to the roads around a plot, the eight directional plots
are as follows:
4!& P,F: his will have a road in the 4ast, or roads in the
4ast, $orth and &outh. he main5entrance of the house should
%e in the 4ast.
&F<H54!& P,F: his will have roads in the 4ast and &outh
main entrance should %e in the 4ast. ! more open space in the
4ast is welcome. =overage of house in &outh is advisa%le.
&F<H P,F: his will have a road in &outh or roads in &outh,
4ast and @est. "ain entrance should %e in the &outh.
&F<H5@4& P,F: his will have roads in &outh and @est.
"ain entrance should %e in the @est.
@4& P,F: his will have a road in the west or roads in the
4ast, &outh and $orth. "ain entrance should %e in the west.
$FRH5@4& P,F: his will have roads in the $orth and
@est. "ain entrance should %e in the @est, 'eeping more open
space in the 4ast and $orth.
$FRH P,F: his will have road in the $orth or roads in
$orth, 4ast and @est. "ain entrance should %e in the $orth,
with more open space in the $orth.
$FRH54!& P,F: his will have roads in the $orth and
4ast. "ain entrance should %e in the 4ast with more open space
in the $orth. It can %e in the $orth, with more open space in
the 4ast.
)&H4R!PH!,! I$ #!&<
.4EI$IIF$: )&H4R!PH!,! is the product of length and %readth
of the house5 plot. It is also called pada or panda. .etermination of
)shetraphala is %ased on a chosen house5asterism and ayam. !yams
are eight in num%er. hey are: +. dhwaja, ;. dhuma, 7.simha, A.swana,
9.vrisha%ha, ?. 'hara, :. gaja and (. )a'a. he odd num%ered ayams,
namely, dhwaja, simha, vrisha%ha and gaja are good while the rest are
evil.
.44R"I$!IF$ FE )&H4R!PH!,!
=hoose any asterism among the ;: asterisms from aswini to revati
that suits well with the name / asterism of the person %y the (5'uta
judgments. his will %e the house5asterism. !ridra, punarvasu,
pushyami, alesh, ma'ha, pu%%a, sata%hisha, poorva%hadra,
uttara%hadra are generally considered auspicious for )shetraphala.
&o, one can choose any one among these nine asterism too, that would
suit the name5asterism of the person. his will %e the house5asterism.
his is not necessarily the asterism at the time of %eginning house5
construction.
=ount the house5asteris from !swini. &u%tract + from this num%er.
$ow multiply this %y +9;.
&elect any !yam from the four odd5num%ered ayams, namely, dhwaja,
simha, vrisha%ha, gaja. &u%tract + from this num%er. "ultiply it %y (+.
!dd the results of 0a2 and 0%2 and to this sum, add +: and divide it %y
;+?. he remainder is )shetraphala. *ou can divide )shetraphala %y
your chosen length to get %reath or %y your chosen %readth to get
length. 6ut ma'e sure that the %readth is an integer. If the
calculated )shetraphala is too small for our intended house, you can
add ;+? or A7; or ?A( or (?A and so on, to get your intended house5
plinth.
4xample:5 !run is the name of the person who intends to %uild a
house. His name asterism is 'ritti'a. "a'ha is his chosen asterism
%ecause it matches with 'ritti'a %y (5'uta judgment. "a'ha is
therefore his house5asterism.
"a'ha is the +Dth asterism from aswini.
+D / + C 8
8 H +9; C +7?(
His chosen ayam is gaja, the :th ayam from dhwaja.
: / + C ?
? H (+ C A(?
+7?( B A(? C +(9A
+(9A B +: C +(:+
+(:+ 1 ;+?
R C +A7
&o for ma'ha house5asterism and for gaja ayam, the 'shetraphala is
+A7 in which case the %readth can %e ++ yards and the length can %e
+7 yards of the house5plinth. It is %etter that the length %etween the
souths and north should measure OP more than that %etween the 4ast
and @est in the house5plinth. his is called =handra viddha.
otherwise it is surya viddha which is mediocre. hat is, prefer always
a s3uare plot %ut in the case of rectangular plot, avoid surya viddha.
=hoose any one of the 'shetraphala from the ta%le on the next page
that suits you %y the least shadvarga.
&IL #!RG!&
he six #argas are +. !yam, ;.dhana, 7.rina, A. @ee'day, 9. !sterism
and ?. !msa.
!*!": multiply )shetraphala 0).P2 %y 8 and divide it %y (. he
remainder gives ayam. he remainders will %e +. .hwaja, ; C dhuma, 7
C simha, A C swana, 9. #risha%ha, ? C 'hara and : C gaja respectively,
+,7,9,: are good.
)shetraphala as calculated for the 8 auspicious house asterisms and
the A auspicious ayams is as shown in the ta%le:
.hana:
)shetraphalaH8Q+; C remainder which is .hana.
Rina:
)shetraphalaH7Q( C reminder which is Rina.
@ee'day:
)shetraphalaH8Q: C reminder which is wee'day.
&unday and uesday are evil.
!sterism:
)shetraphalaH(Q;: C reminder which is house5asterism.
!ridra, Punarvasu, Pushyami, !slesha, "a'ha, Pu%%a, &ata%hiha,
Poorava%hadra and <rrata%hadra are auspicious.
Eor )shetraphala calculated for other asterisms, count from the name
asterism to the house asterism of ).P. .ivide this num%er %y 8. he
reminders ;,A,?,(,8 are good. +,7,9,: are evil. he name asterism and
the house asterism should not %e the same.
!"&!:
)shetraphala H ?Q8 CReminder which is !msa.
Remainders ;, 7, :, (, 8, are good. Reminders +,A,9,? are evil. ; give
prosperity, 7 gives wealth, : give progeny, (gives cattle5 wealth and 8
gives fulfillment of ones desires.
xample: he )shetraphala is+A7 for Gala !yam. 0&ee the ta%le2
A out of ? #argas is good. Rina is greater than dhana. his is covered
%y amsa which gives wealth.
Eor house asterism other than the a%ove mentioned 8 asterism, if you
determine 'shetraphala, see that it suits you well %y $ava varga
judgment. he remaining three #argas are ayu, tithi and di'pati.
$ew moon day and the +st lunar day of the %right half are evil.
It is, therefore, advisa%le to first decide 'shetraphala of the house5
plinth with length and %readth in yards and then construct the house
according to the palm 'eeping in view of vastu norms.
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It is %etter to construct compound walls in the house plot %efore one
%egins constructing a house. his prevents evil effects of vastu
%lemish arising in the surroundings. he compound wall in the 4ast
should %e shorter in height than the compound wall in the @est. he
compound wall in the $orth should %e shorter in height than the
compound wall in the &outh. his ensures good progeny and prosperity.
If it is vice versa one has to incur heavy expenditure of money and
may have to grieve concerning progeny.
G!4:
If one desires to 'eep the gate frontal to simhadwara. &ee that the
midpoints of the gate and simhadwara do not lie on the same
perpendicular.
he gate should not %e higher than simhadwara. It should have less
height than simhadwara.
he gate should %e %roader than simhadwara. ! gate in the east north
or north5east is %est preferred. ! north5east gate for east
simhadwara, a south5east gate for west simhadwara, a north5west
gate fro north simhadwara are generally allowed, since the turn of a
person from the gate to simhadwara is cloc'wise.
#44.HI &HFF,! 0&P4!RI$G RF!.&2
! #ertical road ending at a house is called a spearing road. his is one
of the most evil vastu %lemishes. &ince it sometimes causes death of
the family5head. his spearing never yield good and %eneficia results
and hence there is nothing li'e a good spearing road or su%ha vedha.
!t the most, the evil of spearing road may %e reduced or sometimes
may %e mitigated completely. &ee the diagram %elow where four
spearing roads are shown. !nyone of the four would suffice to cause
fatality to the head of the houses.
! spearing road may cover only a part of a house. he evil caused %y
this may %e less potential when compared to the a%ove. &ee the
diagram. !ny one of the eight spearing roads is capa%le of causing long
ailment to the mistress of the house and other trou%les to the in
ha%itants of the houses.
! spearing road is a capa%le if causing evil effects even though it ends
at or crosses another road running parallel to the houses. he evil
caused %y any one of the eight roads, shown in the diagram is
mitigated if the %readth of the parallel road exceeds the %readth of
the spending road. he evil is also mitigated if the parallel road is
longer then spearing road.
! vertical road towards a house is split running in the two sides of the
house, causes vedha %lemish. his causes grief and distress to the
inha%itants of the houses.
! road running in %etween two houses of a person has dwara vedha
causing fatality to the family head.
&,FP4& I$ ! HF<&4& P,F
! declivity of a house5plot means a downward slope of the plot. !n
acclivity of a house5plot means an upward slope of plot. ! declivity
towards the 4ast, $orth and $orth54ast and an acclivity towards
&outh54ast, &outh5@est, @est and $orth5@est are in general the
accepted norms of #astu. Here are a few types of #astu plots which
are auspicious having %oth an acclivity and declivity.
0+2 &upadha #astu: !cclivity in the &outh and &outh54ast sectors,
with declivity in the $orth and $orth5@est sectors forms &upadha
#asthu. his is auspicious.
0;2 .eerghayur #astu: .eclivity in the $orth and $orth54ast sectors,
with acclivity in the &outh and south5@est sectors ma'es the family
flourish.
072 Punya'a vastu: .eclivity in the east and north5east sectors with
acclivity in the west and south5west sectors is auspicious.
6esides these, gajaprishtta plots and 'orma prishtta plots are also
auspicious.
! gajaprishtta plot has activity in the &outh, @est and $orth @est
sectors. he inmates of this house will %e healthy, prosperous and
long5lived. ! 'orma prishtta plot has acclivity in the central sector of
the plot. he inmates of this house will always %e happy and
prosperous.
here are also plots with only declivities which are auspicious.
Plot of goveedhi: his has declivity in the 4ast sector of the plot. his
gives cattle5wealth.
Plot of dhanya veedhi: .eclivity in the $orth5@est sector giving
wealth of paddy.
Plot of gaja veedhi: .eclivity in the $orth giving wealth.
Plot of dhana veedhi: his has declivity in the $orth54ast sector
giving happiness and prosperity.
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+. Pitamaha vastu: !ctivity in the 4ast and &outh54ast sectors,
with declivity in the @est and $orth5@est sectors of a house5
plot is inauspicious.
;. !padha vastu: .eclivity in the 4ast and &outh54ast sectors,
with activity in the @est and $orth5@est sector ma'es the
inmates of the house 3uarrelsome and undergo litigations.
7. Proga'rit vastu: .eclivity in the &outh and &outh54ast sectors,
with acclivity in the $orth and $orth5@est sectors causes long
illness and diseases.
A. !rgala vastu: .eclivity in the &outh and &outh54ast sectors
with acclivity in the $orth and $orth54ast sectors gives
%rahamahatya dosha.
9. &masana vastu: !cclivity in the 4ast and $orth54ast sectors
with declivity in the @est and &outh5@est sectors leads to
family extinction.
?. &yena'a vastu: .eclivity in the &outh54ast with acclivity in the
&outh5@est, $orth5@est and $orth54ast sector causes
destruction or death.
:. &wamu'ha vastu: !cclivity in the &outh54ast, $orth54ast and
@est sectors with declivity in the &outh5@est sector causes
poverty.
(. 6rahmahna vastu: !cclivity in the &outh5@est, &outh54ast and
$orth54ast sectors with declivity in the 4ast and $orth5@est
sectors is inauspicious.
8. &andula vastu: !cclivity in the $orth54ast sector with declivity
in the &outh54ast, &outh5@est and $orth5@est is inauspicious.
+D. .aitya prishtta plot: !cclivity in the 4ast, &outh54ast and
$orth54ast sectors and declivity in the @est ma'es the
inmates of the house poor. his is also harmful to progeny-s and
cattle.
++. $aga prishtta plot: ,ong sectors in the 4ast and @est and
acclivity in the &outh and $orth sectors causes- early death of
the head of the family or his wife. he inmates will %e driven
out of the houses.
+;. Plot of vahni veedhi: .eclivity in &outh54ast sector may cause
fire accidents.
+7. Plot of preta veedhi: .eclivity in the &outh sector may cause
severe illness.
+A. Plot of naga veedhi: .eclivity in the &outh5@est sector causes
fear of serpents.
+9. Plot of jala veedhi: .eclivity in the @est causes shortage of
money always.
here are two opinions a%out sthavara vastu and sthandila vastu.
&thavara vastu has acclivity in the &outh54ast sector with declivity in
the &outh5@est, $orth5@est and $orth54ast. &ome %elieve that it
causes family extinction while others say it is good. &thandila vastu
has acclivity in the &outh5@est sector with declivity in the &outh5
4ast, $orth5@est and $orth54ast. &ome %elieve that it is inauspicious
while others others claim it is auspicious.
&oon occasions li'e house5construction, house5warming etc., he who
performs vastu pooja and offers vastu 6ali in accordance with the
assem%lage of e'aseeeti pada, will %e free from trou%les and will %e
happy and prosperous, e'aseeti pada vastu means the occupancy of A9
deities on A9 lim%s in the (+ fold division of vastu purushna. @e find
also in the classical texts, the mention of ?A fold division, A8 fold
division, +DD5fold division, and +8?5fold division etc., of vastu purusha.
Eor any class of %uilding e'aseeti pada vastu is given much importance.
@e find its exposition chiefly in matsys purana.
4)!&44I P!.! #!&<:
.raw +D straight lines from the west %order of the plot to the east
%order of the south %order of the plot to the north %order of the
plot. $ow the plot %ecomes a %ig s3uare having (+ small s3uares. he
names of the lines respectively are shanta, yashovati, 'antaa, vishala,
parnavahini, sati, vasumati, nanda, su%hadra, manorama, harini,
supra%ha, laxmi, vi%thi, vimala, priya, jaya, jwala, vishao'a, Ida. #astu
home should %e done to the a%ove mentioned deities.
he central part in the diagram has nine s3uares mar'ed as 6. the
presiding deity here is 6rahma representing the heart of vastu
purusha.
he vastu term for this is gar%ha or the central hall of the %uilding.
#astu scholars recommend its auspicious varga 'shetraphala for
happiness and prosperity. In the next +? s3uares, ( deities preside. In
the ;A s3uares A deities preside
.raw major and minor diagonals from $.4. to &.@. and from &.4. to
$.@. the points of intersection are the vulnera%le points which are
called mahamarma sandhi and upamarma. hese are su%ject to vedha
if a wall or window or pillar is constructed. his implies that the
corresponding lim% at the vulnera%le point gets disfigured. he same
fate would hit the same lim% of the person who %uilds the house.
!void any structure in the exterior part of 7; divisions since it is
pisachca part ruled %y four evil spirits cahra'a, vidara, pootana and
papara'shasi.
If any defect or injury stri'es any lim% of the person, it means that
the same lim% of vastu purusha is wea'ened %y a prohi%ited structure.
&o vastu homa should %e perdormed to the presiding deity of that
lim%. &ome specific results may %e attri%uted to the wea'ened lim% or
deity of vastu purusha.
Eor example trou%les to women occur if the right arm of the vastu
purusha is wea'ened. If the left arm is wea'ened, it may %e loss of
wealth. If the feet are wea'ened death of a son is pro%a%le, if all the
lim%s of vastu purusha are well and intact the person %ecomes happy
and prosperous.
#astu pooja may %e done at least once in three years. He who does not
perform vasu pooja during the house warming function and does not
honour the architect, suffers from leprosy for seven %irths and then
goes to hell.
here may %e a %it of exaggeration here. 6ut some sort of evil effect
is inescapa%le %y not doing vastu pooja. He who does vastu pooja lives
+DD years here free from grief and dwells in heaven for a 'alpa.
&IL44$ )I$.& FE #4.H!& I$ #!&<
he inha%itants of a house would %e happy and prosperous, if the
house is free from #edas which are +? in num%er, as given %elow.
!ndha'a: ! simhaswara having no windows on its %oth sides from
andha'a vedha. his %lemish always causes ailment to the house5
owner.
Rudhira: ! house constructed without following (+ divisions of vastu
purusha, forms rudhira vedha. his %lemish fre3uently causes
dysentery to the inha%itants of the house.
)u%ja: ! house having entrance doors and windows of less height and
%readth, disproportionate to the house measure, forms 'u%ja vedha.
his causes diseases li'e leprosy, tu%erculosis, asthma, jaundice etc.,
to the house5owner and the inha%itants of the house.
)ana: ! window on either side of a simhadwara gives 'ana vedha.
@indows in the improper directions to the entrance doors also cause
'ana vedha. his causes eye5diseases to the house5 owner.
6adhira: ! simhadwara placed to the ground level causes %adhira
vedha. his causes many 'inds of calamities and some times death too.
.igva'tra: ! house having windows of more height and %readth,
disproportionate to the house5measure forms digvatra vedha. his
%lemish causes loss of progeny and a%ortions.
=hipita: ! house of low height disproportionate to the house plinth
forms chipita vedha. his %lemish ma'es the family5head associate
with %ase people of vices li'e gam%ling, drug5 traffic'ing,
pornography, prostitution etc.
#yangya: ! house loo'ing ugly and grotes3ue causes vyangya vedha.
his %lemish causes the family head to %e deformed.
"uraja: ! simhadwara with either of its two sides higher causes
muraja vehda. his causes family5 extinction and poverty.
)utila: he roof of the house at a lower height than the height of a
person, forms 'utila vedha. his causes death of the family5head.
)utta'a: ! house %uilt on the up paved ground causes 'utta'a vedha.
his gives trou%les from devils and evil spirits.
&upta: ! house %uilt on the sleeping ground form supta vedha. !
ground is said to %e sleeping if the house construction %egins in ghatis
7, A, 9, ?, :, ( of the 9th, :th, 8th, +;th, +8th and ;?th asterisms
respectively counted from the sun-s asterism. his %lemish causes
death of the family head.
&an'apala'a: ! house constructed without pillars forms san'apala'a
vedha. his %lemish indicates ugly5loo'ing inha%itants.
#i'ata: ! formida%le and hideous simhadwara forms vi'ata vadha. his
%lemish causes the death of the family head.
)an'a: ! house having + corridor is good. 6ut a house having 7 or 9
corridors of une3ual measures of length and %readth forms 'an'a
vedha. his %lemish causes distress to the family head.
)ai'ara: ! house of extraordinary height and width causes 'ai'ara
vedha. his %lemish cause-s harm to the mistress of the house.
.FFR&
Placements of the main entrance door 0simha dwara2
.IR4=IF$
he direction of the main door depends on whether your janma rasi
0moon sign2 is watery, earthy, airy or fiery. he main entrance door
may %e fixed in the east for those of vrisha%ha, 'anya and ma'ara
0earthy2, it is good in the south. Eor those of mithuna, ula and
'um%ha 0airy2 it is good in the west, for those of mesha, simha and
dhanus 0fiery2 it is good in the north.
In the modern times any one of the three following measures of
length and %readth of the main entrance door and other doors could
%e made use of.
$um%ers of doors
he doors should %e of even num%ers, %ut the num%er of doors li'e +D,
;D, 7D etc. 0digits with Nero2 is harmful. Fne entrance door is
permissi%le, if it is in the east. Eor shops, commercial houses etc. one
entrance door is good.
In case of three entrance doors, the south one should %e closed. @e
should adopt the same principles of doors for fixing windows, almirahs
etc and the no. should %e even.
&ome essential principles
! door should %e frontal to another door or a window. ! window should
%e frontal to another window and an almirah should %e frontal to
another almirah. 6ut the entire doors of a house should not %e
telescopic or compartmental.
!ny door or entrance door should %e lesser in measure of length and
%readth than the main entrance door 0simhadwara2. 6ut all the other
doors should %e of e3ual dimensions. &ee that no door, window or
almirah is fixed in the middle of a wall.
!,,F"4$ FE RFF"& I$ H4 HF<&4
PFFG! RFF": he $orth 4ast room may %e used for pooja. In case
no separate room pooja is spared. he $orth54ast corner of the
'itchen may %e used.
)I=H4$: &outh54ast room is most preferred. If this is not possi%le,
any other room have ,5shaped platform in it in the south east such
that the coo' can face the east for coo'ing.
64.RFF": his can %e in the &outh5@est.
&<.*RFF": his can %e in the mid @est in %etween the &outh5
@est and @est.
.I$I$G RFF": his can %e in the @est.
6!HRFF": he %athroom in the 4ast is the %est choice. 6ut in the
houses of main entrances in the 4ast the alternatives are the $orth
4ast, $orth @est and $orth.
R4!&<R*: ! %edroom in the $orth may %e used to 'eep money, gold
etc. in the safe loc'ers adjoining the $orth wall of the room.
FI,4: his can %e in %etween the &outh @est and &outh attached
to the %edroom.
F#4RH4!. !$): Provides over head tan' in the mid $orth or in the
mid 4ast of the +st or the last floor.
6!,=F$*: )eep %alconies towards $orth I 4ast. =over the %alconies
in &outh and @est with curtains and glass.
PFRI=F: Prefer the portico towards $orth 4ast lower than the roof
level.
4RR!=4: Fpen terrace should %e in the $orth, 4ast and $orth54ast.
&!IR5=!&4: Eor a multistoried %uilding the no. of storey should %e
odd. he height of the upper floor %e +1+; less of the lower floor.
FP4$ &P!=4: o 'eep open space on all the A sides of a %uilding is
much favored, since it gives all5round happiness and prosperity. he
open space in the 4ast should %e more than the one in the @est. he
open space in the $orth should %e more than the one in the &outh.
"ore open space should %e left in the $orth54ast sector of the plot. a
latrine could %e constructed if necessary in the &outh5@est corner
covering the walls of the &outh and @est. ! well1%ore well1sump
should lie in the $orth54ast sector of the plot.
F< HF<&4&: !n outhouse may %e %uilt in the &outh5@est corner of
the plot. !n out space may %e %uilt in the &outh5@est leaving the
west %order wall. It can also %e %uilt in the @est. 6ut no outhouse
should %e %uilt in the $orth5@est covering the %order wall of the
4ast and $orth. he out house should not %e higher than the main
%uilding.
&4PI= !$): $ever 'eep a septic tan' in the $orth54ast. )eep it in
the &outh or in the &outh5@est.
R44& I$ HF<&4 =F"PF<$.: In the house compound mil'y trees
and fog trees are inauspicious and they destroy the riches of the
house owner. he thorny trees cause trou%les from the enemies.
@hile the fruit trees causes- loss of progeny. If one doesn-t want to
remove such trees, it is %etter to plant any auspicious trees li'e jac',
coconut or tulsi in the midst of those inauspicious trees. he trees of
%anana, turmeric, peepal and neem would not allow the house owner to
flourish.
@!4R E,F@
+2 If the water flows out towards the $orth54ast from house
compound, health is assured.
;2 If the water flows out towards the &outh54ast, a grave concern
for the progeny is pro%a%le.
72 If the water flows out towards the 4ast, Prosperity is assured.
A2 If towards the &outh, family 3uarrels are pro%a%le.
92 If towards the @est, insults and disappointments may %e fre3uent.
?2 If towards the &outh @est, serious illness is pro%a%le.
:2 If towards the $orth5@est, the inha%itants may never %e happy.
(2 If towards the $orth they will %e happy.
HF<&4 4L4$&IF$
If one intends to ma'e the house %igger, the extension should %e in all
the A sides, %ut never on one side. 4xtension in the east causes enmity
with the neigh%oring friends. 4xtension in the &outh causes fatal
diseases. 4xtension in the @est causes loss of money. 4xtension in the
4ast and in the $orth is not evil.
If a person intends to construct or purchase another house %y the
side of his existing house, 4ast is most preferred. he next
preference could %e $orth, %ut never the &outh or @est. 6ut if the
construction is unavoida%le in the &outh, ma'e sure that it is
constructed at a distance twice the height of the existing house.
P,F 4L4$&IF$
$ever extend your plot to the &outh54ast, &outh, &outh5@est, @est
or $orth5@est. If the plot is extended to the 4ast, $orth54ast or
$orth, your prosperity is assured.
HF<&4 P!RIIF$
wo partitions of a house are not advised. he inha%itant in one
partition only flourishes more than four partitions %ear no specific
result. If the house is divided into ; partition, front and %ac', the one
who lives in the front portion, only will have good progeny. !mong the
%rothers the elder should reside in the 4ast and $orth. he house of
the %rothers should never %e frontal to each.
Ganesha-s Grace,
"alav 6hatt
he Ganesha&pea's eam
Aaya Prakarana
.r. =.&.#.,.$. &arma, Pithapuram =hapter !IE!&
In the #astu sastra Jhe !aya Pra'aranaK is one of the most
important part. he word !aya means income. @hile ta'ing5up any
construction in the selected land J!ayaK should %e followed to achieve
good results so that the construction will remain %eneficial for a long
time.
#astu sastra is an integral part of the &anhita of Gyothisha &astra. It
is classified for emples 0!layas2, Gruha, &ilpa, *antra etc. he
formula of !aya and #argas are to %e followed for scientific and
accurate construction. he importance and the need of these
$avavargas are clearly stated in the classical references such as
&amarangana, &uthradhara, "ayamata, !parajita Prucha, )alarnrutha,
#iswa'arna Pra'asi'a, #asthusara etc.,
In the #iswa'arma Pra'asi'a the nine vargas are clearly ela%orated.
&lo'a:
i.e., !yam, #aram, !msa, .hana, Runa, $a'shatra, idhi, *uti 0*oga2,
!yuvu.
here are some differences of opinion in classifying these nine vargasM
some classical texts state only ? vargas i.e., !aya, .hana, #yaya, idhi,
#ara, $a'shatra.
"anasara states in concerning the characteristics of village. &lo'a :
04va "ayadi sadamvarga 'uryattatra vica'asaneh2 which defines
vargas as ? types. 6ut in &amarangana &utradhara the A8th slo'a
states
J!yovyayasca yonityam tarasca %havanamsa'ah grhanameti cintyani
'aranani grhasyasatK
he main elements or vargas for a house are sixM !aya 0income2, #yaya
0expenditure2, *oni 0dhvaja etc.2, !msa of %uilding 0indra, yama,
rajasa2 letters in the name of house 0.hruvadi grah nama'shara2. he
life span is dealt separately.
.etermining !aya :
&lo'e :
here are eight different types of aayas namely .hvaja, dhumro,
simha, svana, vrusha%ha, 'hara, gaja and 'a'a yayasa2. he
representation of these eight aayas in eight direction i.e., .hwaja in
4ast, .hurnra in &outh54ast, &imha in &outh, &vana in &outh5@est.
Gaja in $orth and the )a'a in $orth54ast directions.
hese aayas are considered for the native according to the direction.
!lways the fifth !aya is enemical to the native and should %e avoided.
Eor example 4ast is the native of dhwaja, so the fifth aaya which is
opposite to it is enemical.
he construction of house, temple etc., are to %e made in all the four
directions i.e., 4ast, &outh, @est I $orth, %ut not in the corner
directions.
he effects of !ayas are:
.hwaja !aya : "onetary %enefits
0ii2 .humra !aya : &orrows
0iii2 &imha !aya : ,uxuries
0iv2 &vana !aya : Great sins
0v2 #rusha%ha !aya : Increase of wealth I gains
0vi2 Gaja !aya : &uccess
0vii2 )a'a !aya : .eath
!mong these aayas the dhwaja aaya will aspect the @est from the
4ast and right and left side. Rear side aspect is not favoura%le. he
&imha aaya will aspect the $orth from the &outh and right and left
sides. Rear side is not favoura%le. he #rusha%ha aaya will aspect the
4ast from the @est and right I left sides. Rear side aspect is
unfavoura%le. Gaja will aspect the &outh from the $orth and right I
left sides. Rear side aspect is unfavoura%le.
Regarding the main doors, for the .hwaja aaya @estern door,
#rusha%ha 4ast door, $orthern .oor for &imha aaya, &outhern door
for Gaja aya are favoura%le. 4ast facing house which has .hwaja aaya
a western door, a house constructed on &outh which has &imha aya
also a western door are good. ,i'ewise a house constructed on
&outhern side which has simhaaya a $orthern door, for a @est facing
house with vrusha%ha aaya 4astern door is favoura%le. Eor a $orth
facing house with gaja aaya &outhern door is favoura%le.
he aayas are having its swarupas and lordships and cast also. &imha
aaya is of lion, vrusha%ha aaya is of %ull, gaja aaya is of an elephant,
dhumra aaya is cat, svana aaya is dog, 'hara aaya is of don'ey and
where as the 'a'a is of crow, considering the lordships.
&lo'a :
J&arveca vrsa%ha rudah purusa'ara mudgalah tadrupa'asca
hasta%hyam pade%hyam vihaganugah grivaya simha rupasca pra%alasca
mohot'atamK
!ll these aayas have masculine features, %ulloc', li'e features,
elevated nec', hands which resem%le human hands, features li'e %ird5
feet, lion nec', are favoura%ly considered.
&lo'a :
.irection #arga !aya ,ordship
4ast a .hwajaya 4agle
&outh54ast )a .humraya =at
&outh =ha &imhaaya ,ion
&outh5@est a &vanaya .og
@est a 0tha2 #rusha%haaya &na'e
$orth5@est Pa )haraaya Rat
$orth *a Gajaaya 4lephant
$orth54ast &a )a'aya Pig
!%ove all these vargas the fifth varga of a native varga is enemy
varga, which should %e always avoided. &wa varga i.e, own varga is
always favoura%le I prefera%le.
&lo'a :
.igvarganamiyam *onih &vavar gatmcamoripuh
Ripuvargam parityajya sesa vargah su%hapradah
#arga &wavarga 4nemical 9th varga
varga
! 4ast @est Fther vargas
favoura%le
)a &outh54ast $orth5@est J J
=ha &outh $orth J J
a &outh5@est $orth54ast J J
ha @est 4ast J J M
Pa $orth5@est &outh54ast J J
*a $orth &outh J J
&a $orth54ast &outh5@est J J
&lo'a :
&vavarga .hana la%hancha .vitiyam arivisa'am
ritiyam visamityahuh =haturdhe #yadhipidana
Panchamantu ripusthanam shastamtu 'alaha pradam,
&aptamam &arva sau%hagyam astamam maranam dhruvamK
i.e.,
&wavarga 5 .hana la%ha5monetary %enefits
&econd varga 5 ,ess profits
hird varga 5 !uspicious
Eourth varga 5 .iseases
Eifth varga 5 4nemical
&ixth varga 5 Ruarrelsome 0other classical texts states wealth2
&eventh varga 5 !ll 'inds of %enefits
4ight varga 5 .eath
In consideration of aaya castes
Eor 6rahmins 5 .awaja aaya with @estern entrance
Eor )shathriyas 5&imha aaya with $orth entrance
Eor #aisyas 5 #rusha%ha aaya with 4astern entrance are good and
favoura%le.
he .hwaja aaya is also good I considered for )shathriyas I #aisyas.
&imha aaya %rings inade3uate progeny. &imha, #risha%ha I Gaja ayas
are always prefera%le and the other aayas lead to %ad results.
.ifferent castes indicate their professions. People should follow the
aaya of their profession.
he Result of !msa : here are only three J!msasK in the !aya
pra'asanaM 0+2 lndramsa, 0;2 *amamsa and 072 Rajasamsa. he lndramsa
will present the status and happiness. he yamamsa will lead to death,
sorrow, many diseases. he Rajasamsa will improve the wealth gains
and progeny.
#ara 0wee'days2 among the : days the wee' &un I "ars of a house
will result in threat from fire and the other days will %e favoura%le.
ithi 0,unar .ay2
&lo'a :

!mong the tuthis the ri'ta tithi will cause poverty, new moon day
0amavasya2 will cause diseases of worms.
*oga : !s against ;: yogas the %ad yogas will affect the owner %y loss
of wealth and gains. he vratipat yoga creates fear of death. he
vaidhruti yoga causes all sorts of losses.
!yuvu 0,ife &pan2 : @hen the life span of house %ased on the
arithmetical calculations is more than ?D, it gives auspicious results, if
it is less than ?D years then it is inauspicious.
Regarding the .hana I Rina, the total no. of .hana should %e more
than that of the num%er of Rina as per the prescri%ed mathematical
calculations and the pada should %e ta'en in all the constructions.
.i'patis 0,ords of directions2 :
!s per the calculations the remainder gives the results as follows:
+. lndra 5 Good for women
;. !gni 5 hreat from fire
7. *ama 5 Inauspicious
A. $irti 5 Eear from enemies
9. #aruna 5 Increase cattle field
?. #ayu 5 <nsteadiness
:. )u%era 5 Increase of gains
(. &iva 5 !uspicious
$ow let us 'now the method of calculations of !ayadi nava vargas :
Eirst of all the J)shetripadaK is re3uired i.e., JPadam.K It means the
area 0selected area for constructions2 is got %y multiplying the length
I width of the same. he 'shetripada is also called as graha pinda. 6y
multiplying and dividing the 'shetripada i.e., area with the given
num%ers we get the nine vargas i.e., !aya, #ara, !msa, .hana, Rina,
$a'shathaK idhi, *urti, !yuvu etc.,
he classical texts of vastu sashtra, i.e., #iswa'arma Pra'asi'a,
)alamruta state the methods in different ways.
he #iswa'arma Pra'asi'a "ethod
+. Padam 0length x width2 x 8 0nava2 1( 0naga2 C !aya
;. Padam 0length x width2 x 8 0am'a2 1: 0adri2C #ara
7. Padam 0length x width2 x ? 0amga2 1 8 0nava2C amsa
A. Padam 0length x width2 x ( 0gaja21+; 0surya2 C.ravyam
9. Padam 0length x width2x7 0vahni2 1(0asta2 C Runa 0.e%ts2
?. Padam 0length x width2 x ( 0naga2 1 ;: 0%ha2 C $a'shatra
:. Padam 0length x width2x(0asta217D 0idhi2C ithi
(. Padam 0length x width2 x : 0sagara2 1 ;: 0Ru'sha2 C *uti 1 yoga
8. Padam 0length x width2 x ( 0naga2 1 +;D 0)ha%ham2 C !yu 0life
span2
he )alamruta "ethod
+. Padam x ( 1 +; C .hanam 0Income2
;. Padam x 7 1 ( C Runam 0.e%ts2
7. Padam x 8 1 : C #ara 0he wee'2
A. Padam x ? 1 7D C ithi
9. Padam x ( 1 ;: C $a'shatra
?. Padam x 8 1 ( C !yam
:. Padam x 8 1 +;D C !yu 0,ife span2
(. Padam x ? 1 ( C !msa
8. Padam x 8 1 ( C .i'ruti
In the &arnrangana &utradhara, the writer )ing 6hoja states.
+. Eor !aya: If the )shetripada 0length I width of the selected
area2 is divided %y ( the remainder, +. .waja, ;. .huma, 7.
&imha, A. &vana, 9. #rasha%ha, ?. )hara, :. Gaja, (. )a'a the
remainder D C (.
;. he $a'shatra : 6y multiplying the )shetra pada %y ( and
dividing %y ;:, we get $a'shatra. If the remainder num%er is (,
it stands for vyaya. ie., expenditure. It this num%er of
expenditure is less than the no. of income, it is 'nown as ya'sa,
if more than that it is 'nown as ra'shasa. If it is e3ual it is
called as pisacha. !mong these ya'sha is considered for %est,
ra'shasa is negative and pisacha will give normal result.
7. !msa &adhana : !dd the num%er of vyaya and gruha nama
na'shtra and divide this total %y 7, the remainder + is
indramasa, ; is yamamsa and the 7 is rajasamsa. Indra I
rajasamsa will give %est results whereas the yamasa is
inauspicious.
A. Rasi sadhana : "ultiply the gruha na'shatra with A and divide %y
+; the result is the rasi. @hen the rasi is ?, 9,;, (, +; against
the nativeSs rasi it is inauspicious.
9. he ara%ala : =ounting from the Ganma $a'shtra of a person
to the na'shatra of the house and dividing %y nine, the
remainder A,?,8 are auspicious, +,;, ( are normal and the
num%ers 7, 9, : are evil.
?. !yuvu 0,ongevity2 : "ultiplying the 'shetra pada %y ( and
dividing %y +;D, we get ayuvu of the house. D counts as ( which
is not good.
he other classical texts li'e !parajita Prucha, #astu #idya,
"anushyalaya =handri'a, "anusutra etc., give some variations. &o it is
necessary to o%serve the !aya and the navavargas %efore any
constructions to achieve good results for prosperity, wealth, growth
etc.