{"id":24994,"date":"2021-10-11T17:48:53","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T17:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ritukhurana.com\/test\/?p=24994"},"modified":"2021-10-11T17:48:53","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T17:48:53","slug":"the-two-jewels-of-vastu-shastra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ritukhurana.com\/demo2\/the-two-jewels-of-vastu-shastra\/","title":{"rendered":"The two Jewels of Vastu Shastra"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vastu <\/em><\/strong>is derived from the word \u2018<\/strong>Vasa<\/em><\/strong>\u2019 which refers to any piece or portion of the site of construction. The development of <\/strong>Vastu<\/u><\/em><\/strong> in India as tradition can be traced in three regions which are- Firstly, the Northern region of Rsi Kashyap well known as <\/strong>\u2018Naga Pradesh\u2019<\/em><\/strong>, Secondly, a place of Asuras known as the <\/strong>\u2018Vesara\u2019 <\/em><\/strong>was the land between the vindhya mountains and the river Krishna and Tungabhadra and lastly, the reign of the southern part by Rsi Bhrigu which widely followed the Naga Pradesh.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vastu Purusha and Vastu Purusha Mandala<\/u><\/strong>:<\/u><\/strong> A Core Understanding of the Fundamentals of Vastu Shastra<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The creation of the \u2018Vastu Purusha Mandala\u2019 <\/em>is a fascinating story from ancient Indian texts, depicting the birth of the \u2018Vastu Purusha\u2019<\/em>, the chaos he caused and how he was overpowered by collective efforts of different Gods. All ancient texts provide a detailed description about the creation of Vastu Purusha. The \u2018Vishkarma Prakash\u2019 <\/em>narrates the story about the origin of Vastu Shastra is related to the birth of Vastu Purusha.<\/p>\n

\"\"In the era of the Treta Yuga, it all started when Lord Brahma created various forms of creatures and were experimenting by creating humans. He thought that a \u2018man\u2019 would be the best option for this and so he created a man. But this was not an ordinary man, he was huge and had enormous powers to grow. Soon after his creation, the man started growing. As time passed, he became enormous and with his size, his hunger also increased. He started to consume everything that came in his way. In no time, he became so monstrous that his shadow had cast a permanent eclipse on earth. When he walked, the Earth trembled. When he breathed, the winds blew and he drank the water, the water level of the Earth went down.<\/p>\n

This entire incident was enough for all Gods including Indra Deva to press the panic button. They immediately rushed to Brahma and requested him to stop the man from spreading the chaos.<\/p>\n

\"\"Lord Brahma realized that he had made a terrible mistake and he thought to rectify it. So he suggested all devas to join, the Gods of eight directions (Astha Dikapalakas<\/em>) to come and help him. Upon hearing his request, all 45 deities came for rescue, they grabbed the man and overpowered him. They pinned the man against the ground with his head in North-East and legs in South-West direction. Lord Brahma pressed him down in the middle. This was a story of how the \u2018Vastu Purusha Mandala\u2019 <\/em>was formed and an immense destructive force was controlled by Lord Brahma along with the 45 deities.<\/p>\n

\"\"Thereafter, Lord Brahma gave the title of the \u2018Vastu Purusha\u2019 <\/em><\/strong>to that man. The \u2018Vastu Purusha<\/em>\u2019 was born on Krishna Paksha, Tritya Tithi, Bhadrapada Masa, Shani Vara, Kritika Naksatra,Vyatipat Yoga, Vishti Karan <\/em><\/strong>during Bhadra <\/em><\/strong>in Kulika Muhurta<\/em><\/strong>. This was the time when for the first time, the fundamentals and guidelines of Vastu <\/em>were introduced to mankind in ancient Indian Architecture.<\/p>\n

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In this event, the Vastu Purusha <\/em>was badly terrified and he surrendered himself in front of Lord Brahma. As a result Vastu Purusha <\/em>was blessed by the universal creator. Lord Brahma was very happy at the innocence of this demon. Lord Brahma said \u201cI will make you immortal and all mortal people who will build any sort of structure on earth will worship you.\u201d Therefore, whether in villages or cities, palace or town, before the construction of houses, water bodies and gardens, humans would worship the Vastu Purusha <\/em>and feed him with various items. Lord Brahma set the Vastu Purusha <\/em>at liberty to tease, devour and trouble if humans fail to worship him from time to time. The Lord further stated that the one who will fail to worship the Vastu Purusha <\/em>would face severe consequences. His presence will be in all the sites and will be recognized as the Vastu Purusha<\/em>. Vastu Purusha <\/em>brings harmony and balances the energies within and around the said architectural structure.<\/p>\n

This story teaches us to understand the orientation of balancing all the 45 energies present in the mandala to create a peaceful and harmonious surrounding which is used to create the Manushayalaya <\/em>and the Devalaya<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The Vastu Purusha Mandala <\/em>is an indispensable part of Vastu Shastra <\/em>and constitutes the mathematical and diagrammatic basis for generating design. It is the metaphysical plan of a building that incorporates the course of the heavenly bodies and supernatural forces.<\/p>\n

\u2018<\/em>Purusha<\/em><\/a>\u2019<\/u><\/em> defines energy, power, soul or cosmic man whereas the\u2018<\/em>Mandala<\/em><\/a>\u2019 <\/em>is the generic name for any plan or chart which symbolically represents the cosmos. It is also a creation of plans which are well divided to create space for living or residing.<\/p>\n

This incident which defines the creation of a huge demon to a Vastu Purusha <\/em>is depicted graphically in the Vastu Purusha Mandala <\/em>with portions allocated hierarchically\u00a0 to\u00a0 each\u00a0 deity\u00a0 based\u00a0 on\u00a0 their\u00a0 contributions\u00a0 and\u00a0 positions.\u00a0 Brahma <\/a>occupied the central portion- the Brahmasthana<\/em><\/a> and other Gods were distributed around in a concentric pattern.<\/p>\n

There are 45 gods in all including 32 outer deities.<\/p>\n