essentials of vastu

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Essentials of Vastu

Places of Residence:Home is a place where you can relax and rejoice while passing throughthe 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 citytown or village. he following are some of the methods dealt in ourancient 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, onthe left of the num%er counted from to the first sylla%le of thevillage name. ivide the entire num%er counted %y (. he num%erhana. $ow 'eep the num%er counted from to the first sylla%le of theperson-s name on the right of the num%er counted from to the firstsylla%le of the village / name. ivide the entire num%er %y (. he

reminder is rina. If dhana is greater than rina, the village 0town1city2favors him with happiness and prosperity, if he %uilds a house andlives in it. If hana is less than rina, it doesn-t favor the person. Ifdhana and rina are e3ual, it is mediocre.

4xample:5 he name of the person is Raman. he name of the town is6angalore. he first sylla%le of Rama is Ra. his is the 78th sylla%lecounted from the first sylla%le of 6angalore. his is the 79th, sylla%lecounted 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 whendivided %y the (, we get remainder 7. &o dhana is greater than rina.

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varga num%er on the right of the village varga num%er. ivide theentire 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 is6angalore. 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.

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Pavarga upiter*avarga &aturn

0( sylla%les2

If the two lords are neutral to each other, it is mediocre, neitherprosperous nor calamitous.

4xample:5 Raman is the name of the person. >Ra- %elongs to *avargawhose lord is &aturn. 6angalore is the name of the city >%a- %elongs toPavarga whose lord is upiter. &ince the two lords are neutral,6angalore is mediocre to Raman.

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&o. 6angalore is good for Raman.

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houses in north. hose with $ama rasi of 'um%ha should not constructhouses 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 !runis '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 fromthe 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 directions, mentioned %elow:

!varga, 4ast C ()avarga, south / 4ast C 9=havarga, south / west C ?

avarga, south / west C Ahavarga, 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 indicatethe planetary dasas of the sun 0?2, moon 0+D2, mars 02, rahu 0+(2,upiter 0+?2, &aturn 0+82, mercury 0+2, 'etu 02, 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 vargacalculation. 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 distressRahu dasa 0+( y2 C feversupiter dasa 0+? y2 C happiness, prosperity&aturn dasa 0+8 y2 C disease


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"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 thecentre 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 theremainder. &o, mercury dasa of + years %egins from the time ofhouse5 construction. here is another school of thought concerningdig dasa which is as follows:5

#!&< R!! #!!6H!!dd the varga num%ers of the person, village and the direction, dividethe sum %y 8. he remainders + to 8 respectively show the planetarydasas from the sun to #enus. he dasas of %eneficial planets are goodwhile 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- %elongsto 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 upiter of +? years %egins.

&I4 4L!"I$!IF$:he site %efore constructing a house should %e examined to see if itfavors 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. hesoil 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 isgood. If it tastes %itter or saline, it is %ad reject the plot if you hearfrom the ground any fierce sounds li'e those of fox, dog, ass, waterfall or %ro'en pots. he plot is good if you hear melodious sounds li'ethose of horse, elephant, %am%oo, ocean, 'ettle5drum or flute. If theground in the plot is too rough for one to stand or if the clay is toohot or too cold, the plot should %e rejected.


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Hanam'onda is ;.

he constant of $orth / 4ast is ;. herefore 7 B; B; C . his, whendivided %y 7, gives the remainder + which is jagati.4& 7: add the constants of the #argas of village, person anddirection. !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 theremainder 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 +?R C Aherefore it is void.est A: if the seeds sown in the site sprout in 7 days, it is good forhouse 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 piecesof wood, coal, or iron etc. &uch extraneous and evil5portent o%jects inthe site should %e removed %y digging the ground %efore you %uild ahouse. &alyas found %eneath +; inches depth in the ground %ear no evileffect.

he sylla%les !a, )a, =ha, a, ha, Pa, *a, and &a respectivelyrepresent the ( directions from the east to north54ast. Ha, Pa, *arepresent the centre of the site. Erom the first sylla%le of a worduttered %y the 3uerent you can 'now in which direction the salyas liein the site. If the first sylla%le of the 3uerent is other than the a%ovementioned sylla%les, it means the a%sence of &alyas in the site. &eethe figure:

&alyas in HousesIf deaths occur once in every three years in any house, it meanshuman %ones may lie in the east. Ere3uent trou%les from Governmentli'e suspension, dismissal from services, indicate the salyas of don'eyin the &outh54ast. If the head of the family suffers from a chronic


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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. Ifthe head of the family is trou%led %y enemies or litigation etc., formore than twelve years, hus' and pieces of coal lie in the [email protected] the head of the family, though rich, loses his wealth gradually intwelve years, human %ones lie in the north. oss of cattle indicateshuman %ones in the north54ast. If the family is extinct, %one ash andpieces of coal lie in the middle of the site. ! site mostly crac'ed or asite with salyas, ant hills or hilloc's thrown up %y white ants, molesetc., should %e rejected for house construction.

!t the time of ploughing the land for cleaning the site, the sight ofstones, gold, %ric's etc., augurs happiness and prosperity. he sight ofhus', %ones, eggs, sna'e, tatters etc. may portend death. he sight ofcotton portends disease. he sight of cowries fore%odes 3uarrels anddistress. 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.

#!&< PF& @IH PRF4=IF$& !$ RF!&! s3uare or rectangular plot is %est preferred. !ny polygonal plot orany plot in the shape of a 3uadrilateral of une3ual sides should %etailored if possi%le to a s3uare or a rectangular plot. his is theopinion of our ancient scholars of vastu. 6ut modern scholars hold theopinion that a $orth54ast projections of a s3uare or a rectangular plot

yields %etter results. !nd a projection in any other corner, they agreeis a %lemish. Eor example see the diagrams for $orth54astprojections.

!n o%solete 'ari'a states: ! %lac'5grain extension of $orth54astcorner in the plot is enough to give education, erudition and cattle5wealth to the inmates of the house. 6ut even a corn5seed extension ofsouth 4ast corner will mar happiness and prosperity, causing diseases.In fact this seed5extent mentioned in the 'ari'a is not tracea%le tothe na'ed eye. 6ut today-s practitioners not only accept the same'arti'a %ut also exaggeratedly state that the more the $orth54astcorner is extended, the more auspicious and favora%le is the plot. !ndthey also hold the decrease of the &outh54ast, &outh5@est and


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$orth5@est corners is must. 6ut such a concept of the modernpractitioner contravenes the fundamental vastu norm that a plot of

une3ual sides causes distress and grief. ! reduced $orth54ast sectorin 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 havemuch more open space in the south and similarly a house constructedwith a little open space in the south, will have more open space in thewest. 6oth are inauspicious.

PF& @IH RF!&:! plot with four roads around is very good.In the four5road plot, the main5entrance door can %e in the 4ast forthose with $ama rasis viN. 'anya, ma'ara, mithuna. It can %e in thewest for those with $ama rasis viN. ula, 'um%ha, vrisha%ha. It can %ein 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 plotsare as follows:

4!& PF: his will have a road in the 4ast, or roads in the4ast, $orth and &outh. he main5entrance of the house should%e in the 4ast.

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$FRH PF: 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!& PF: his will have roads in the $orth and

4ast. "ain entrance should %e in the 4ast with more open spacein the $orth. It can %e in the $orth, with more open space inthe 4ast.

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