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| Vastu Purush |
The ‘art of building
one’s living and working spaces in harmony with nature’ is a vastu.
However, Purusha means energy, power, soul or cosmic man. Thus, according to
shastra Vastu Purush is god of building science i.e. god of structures
who provides protection, happiness and prosperity to its habitant if Vastu
principles are followed.
To follow these
principles the Vastu Purush Mandala which is a specific type of mandala
is get used in Vastu Shastra. Vastu Purush Mandala is the
metaphysical pan of a building/temple/site etc. which incorporates the course
of the heavenly bodies and supernatural forces.
The principal gods or
presiding deities of each direction are given below:
|
DIRECTION
|
RULING GOD /
DEITY
|
|
North-West
(Vayavya)
|
Ruled by Lord
of Winds
|
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North - Kubera
|
Ruled by Lord
of Wealth
|
|
North -
East (Eashan)
|
Ruled by Lord
of all quarters or Lord Shiva
|
|
East
|
Ruled by God
Sun - Aditya (Indra)
|
|
South - East
(Agni)
|
Ruled by Lord
of Fire - Agni
|
|
South - Yama
|
Ruled by Lord
of Death - Yama
|
|
South -
West (Nairutya)
|
Pitru /
Nairutya, Nairuthi- Ruled by ancestors
|
|
West - Varuna
|
Ruled by Lord
of Water
|
|
Centre
(Brahma)
|
Ruled by Lord
or Creator of the Universe
|
The Vastu Purush
is the governing deity of any site. He lies with his back up and the concept
behind this may be that he carries burden on his back. It is a rule that
pillars are not to be raised on the sensitive points of Vastu Purush. According
to the science of physics the sensitive points are inlets and outles.
It is assumed that the Vastu
Purush would get suffocate if inlets and outlets are blocked with pillars. Also,
on the folds of the arms and legs of the vastu purush the sensitive
points are exist. Thus, the pillars, if erected on these points, would not find
enough base and support. Therefore, these points are to be avoided for pillars
while construction.
Like the sensitive
points of the vastu purush the care should be taken about the directions
for digging also. Generally the Vastu Purush is showed as lying on it
with the head in the North-East and the legs in the South-West but this is not
permanent. The Vastu Purush keeps changing his position throughout the
year. Thus, one should not dig in the
direction where the vastu pursh’s head lies in that particular month. The
following table will give you the detail information about every month’s
position of the vastu purush.
|
Sr.
|
Month
|
Direction
|
|
1
|
January
|
West-South-West
|
|
2
|
February
|
West
|
|
3
|
March
|
West-North-West
|
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4
|
April
|
North-North-West
|
|
5
|
May
|
North
|
|
6
|
June
|
North-North-East
|
|
7
|
July
|
East-North-East
|
|
8
|
August
|
East
|
|
9
|
September
|
East-South-East
|
|
10
|
October
|
South-South-East
|
|
11
|
November
|
South
|
|
12
|
December
|
South-South-West
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