Essay name: Architectural data in the Puranas
Author:
Sharda Devi
Affiliation: Himachal Pradesh University / Department of History
This essay studies ancient Indian architectural science as found in technical treatises and the Puranas, with special reference to the Matsya, Garuda, Agni and Bhavishya Puranas. These texts detail ancient architectural practices, covering temple and domestic designs, dimensional specifications, and construction rules.
Chapter 2 - What is Vastu
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EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT MONTHS ON HUMAN V膧STU
According to MP 87 the beginning of a house, palace, temple or city
in Caitra brings trouble to the chief of the settlement, Vai艣膩kha, he gets
cows and gems; Jyestha, he dies; 膧s膩岣峚, he gets good servants, gems
and domestic animals, 艢r膩va峁嘺, he gets good servants; Bh膩dra, total
loss; 膧艣vina, he loses his wife; K膩rtika, he gets wealth; M膩rga艣墨r峁, gain
of wealth; Pau峁, fear of thieves; M膩gha, he gets good lots of
various things but there is a risk of fire also; Ph膩lguna, he begets a son
and gold.
EFFECTS OF V膧RA ON V膧STU
The MP mentions the auspicious day for the construction of a house,
palace, temple or city. It mentions that Monday leads to strive and
poverty; Tuesday results in death from stroke of lighting; Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday bring good luck to the householder; Saturday danger
from fire or king's displeasure, Sunday causes fair fortune or danger from
fire 88
THE INFLUENCE OF CONSTELLATION ON V膧STU
The MP says that A艣vin墨, Rohi峁嚹�, M奴la, Uttar膩 (all the three) Sw膩t墨, Hasta
and Anuradha are described as auspicious for initiating buildings. The text
also points out the harmless constellations for building purposes are
Vy膩gh膩ta, S奴ta, Vyatip膩ta, Atigamda. 89
