वास्तु मण्डन (मण्डन सूत्रधार - गृह, राजप्रासाद, दुर्ग एवं नगर-वास्तु सटीक)

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Thus ends Prabhava etc.
53-55. If the corridors are built in front and the apartments (apavarka) are
made of two ṣaḍdārukas, then the following sixteen varieties will
be formed. They are- Cūḍāmaṇi, Prabhadra, Kṣema, Śekhara, Ucchrita,
Viśāla, Bhūtida, Hṛṣṭa, Virodha, Kālapāśa, Nirāmaya, Suśāla, Raudra,
Megha, Manorama, Subhadra. With these the total of Ekaśālā houses
will be hundred and four in number.
Thus ends the Cūḍāmaṇi etc.
56. In different apartments, if the inner apartment is to be made of
wooden planks (Phalaka), the right section of that house is re-
garded as auspicious and the left part will be suited for women.
57. If the combination with Laghu starts from the ninth place of the
house, then there will be fifteen apartments starting from
the South-East corner (Agni) to others.
These fifteen apartments are Īśvara, Vṛṣabha, Candra, Roga, Pāpa,
Bhayaprada, Nandana, Khādaka, Dhvāṅkṣa, Vivṛta, Vilaya,
Kṣaya, Yāmya,
58-59. Viparīta, Subhadra– these are according to the order of the lunar
days.
Thus ends Ekaśālās

152 वास्तुमण्डनम्
अथ द्विशालानि।
१९हस्तिनी महिषी गावी छागली च यथाक्रमम्।
युग्मानि हंस विमलं संज्ञायाष्टाष्ट निर्दिशेत् ॥ ६० ॥
द्विहंसं च द्वि २०चक्राह्वं द्विसारसमथापि वा।
द्वि कोकिलमिति प्रोक्तं हस्तिन्यादि क्रमेण तु ॥ ६१ ॥
चतुरस्रं समं कृत्वा त्रिपुटे नवकोष्ठकम्।
मध्यकोष्ठपदं त्यक्त्वा शालायुग्मानि चिन्तयेत् ॥ ६२ ॥
दक्षिणस्यां २१तदाग्रेय्यां हस्तिन्युत्तरदिङ्मुखाम्।
पितृवारुणसंयोगान्महिषी पूर्वतो मुखा ॥ ६३ ॥
दक्षिणाभिमुखा गावी सोमे रोगे च संस्थिता।
वरुणाभिमुखा शस्ता ऐन्द्रे २२रोगे च छागली ॥ ६४ ॥
श्रीधरं च मुखालिन्दे याम्याग्रस्थे जयावहम्।
श्रीजयं प्रदक्षिणास्थे मुखयुग्मे तु कामदम् ॥ ६५ ॥
याम्याग्रमुखतोऽलिन्दे जयन्तं नाम शोभनम्।
प्रदक्षिणेऽलिन्दयुग्मे २३विशालमिति निर्दिशेत् ॥ ६६ ॥
अग्रे तृतीयालिन्दे तु जायते सोमसम्भवम्।
१९. We find similar verses in A.P ch 93,94
२०. चक्रं च, in D
२१. तथा-in A
२२. रुद्रे च लांगली in B,C,D,E
२३. विलास in A

Ch. VI – Śālādi gṛhalakṣaṇam 153
Now the variety of Dviśālā
60-61. Serially they are Hastinī, Mahiṣī, Gāvī and Chāgalī. The pair of white
swans etc. should have eight designations. They are two swans
(Haṁsa), two drakes (Cakras) and two cranes (Sārasa) and two
cuckoos (Kokilas). It is known that serially they are for Hastinī and
others.
62. Equalizing four corners and keeping nine inner Pādas (Koṣṭha)
within a three-fold set up, and a triangle (nine Pādas), one should
think of a twin apartment, leaving the central chambers.
63. Constructed on the Southern and South East (Āgneya) corner of
the plot, the Hastinī type of house will face the Northern side.
The Mahiṣī type of house will be constructed on the Western as
well as the South-East corner of the plot and it will face the East-
ern side.
64. The Gāvī type of house will be built on the North and North-
West corner and it will face the Southern direction.
The Chāgalī type of the house will be constructed on the East
and North-West corner and it will face the Western side.
65. Śrīdhara will have Alindas in the front part. Jayāvaha will have
Alindas on the fore part of the South. Śrījaya should be placed at
the place of circumambulation and Kāmada is to be placed on
the main pairs.
66. Jayanta and Śobhana Śālās have Alindas on the front part of the
South. Viśāla type of Śālā will have two Alindas at the place of cir-
cumambulation.

154 वास्तुमण्डनम्
हस्तिनी क्रमगे द्वारे इदं युग्मगृहाष्टकम् ॥ ६७ ॥
एतान्येवान्यसंज्ञाभिर्दिग्भेदान्नामपर्यये ।
गजं भीमं पराक्रमं जयन्तं भासुरं तथा ॥ ६८ ॥
२४वशिष्ठं च समुद्रं महिषीपृष्ठसम्भवात् ।
सुनाभं वर्तकं सौम्यं चन्द्रं तेजश्च दीपकम् ॥ ६९ ॥
कुलोद्योतं सुनेत्रं च गावीपृष्ठोद्भवानि हि ।
पाशुपतं महाकालं सुतेजस्तेजवर्द्धनम् ॥ ७० ॥
२५वाशवं दशभूतानां रुद्रतेजः समुद्भवम् ।
छागलीपृष्ठजातानि गृहान्येतानि निर्दिशेत् ॥ ७१ ॥
इति युग्मगृहद्वात्रिंशद्भेदलक्षणम्।
द्विपञ्चाशद्विशालानां लक्षणं वक्ष्यते क्रमात् ।
सिद्धयर्थं यमसूर्यं च दण्डाख्यं वातसंज्ञकम् ॥ ७२ ॥
चुल्लिकाचप्रमुखादि द्विशालानि प्रचक्षते ।
अनेकभेदभिन्नानि २६लघुप्रस्तारयोगतः ॥ ७३ ॥
मुषाभेदं क्रमैस्तानि भिन्नाभिन्नक्रमेण च ।
तथा निलयकरणं मुषालिन्द सुमार्गतः ॥ ७४ ॥
प्राग्ग्रीवादिविधानेन द्विशालानि २७च पर्ययात् ।
यथासम्भवमेतानि कथयामि समासतः ॥ ७५ ॥
निर्वाहस्तत्र मुषानामनिर्वाहश्च नामतः ।
छन्दतो गुणतो रूपादशुभानि शुभानि च ॥ ७६ ॥
२४. बसिष्टं in A
२५. वासनं in B,C,D,E
२६. अलिन्द प्रस्तार in D,E.
२७. विपर्ययात् in A.P

Ch. VI - Śālādi gṛhalakṣaṇam 155
67. Somasambhava type of Śālā will have a third Alinda in the front. Ac-
cording to this order of the door, Hastinī will have eight pair of
houses.
68-71. According to the difference in directions, they may be known
serially by different names. They are Gaja, Bhīma, Para, Ākrama,
Jayanta as well as Bhāsura, Vasiṣṭha, Samudra. These we get from
the back part of Mahiṣī. Starting from the back of the Gāvī type,
we get Sunābha Varttaka, Saumya, Candra, Teja, Dīpaka, Kulodyota
and Sunetra and Pāśupata, Mahākāla, Sutejaḥ, Tejavardhana, Vāsava -
all these are born out of the prowess of Rudra from the elements.
These houses are to be shown as coming out of the back
of Chāgalī. ⁷
Thus ends the variety of 32 types of pairs of houses.
Now⁸ the characteristics of 52 types of Dviśālās are being de-
scribed serially. Siddhārtha, Yamasūrya, Daṇḍa, Vāta, Culli and Kāca-
they are the varieties of Dviśālā houses.
72-73.L They may be of multiple varieties resulting from the arrangement
of aghuprastāra.
74 . Gradually the different number of ventilators of different or uni-
form sizes are to be described, so the house could be built with
ventilators, corridors on good roads.
75. As far as possible I shall briefly describe Dviśālā according to the
position of the Prāggrīva⁹ etc deviating from customary obsarvance.
76. The alteration of these auspicious and inauspicious character
depends on the rhythmical disposition and the designation of
the arrangement of Guru. Accomplishment and non-
accomplishment of the ventilators are known by their names.
7. Aparājitapṛcchā writes : Hastinī Haṁsasambhūtā Gāvī Sārasasambhavā
Chāgalī Kokilodbhūtā Mahiṣī Cakrabākajā ch. v
8. Similar Ślokas A.P. ch-94 Pg- 239.
9. Prāggrīva- the eastern recess between the cupola and the entablature
Note : See Bṛhatsaṁhitā of Varāhamihira for variety of Dviśālā.

156 वास्तुमण्डनम्
हितार्थाय नरेन्द्राणां २८वर्णिनां लिङ्गिनामपि।
हस्तिनी महिषी चापि द्विशाला यत्र वेश्मनि ॥ ७७ ॥
तत्सिद्धार्थमिति ज्ञेयं २९वित्तसम्पत्तिकारकम्।
भवेद्रोमहिषीभ्यां तु यम३०सूर्यमृतिप्रदम् ॥७८ ॥
दण्डाख्यं छागली गावी शालाभ्यां दण्डभीतिदम्।
वाताख्यं छागली युक्ता महिष्युद्वेग ३१कारकम् ॥७९ ॥
महिष्यजाभ्यामुद्वेगकरी चुल्लीति नामतः।
काचं करेणुगावीभ्यां सुहृत्प्रीतिविनाशनम् ॥८० ॥
एकमुषामुषं च न द्विशालेषु कारयेत्।
अस्याकारं तु चुल्लीं च सर्वभित्तिस्त्रिभिस्तथा ॥८१ ॥
चत्वार्याद्यानि ३२भिद्यन्ते लघुप्रस्तारयोगतः।
प्रत्येकमेकादशधा मन्दिराण्यभिधानतः ॥८२ ॥
अन्ये चतुर्धा भिद्यन्ते प्रत्येकं द्वे तथान्तिमे।
एकमुषादिको भेदस्तद्वाह्याबाह्यहेतुकः ॥८३ ॥
वसुधारं भवेत्तेषामाद्यं सिद्धार्थकं ततः।
कल्याणकं शाश्वतं च शिवं कामप्रदं तथा ॥८४ ॥
श्रीदशान्तं निष्कलंकं ३३नीवीसञ्ज्ञं च ३४पूरकम्॥
सिद्धार्थमनुयायीनि गृहाण्येकादशक्रमात् ॥ ८५ ॥

२८. वर्गाणां C वर्णाणां in D,E
२९. वित्त in C,D,E
३०. सूर्प in A
३१. कारिका in B, C, D, E
३२. भेद्यन्ते in A
३३. निवि in D, E
३४. पुरुषां in A

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For the welfare of the Kings, people of the four castes and of religious
sects, Hastinī and Mahiṣī type of Dviśālā should be done in a build-
ing. This is known as Siddhārtha which bestows wealth and pros-
perity.
77-78. Yamasūrya causes death to the owner of the Go (Gāvī),Mahiṣī type
of houses (Śālā).
79. Daṇḍa causes fear of punishment to the owner of Chāgalī and
Gāvī type of Śālā. Vāta, if associated with Chāgalī and Mahiṣī,
causes anxiety.
80. Cullī associated with Mahiṣī and Ajā is the cause of anxiety.
The Kāca variety associated with female elephant (Kareṇu) and Gāvī
causes loss of friendship.
81. Dviśālā type of Śālā should not be constructed with one ventila-
tion or without any ventilation. Its shape will be like Cullī which
will be adorned with three walls.
82. The earlier four types vary according to the arrangement of Laghu
Prastāra. These are again sub-divided into 11 varieties and they
come within the category of temple.
83. Others divide them into four types and each of them into two
groups at the end. The variety begins from one ventilation ac-
cording to their external and internal positions.
84-85. The first of that variety is known as Vasudhāra, then Siddhārtha,
Kalyāṇaka, Śāśvata, Śiva, Kāmaprada, Śrīda, Śānta, Niṣkalaṅka,
Nīvīsaṁjña, Pūraka-these eleven types of houses fall under
the Siddhārtha group.

158 वास्तुमण्डनम्
संहारं यमसूर्यं च कालं ३५वैवस्वतं यमम्।
करालं विकरालं च कबन्धं मृतकं शवम्॥८६॥
यमसूर्यस्य भेदेन कथितं महिषं तथा।
प्रचण्डचण्डे दण्डाख्यमुद्दण्डं काण्डकोटरे॥८७॥
विग्रहं निग्रहं धूमं निर्धूमं दन्तिदारुणम्।
इत्येकादशभेदास्तु दण्डे दण्डभयप्रदाः॥८८॥
मरुत्पवनवाताख्यमनिलं सप्रभञ्जनम्।
धनाख्यं मोदविध्वंसि प्रलयं कलहं कलिः॥८९॥
कलिशूलञ्च वातस्य भेदा उद्वेगदायकाः।
रोगं चुल्ल्यनलं भस्म चुल्लीभेदचतुष्टयम्॥९०॥
काचस्यानुच्छलङ्काचं कुलघ्नं च विरोधकम्।
द्विपञ्चाश३६ द्विशालानि नामभेदेन निर्दिशेत्॥९१॥
प्राग्दक्षिणगतेऽलिन्दे वसुधारं धनप्रदम्।
प्राक् पश्चिमे तु सिद्धार्थं सर्वोपद्रववर्जितम्॥९२॥
याम्यापरस्थे कल्याणं शाश्वतं पूर्वसौम्यगे।
शिवं याम्योत्तरेऽलिन्दे ३७कामदं पश्चिमोत्तरे॥९३॥
मुखे द्वौ पश्चिमे चैकः श्रीपदं सम्पदे प्रभोः।
पूर्वयाम्योत्तरेऽलिन्दः शान्तं शान्तिप्रदायकम्॥९४॥
प्राक् पश्चिमोत्तरेऽलिन्दे निष्कलङ्कं समृद्धिकृत्।
याम्यापरोत्तरेऽलिन्दे धनेशं धनवर्धनम्॥९५॥
३५. विवस्वतं in A
३६. शालानां नमभेदानि in A
३७. B, C, D, E, omit from v 93d to 95a

Ch. VI – Śālādi gṛhalakṣaṇam 159
Saṁhāra, Yamasūrya, Kāla, Vaivasvata, Yama, Karāla, Vikarāla, Kabandha,
Mṛtaka, Śava, Mahiṣa–these are said to be the divisions of Yamasūrya as well
as the Mahiṣī type. Pracaṇḍa, Caṇḍa, Daṇḍākhya, Uddaṇḍa,
Kāṇḍakoṭara, Vigraha, Nigraha, Dhūma, Nirdhūma, Danti, Dāruṇa -
these are the eleven types of Daṇḍa and there is fear of punish-
ment in these types of houses.86-88.
Marut, Pavana, Vātākhya, Anila, Prabhañjana, Dhanākhya,
Modavidhvaṁsi, Pralaya, Kalaha, Kali, Kaliśūla– these are the divi-
sions of Vāta, which are causes of anxiety.
89-91. The four divisions of Culli are– Roga, Culli, Anala, and Bhasma, and
the divisions of Kāca are Ucchala, Kāca, Kulaghna and Virodha. In
this way 52 types of Dviśālās are mentioned here.
92. If there are Alindas towards the Eastern and Southern directions,
it is called Vasudhāra and it bestows wealth. Siddhārtha, with Alindas
to the East and West, is devoid of any trouble.
Kalyāṇa is known to have Alindas towards the Southern and West-
ern directions and Śāśvata has Alindas towards the East and North.
93. Śiva has Alindas towards the Southern and Northern directions
and Kāmada has Alindas to the West as well as to the North.
94. Śrīpada with two Alindas in front and one to the West is auspi-
cious for its owner. Śānta brings peace in the house with Alindas to
the East, South and North.
95. Niṣkalaṅka brings prosperity, with Alindas towards the East, West,
and North. Dhaneśa, with Alindas to the South, West and North
brings in more wealth.

160 वास्तुमण्डनम्
मुखे द्वौ सौम्यतश्चैकः कुवेरं वित्तवृद्धिकृत्।
संहारादीनि दिग्भेदादे ३८भिरेव क्षणैर्विदुः ॥९६॥
रोगं प्राग्याम्यगेऽलिन्दे चुल्ली याम्यापरस्थिते।
अनलं पश्चिमे सौम्ये ३९भस्माख्यं पूर्वसौम्यगे ॥९७॥
उदङ्मुखाभ्यां मूषाभ्यां काचभेदे ४०छलं गृहम्।
प्राग्याम्योत्तरगे काचं कुलघ्नं दक्षिणे द्वये ॥९८॥
दक्षिणापरसौम्यस्थे विरोधं स्याद्गृहं क्षणे।
उक्ता ४१न्येवं द्विपञ्चाशद्द्विशालानि समासतः ॥ ९९ ॥
तथा च ॥
द्विशालं शोभनं वेश्मपूर्वोत्तरमुखं सदा।
पूर्वोत्तरास्यं सिद्धार्थं लाङ्गलं सौख्यदायकम् ॥१००॥
मत्स्यपुराणेऽपि।
सिद्धार्थं वर्ज्यं वर्ज्यानि द्विशालानि सदा बुधैः ॥१०१॥
इति द्विशालानि ॥
अथ त्रिशालानि
चतुर्गुरूणां प्रस्तारे त्रिशालानि ध्रुवादिवत्।
गृहे सप्तदशे कार्यं चतुर्दिक्षु लघुद्वयम् ॥ १०२ ॥
अष्टादशे त्रिशाले तु मध्ये षट्दारुकं न्यसेत्।
पूर्वादिद्वारभेदेन त्रिशालानि द्विसप्ततिः ॥ १०३ ॥

३८. भिरेव in A, B
३९. तस्याक्षं in B, E
४०. बलं in A
४१. न्येकं in A, C, D, E

Ch. VI – Śālādi gṛhalakṣaṇam 161
96. Kuvera with two Alindas in front and another towards the North
increases one’s property. Saṁhāra and other types are known by
designation in accordance with place and direction.
97. Roga has Alindas to the East and South, Culli has Alindas to the
South and West. Anala has Alindas to the West and North and
Bhasma has Alindas to the East and North.
98. (A Dviśālā house named) Chala of Kāca variety has two ventilators
on the North. If the ventilators are on the Eastern, Southern and
Northern sides, it is known as Kāca, and if two ventilators are on
the South, it is known as Kulaghna.
99. Virodha type of house is designated to have Alindas towards the
Southern and Northern direction In this way, 52 types
of Dviśālā houses are precisely described.
Then again
100. The Dviśālā house is always pleasant if it faces towards the East
and North. Siddhārtha as well as Lāṅgala bring happiness if they
face East and North.
It has been also said in the Matsyapurāṇa
101. Of the Siddhārtha variety of Dviśālā which are not appreciable,
(they) are to be discarded by the learned persons.
Thus ends the variety of Dviśālā
Now¹⁰ Triśālās
102. Like Dhruva and others, Triśālā is always built on the Prastāra of
four Gurus. In the seventeenth type of house, two Laghus will be
made in four directions.
On the central part of the eighteenth type of Triśālā ṣaḍdāru should
be inserted.
103. According to the placing of the doors starting from the East, the
Triśālā may be of seventy-two types.
10. A. P. ch 97 mentions 79 triśālā houses.

162 वास्तुमण्डनम्
कालदण्डं तु पूर्वास्त्यं सुनाभं दक्षिणामुखम्।
जयन्तमाद्यं वारुण्यां सौभाग्यं रिपुमर्दनम् ॥१०४॥
⁴²कालदण्डं प्रचण्डं च श्रीजयं च धनावहम्।
मायासद्मं महाकान्तं मनोहररमाप्रिये ॥१०५॥
⁴³विमुख्यं क्रोधनाख्यं च स्वामिभक्तं धनेश्वरम्।
कालाख्यं विकरालं जनप्रियं सिद्धिकामदम् ॥१०६॥
प्रीतिमुखा सर्वलाभमुद्भवं रसदारुणम्।
सुनाभं च शुभं शान्तं जयं च विभवोद्भवम् ॥१०७॥
कुवेरं यक्षपक्षाख्यं विवक्त्रं कलिसौम्यके।
सुवक्त्रं क्षयं कालाख्यं विपुलं राज्यवर्धनम् ॥१०८॥
आत्मकं दारुणाख्यं च सुनाभादीन्यष्टादश।
जयन्तं भासुरं भीमं श्रीजयं ⁴⁴च विशालकम् ॥१०९॥
शस्तं च शाश्वतं सारं दुर्दर्यं क्रोधनं तथा।
सौख्यं पुष्टं च जानीयादभयं घोरमीश्वरम् ॥११०॥
आनन्दं शुभपत्रं चोत्तुंगमष्टादशं मतम्।
रिपुमर्दनं सुनेत्रं बलं चाति⁴⁵बलं तथा ॥१११॥
अशुभं च शिवं सर्वात्मकं ⁴⁶विशालमित्यपि।
शिवं सर्वलवैशाद्धं क्रूरं च श्रीकरं प्रभम् ॥११२॥
४२. Similar verses in A.P ch93 8–9
४३. B, C, D, E विमुखं
४४. A वा
४५. B, C, D, E बलाशुभम्
४६. B, C, D, E वैशालम्

Ch. VI – Śāladi gṛhalakṣaṇam 163
104. Kāladaṇḍa is facing the East, Sunābha faces the South, Jayanta faces
the West and Ripumardana faces the North.
105-107a. Kāladaṇḍa, Pracaṇḍa, Śrījaya, Dhanāvaha, Māyāsadma,
Mahākānta, Manohara, Ramāpriya, Vimukhya, Krodhanākhya,
Svāmibhakta, Dhaneśvara, Kāla, Vikarāla, Janapriya, Siddhikāmada,
Prītimukha bestow benefits and Udbhava is full of awful potenti-
alities.
107b-109a. Eighteen types of Sunābhas are Sunābha, Śubha, Śānta, Jaya,
Vibhava, Udbhava, Kuvera, Yakṣa, Pakṣa, Vivaktra, Kalisaumya,
Suvaktra, Kṣaya, Kālākhya, Vipula, Rājyavardhana, Ātmaka, Dāruṇa.
109b-111a. Eighteen varieties of Jayanta are Jayanta, Bhāsura, Bhīma,
Śrījaya, Viśālaka, Śasta, Śāśvata, Sāra, Durdaya, Krodhana,
Saukhya, Puṣṭa, A bhaya, Ghora, Īśvara, Ānanda, Śubhapatra, Uttuṅga.
111b-112. Eighteen varieties of Ripumardanas are Ripumardana, Sunetra,
Bala, Atibala, Aśubha, Śiva, Sarvātmaka, Viśāla, Śiva, Sarvālavai,
Krūra, Śrīkara, Prabhu.

164 वास्तुमण्डनम्
कालनेत्रं विनेत्रं लक्ष्मीधरं श्रियः पतिः ।
महाजयं जयाख्यं चाष्टादशं नामवत्फलम् ॥११३॥
यथा युग्मोद्भवा भेदाः स्युर्द्विशालत्रिशालयोः ।
तथा युक्त्या विधातव्याश्चतुःशालगृहेष्वपि ॥११४॥
मत्स्यपुराणे
सौम्यशालाविहीनं यत्त्रिशालं धन्यं हि तत् ।
क्षेमवृद्धिकरं नृणां सर्वव्याधिभयापहम् ॥११५॥
शालया पूर्वया हीनं ⁴७सुक्षेत्रमिति विश्रुतम्।
धन्यं यशस्यमायुष्यं शोकमोहविनाशनम् ॥११६॥
चुल्ली तु याम्यया हीनं त्रिशालं चैव [क] शालया ।
कुलक्षयकरं नृणां सर्वव्याधिभयावहम् ॥११७॥
हीनं पश्चिमया यच्च पक्षघ्नं नाम विश्रुतम् ।
मित्रबन्धुसुतान् हन्ति तथा सर्वभयङ्करम् ॥११८॥
इति त्रिशालानि।
अथ चतुःशालानि ॥
प्रस्तारेऽष्टगुरूद्भूते सुनाभादीनि नामतः ।
चतुःशालगृहाणि स्युः षट्पञ्चाशं शतद्वयम् ॥११९॥
इति श्रीसूत्रधारमण्डनविरचिते ⁴८वास्तुशास्त्रे
वास्तुमण्डन शालादिगृहलक्षणोऽध्यायः षष्ठः ॥ श्लोकाः ॥११९॥

४७ B, C, D, E omit V 116 bcd, and v 117a
४८ वास्तु मण्डने वास्तुशास्त्र in BCDE

Ch. VI - Śālādi gṛhalakṣaṇam 165
113. Kālanetra, Vinetra, Lakṣmīdhara – the husband of Śrī, Mahājaya, Jaya
–they give results according to their names.
114. As the twin varieties of Dviśālā and Triśālā has been found, like-
wise for the Catuśśālā house also, the same principle should be
followed.
In the Matsyapurāṇa
115. Triśālā without a hall in the Northern direction is known as
Dhanyaka. It increases the prosperity of the King and removes all
sorts of sorrows and misery.
116. (Triśālā) without a hall in the Eastern side, is known as Sukṣetra. It
gives prosperity, fame and long life and removes all sorts of sor-
rows and misery.
117. Cullī type of Triśālā is devoid of one Śālā to the South. It destroys
the family of the King by bringing all sorts of dangerous diseases.
118 Triśālā without a hall in the West is known as Pakṣaghna. It de-
stroys progenies and friends and brings all sorts of evils.
Thus ends the variety of Triśālā.
Now the varieties of Catuśśālā :
119. Sunābha and other Catuśśālā houses have been built from the
Prastāra of eight Gurus. They are two hundred and fifty six in num-
ber.
Thus ends the sixth chapter of Vāstumaṇḍana written by Maṇḍana
Sūtradhāra. It describes Ekaśālā and other houses.

सप्तमोऽध्यायः
[दूषणभूषणानि]
गृहारम्भे गेहकर्तुर्विनाशः शिल्पिसम्भ्रमे ।
स्तम्भस्कन्धाच्च्युते कुम्भे शिरोरोगं विनिर्दिशेत् ॥१ ॥
कुम्भापहारे सर्वस्य कुलस्यापि क्षयो भवेत्।
मृत्युः स्थानाच्च्युते कुम्भे स्तम्भे भग्ने तथा विदुः ॥२ ॥
करसंख्याविनाशे तु नाशं गृहपतेर्विदुः ।
बीजौषधिविहीने तु भूतेभ्यो भयमादिशेत् ॥३ ॥
स्तम्भाः भयरङ्कराः पूर्वं योजिता अप्रदक्षिणाः ।
हीनाधिकां गतौ वास्तौ सर्वथा तु विवर्जयेत् ॥४ ॥
प्रासादो देवराज्ञो वै त्यजे^१त्प्रासादजं गृहम्।
सिंहकर्णकपोताली सिंहसम्बरणध्वजान् ॥५ ॥
कपिशीर्षाणि कलशं दण्डमामलसारकम्।
स्तम्भं सभद्रं वाष्टास्रं वृत्तं सरूप^२पल्लवम् ॥६ ॥
कुम्भी सभद्राभरणं पल्लवाद्यं च किन्नरान्।
पत्रशीर्षं कुमाराढ्यं रूपं लेपविनिर्मितम् ॥
प्राग्भू कुम्भी विना शैलं न कुर्याद्द्वर्णवेश्मसु ॥७ ॥

१. देव राज्ञोस्या त्यजेत् in A
देव राजोस्तु त्यजेत् in C

Chapter VII
[Duṣṇabhūṣaṇāni]
Now the defects and decorations of a construction are to be described

1. At the time of the building construction, any confusion amongst
   architects may lead to the death of the owner. If a pitcher falls
   from the top of the column, then it leads to affliction of the head.
2. In the case of theft of a pitcher, the entire family may be ruined.
   In the case of dislocation of the pitcher as well as breach of the
   column, there should be fear from death.
3. It is said that mistakes in measurement by finger/hand may
   lead to the death of the house owner. Without spreading seeds
   and medicinal plants there will be fear from spirits.
4. If a column is erected prior to circumambulation, it is dangerous.
   If there is diminution or excess of the measurement of the Vāstu, it
   should be totally discarded.
   5-7. Even if it is the palace of Gods or of Kings, a house inside the
   palace should avoid Siṁhakarṇa¹, Kapotālī² Siṁha, rolled up flag-
   staff, battlements, pitcher, pillarette, post, crowning part, pillars
   with eight-sided or round-projected moulding or without a
   sprout(Pallava). The base of a column with projected moulding
   with a twig and Kinnaras, leaves on the top, plastered form
   of Kumāra (Kārtikeya), in front of the land, the base of a column
   without any stone in front of the site should not be constructed
   in the dwelling abode of the four Varṇas.

1. It is a moulding in shape of Nāgarī Thakāra according to P. K. Acharya.
2. Roll cornices or overhanging cornice .

168 वास्तुमण्डनम्
मयः ॥
गृहे स्तम्भः शुभो वृत्तः षडष्टास्र कलास्रकः ।
शिला देवालये ग्राह्या द्विजावनिपयोरपि ॥८॥
पाषण्डिनां च कर्त्तव्या न कार्या वैश्यशूद्रयोः ।
क्रियते यदि मोहेन धर्मकामार्थनाशकृत् ॥९॥
तथा च ॥
इतिहासपुराणोक्तं वृत्तान्तं प्रतिरूपकम् ।
निन्दितं च गृहे नेष्टं शस्तं देवकुले च यत् ॥१०॥
करालं भीषणं रौद्रमशस्तं दुष्टमेव च ।
गृध्रकङ्ककपोतादि कपिसंग्रामभीषणम् ॥११॥
वर्जयेद्गृहचित्रेषु श्रेयस्तत्र न विद्यते ॥१२॥
भोजः ॥
यानीन्द्रजालतुल्यानि यानि मिथ्याकृतानि च ।
भीषणानि च यानि स्युर्न ³कुर्यात्तानि ॥१३॥
नग्नं तपस्वीलीलां च मायादीनि न योजयेत् ।
प्रेताः पिशाचाः रक्षांसि क्रव्यादा मृगपक्षिणः ॥१४॥
मृगर्क्ष व्याघ्रमार्जारवराहद्वीपिजम्बुकाः ।
तरक्षुखरकंकोष्ट्रप्रमुखा वा निशाचराः ॥१५॥
गृहे न कार्या ⁴वाद्यादौ व्याधिबन्धक्षयावहाः ।
नागदन्ततुलास्तम्भभित्तिमुखा गवाक्षकाः ॥१६॥
२. वल्लवम् in B
३. वेश्मनि in B, C, D, E,
४. वाटादौ। वायादौ in B, D, E

Ch. VII – Dūṣaṇabhūṣaṇāni 169
Maya
8. For a house a column, round-shaped, six, eight or sixteen sided
is regarded as auspicious, stone pillars are accepted in a temple
and for the houses of Brahmins and Kings.
9. (The stone pillar can be built for ) heretics (Pāṣaṇḍī) also but not
for Vaiśya and Śūdra. If it is done out of infatuation then it will be
against the principles of virtue, desire and money.
As well as
10. Historical and Purāṇic events and their corresponding images are
forbidden in a house and it is not considered desirable and aus-
picious and which is cursed even among the Gods.
11-12. Frightful, terrible, violent, inauspicious, corrupted pictures, (scenes
of) dreadful fights among vultures, purple herons, pigeons, mon-
keys etc. should be discarded in the household pictures. There is
no welfare in it.
Bhoja
13. Those (acts) which are like magical tricks, contradictory deeds
and which are dreadful should not be performed in the house.
14-16a. The naked sports of ascetics, witchcraft and likewise, ghosts,
goblins, demons, carnivorous birds and animals, deer, bear, tiger,
cat, boar, leopard, jackal, hyena, ass, purple heron, camel etc. or
nocturnal animals should not be kept in a house or in the garden,
as they bring disease, confinements, and loss.

170 वास्तुमण्डनम्
क्षणमध्ये न दातव्या ५न चैते विषमाः शुभाः ।
६प्राग्भूमेरूर्ध्वभूमिं च विस्तारे वोदयेऽधिकाम् ॥१७॥
७संलग्नान्यासनं कुम्भी स्तम्भो भरणाशीर्षके ।
पट्टश्च तन्त्रिके मानिन ८कुर्यात्सर्ववेश्मसु ॥१८॥
अल्पलेपं बहुलेपं समसन्धिः शिरोगुरूः ।
सशल्यं पादहीनं च वास्तु शीघ्रं विनश्यति ॥१९॥
अन्यवास्तुचितं द्रव्यं न युञ्जादन्यवास्तुनि ।
प्रासादे न भवेत्पूजा गेहे क्रीडन्ति राक्षसाः ॥२०॥
मयः ॥
विनष्टवास्तुसंजातं द्रव्यं सर्वविपत्करम् ॥
तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन शुद्धद्रव्यं ९प्रगृह्यताम् ॥२१॥
अन्यपृष्ठे यदा चान्यत्प्रासादं मन्दिरं पुरम् ।
खादकं नाम तद्वास्तु परस्परविरोधकृत् ॥२२॥
कुक्षिद्वारं गृहे वापि यत्र स्यात्सुरसद्मनि ।
विभ्रमं नाम तद्वास्तु भ्रामयेत्तत्पतिं गृहात् ॥२३॥
कुक्षिभागे गृहं चान्यत्कुक्षिदन्त विरोधकृत् ।
अग्रोन्नतं न तन्मध्ये १०उद्धतं हन्ति सन्ततिम् ॥२४॥
अधिकं विस्तरे कर्णे पञ्चहस्ताधिकोच्छ्रयम् ।
यद्बहुद्रव्यकाष्ठाढ्यं न भवेच्छाश्वतं गृहम् ॥२५॥
५. न वैते in B, D, E,
६. प्राग्भूमंमेरूभूमिं in B
७. संलग्राभ्यासनं in A, B, D, E
८. कुर्याद्र्णवेश्मसु in A
९. विधीयताम् in B
१०. उद्धतं हते in A उद्धृतं in D उद्धृतं in E