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

Ch. I – Miśrakādhyāyaḥ 29
90. The house having proper directions bestows wealth and happi-
ness to the owner. The reverse direction causes loss of wealth
for a city, palace and temple.
91. In the confluence of rivers, holy places, forts, hermitages, one should
construct houses according to the type of the site, as no fault of
direction is counted therein.
Thus ends the rule of Orientation.
92. In ancient times, after killing the demon Andhaka, a drop of
sweat from Śiva's forehead fell down on the earth and out of
that an unbearable spirit was born.
93. Immediately, the Gods placed him on the earth keeping his
face down. His thigh, torso, legs were placed in the corners and
the head was placed in the North East.
94. Forty-five deities are presiding over the body of Vāstu. Among
them eight deities reside outside. Because of the God's settling
therein, it is known as Vāstu.
95. As he was made to face downwards, so thirteen offerings should
be made to him, and by this there will be peace; otherwise,
there will be loss and destruction.
96. During the initial start and further alterations to the palace,
house etc it is auspicious if he (Vāstudeva) is propitiated in all
Vāstukarma.

30 वास्तुमण्डनम्
१६२मत्स्यपुराणे ॥
सूत्रारम्भे १६३शिलान्यासे द्वारवंशोच्छ्रयेऽपि च।
प्रवेशे शान्तिकार्ये च वास्तु१६४यज्ञस्तु पञ्चधा ॥ ९७ ॥
एकपादोदितो वास्तुर्यावत्पदसहस्रकम्।
द्वात्रिंशन्मण्डलानि१६५ स्युः क्षेत्रतुल्याकृतीनि च ॥ ९८ ॥
एकाशीतिपदो वास्तुश्चतुःषष्टिपदोऽथवा।
सर्ववास्तुविभागेषु पूजये१६६न्मण्डलद्वयम् ॥ ९९ ॥
यद्वा ॥
चतुःषष्ट्या १६७पुरग्रामे मर्मराजगृहेषु १६८च।
एकाशीत्या पदैर्गेहे शतेनार्चे सुरालये ॥ १०० ॥
सर्ववास्तु१६९विभागेषु १७०विज्ञेया नवका१७१ नव।
१७२प्रासादेष्वेवमेवस्याद्वापीकूपेषु चैव हि ॥ १०१ ॥
ईशो मूर्धनि १७२पर्जन्यो दक्षिणं कर्णमाश्रितः।
जयस्कन्धे१७३महेन्द्राद्याः पञ्च दक्षिणबाहुगाः ॥ १०२ ॥

१६२. मात्स्ये in B, D, E
१६३. शिल्पा in A
१६४. यजत्स्तुं in A
१६५. द्वाविंश- in A
१६६. न्मण्डले in DE
१६७. पुरे in E
१६८. तं in A
१६९. विभावेषु in A
१७०. विज्ञेयाकानवा in B
१७१. E gives marginal note देवगृहादि
१७२. जर्जन्यो in A
१७३. मेहेन्द्राद्या in A

Ch. I – Miśrakādhyāyaḥ 31
(In the) Matsyapurāṇa
97. Vāstuyajña is of five types and this should be performed in the
measurement of the thread, laying of the foundation stone, in
the erection of the door beam, in the first entry of the house and
for ushering peace.
98. The ground plan of a Vāstu starts from one square (Pāda) to
thousand squares. According to the shape of the land, the dia-
gram (Maṇḍala) ground plan can be of thirty-two types.
99. Among all the divisions of Vāstu, two ground plans are to be counted
as the best. They are eighty-one squares or sixty-four squares(Pāda).
Otherwise
100. The sixty-four square plan in suitable for a town, village, royal
palace made of stone, while a house is to be built on the eighty-
one square plan and a temple should be erected on the hundred
square plan.
101. The ground plan of Vāstu is to be divided nine into nine
(square). The same is to be followed for the water-tank and well.
(Now the position of the Gods on Vāstudeva is presented).
102. Īśa rests on the head while Parjanya rests on the right ear, Jaya
rests on the shoulder, Mahendra and the other five Devas reside
on the right hand.

32 वास्तुमण्डनम्
महेन्द्रादित्यसत्याश्च वृष आकाशमेव ते।
वह्निर्जानुनि पूषाद्याः ससपादतलोस्थिताः ॥ १०३ ॥
पूषाऽथ वितथश्चैव १७४गृहक्षतो यमस्तथा।
गन्धर्वो भृङ्गराजश्च मृगसतसुरा इति ॥ १०४ ॥
पादयोः पितरस्तस्मात्सत्१७५पादतलास्थिताः ।
दौवारिकोऽथसुग्रीवपुष्पदन्तो १७६जलाधिपः ॥ १०५ ॥
असुरः शोषयक्ष्माणौ रोगो जानुनि संस्थितः ।
१७७नागो मुख्यश्च भल्लाट सोमः शैलश्च बाहुगाः ॥ १०६ ॥
अदितिः स्कन्धदेशेऽस्य वामकर्णे दितिः स्थिताः ।
द्वात्रिंशद्वाह्यगादेवा नाभिपुष्ठे स्थितो विधिः ॥ १०७ ॥
अर्यमा दक्षिणे वामे स्तने तु १७८पृथिवीधरः ।
विवस्वानथ १७९मित्रश्च दक्षवामोरुगावुभौ ॥ १०८ ॥
आपःकण्ठे स्थितो १८०वास्तोरपवत्सो हृदि स्थितः ।
सावित्रः सविता तद्वत् करं दक्षिणमाश्रितौ ॥ १०९ ॥
इन्द्र इन्द्र१८१जयो १८२मेण्ढ्रे १८३रुद्रो वामेकरेऽस्य च ।
रुद्र१८४दासोऽपि तत्रैव इति देवमयं वपुः ॥ ११० ॥
१७४. गृहक्षा यमः in B
१७५. पादलता in A
१७६. जनाधिपत् in A
१७७. नागा in A
१७८. पृथवी in A
१७९. मित्रस्य in A
१८०. वास्तोपेरोवत्स्र्थ्यैहर्यदिगं in C
१८१. जयो in A
१८२. मेद्रे in BCDE
१८३. रुड्ये in A
१८४. दाजो in C

Ch. I – Miśrakādhyāyaḥ 33
103. They are Mahendra, Āditya, Satya, Vṛṣa and Ākāśa. Vahni rests on
the knee. Starting from Pūṣā seven other deities reside on the
feet.
104. Pūṣā, Vitatha, Gṛhakṣata as well as Yama, Gandharva, Bhṛṅgarāja and
Mṛga - these are the seven deities.
105. In between the two feet the seven Pitṛs take rest. Dauvārika,
Sugrīva, Puṣpadanta, and Jalādhipa reside under the feet.
106. Asura, Śoṣa, Yakṣmā and Roga reside on the knee, Nāga, Mukhya,
Bhallāṭa, Soma, Śaila reside on the hand.
Aditi rests on the shoulder and Diti resides on the left ear. There
are
107. thirty-two external Gods who live in the outer periphery. The
lord Brahma (Vidhi) rests on the navel part.
108. Aryamā rests on the right breast while Pṛthivīdhara rests on the
left breast. Both Vivasvān and Mitra rest on the right (Dakṣa) and
left thighs (Uru).
109. Āpa rests on the neck, and āpavatsa resides on the heart of the
Vāstu. Likewise, Sāvitra and Savitā rest on the right palm.
110. Indra and Indrajaya rest on the penis(Mendhra). Also, Rudra and
Rudradāsa rest on the left palm. So, the whole body of Vāstu is
full of Gods.

34 वास्तुमण्डनम्
भूमीं १८५परीक्ष्य तां पञ्चगव्यैरा१८६सेचयेत्सुधीः ।
पश्चाद्वास्तुं लिखेद्दन्तहेमरौप्यफलादिभिः ॥ १११ ॥
काष्ठांगारनखैः शस्त्रैर्लिखितो भयकारकः ॥ ११२ ॥
तथा चापराजिते ॥
ततो १८७वास्तुः सुसंपूज्य१८८स्तत्र १८९क्षेत्रे सुकल्पिते ।
पुष्पाक्षतैः समालिख्य निलयादिप्रमाणतः ॥ ११३ ॥
चतुःषष्टि पदे वास्तौ मध्ये ब्रह्मा युगांशकः ।
अर्यमाद्याश्चतुर्भागा मध्यकोणे द्विभागिकाः ॥ ११४ ॥
बाह्यकोणेषु१९० सार्द्धांशा शेषाः एकपदा सुराः ।
एकाशीतिपदे वास्तौ ब्रह्मा मध्ये नवांशकैः ॥ ११५ ॥
षट्पदा अर्यमाद्याः स्युद्वर्चंशः कोणेषु मध्यगाः ।
सर्वेऽपि भागिका बाह्ये १९१देवा अथ शतांशके ॥ ११६ ॥
ब्रह्मा तु षोडशपदो वशंशा अर्यमादयः ।
१९२बाह्यकोणेषु सार्धांशा शेषाः स्युः पूर्ववास्तुवत् ॥ ११७ ॥
१९३इशश्चैव तु पर्जन्यो जयन्तः शक्रभास्करौ ।
सत्यो भृशोऽम्बरं चेति देवान्पूर्वे प्रपूजयेत् ॥ ११८ ॥
१८५. परीक्ष्यती in A
१८६. सौच्य बुद्धिमान् in B सोच्य बुद्धिमान् in CDE
१८७. वास्तुस्तु संपूज्य in A
१८८. त्रेत्रे in A
१८९. Ms E given note गृहादि
१९०. वार्द्धांशाः in e, चार्द्धांयाः in BDE
१९१. दैवा in B.C. दैव in DE
१९२. वारुणी in A
१९३. A writes इशान and omits तु

Ch. I – Miśrakādhyāyaḥ 35
111. A wise man will examine the land first, and then sprinkle it
with Pañcagavya⁷. Later on, he will draw the plan of Vāstu with
a sharp stick (Phalā) made of gems, gold or silver.
112. If written with wood, charcoal, nails or sharp weapons it is
inauspi- cious.
Likewise in the Aparājitapṛcchā.
113. Then Vāstu should be worshipped properly and the ground plan
should be in accordance with the conception. According to the
size of the house, decorations should be done with flowers and
rice(Akṣata).
114. In the Vāstu plan of sixty-four squares, Brahmā will occupy the
central four Pādas Aryamā and others will occupy the four Pādas
and the corners will be divided into two sections in the middle
part.
115. Pādas in the outer corners will be divided into half. The rest of
the squares will be occupied by the deities, each having one
square. In the eighty one square ground plan, Brahmā will occupy
the central nine squares.
116. Aryamā and others will occupy six squares, and the inner corners
will be divided into two squares each. In a hundred square plan
all deities will occupy one Pāda each in the outer periphery.
117. Brahmā occupies sixteen squares, Aryamā and other deities
occupy eight Pādas each. The outer corners are to be divided into
half and the rest will be like the previous ground plan.
118. Iśa, Parjanya, Jayanta, Śakra, Bhāskara, Satya, Vṛṣa, Ambara- these dei-
ties will be worshipped on the Eastern periphery.
7. Pañcagavya - Milk, Curd, Honey, Gomaya (cow dung) Gocanā..

36 वास्तुमण्डनम्
१९४अग्निः पूषाऽथ वितथो १९५गृहक्षतयमौ तथा ।
गन्धर्वो भृङ्गराजश्च मृग१९६इत्यष्ट दक्षिणे ॥ ११९ ॥
पितरोद्वास्थ सुग्रीवपुष्पदन्तजलाधिपाः ।
असुरः शोषयक्ष्माणौ इत्यष्टौ पश्चिमे यजेत् ॥ १२० ॥
१९७रोगो नागश्च मुख्यश्च भल्लाटः सोम एव च ।
शैलोऽदिति१९८र्दितिश्चेति देवानुत्तरतोऽर्चयेत् ॥ १२१ ॥
आपापवत्सावीशाने मध्यकोणे १९९प्रपूजयेत् ।
सावित्रः सविताग्नेये इन्द्र२००श्चेन्द्रजयोऽन्यतः ॥ १२२ ॥
२०१रुद्रं च रुद्रराजं च२०२ वायव्ये द्वौ समर्चयेन् ।
अर्यमा पूर्वदिग्भागे २०३विवस्वान् इह दक्षिणे ॥ १२३ ॥
मित्रस्तु पश्चिमे तद्वदुत्तरे २०४पृथिवीधरः ।
ब्रह्मागर्भे सुरा एवं संपूज्या सर्ववास्तुषु ॥ १२४ ॥
ईशाने चरकीं बाह्ये पिलिपिच्छां तु पूर्वतः ।
विदारीमग्निकोणे च२०५ जम्भां याम्यदिगाश्रितान् ॥ १२५ ॥
१९४. अग्र in A
१९५. ग्रह in BCD
१९६. इष्टत्ये in C
१९७. A omits V 121
१९८. दिश्चोति in B दिश्चेति in C
१९९. प्रभुजयेत् in A
२००. श्चेन्द्रयोजन्तः in A
२०१. रुद्रांश्च in DE
२०२. वायव्यो in A, वायवे in e
२०३. विविस्वान् in B
२०४. पृथ्वीधरः in A
२०५. जृभं in C, जृभां in E

Ch. I – Miśrakādhyāyaḥ 37
119. Agni, Pūṣā, Vitatha, Gṛhakṣata, Yama, Gandharva, Bhṛṅgarāja, Mṛga-
these eight deities reside on the Southern periphery.
120. Pitara, Udvāstha, Sugrīva, Puṣpadanta, Jalādhipa, Asura, Śoṣa, Yakṣma,-
these eight deities should be offered sacrifice (Yajña )on the
Western periphery.
121. Roga, Nāga, Mukhya, Bhallāṭa, Soma, Śaila, Aditi and Diti - these
eight deities should be paid homage on the Northern periphery.
122. Āpa and Āpavatsya should be worshiped on the central corner of
the North-East direction (Īśāna), Sāvitra and Savitā on the South-
East direction (āgneye). Indra and Indrajaya should be worshipped
on the South-West direc- tion.
123. Rudra and Rudrarāja are to be worshipped on the North West
direction (Vāyavya). Aryamā resides on the Eastern direction; like-
wise Vivasvān on the South.
124. Mitra rests on the Western direction; likewise Pṛthividhara on
the Northern direction. Brahmā resides on the central part. Thus
in all ground plans will the Gods be worshipped.
125. Outside the Maṇḍala, Carakī rests on the North-East corner
(Īśāna). Pilipicchā rests on the East. Vidārī rests on the South-West
(Agni) and Jambhā occupies the South.

38 वास्तुमण्डनम्
२०६नैऋत्ये पूतनां स्कन्दां पश्चिमेऽथ मरुद्दिशि।
तां पापराक्षसीं वास्तोः सौम्ये २०७यमदिशान् यजेत्॥ १२६॥
हेतुकादींश्च २०८तद्वाह्ये क्षेत्रेशानष्ट पूजयेत्।
हेतुकस्त्रिपुरघ्नश्च वेताल२०९श्वाग्निजिह्वकः॥ १२७॥
कालः कराल २१०एकांघ्रिर्भीमश्चेत्यष्ट भैरवाः।
देवीः क्रूरां यमादींश्च माषान्नैः सुरयामिषैः॥ १२८॥
अपरान् घृतपक्वान्नैः सर्वान् गन्धादिहेमभिः॥ १२९॥
तथा च।
कुण्डे त्रिमेखले हस्तमिते होमं समाचरेत्।
क्षीरवृक्षसमिद्भिर्वा पालाशीभिः कुशैरपि॥ १३०॥
होमधान्यैर्नवैः शुद्धैर्मधुसर्पिसमन्वितैः।
यव२११प्रियङ्गुगोधूमैस्तिलैर्व्रीहिभिरेव वा॥ १३१॥
बिल्वैर्वापि पृथक्कुर्याद्धोममष्टोत्तरं शतम्।
अष्टाधिकां विंशतिं वा २१२प्रतिदैवतमाचरेत्॥ १३२॥
ततो मण्डलं २१३संस्थाप्य देवताभ्यो बलिं हरेत्।
एवं संपूजिता देवाः शान्तिं कुर्वन्ति ते सदा॥ १३३॥
राक्षसानां बलिर्देयो २१४मांसौदनमयस्तथा।
ततः सर्वौषधिसस्नानं यजमानस्य कारयेत्॥ १३४॥
२०६. नैऋत्यः in A
२०७. चार्यमाणं in C
२०८. तद्वाह्येपि in A
२०९. स्थाग्रिजिक्ककः in A
२१०. एकोहि- in BD
२११. प्रयंग in A
२१२. प्रतिदैवमता in A
२१३. संस्थाभ्यो
२१४. मासोदनयस्था in B

Ch. I – Miśrakādhyāyaḥ 39
126. Pūtanā resides on the South-West ( Nairṛta), Skanda rests on the
West as on the North-West. Pāparākṣasī should be worshipped on
the North and Southern side of the Vāstu.
On the outer periphery, starting from Hetuka, eight lords of the
land are to be worshipped. Hetuka, Tripuraghna, Vetāla, Agnijihva,
Kāla, Karāla, Ekāṁghri, Bhīma are the eight Bhairavas.
All Devīs, Krūras, Yama and others should be worshipped with
meat, rice wine and other non-vegetarian items.
127-129. Others are to be offered with rice cooked in ghee, all types
of per- fumes and gold.
As well as:-
130. The Homa should be performed in a Kuṇḍa which is equal to three
hand strings (Mekhalā). The sacrificial wood is to be collected
from Kṣīravṛkṣa, Palāśa or Kuśa.
131. The Homa should be done with fresh corn, pure honey, clarified
butter (Sarpi), barley(Yava), long pepper, saffron(Priyaṅgu), wheat,
sesamum (Tila), or rice.
132. Otherwise one can perform the Homa one hundred and eight
times separately with Vilva or offerings can be offered to each
God more than eight times or twenty times.
133. Then the diagram should be drawn and offerings are to be made
to the Gods. Thus worshipped, the Gods always bestow peace.
134. Rākṣasas are to be worshipped with offerings of meat and rice,
then the worshipper (Yajamāna) will take a bath in water with
many types of medicinal herbs.

40 वास्तुमण्डनम्
द्विजांस्तु पूजयेद्भक्त्या ये चान्ये गृहमागताः ।
एतद्वास्तूपशमनं कृत्वा कर्म समाचरेत् ॥ १३५ ॥
प्रासादभवनोद्यानप्रारम्भपरिवर्त्तने ।
२१५पुरवेश्मप्रवेशे च सर्वदोषोपशान्तये ॥ १३६ ॥
अनेन विधिना यस्तु प्रतिसंवत्सरं बुधः ।
गृहे वायतने २१६कुर्यान्न स दुःखमवा२१६प्नुयात् ॥ १३७ ॥
न च व्याधिभयं तस्य न च वन्धुधनक्षयः ।
जीवेद्वर्षशतं स्वर्गे कल्पमेकं च तिष्ठति ॥ १३८ ॥
इति वास्तूत्पत्तिविन्यासपूजनविधिः ॥
अथ मर्मवास्तुः-
युगास्रे वा(ऽ)यते क्षेत्रे चतुःषष्टिविभाजिते ।
मध्ये रेखा स्मृता२१७स्तिस्रो वंशापूर्वापरायताः ॥ १३९ ॥
याम्योत्तरायतास्तिस्र उपवंशाः २१८प्रभिन्नगाः ।
कर्णात्कर्णगतं सूत्रं शिरासंज्ञमिह न्यसेत् ॥ १४० ॥
तत्पार्श्वयोस्तथा २१९रेखा भागभागान्तरे इह ।
तत्राष्टसूत्रैः पद्मानि षड्भिर्वज्राणि द्वादश ॥ १४१ ॥
चतुष्कोणेषु शूलानि विकर्णोर्ध्वे तु लाङ्गलम् ।
मर्माणि वंशसंपाता महामर्माम्बुजादिकम् ॥ १४२ ॥
२१५. Ms A omits VI36cd and V137ab
२१६. कुर्यान् रदुरकमवा- in A
२१७. स्तिस्तो in A
२१८. प्रतिन्नगाः in A
२१९. रेखो in AD देखे in CE

Ch. I – Miśrakādhyāyaḥ 41
135-136. At the time of alteration or at the commencement of a palace,
house and a garden, as well as while entering into the city or a
house for the removal of all sorts of evils, the Brahmins and other
guests should be worshipped with devotion and in this manner
one should start work by appeasing the Vāstu God.
137. Following this method, he who performs the worship of Vāstu ev-
ery year in his house or abode will not undergo any misery.
138. Neither he has any fear of diseases, nor loss of friends and
prosperity. He lives up to a hundred years and stay in heaven
for one Kalpa.
Thus ends the origin of Vāstu, its layout and the method of worshipping.
Now the Marmavāstu :-
139. A square or rectangular plot of land is to be divided into sixty-
four parts. Three lines of beams should be drawn in the centre
which run from East to West.
140. Three minor lines of beams should be drawn from South to
North. Diagonal lines known as Śirā are to be drawn from one
corner to another corner.
141. Likewise, the side lines should be drawn here and divided
accordingly. Eight measuring lines will form a lotus and six
measuring lines will form twelve Vajras.
Śūlas will be drawn on the four corners and Lāṅgalas on the
upper part of the vikarṇa.
142. The meeting points of the longer diagonals will be known as
Mahāmarma, Ambuja, etc.

42 वास्तुमण्डनम्
पदमध्ये चोपमर्म तानि भित्त्यादितस्त्यजेत्।
^२२०मर्मभिर्भित्तिभिः स्तम्भैः कीलोच्छिष्टोपघातकैः॥ १४३॥
पीडयेद्यदि तद्वास्तु भवनादिषु हानिकृत्।
^२२१पदस्य षोडशांशेन द्वादशांशेन वा पुनः॥ १४४॥
मर्ममानं स्मृतं कैश्चिदेकद्वित्र्यंगुलोन्मितम्॥ १४५॥
इति मर्मवास्तुः॥
सर्वदेवमयस्यापि पुंवास्तोः प्रथमं खनेत्।
कुक्षौ सौख्यं पुराघाते ^२२२शरीरे सर्वसंक्षयः॥ १४६॥
इति खातविधौ पुरुषवास्तुः॥
विप्रस्याश्वत्थजाः ^२२३कीला युगास्रा रदमात्रिकाः।
क्षत्रियस्याष्टयुग्मांशा वस्वस्राः खदिरोद्भवाः॥ १४७॥
विशां जिनाङ्गुलादीर्घाः षोडशास्राः शिरीषजाः।
^२२४शूद्रे नखाङ्गुला वृत्ता अर्जुनां जनजा दृढाः॥ १४८॥
सूत्रं स्यादाङ्गुल^२२५स्थूलमष्टदण्डायतं दृढम्।
द्विजानां दर्भजं राज्ञां मौजं काशं भवं विशाम्॥ १४९॥
शूद्राणां शणजं क्षौमं कार्पासं चाखिलेष्वपि।
बहिकोणादितो गेहे ^२२६सृष्ट्या कीलान्प्रविन्यसेत्॥ १५०॥
२२०. मर्मणितित्तिभिः in A
२२१. पदमध्ये in A
२२२. शारीरे in AB
२२३. कीलायुलायुगा in B
२२४. शुद्धे in A
२२५. राल in B
२२६. सृष्टा in DE

Ch. I – Miśrakādhyāyaḥ 43
143-144. At the inception of the foundation, Upamarmas should be
avoided in the middle of the plot. If that Vāstu is afflicted by
Marma, walls, pillars, nails or unclean things, it will be disastrous
for a house.
145. Measurement of the Marmas is done by twelve or sixteen units
but according to some it is measured by one, two or three fingers.
Thus ends Marmavāstu.
146. Though each of the Pādas are occupied by Gods, even then the
Puṁvāstu is to be dug first of all. It is beneficial if dug in the
cavity of the abdomen; if dug on the other parts of the body, it
brings destruction.
Such is the principle of digging in the Puruṣavāstu.
147. The house of a Brahmin will have nails made out of the Aśvattha
tree, it will be thirty-two Aṅgulas in measurement and quadrangu-
lar in shape. For a Kṣatriya it will be sixteen⁸ Aṅgulas, made out
of the Khadira tree and octagonal.
148. For a Vaiśya, it will be twenty four Aṅgulas in length made out of
the Śirīṣa tree and hexagonal. For a Śūdra, it will be twenty Aṅgulas
made out of the Arjuna tree, and it will be strong and circular in
shape.
149-150. The thread will be sturdy, eight Daṇḍas (32 hands =48 feet)
in length and one Aṅgula in breadth. For a Brahmin, the thread
will be made out of Darbha (a type of grass), for a King, out of
Muñja, for Vaiśya, out of Kāśa, for Śūdra, out of jute, silk, and
cotton; these will be made universally. In the laying out of a
house, the nails should be inserted from Vahni (South-East
corner).
8 It is twenty eight Aṅgulas in A.P.

44 वास्तुमण्डनम्
सूत्र२२७च्छेदेन २२८सिद्धै स्यादृष्टीले विच्युते भयम् ।
कीलकेऽवाङ्मुखे रोगस्ततो यत्नं समाचरेत् ॥ १५१ ॥
समारभेत कर्माणि २२९अष्टसूत्रविधिक्रमात् ।
विद्यादृष्टिकरं मौजं कार्पासमवलम्बकम् ॥ १५२ ॥
काष्ठं च साधकं लेख्यमष्टसूत्राण्यनुक्रमात् ॥ १५३ ॥
इति कीलकारोपणम् ॥
नागस्य प्रथमे घाते पुच्छे २३०पृष्ठे मुखे भयम् ।
वामकुक्षौ भवेत्सौख्यं तस्मात्कुक्षिरिहोच्यते ॥ १५४ ॥
सिंहादि त्रित्रिगे भानौ सृष्ट्या नागमुखं दिशि ।
खातं वायौ महेशेऽग्नौ नैर्ऋत्ये शोभनं क्रमात् ॥ १५५ ॥
इति नागवास्तुविधिः ।
शल्यज्ञाने फणेचक्रमष्टाविंशतिकोष्ठकम् ।
तिर्यक् २३१पञ्चोर्ध्वगारेखाः कर्तव्या २३२अष्टसन्मिताः ॥ १५६ ॥
द्वारशाखामघायाम्यं द्वारमध्ये च कृत्तिका ।
पृष्ठपंक्तौ लिखे२३३त्स्वातेः सप्तधिष्ण्यान्यनुक्रमात् ॥ १५७ ॥
चित्रापुनर्वसू रौद्रं मृगशीर्षं धनिष्ठिका ।
२३४श्रवणं चाभिजित् पंक्तौ द्वितीयायामतो लिखेत् ॥ १५८ ॥
२२७. च्छेदोन in A
२२८. सिद्धयै in A, सिध्य in D, सिद्धिं in E
२२९. This अष्टसूत्रविधिः is mentioned in AP ch 55 V15-17
२३०. पृष्ठमुखे in B
२३१ यंत्रोर्द्धग in A पंचोर्द्धणा in B
२३२. चाष्ट- in E
२३३. त्वातः in E
२३४. ष्ट्रवनं in A

Ch. I – Miśrakādhyāyaḥ 45
151. If the thread is torn or the pebbles of the measuring thread are
displaced, then there is a chance of fear. If the peg faces down-
wards, there may be disease, so one should take care in placing
the nails.
One should start work according to the eightfold procedure of
con- struction .
152-153. Muñja is conducive to the auspicious look and cotton (Kārpāsa)
leads to support. Wood is congenial for writing according to the
eightfold procedure.
Thus ends the discourse on pegs.
154. In a Vāstu, resting on Nāga, if the first digging is made on the
tail, back or face it will cause fear. But if it is done on the left side
of the womb it is regarded as auspicious and is known as Kukṣi.
155. If the Sun is on the three Zodiac signs of Leo and others and
digging is done on that side where the Nāga faces, then it is
auspicious and the digging is to be made serially from Vāyu
(North-West), Maheśa (North-East), Agni (South-East), and
Nairṛta(South-West).
Thus ends the rules of Nāgavāstu.
156-157. To know about Śalya one should draw a chart of serpents
with 28 chambers (Koṣṭha). There will be five slanting lines
drawn upwardly with eight on the other side. Maghā will be on
the lower part of the door frame and Kṛttikā will be on the
centre of the door. On the back row one should put the name of
Svātī and other seven stars serially.
158. Citrā, Punarvasū, Raudra (Ārdrā), Mṛgaśirā, Dhaniṣṭhā, Śravaṇā, Abhijit
-these stars are to be written on the second row.

46 वास्तुमण्डनम्
हस्तः पुष्यस्तथाश्लेषा रोहिणीशततारकम्।
पूर्वभाद्रोत्तराभाद्रं तृतीयायां लिखेत्सुधीः॥ १५९॥
उत्तरफाल्गुनी पूर्वफाल्गुनी पितृमाग्निभे।
भरणी चाश्विनी पौष्णं द्वारपंक्त्या भसप्तकम्॥ १६०॥
अश्विन्यादित्रिकं चैव आर्द्रायाश्चैव पञ्चकम्।
²³⁵पूर्वाषाढाचतुष्कं च उत्तरारेवतीद्वयम्॥ १६१॥
एतानि शशीधिष्ण्यानि शेषाणि रविभानि च।
चन्द्रधिष्ण्ये स्थिते सूर्ये ²³⁶सूर्य चन्द्रे ²³⁷समागते॥ १६२॥
तत्र शून्यं भवेत्स्थानं द्रव्यशल्यविवर्जितम्।
द्रव्यशल्यं विना ह्येवं ²³⁸स्वल्पं द्रव्यादि निर्दिशेत्॥ १६३॥
चन्द्रपूर्वापरो भानुस्तत्र शल्यं विनिर्दिशेत्।
भानुः पूर्वापरश्चन्द्रस्तत्र द्रव्यं विनिर्दिशेत्॥ १६४॥
उदयादिगता ²³⁹नाड्यः भघ्नाः षष्ट्यासशेषके।
दिनेन्दुं ²⁴⁰भुक्तियुक्तेऽसौ भवेत्तकालचन्द्रमाः॥ १६५॥
चन्द्रवत साधयेत् सूर्य नक्षत्रं ²⁴¹चेष्टकालिकम्।
²⁴²शल्यमभ्युध(द्ध)रेत्काष्ठ लोहाङ्गारकवास्थिकम्॥ १६६॥
निखन्य गृहभूमिं तु शिलान्तं वा ²⁴³जलान्तकम्।
शल्यं समुद्धरेद्धीमानित्याह स्मापराजितः॥ १६७॥
२३५. पूर्वाषाढय in B
२३६. सूर्ये चन्द्र in E
२३७. समागमे in BDE
२३८. शिल्यं in A
२३९. नाभ्यो in A
२४०. भुक्तेयुक्तो in D भक्तयुक्तो in E
२४१. E gives marginal note परिमाणादिलक्षणम्
२४२. B omits V166 cd and 167ab.
२४३. जलांतिकम् in A

Ch. I – Miśrakādhyāyaḥ 47
159. Hastā, Puṣyā, Āśleṣā, Rohiṇī, Śatatāraka (Śatabhiṣā), Pūrvabhadrā,
Uttarabhadrā - these stars are to be written on the third row.
160. Uttaraphālgunī, Purvaphālgunī, Pitṛ (Maghā, Mūlā), Agni (Kṛttikā),
Bharaṇī, Aśvinī, and Pauṣṇa (Revatī) - these seven stars are to
be put on the door line.
161-163. Three stars starting from Aśvinī, five stars starting from
Ārdrā, four stars starting from Pūrvāṣāḍhā, Uttarabhādrapadā and
Revatī - these are under the lunar house while others are under
the solar house. If the lunar stars come under the Sun, and the
Sun is united with the Moon then that place will be devoid of
any particles and Śalya. It indicates that there is no Dravyaśalya,
only a small quantity of other particles may be there.
164. If the Sun is in the western direction and the Moon in the East,
in that position one can detect Śalya. If the Sun is in the Eastern
direction and the Moon is in the West there one can indicate
(Vinirdiśet) the 'Dravya'.
165. At the time of sunrise, the star of the Nāḍī is to be divided by
60. If the remainder is 17 (dinendu) in the daily motion of the
planet (bhuktiyukte), it will be candramā at that time.
166. The position of the Sun and the stars will be counted in the man-
ner of the Moon to get the desired time. Wood, iron, charcoal
(Aṅgāra), bone, will be counted as Śalya.
167. While digging the residential land under the stone or water one
should weed out all these. A wise man will uplift the Śalya, - so
says Aparājitā.

48 वास्तुमण्डनम्
ग्रन्थान्तरे-
अधः पुरुष²⁴⁴मात्रात्तु न शल्यं दोषदं गृहे।
जलान्तकं स्थितं शल्यं प्रासादे दोषदं नृणाम्॥ १६८॥
शल्ये नृपभयं गव्ये हयजे रोगसम्भवः।
मार्जारशल्ये नाशश्च शुनोऽस्थिनि²⁴⁵कलिर्भवेत्॥ १६९॥
हानिः खरोष्ट्रयोः शल्ये नराङ्गे बालकक्षयः।
छागे वह्निभयं चान्यत्सर्वं शल्यं भयावहम्॥ १७०॥
अङ्गारेषु तथोन्मादं कपालेषु स सम्भ्रमः।
काष्ठशल्ये तु जानीयात् ²⁴⁶पौँश्चल्यं स्त्रीषु वास्तुवित्॥ १७१॥
इति शल्योद्धारविधिः॥
कम्बिकालक्षणं ज्ञेयं मानार्थं सर्वकर्मणाम्।
विश्वेशोऽपि जगत्स्रष्टुं यां दधार करे पुरा॥ १७२॥
परमाणुभिरष्टाभिस्त्रसरेणुरुदाहृतः।
रेण्वष्टकेन बालाग्रं लिक्षा तैरष्टभिर्मताः॥ १७३॥
लिक्षाभिरष्टभिर्युका ता अष्ट स्याद्यवोदरम्।
अष्टभिः सप्तभिः षड्भिस्तैर्मात्राङ्गुलमंशकः॥ १७४॥
त्रिविधैरङ्गुलैर्हस्तो ज्येष्ठो मध्यश्च कन्यसः।
जिनैकार्द्धाङ्गुलो दैर्घ्ये ब्यासे पिण्डे क्रमा²⁴⁷न्मतः॥ १७५॥
धातुवंशमधूकोत्थः खदिराञ्जनचन्दनैः।
तत्र पर्वाष्टकं पुष्पं त्र्यङ्गुले त्र्यङ्गुले भवेत्॥ १७६॥
२४४. मात्रां in A
२४५. E gives Footnote २४ अंगु
२४६. पौश्चल्यं in CDE
२४७. -त्ततः in DE