cosmological or metaphysical background
VAASTU SHASTRA is the traditional Indian system of Architecture & Design of Vedic origin.
Vaastu means the dwelling of humans & Gods.
Many Vaastu rules are derived from Vaastu Purusha Mandala.which is dedicated as a man lying with his head pointing North East. In a grid of usually 64 squares.The different Directions and sectors are assigned to different Gods ..& Guardians.
How Does Vaastu Help ?
The world comprises of five basic and essential elements known as SPACE, AIR, FIRE, WATER & EARTH.
There is a constant relation between these elements. Man can improve his condition by properly designing his buildings & using the effectiveness of these five fundamental natural forces.
The location, direction and disposition of buildings have a direct bearing on life of the inmates. Vaastu Shastra, the Ancient Indian Scripture Contains the essence of these knowledge.
VAASTU SHASTRA is essentially the art of correct setting where by one can place himself in such a manner so as to absorb the maximum benefits of the Pancha Bhutas as well as the magnetic field surrounding them.
* Proper use of the five elements creates a perfectly balanced environment which ensures good health wealth and prosperity
Vaastu means : a surrounding, environment, matter or nature, (Prakriti in Sanskrit).
Purush means : energy, work power, vigour or soul, (Shakti in Sanskrit).
Mandal means : the astrological chart-which relates the layout to the orientation.
The principles of orientation of building, is intimately related Vaastu-Purush-Mandal, the metaphysical plan of Vedic building, a temple or a site plan of a house. It is the intellectual foundation of the building. The surface of earth in traditional Indian Cosmology is regarded as demarcated by sunrise and sunset, by East and West, and also by North and South points, and is represented by a diagram or mandal of a square. Vaastu Purush and Mandal are equally important and significant. The Vaastu Purush Mandal is a
square which is its essential form and it takes its symbolism and significance from the square mandal of the earth and of the ecliptic and is therefore symbolical of recurrent cycles of time.
The science of architecture is a part of the science of luminaries. The Vaastu had come to the place of adjustment of solar and lunar cycles. The number 32 of the divinities residing in the squares of the border of the Vaastu mandal is also the sum of 4 and 28,the number of regents of the four planets who rule the equinoctial and solistical points referred to the cardinal points and of regents of 28 nakshatras (constellation). Each of the divisions in the mandal is called a pad and has a presiding deity associated with it.
The name Vaastu derived from Vaastu (Matter) a really existing thing, signifies residence as well as residue.
The Vaastu Vidhaana (VIII-26-32) of Narad says that the Vaastu Purush Mandal is the magic diagram (yantra) and the form (roop) of the Vaastpurush. It is the body (sharir) and a bodily device (sharir yantra) by which those who have requisite knowledge attain the best results in the temple building.
In Purush, the celestial man, the supreme principle is seen. Beyond form and non-contingent, it is beyond description. It is known by intellectual intuition as residing in man, the microcosm and in Universe, the macrocosm. Man and Universe are equivalent in this, their indwelling center, of third equivalence the Purush is an image. Any place where this body lies down, where this plan is laid out by those who know it, exemplifies the presence of the Purush and its Bhoomi (Prakriti), the ground on which it rests.
The image of Vaastu Purush, one with mandal is drawn in the likeness of man. His head lies in the North-East in the mandal of 64 squares, the legs in the South-West, right hand in North-West, left hand in South-East and other parts of the body fill the square.
Forty Five Gods or dieties are constituent of the body of Vaastupurush, their number necessarily is the same in the mandal of 64,81 or any other number. Only the extent alloted to each of the diety differs but not their relative position in the plan.
The lord of central square is always the Lord of cosmos: Brahma and is attributed to the lord of wealth (Kuber), South to the lord of death (Yam), the East to the lord of light (Sun), the West to the lord of winds (Varun), suggestting that there be a courtyard in the center of the building.
When these are scrupulously followed proper ventilation and good disposition to Sun and privacy is ensured. The house is
compared with the human body and the central courtyard with Brahma, the eternal soul and their relationship is invoked when the grihpravesh ceremony is performed with Vaastupuja and other traditional rituals.
This is the cosmological or metaphysical background on which the most fundamental doctrine of Vaastu-purush-mandal rests, and when Vaastu, Purush, and Mandal are brought together in a balanced manner the solution unquestionly relates to the place and the life style of the persons concerned ensuring certain minimum standards.
VAASTU SHASTRA is the traditional Indian system of Architecture & Design of Vedic origin.
Vaastu means the dwelling of humans & Gods.
Many Vaastu rules are derived from Vaastu Purusha Mandala.which is dedicated as a man lying with his head pointing North East. In a grid of usually 64 squares.The different Directions and sectors are assigned to different Gods ..& Guardians.
How Does Vaastu Help ?
The world comprises of five basic and essential elements known as SPACE, AIR, FIRE, WATER & EARTH.
There is a constant relation between these elements. Man can improve his condition by properly designing his buildings & using the effectiveness of these five fundamental natural forces.
The location, direction and disposition of buildings have a direct bearing on life of the inmates. Vaastu Shastra, the Ancient Indian Scripture Contains the essence of these knowledge.
VAASTU SHASTRA is essentially the art of correct setting where by one can place himself in such a manner so as to absorb the maximum benefits of the Pancha Bhutas as well as the magnetic field surrounding them.
* Proper use of the five elements creates a perfectly balanced environment which ensures good health wealth and prosperity
Vaastu means : a surrounding, environment, matter or nature, (Prakriti in Sanskrit).
Purush means : energy, work power, vigour or soul, (Shakti in Sanskrit).
Mandal means : the astrological chart-which relates the layout to the orientation.
The principles of orientation of building, is intimately related Vaastu-Purush-Mandal, the metaphysical plan of Vedic building, a temple or a site plan of a house. It is the intellectual foundation of the building. The surface of earth in traditional Indian Cosmology is regarded as demarcated by sunrise and sunset, by East and West, and also by North and South points, and is represented by a diagram or mandal of a square. Vaastu Purush and Mandal are equally important and significant. The Vaastu Purush Mandal is a
square which is its essential form and it takes its symbolism and significance from the square mandal of the earth and of the ecliptic and is therefore symbolical of recurrent cycles of time.
The science of architecture is a part of the science of luminaries. The Vaastu had come to the place of adjustment of solar and lunar cycles. The number 32 of the divinities residing in the squares of the border of the Vaastu mandal is also the sum of 4 and 28,the number of regents of the four planets who rule the equinoctial and solistical points referred to the cardinal points and of regents of 28 nakshatras (constellation). Each of the divisions in the mandal is called a pad and has a presiding deity associated with it.
The name Vaastu derived from Vaastu (Matter) a really existing thing, signifies residence as well as residue.
The Vaastu Vidhaana (VIII-26-32) of Narad says that the Vaastu Purush Mandal is the magic diagram (yantra) and the form (roop) of the Vaastpurush. It is the body (sharir) and a bodily device (sharir yantra) by which those who have requisite knowledge attain the best results in the temple building.
In Purush, the celestial man, the supreme principle is seen. Beyond form and non-contingent, it is beyond description. It is known by intellectual intuition as residing in man, the microcosm and in Universe, the macrocosm. Man and Universe are equivalent in this, their indwelling center, of third equivalence the Purush is an image. Any place where this body lies down, where this plan is laid out by those who know it, exemplifies the presence of the Purush and its Bhoomi (Prakriti), the ground on which it rests.
The image of Vaastu Purush, one with mandal is drawn in the likeness of man. His head lies in the North-East in the mandal of 64 squares, the legs in the South-West, right hand in North-West, left hand in South-East and other parts of the body fill the square.
Forty Five Gods or dieties are constituent of the body of Vaastupurush, their number necessarily is the same in the mandal of 64,81 or any other number. Only the extent alloted to each of the diety differs but not their relative position in the plan.
The lord of central square is always the Lord of cosmos: Brahma and is attributed to the lord of wealth (Kuber), South to the lord of death (Yam), the East to the lord of light (Sun), the West to the lord of winds (Varun), suggestting that there be a courtyard in the center of the building.
When these are scrupulously followed proper ventilation and good disposition to Sun and privacy is ensured. The house is
compared with the human body and the central courtyard with Brahma, the eternal soul and their relationship is invoked when the grihpravesh ceremony is performed with Vaastupuja and other traditional rituals.
This is the cosmological or metaphysical background on which the most fundamental doctrine of Vaastu-purush-mandal rests, and when Vaastu, Purush, and Mandal are brought together in a balanced manner the solution unquestionly relates to the place and the life style of the persons concerned ensuring certain minimum standards.
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