Vastu
Purush Mandala
The
Vastu-Vidhana of Narada says that the Vastu Purush Mandala is the magic diagram
(yantra) and the form (rupa) of the Vastu Purush.
Vastu
Purush is said to occupy the planned area in such a way as to occupy the whole
plot and the 45 presiding deities of the squares become the presiding deities of
different limbs of the Vastu Purush. The number of deities is the same in the
Vastu Purush Mandala of 64, 81 or 100 or any of the other mandalas, only the
extent allotted to each differs, but not their relative position in the plan.
The lord of the central square is always Brahma. Brahma is the most important
deity in the Vastu Purush Mandala as he has lordship over the maximum number of
padas or grids. In the Paramsayika Mandala, Brahma has lordship over the central
nine grids.
The Brahmasthan is
the region around the naval of the Vastu Purush. His stomach, private parts and
joints of thighs fall in the Brahmasthan of the plot. In the human body the
Manipura Chakra is at the navel. The navel is the centre of gravity in the body.
While in the womb of the mother, a foetus is fed through umbilical cord
connected with its navel. Similarly, in a house the Bramhasthan and the
Brahmanabhi is equally important. The Brahmanabhi is the centre of gravity of
the enclosed space. The Brahmasthan represents a zone of total awareness. Great
energy flows outward in the form of three basic gunas i.e. Sattva, Rajas and
Tamas. The three zones after the Brahmasthan as per Manasara and Mayamatam are
Daiva, Manushya and Paisacha. These are related to the Sattva, Rajas and
Tamogunas.
A building
structure is normally recommended in the Daiva and Manushya zones. The Paisacha
zone is to be left as open space around the building. Additionally, the
connections of Vastu Purush Mandala, the representative deities and the
buildings to be planned on it are manyfold. The different pada-devatas indicate
the position of temples sacred to distinct deities, of particular type of
buildings in specified parts of the mandala and the position of images/idols at
their designated places. In addition, the avoidance of sensitive points and
energy lines allows the positive pranic energy of Vastu Purush to permeate the
total structure.
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