VastuShastri Khushdeep Bansal
How to Use 45 Powers of Vastu Pursush Mandala to Create Better life through 5 Elements and 16 Directions?
PRAYER
(O Absolute Conscious Lord of the building, having Earth as your seat of creation; I bow to you from my soul, may you always bless my home with money, food and prosperity.)
CONTENTS
VASTU PURUSH MANDALA 17 ● Vastu
Purush ● Hidden Secrets in Symbols ONE
FOUNDATION 33 Origin of Brahma and 4 Devtas ● Creation of the Creator Brahma : Unlimited Potential ● Development of the 4 Devtas in North, East, South and West
(‘Bhudhar: the Power of Manifestation’, ‘Aryama: the Connector’, ‘Viviswan: the Controller of Change’, ‘Mitra: the Motivator’) TWO
WALLS 49 Origin of 8 Devtas and Asuras (Aapaha: the Healer, Aapahavatsa: the Carrier, Savita: the Igniter, Savitra: the Pusher, Jaya: the Winning Tool, Indra: the Protector, Rudra: the Channeliser, Rajyakshama: the Holder)
THREE
ROOF 67 Origin of 16 Devtas and Asuras (Aditi: the Peace Maker, Diti: the Visionary, Shikhi: the Yogi, Parjanya: the Insights Granter, Bhrisha: the Gravity, Aakash: the Inner Space, Anil: the Uplifter, Pusha: the Strengthener, Bhringraj: the Discriminator, Mrigah: the Initiator of Curiosity, Pitra: the Ancestor, Dauwarik: the Door Keeper, Shosha: the Dryer, Papyakshma: the Addictor, Roga: the Weakener, Naga: the Craving) FOUR
COMPLETION OF THE BUILDING 91 Origin of 16 Devtas and Asuras (Jayant: the Success Maker, Mahendra: the Administrator, Surya: the Controller, Satya: the Creator of Goodwill, Vitatha: the Pretender, Grihakshat: the Definer, Yama: the Maintainer, Gandharva: the Preserver, Sugreev: the Receiving Power, Pushpdant: the Assisting Power, Varun: the Observational Power, Asur: the Illusionist, Mukhya: the Caretaker, Bhallat: the Power of Abundance, Soma: the Treasure, Bhujag: the Immunity)
FIVE
GRIH PARVESH (HOME WARMING) 119 ● Change of Energy Fields After Vastu Pujan ● Introduction to Five Elements – Water, Air, Fire, Earth,
Space
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THE ROLE OF FIVE ELEMENTS IN LIFE 139 ●
Creation by Five Elements ● Theory of Creation ● Theory of Control ● Theory of Balance ● Making of Karmas from Five Elements ● Supporter in Fulfilment of Purpose of Life SEVEN
THE POWERS IN A BUILDING 159 ● Distribution of Five Elements in 16 Directions (Zones) ● Elements in Building Space ● How Directions (Zones) Get Their Specific Attributes? ● The Power of Havana
EIGHT
THE POWER OF AN ENTRANCE DOOR IN A BUILDING 177 ● How the Door Location Affects Building Power? Benefits of Doors and Devta Power ● Entrance Effects ● MahaVastu : Art of Alchemy for Solutions without Demolitions ● Remedies by Using Panchtattva ● Remedies for Wrong Entrances ●
NINE
USING THE POWERS OF SPACE FOR HEALTH 199 ● Relationship of Building Space with Health ● Caring for Marmasthans and Devtas ● Vata, Pitta and Kapha
TEN
THE 4-STEP MAHAVASTU TO CONTROL DEV POWER 215 ● 1st
Step : Entrance Location – The Right Method to Identify ● 2nd Step: Observing Room Location ● 3rd Step: The Balance of Five Elements ● 4th Step: MahaVastu Programming APPENDIX 237 GLOSSARY 244 INDEX 250
VASTU PURUSH MANDALA Vastu Purush Mandala (VPM) contains the essence of Vastu Shastra, the Vedic Space Alchemy. To understand the deep secrets of Vastu it is imperative to know Vastu Purush Mandala and how it came into existence. The understanding of it is easier for those who have some depth in meditation and can get established in Vigyanmaya Kosha and perceive with their Manas Chakshu (Clairvoyance or Third Eye). Vastu Purush Mandala is the omnipresent soul residing in a building. When you observe the energy fields, that develop at different stages of the
building – starting from the stage of vacant plot to digging of the land to laying of the foundation to completion of the building and finally to the point when it is inhabited by the people – when you observe all this through your mind-senses, you unravel the secrets of Vastu Purush Mandala.
Vastu Purush There is an engaging story mentioned in the beginning of the Vastu Shastra. The story is about a fierce war between the gods (devtas) and demons (asuras). In this war, Lord Shiva supported the devtas, while Andhakasur (has also been explained on page 22) was fighting for the asuras. During this war, some drops of sweat fell on the Earth. This led to the birth of a strong and giantsized male, who scared devtas and asuras, alike. The devtas thought he was one of the asuras, while the latter mistook him to be a devta. So, the fight halted. The devtas and asuras together took this giant male to Lord Brahma. Lord Brahma called this giant, his
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Fig. 1: Shloka 6-18, Vishwakarma Prakash
manas putra and named him Vastu Purush. In this manner, the Vastu Purush came into
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existence. This Vastu Purush then lay down to sleep in a specific posture. Some parts of his body were inhabited by the devtas, others by the asuras. Lord Brahma ordered that full attention should be paid to the Vastu Purush while constructing a building, town, pond, temple and other structures, otherwise, it would be eaten by the asuras (troubled by miseries). Whoever revered the Vastu Purush would be supported by devtas (gain ease and comfort) in his cause. Their problem was solved, the devtas and asuras happily bade Lord Brahma farewell.
Hidden Secrets in Symbols Of course, this story is symbolic, because in the Vedas and Vedant Darshan (Vedic philosophy), deep secrets have been woven into stories. To unlock the secrets, deeper meanings of the stories, in the form of symbols, have to be understood. Once we understand them, we are in a position to comprehend the science of life. Focus on the story and decode the words in a contemporary perspective and it will reveal its meaning.
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The story of the Vastu Purush is such a significant symbolic story, because those same principles have always been used to create and run the whole world at the micro or the macro level. The equation has remained the same, so, it needs careful comprehension. This war between the gods and demons did not happen ‘once upon a time’; it is happening every moment; even at this particular moment. In all places, this war continues. The word dev basically means ‘self-illuminating’. A power which is supportive for accomplishing a task is called dev. The term asura is meaningful. In Sanskrit sur would translate as tune or rhythm and asura means that which is not in sura (tune or rhythm or alignment) with nature. What is the dev element? We think of an idea or we wish to do something. This creative force is the dev element. However, an element of doubt creates conflict in our minds – what if it fails, what if we incur losses – this fear caused due to ignorance is the asura element. Keeping both these elements in mind
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in the contemporary perspective, you can rightly understand the whole story. Anything pertaining to the asura element— any conflict, fear, negative thought—is ignorance, darkness (andhakaar). Agyan (ignorance) and Andhakaar (darkness) are appropriate synonyms in Sanskrit. So Andhakasur (the demon of ignorance or darkness) is always in opposition to Lord Shiva who is super-consciousness or the highest level of consciousness. Brahma means the ‘Universal Mind’; the force that creates and runs the whole world; the force that, in itself, is the Anandmaya Kosha as well as what exists outside the Anandmaya Kosha. So, one can say consciousness is the dev element and ignorance is the asura element. The war between consciousness and ignorance goes on within each and every person in the three koshas —the Annamaya, Pranmaya and Manomaya. This tussle or churning (of war) gives rise to a system. Whenever there is churning in a project or work, it is followed by an analysis. Out of that
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Fig. 2: Commonly Used Vastu Purush Mandala for Vastu Puja
analysis (deliberation), a system comes into effect. It can have negative as well as positive aspects. The universal mind termed this phenomenon or system his ‘manas putra’ or a part of his own self, the Vastu Purush.
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