The Vastu Purusha

There are many stories regarding Vastu Purusha. As per the Hindu Mythology, in a war between Devas and Asuras, a demon appeared and started torturing the Devas. Ultimately the Devas pushed him down and sat over him. The demon appealed to Lord Brahma for help. Lord Brahma named him Vastu Purusha and blessed him with the words: “All works on earth will have to be commenced and concluded only after propitiating you”. In essence, without Vastu Purusha nothing will happen on earth. The Vedas also give similar ideas to Visvakarman or Vastu Purusha.

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People think that construction of a house or abode is nothing but construction with bricks and mortar as per the plan. There are various aspects to be considered and consulted before and during construction. Even the position of doors (especially front door) and windows and the direction in which an entrance to the house is fixed, have a lot of significance in the well-being of owner and residents. The position of Vastu Purusha and the direction of natural elements are shown in the diagram below. It shows all Five Elements created by Creator, Lord Brahma, in the Universe.

The Vastu Mandala diagram showing the position where various utility services like kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, etc., should be situated in a house is also furnished. The sages have given beautiful and elaborate ideas for the construction of houses, temples, dams, towns etc., according to Vastu Vidya principles so that one can be happy without any trouble in life. Before starting construction of a house, according to the birth star and the Lagna of the owner of the house, the following are to be determined: the auspicious day, the direction in which the entrance should be made, where the kitchen, bedroom etc are to be located. All these details are available in the Pancanga.

According to Upanisads, Brahma created the world out of five elements, namely Air, Fire, Water, Earth and Atmosphere (akasa). Ravi, Candra, Sani, Guru, Kuja represent the five elements which represents the Universe. Besides the above five, Dhananjaya (the sixth Element) and Shukra (the seventh Element) are responsible for the life of all living beginnings on the earth and their happiness.

Sun, the lord of the Universe, is in the middle having Budha on his left and Shukra on the right presiding over and dictating the course of other planets (elements). Rahu is at the bottom and Ketu is exactly opposite to Rahu both in direction and position.