Vastu Shastra - The Science Of Hindu Architecture Part III

Depending upon their mental proclivities, human beings can be divided into four categories. The first category comprises of people who are intellectual and use their intellect to make a living.
Those who have a talent to govern and also those who can bear arms to defend their country against an invader belong to the second category.
In the third category are people who have a significant talent for trade and commerce and are able to generate wealth for their country.
Finally there are people who are mentally geared for service industry only, and earn their living by providing their services to others. They belong to the fourth category.
These four categories are called Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudra. Hindu society was graded into four casts based upon the natural tendencies of people. These casts were not set in stone. A person could move up or down in the hierarchy depending upon his calling. Over a long period of time the system became ossified with all its attendant complications.
The soil in a plot is also divided into four categories and each category of soil is good for the corresponding social class. If the color of soil is white or close to it, it is called Brahmini or good for Brahmins. Red colored soil is good for  Kshatriya caste, greenish hued soil for the Vaishya class and finally black colored soil is good for Shudra class.
Vastu frowns upon plots of land which are situated close to rivers and lakes. Water is a significant storehouse of energy and a water body on the east, west or north direction of a plot is considered unfavorable. It tends to drain away wealth from the inhabitants. If one must have a swimming pool, it should always be constructed in the south of the plot. This is the only direction where it becomes favorable.
There is another way to assess the results of a plot of land. The owner should measure the length and breadth of the house using the length of his arm as a unit of length. Multiplying the two will give the area of the plot. This must be divided by seven and the remainder noted. Even remainders are not good. Odd remainders promote happiness and prosperity.
The following table gives the applicable results .

Remainder	1	2	3	4
Vastu	Pennant	Smoke	Lion	Dog
Result	Wealth	Delusion	Money	Arguments
Remainder	5	6	7	8
Vastu	Bull	Donkey	Elephant	Dhwast
Result	Wealth	Trouble	Progeny	Destruction

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Vastu Shastra or the science of Hindu architecture Part II

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Once the right shaped plot – square or rectangular – has been chosen, the next step is to determine a few other things related to it.
The slope of the plot is an important consideration. If you find one that slopes towards the east, the north or northeast, consider yourself very lucky as ground sloping in these directions promotes happiness and prosperity. The opposite is also true.
The second step before beginning the construction is the examination of the soil. Dig a hole which is one meter long, one meter wide and a meter deep. Once this is done, fill the hole with the excavated soil. If the hole gets filled up and some soil still remains, the land is full of promise and the house built on it will be a happy one. If the soil just fills the hole and there is no left over, the land is of medium type and can be used for the purpose of building a house. If the soil is all used up and the hole remains somewhat unfilled, the land is not good for building.
This test actually examines the compactness of the soil. Loose soil will come unstuck during an earthquake and even during heavy rains, threatening the lives of the inhabitants.
The second step in soil testing involves removing the soil from the above hole once again and this time filling it completely with water. This should be done in the evening. The hole should be examined the next morning. If there is some water still left in it, the land is very good for construction. If there is no water but the soil in the hole is moist, the land is adequate for the purpose of building on it. If the soil appears cracks and torn apart, the plot should be discarded.
As mentioned above a plot of land sloping towards east, north or northeast is very fortunate. Slopes to other directions have different meanings. For example if the slope is towards the south, the land will bring grief and death to the occupants. Land that slopes to the west brings recognition and fame but destroys prosperity. It is good as a hermitage but not as a living accommodation.
Slopes in other directions are not favorable either.

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Vastu Shastra or the science of Hindu architecture.

Vastu is an ancient system of Hindu architecture that harmonizes the energy field in any given plot of land with the structure to be raised there. The prevailing energy field in a plot of land is a combination of gravitational, magnetic and radiant energies and has a significant affect on the mind and body of the people who inhabit that building. Although Vastu is a complete architectural system for all types of buildings like, residential, commercial, and those built for government offices, in this article we will mainly restrict ourselves to homes and residential accommodations.

The Hindu philosophy views the creation as primarily made of five electricities. The positive attributes of these five electricities produce Gyanendria or organs of cognition. The neutralizing attributes of these electricities produce Karmendria or organs of action and the negative attributes produce Tanmatra – The objects on which Karmendria act to produce a signal that can be recognized by Gyanendria. (For more details about these, please read earlier and separate Blogs about details of Hindu conception of the origin of the universe.)

The Tanmatra combine together to form five primary constituents of this creation. These are Kshiti, Ap, Tejas, Marut and Akash, or solids, liquids, fire, gaseous and ethereal elements. Since all of these have a significant affect on our well being and happiness, it is extremely important that these be in harmony with each other and the humans who will be living there. Vastu is uniquely designed to do just that. Vastu and astrology have an intimate correlation and without a sound knowledge of astrology, a Vastu architect remains suspect.

Vastu begins from the point of choosing the land. Different shapes of plots have different results connected to them. Lets us examine each of these.

• Square plots are the best and people living in houses constructed there get full measure of happiness and prosperity.

• Rectangular plots are also considered good and promote health and prosperity.

• Triangular plots of land are considered bad and should be left alone. these create needless litigation and health issues.

• Land with five or more corners is also considered fit for rejection, unless a portion can be hived off to create a rectangular or square plot.

• Circular plots are also considered useless as these bring about endless complications in life. The circular shape destroys decisiveness and does not allow any planning to go through. Policy decisions taken in circular or oval offices create more problems than they solve.

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