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Auspicious
Periods
The Vastu Purusha is
considered to be awake
when he is oriented towards
the cardinal points, and
is said to be asleep when
oriented towards the non-cardinal
points like the NE, SW,
SE, NW.
During the period of
Dhanur (December-January),
Mina (March-April), Mithuna
(June-July), Kanya (September-October),
it is considered inauspicious
to begin building activities.
During the period of
Mesha (April-May), Vrishabha
(May-June) Kataka (July-August),
Simha (August-September),
Tula (October-November),
Vrichika (November-December),
Makara (January-February),
Kumbha (February-March),
it is auspicious to build.
The spin is clockwise
and around its own centre.
Like the Vastu Purusha,
all living beings are
also material in their
origins. Hence, they too
are earth substance. It
can be said that we too
are earth or bhoomi and
the energy within us is
Vastu Purusha. When the
earth is dormant, the
Vastu Purusha is considered
to be asleep. At this
time it is not beneficial
to begin house-building
activities. The Shastras
state that this ‘wrong’
time could lead to negative
effects on the residents.
One must learn about the
cycles of the earth before
beginning auspicious acts.
The face of the Vastu
Purusha is oriented towards
the position of the sun.
On the opposite side will
be placed the feet of
the Vastu Purusha. His
left hand will be placed
below, the right hand
above.
It is observed that Vastushastra
is totally based on sunrays
and the invisible effect
of these rays. The different
colours of the rays have
useful as well as destructive
effect depending upon
the direction and varying
from sunrise to sunset.
The seven colours forming
the sunrays are different
Goddesses of power and
are serially known as
Parjanya, Kashyap, Mahendra,
Surya, Satya, Bhrush and
Nabhas. Different sages
and seers studied extensively,
the properties of these
rays and named them Kanchansam,
Sphatic-Nirmal, Indranil,
Vaidurya, Padmarag, Vajrak
and Brahamatej. These
seven rays are known as
Saptadevta (the seven
Gods). Therefore, even
the day is divided into
seven parts. Brahmamuhurta,
Ushakal, Arun, Pratasanghav,
Madhyanha, Apranha, Sayankal.
Gods Associated With Vastu
If we consider
the curved surface of
the earth as the horizontal
plane, we get the four
main directions the East,
the West, the North and
South and the sub directions
the South-east, the South-west,
the North-west and the
North-east. Every direction
is ruled by one God.
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