In the
ancient Indian science of architecture, the Vasthu Purusha Mandala is the metaphysical
plan of a property. It is the symbolic representation of all the physiological
and psychological changes that take place within a dweller as well within his
or her property.
The
Vasthu Purusha Mandala is a " cosmic man " who is believed to be present
in every plot of land and is a very important aspect of Vasthu Sastra. This
"man" is said to lie with his face and stomach touching the ground,
with his head in the north-east and legs in the south-west.
The
Mandala is a location plan for a proposed building and it has been found that
buildings constructed in accordance with the rules of the Vasthu Purusha
Mandala have been conducive to the health of owners.
Vasthu
Sastra says a human being is both a material body and subtle energy or spirit
within it; with the Vasthu Purusha Mandala, both the human body and a plot is
compared. The Vasthu Purusha Mandala, or sacred is seen as the living energy of
a physical structure and is connected to it in the same manner our body and
spirit are connected.
If the
layout of dwelling fosters a flow of energy that supports the Mandala, then
there will be harmony within the house. A house built following Vasthu
principles satisfies the Vasthu Purusha Mandala by allowing the flow of cosmic
energy to be in balanced. his will yield good things to the occupant.
The ideal
shape of the Mandala-or plot of land –should be a square or rectangle because
the "cosmic man’s” body fits within it. If the shape is irregular, it will
result in cutting off some parts of the cosmic man, which will affect the
well-being of the occupants of the plot.
If, for
instance, Vasthu Purusha has no "right arm", the dweller will lose
wealth and the women in his house will not have peace of mind.
If its
"left arm" is missing, the dweller will experience more expenditure
than income. If the "head" is absent, the breadwinner of the plot
will lose assets and prosperity.
If the
"feet" are missing, the man of the house will be financially week and
women will encounter family problems.
If the
Vasthu Purusha Mandala, or “cosmic man" has all this limbs in perfect
shape, the dwellers of the house will be prosperous and enjoy bliss and
happiness.
Art of placement
VASTHU
Sastra is basically an Indian art of placement of things in a building or any
enclosed space. In Vasthu Sastra, the house is compared to the human body;
since man is nothing but a mass of vibrating energy, so is the building.
Vasthu
Sastra stresses on the arrangement and placement of the five elements-ether,
air, ire, water and earth in the correct proportions.
For a
dweller to enjoy health, wealth, peace and prosperity, he or she must respect
the cosmic energies in the respective quadrants. The direction and quadrant of
the elements are determined via a compass.
It is
imperative that one understands and distinguishes between direction and
quadrant using a compass and not use something like the sunrise to determine
direction as this could be inaccurate.
Direction
refers to the dweller or any object that faces or points towards the eight
compass directions-north, south, east, west north-east, north-west south-east
or south-west.
Quadrant
or sector means the section of the building or plot you are in. A quadrant or
sector on a plot of land or property is determined by dividing the building or
the plot into nine squares. Each square is a quadrant.
