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Vaastu Book - Sample Pages

The Vaastu Workbook provides detailed instructions for creating a home that harmonizes with the natural and spiritual energies of its environment. 


VAASTU & THE STORY OF VAASTUPURUSHA 

ONE OF THE ANCIENT TREATISES ON VAASTU, the Brihat Samhita, includes a myth about the origin of Vaastupurusha, the deity of vaastu. The God Shiva was once engaged in a battle with a demon. As the fierce struggle went on, Shiva began sweating profusely. Vaastupurusha was born out of Shiva's beads of sweat. His origin in strife made him very hungry and he started devouring everything in his path. The other gods went to Lord Brahma for protection, begging him to do something about this new creature that was destroying their world. Brahma gave Vaastupurusha a push and he fell to earth, landing face down. Immediately Brahma told the gods - who were forty-five in numbers - to sit on Vaastupurusha and not allow him to get up. After they did so. Vaastupurusha prayed for Brahma's mercy, entreating that he had been created hungry and that he was only following his nature. Brahma felt sorry for him and granted him the blessing of having his endless hunger fed by offerings from the inhabitants of the dwellings built upon him. In return, Vaastupurusha was to stay embedded in the earth and take care of the inhabitants' health and prosperity. But he could seek his own sustenance if the inhabitants didn't feed him properly. Those who did not abide by Brahma's rules would awaken the creature's hunger and suffer the consequences. 

As with all myths, the true meaning of the symbol of Vaastupurusha is much deeper than the story. Understanding its importance will enable us to penetrate further into the mysteries of life. The story of Vaastupurusha is our own story. A human being is both a material body (vaastu) and the subtle energy or spirit (vaastu or purusha) within it. Similarly, Vaastupurusha can be seen as the living energy of a physical structure. In the same manner as our body and spirit are connected, the house (body) and Vaastupurusha (spirit) are connected. Vaastupurusha is nourished by the energy of the structure. If the physical layout of a dwelling fosters a flow of energy that supports the Vaastupurusha, then there is harmony within the house as well. Whenever there is a mismatch, there is disharmony. Whatever vibrations take place in the house evbentually has an effect on the people who occupy the house. 

The forty-five deities sitting on Vaastupurusha to restrain him represent our own angelic and demonic qualities that bind us to worldly life. When these qualities are properly understood and experienced, our life is harmonious and we enjoy health, peace, and prosperity. The house built following vaastu principles satisfies Vaastupurusha by allowing the flow of cosmic energy to be in balance and yield good things to the inhabitants. 

By picturing Vaastupurusha lying facedown in this classic position, as shown in figure 1, and applying traditional Indian ayurvedic knowledge about different parts of the body, we can begin to see the proper roles for various sections of a house or plot. Vaastupurusha is understood to be lying facedown facing northeast, the direction of wisdom and spirituality. That puts his right side to the East and South (representing dakshina) and his left side to the North (representing uttara) and West. In Ayurveda the right side of the body represents masculine qualities, so when the life force is moving in the right side (pingala), one is more active, critical, judgmental, and analytical. The left side of the body represents feminine qualities, so when the life force moves in that side (ida), one's intuitive and compassionate nature dominates. 

The Brihat Samhita describes a square or rectangular plot of land as ideal for the construction of a dwelling because Vaastupurusha's entire body fits within it, as in figure 1. If the square is incomplete-thus cutting off some part of Vaastupurusha-the inhabitants will suffer dire consequences. If Vaastupurusha has no right arm, they will be a loss of money and food. If his head is absent, the owner will suffer losses of virtue and prosperity. If his feet are missing, the male head of the family will become weak and the women will be troubled. On the other hand, if Vaastupurusha is endowed with all his limbs in fine shape, the inhabitants of the house will be famous and prosperous. 

The ancient scriptures describe three different conditions regarding the position of Vaastupurusha's head: 

  • Nitya (daily) vaastu, wherein Vaastupurusha alternates the position of his head between right and left approximately every three hurs. 

  • Chara (moving) vaastu, wherein Vaastupurusha changes his head position one every three months. 

  • Sthira (non-moving) vaastu, wherein Vaastupurusha's head is permanently established toward the Northeast direction. 

Each of the three positions has great significance to our physical and spiritual health. The turning of Vaastupurusha's head in nitya vaastu signifies the alternation of the breath or prana (life force) between our right and left nostrils. Normally healthy person breathes predominantly through one nostril or the other, alternating sides every three hours. The dominant side can be determined by holding a mirror in front of your nose while breathing once gently and then examining the moistus that has collected on the mirror. It will usually be uneven or one side will evaporate faster than the other. The side that evaporates more slowly reveals the dominam nostril. Knowledge of this movement of prana is called Swarashastra (science of breath and consciousness). The movement of th life force is a person is very significant in relation to one's feelings and emotions as well as to one's health, spirituality, and prosperity. In nitya vaastu the energy movement in the house ins in tune with the energy movement of the inhabitants. This synergy of energy is key to health and contentment. 

Chara vaastu signifies the seasonal changes that take place in our constitution. According to Ayurveda, each person's constitution is composed of varying amounts of three principles known as the dhaataus (vaata, pitta, and kapha). These principles govern all of the physiological and psychological aspects of our existence (described in more detail in the next chapter, "Basis of Balanced Life"). The movement of Vaastupurusha's head every three months symbolizes the effect of the seasons on the dhaatus. From March to June, Vaastupurusha's gaze is to the North and kapha is predominant, moving toward pitta. From June to Septamber, Vaastupurusha's gaze is to the East and pitta is predominant, moving toward vaata. From September to December, Vaastupurusha's ghaze is to the South, and from December to March it is to the West, during which vaata is becoming predominant and then moving toward kapha. Thus seasonal changes can create imbalance in the dhaatus of the inhabitants. This can be counteracted by balancing the energy flow of the house between these three principles according to vaastu. 

In sthira vaastu Vaastupurusha's head is fixed toward the Northeast, the direction governed by the two planets of wisdom and knowledge - Jupiter and Ketu (described I more detail in chapter 4, "Directions, Deities, and Planets"). It thus signifies one's commitment to wisdom and knowledge leading to enlightenment, fostered by the energy in a good vaastu home. 
 
 

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