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kerala Vasthu, Vasthu vidhya of India ,VAASTHU in
general
The science of construction of
towns, temples, mansions and houses on Vaasthu (the earth), is called
Vaasthu Vidya. The term Vaasthu is derived from the word Vasa, meaning
habitat. In "Amara Kosa" the Sanskrit dictionary. Vast is
referred to as the site, fit for construction of a residence. Hence,
the science pertaining to the construction of houses came to be known
as Vasthu. 
An Ancient Temple
Bhavishyottara Purana
According to Bhavishyottara
Purana, the epic depicting future,every one must have an ideal house
fit for residence. It also states that the rituals and ceremonies
performed by people residing in rented accommodation do not yield
desired results. However, our research and experience on Vaasthu has
proved that the efficiency of Vaasthu remains unaffected irrespective
of the ownership of the habitat. According to Varaha Purana, an
ancient epic, a king named Sankhu was able to regain his lost empire
by performing penance on a hill situated to the west of the lake, on
the advice of Aakasavani, the celestial voice. This goes to say that
there must be an elevated terrain in the west. The stories and
anecdotes in epics may seem to be legendrical but the contents are
based on hard facts. That is why great saints(Rishis) had referred to
Vaasthu as a means to human welfare.
Ellora Caves
Matsya Purana
In Matsya Purana, the acqua
epic, eighteen preceptors of Vaasthu have been mentioned
(1) Bhrugu
(2) Atri
(3) Vasista
(4) Viswakarma
(5) Maya
(6) Narada
(7) Nagnajit
(8) Visalaksha
(9) Purandara
(10) Brahma
(11) Kumaraswamy
(12) Nandisa
(13) Sounaka
(14) Bhargava
(15) Vasudeva
(16) Anirudha
(17) Sukra
(18) Bruhaspathi.
Albeit the name of the saint Kasyapa had not been included in the
above list of preceptors of Vaasthu, Bhrugu Samhita, the first
treatise on Vaasthu refers to Kasyapa Silpa as the earliest book on
Vaasthu.
Agama Sastra
In Agama Sastra, the science
relating to the construction of temples, Vaasthu is considered as the
basis for any type of construction. Vedavyasa in his Mahabharata the
great epic, had mentioned that the root cause of the great battle,
viz., Mayasabha, the Royal assembly, was built by Maya, the divine
architect, in the shape of a square each side measuring 10, 000 cubits
based on Vaasthu.
Vaasthu as an accepted scienctific method
The history starts with the
civilization of man. The civilization had commenced with the
construction of cities, houses and mansions. Hence Vaasthu happens to
be the basic element of civilization. The excavations at Harappa and
Mohenjodaro indicated amply the influence of Vaasthu on Indus valley
civilization. In 4th century A.D. during the regime of
Varahamihira, the Brahma Vaasthu Sastra was said to be in vogue.
The development of Vaasthu in India as tradition can be traced in
three regions.
Vesara Desa
Dravida Desa
Naga Desa.
Vassthu propounded by Maya,the divine architect, was in vogue in
Vesara Desa, the land between Vindhya mountains and the rivers Krishna
and Tungabhadra. Vaasthu enunciated by the saint Bhrugu was adopted in
Dravida region comprising South India. Vassthu preached by saint
Kasyapa was widely followed in Naga Desa, area between Vindhya
mountains and Himalayas.
The importance of Vaasthu in modern days
The ancient version of the
science of Vaasthu was confined to the construction of royal palaces,
temples, fabulous edifices possessing steps studded with gems, pearls,
diamonds and having gold plated keosks etc. We do not find references
to the habitat of the common man, the reason being the inaccessibility
of literature and science to the common man. But since change is the
law of nature, the concept of Vaasthu has also under gone a change
over a period. With the advent of democracy in the place of
dictatorship the royal palaces were replaced by the common dwellings.
The life style of the common man became the cynosure of scientific
pursuit and the efforts of research made by the modern Vaasthu
scientist are mainly intended at the sophistication and comfort of
human life, to meet the challenges of modernisation.
How Useful is Vaasthu Vidya for You ?
In olden days the arrival of a bride in a joint family was either
hailed or deprecated basing on the developments that take place in the
aftermath of her arrival. But nobody was looking at the issue from the
viewpoint of Vaasthu. Generally the establishment of a new family
necessitates certain structural changes like construction of a
separate bedroom, bath room, septic tank, and a new type of hearth so
as to suit the new couple. Such sort of changes do effect the Vaasthu
potential of the house either favorably of adversely. Due to innocence
or ignorance of the people of yore the credit or blame used to be
passed on to the new entrant into the family.
What Keralaastrology Web Can do ?
Prepare Drawings based on Vaasthu Vidya
** There are many things
that can be adopted in modern building designs including
Divine Dimensions
The Conventions regarding the position of rooms(Orientation)
Locating the right postion for building in larfer plots
Changing size of the rooms according to Vaasthu dimensions
Our Vaasthu Architects can do all these for you with a very reasonable
cost.
Our experienced Thachans(Carpenters) acn give poojas and prasnam(Horry
astrology).
We also do all types of temple designs and supervisions. |
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