Vastu Purusha Mandala

Vastu Purusha Mandala is a vital portion of the Vastuwho bestows prosperity, health, happiness and peace
Shastra and represents the diagrammatic andto the inmates.
mathematical basis for design generation. Here,Vastu Purusha Mandala concept goes outside the
Purusha depicts the power, energy, cosmic man orphysical features of construction. When the modern
soul whereas Mandala forms the generic name forarchitects discover the physical features of a
any type of plan or charts that constitutes thestructure in terms of ventilation, beauty, location and
cosmos symbolically or metaphysically, which issunlight orientation, the ancient scholars viewed in to
universe's microcosm. Vastu Purusha denotes thethe spiritual or metaphysical and elusive characters of
emphasis of an area by resting his head in thestructures too. Moreover, the mandala renders an
direction of north-east which is a balanced thinkingeffective design module for positioning the different
and his lower-body facing the south-west directionhabitation rooms, their measurements that are
that signifies strength and stability. In the center is hisrelated to a group of six formulae actually known to
navel, which depicts cosmic awareness, and his handas the Ayadi Shadvarga. While looking on to this, the
facing towards north-west and south-east depictingancient scholars did not give much importance to the
energy and movement. Vastu Purusha is embodiedconvenience and comfort of the residents by means
with space and is said to have taken birth from theof sunlight and ventilation.
perspiration of Lord Shiva. This is the time whenIt is very crucial to place the deities in particular areas
demon Andhaka was killed by the Lord.of the mandala while deciding to place the walls,
Vastu Purusha Mandala is identified with a plan,foundation, columns and pillars. The more sensitive
whether it is for offices or residents, or for templesand important structural area is the 'Brahmastana' or
and other sacred structures. Symbolically it signifiesthe important nine modules of the 81 module plan. It
three features of a structure such as the sookshma,is in fact left opened as a courtyard in the residences
sthoola and para. Most of the Vastu Shastra textsor human habitation which holds a shikara pyramid
speak about the 81 module plan for humanrelated on the paramasayika mandala. The
habitations that are non-religious structures and 61Brahmasthana is perfect as the holy place in the
module plans for divine habitation. However, mandalatemples or the divine habitations.
is enclosed with an area of space and Vastu PurushaLikewise, Vastu Purusha Mandala can be
is finely enforced in to it to signify the birth of aaccommodated to the several design needs of
form from nature. There are 45 deities who hold oftemples, residences, offices, factories, sub-divisions,
Vastu Purusha with 32 in the external enclosures anddepartmental stores and many other constructions.
13 in the internal enclosures. Also, these deities areThey are entirely designed for all human as well as
offered with fruits and food before the constructiondivine habitations as stated above.
of any structure by an act of pleasing Vastu Purusha