Vastu Shastra

VASTU-SHASTRA, the Indian Architecture

A marvel of Ancient Indian Architecture can be seen in Lothal (Maharashtra).It was a city uncovered during excavations. It is dated 2400 b.c. There are ample proofs of trade with foreign lands. There was a garland of sea-ports starting from Lothal via Kanya Kumari up to Tamra-Lipti situated in Bangal (Description in PERIPLUS BOOK of first century). It is described that ships of the size of 754 ft.X 126 ft. used to sail. There was a wall of 1400 ft built for controlling sea waves at Lothal. It was so constructed that even during the period of low tide ships could directly sail right up to the port.
Marvels of temple architecture can be seen throughout the country, notable amongst them are:Konark, Elephenta caves, Lingraj temple of Bhuvaneshwar, Kharuraho temples, Girnar temples, Dilwara temples of Rajasthan, Rangapatnam temples, Rameshwaram temple, Meenakshi Devi temple, Ajanta and Ellora caves, etc. In some of the temples one can hear the musical notes of various instruments by striking at properly laid stone sculptures. Marvels of engineering structures are available in Mohan-jo-daro, Dwarika, Lothal, Kanjivaram etc.

Construction activities in ancient India used to take place in accordance with sound scientific principles. Some of the literature on this subject is available in books like Kashyap Shilpa Shastra,Vrihat Samhita of Varahmihir, Vishwakarma Vastu Shastra, Samrangan Sutradhara, Vishnu Dharmottara Purana, Aparajita Prachha, Jaya Prachha, Pramana Manjari, Maya Vaastu, Bhrigu Samhita, etc.Important Rishis(scientists) who contributed are: Bhrigu, Brihaspati,Shukra, Kashyap, Vashishtha, Agni, Maya, Vishwakarma, Varahamihir, Bhoj etc.

Science and technology of modern architecture revolves round the main idea that every piece of land designated for some building construction is an independent piece of land. The designer is required to provide all that is needed to fulfill the needs of the owner. This can be in total disregard to other considerations. Modern world is witnessing many problems due to this approach in construction. To find solution to the problems, there is a growing awareness amongst architects to look into the methodology of ancient Indian architecture, called Vaastu Shastra. It is observed that buildings/apartments with good Vaastu have healthy, happy and prosperous owners whereas places with negative Vaastu energy will have losses, ill health, ill repute, hurdles etc.
ये त्रिसप्ताः परियन्ति विश्वा रूपाणि विभ्रतः।
वाचस्पतिर्बला तेषां तन्वो अद्य दधातु मे ।।

This MANTRA from ATHERWA-VEDA is of paramount importance for understanding the Indian Architecture. This mantra is the key to the basics of ancient Indian architecture (Vaastu Shastra).

Concepts revealed have a remarkable parallel with the most modern ecological considerations and even transcend present day science in some respects so far as building design and construction are concerned. Explanation provided here is perhaps the first ever attempted. The beauty of the explanation is that it leads to automatic unfolding of the meaning of the Mantra. The rishi, the seer, writes about the secret in a highly coded way. As per this mantra there are 21(3*7=21) bio-electro-magnetic fields which are required to be balanced for happy life in a dwelling place. These fields have been named as Deva which an ordinary investigator will translate conventionally. It is not the way with Vedic mantras. Detailed explanation of this mantra will be provided on enquiry.