lee Me Vastu Vedha Dosha we Part By M. M. MISTRY The Sanskrit word -Veda -Originated from the word Vid means ‘to know. Noun is Vedic. The lnowledge on Vastu is compiled by our learned Acharyas. They studied the subject in depth and have provided guidelines for the benefit of humanity. Vastu Shastra has its roots in all the Vedas. Veda - Angna, UpaAngas. Upa-Veda, and several other shastras like Jyotish, Ganit (maths) ete. were documented over a period of 4000 years, since the time of Rig Veda. Shruti, Smruti, Sutra Epics, Agama, Jataka Katha, Sanskrit Literature, Artha Shastra of Kautilya, Brihat Sols Vere neilars'and GargayaSembita by Garga Muni are the earlier sources of information on architecture during the years 3000 BC to6 AD. ThisPeriod is generally taken as Vedic Period. Vast Jane el aqstencnnnl Univena scich consists of five elements: Fire, Earth, Air, Water And Space. These elements form the living organisms on the earth. The living organism exists on earth with three levels of qualities: Satwa, Rajas and Tamas, Vibrations or radiation to state of baatiey te Mind Enerdy inte of santter = Eao'end Ambiance, solid particlesstateol matter is physical form. These three are not separate from each other. These levels are related also to five elements. Mind epee Alo touch, Preis light provides vision, Water provides taste. The qualities of water are —Nirmal—Clean or Pious, Taral — Floating —Mobile and -Shital Cool. Earth provides smell. These control Mental Forces, which can be connected Pitta etseaper tive satwogicltice Tiamat) etree tlie levelsol exilence Thesegrecalled panch koshaha —live sheaths of mind. These are —Annayamaya —Material and physical mind; Manomaya ~Impulsive -emotional Mind: ~ Vigyonomaye-Intelligent-mind;-Pranamaya~ Briel encygy) -Anbiere eae aed eally SAvauduiaya Bledel wed Siadlady, there are five processes called —Panchprakriyah. fee sy (onThese are communication, movement, work, discard and create. The three aspects of universe: [dea, Process and Form are all inclusive in Severe panch Vodssha Hamen bela eles contains these qualities and elements. Every human needs living space - vastuon earth. VEDHA is a sanskrit word, ~means obstruction to era ed hie pussy create yeuell Ong huecal hindrance to the user — occupant and also to the sunlight and wind by the object. DOSH is defect of any kind in the building related to objects or workmanship. Thus, Vedic Vastu Vedha Dosh is identified dniieg Vedicpertodon EA pera Rarer or lesldine or Lavin leeetea latecte with or without physical obstructions. Vastu involves idea, process and form ie. space, time and matter. Matter is Vastu. The built Geiviconrint coe bes fou Sliect ca eens ea) ont experince. Ancient Rishis (sages) visualized not only physical comforts but also mental growth to the occupants of vastu by harmonizing space with mind, toprovide-SUKHAM.'Su"means Harmony or Excellent and ‘kham'- Space or House. SUKHAM can be interpreted as JOY- Harmonious space or Excellent House. SUVIDHA siands for comforts. ‘Su'- Harmony, Vi- Dynamic and ‘Dha’ is Earth. Suvidha means in lisresoagy wilcenerates cad maaller | Deigtng, planning and construction of house based on vastu principles can provide comforts, prosperity and happiness. Rishis have developed rules for Peltier oe olelucnourn wit usturcand humane relages Ce ete tee atlases wirserdcl lewelee im Vastu designs. This relates to various aspects fiom ict mincrailers|) ofldastaus vand| plans of accessories, fumiture, room, home, site, roads, town, endregion. Meite Weriuecons iaveutvescarpecinl (2) orientation, symmetrical proportions, placement of openings, so as to achieve the harmonization of energy fields in a given space, to be in consonance Swill anni saoteriale and ne doter ceeerantel()). Pied fe ellans Delwcont el entreaties eee the windows — principles of vial aesthetics ia ial 70 Eg employing ‘Mathematical Formulae’ for measurements of site or building suitable to Four Vama — the four attitudes: Brahmin, Kchetivea Voishya sd Sudrosprevaliog) ociety (c) Refined waylet delelean oud tae building parts or elements and componenis together systematically in tune with architectural morphology of forms and patterns, and above all Helitetarttyet bull teavircomentwillstuens Building orientation, plot size and building dimension aswell as number of doors are specified according to varna system: Brahmin in north; kshatriya East; vaishya ~ south and sudra in west. Plot sizes are in ratios of Width: Depth, such as, 111; 11125, 11.6 and 1125 for four castes respectively. Building width and depth dimensions ave also in ratios. Building should face East for Brahmins, Kshatriya —west, Vaishya-North and Sudra south. West (arsug slot buss ehouldi bye oxo doce, North two doors, Fast Three doors and four doors are suitable to South facing house. Storey height is also prescribed on the basis of castes. The storey height should not be more than three and half for sudra, Vaishya-five and half, kshatriya-six and half and Brahmin seven and half, Houses have name nomenclatureas per number and direction of doors orverandah oropenspaces. Vasiu isa living spaceon the earth whichisderived from sanskrit word “VAS means ‘to be' or to live or ‘dwelling space’ Generally, vastu is the individnal site or a piece of land -Bhukhand. It is also known as building, Dictionary meaning of sanskrit word Re laclandilerkole todrill picrctag obstrections; altitude, ete. Dosh means defects, deficiencies, short coming or lacunasor errors in the building designs and mistakes occurred during design and construction work. Ancient text books on vastu Bet eiare Codey al precticc! whiele extierales pee rete ad sea ndiercs lor Jenin pleceindend construction of building. The defects in the building are primarily associated, not only distribution of functional paces plocemes | ee eeeelemen te cel components, but also with breakage ic aBhanga inany partof building component, The ‘most prominent orbit of defects around which they revolveare the rules of vedha ~the obstruction asa eps el ene etereaipy ol rales eelyedl gear seers in the field of architecture during, vedic period. The obstructions can divide or enhance the energy flow between two door openings. Windows donot generateenergy flow. Treatises like, Vishwakarma Prakash, Vastusara, Mansara, Mayamaima, Samarangan Sutradhara, Rakjavallabha, Shilpa Dipak, Vastu Saukhyam, Brat Samhita, Aparajita Prichchha etc, are (ecsuves on fhe ani ject contaiatan (be ilgerestee endl erveriousee olleecea Rehtr Manis. They have observed the natural obstructions, man made planning and constructional defects in structure or building ora ommeeon ten Wave eeaanrrare bomen chapter as vedha or dosh or Vedha Dosha The purpose of vedha is the avoidance of obstruction to sun light and breeze in the building. This leads toa highly developed technique of building orientation in ancient India. Technically, these clasts tleratereslesenra as Velboee Lich antl lela cere icteteh eee tarl nent or building or in neighbourhood trees. According to vastu sara ~a manual on Vastu have analyzed seven kinds of Vedhas:- 1 Tala 2 Kona 3.Talu 4. Kapala 5, Stambha 6.Tula and 7.Dwar. Note that, Dwara Vedha is believed to bring calamity to the owner of the building, either to his fowilyorlobiswenl ortlproperty The effect of vedha could be on specific group of person. Some may only hurt women and some hurt to men folk. Some affect only children and some to elders The vulnerable group should be present within the house for the problem to be felt. Some orlbsrniey he Nu me pertintees lnceall hawatas effect on non-residential building. The effects of vastu vedha dosh are generally operative as combination o/ more than one defect totheplot ora structure. Almost all manuals deal with this topic. a ial a ee Viswakarma Prakash contains enumeration of sixteen vedha doshas. 1Andhak, 2. Rudhir,3. Kubja, 4.Kana,5.Badhir, 6. Digvakta,7.Chipit,8. Vygandja, 9. Muraj,10.Kutil, I Kuttak, 12. Suppta, 13, Shankchpal, 14. Vikat, 15. Karkaand, 16 Kaiker.In addition tothese, ten more vedhas are described in this text. These are: Kona, Dak, Chidra/Shudra, Chhya, Rutu, Vansha, Agca/Ulehe, Uchha/Bhumi, Sanghat end Daxt Vedha. In spite of these Vedha occurring on the building, this treatise provides exceptions of rules where Vedhaare not applicablein the buildings Nasee Vedin Doses ave. dencrolly beowa os defects in the building. The defects can be Natural or Man made. Natural defects are recorded in various treatises covering, shape and size of the land, its slope, near by water body or source; hill or ditch. Vertical obstructionscan beatree,a poleora building. Horizontal defects such as a road perpendicular oradjacent tothe building orplot,a comer, a wall, a temple,a water channel and soon. Man made defects can be categorized in two: [1] plenning|[2] constructional. Hindus believe that Lord Brahma is the creator — [Vastukar] of the Universe. Brahma has assigned the job of designing, planning and construction of buildings on the earth to the lord Viswakarma so that there are harmony of the forces of nature created by Brahina for the benefit of Gods and Mankind. The concept of building design, clements and components were translated by the expert craftsmen: Sthapati sutradhari, Vardhaki and Pieleslinl tee Hie site: Sthapollisamerierof mystic preteen retecdircepoue bictlon dls witch adherence in the building design and execution. Sutradhari controls the quality and quantity of building materials including supervision on workmanship of vardhaki and Takshaka. Pe Mele vara kt exe cxpeeticaneitey, masonry and extension work of stone or wood employed in building. Any lacuna in design, workmanship, choice of shape and size of building orcomponentsaretheman made Vedha Dosh. Samrangan sutradhara~A document on vast altribution of Bhojdeva and vastu Nighantu — el