वास्तु मण्डन (मण्डन सूत्रधार - गृह, राजप्रासाद, दुर्ग एवं नगर-वास्तु सटीक)

Ch. II – Āyādhikāraḥ 69 33. Puṣyā, Hastā, Maitra, Mṛgaśirā, Aśvinī, Revatī, Śravaṇā, Svātī, Punarvasu

• these nine belong to the divine group.

34. Rohiṇī, Bharaṇī, Ārdrā as well as three Pūrvas (Pūrvāṣāḍhā Pūrvaphālgunī, Pūrvabhādrapadā) three Uttaras (Uttarāṣāḍhā, Uttaraphalgunī, Uttarabhadrapadā) - these nine belong to the hu- man group and if combined with Rākṣasas, they cause death.
35. Maghā, Mūlā, Viśākhā, Jyeṣṭhā, Aśleṣā, Dhaniṣṭhikā, Kṛttikā, Śatabhiṣā, Citrā - these nine belong to the Rākṣasa variety.
36. These are best matched if it is from the same class. The combina- tion of Divine and Human class is of medium character. The combination between Divine and Rākṣasas causes hostility and the combination between the human and Rākṣas variety causes death.
37. According to the principle of origin, Aśvinī and Śatabhiṣā belong to the group of horse; likewise the elephant for Bharaṇī and Pauṣṇa (Revatī), goat for Kṛttikā and Puṣyā, snake (Ahī) for Rohiṇī and Mṛga. (Śvā) dog for Mūlā and Ārdrā, cat for Sarpa and Āditya, rat (Ākhu) for Pūrvaphālgunī and Maghā, cow for two Uttarās (Uttaraphalgunī and Uttarabhadrapadā), buffalo (Mahiṣī) for Hastā and Śvātī, tiger for Citrā and Viśākhā, black antelope (Eṇa) for Jyeṣṭhā and Anurādhā, monkey (Kapi) for Pūrvāṣāḍhā, and Śravaṇā mongoose (Babhru) for Uttarāṣāḍhā and Abhijit, lion (Siṁha) for Pūrvabhādrapadā and Dhaniṣṭhā. 38-40. There is enmity between Meṣa (sheep) and Markaṭa (monkey) Go (cow) and Vyāghra (tiger), Gaja (elephant) and Siṁha (lion).
38. Śvā (Dog) and Eṇa(black antelope), Sarpa (snake) and Nakula (mon- goose) Viḍāla (cat) and Indura (rat), Mahiṣa (buffalo) and Aśva (Horse) are to be discarded up in the buildings of servant, wife and master. Thus ends the command of constellation of the stars.
39. If the constellation of the stars is to be divided by 8, the remain- der is known as Vyaya. If it is less than Āya and congenial, it is known to usher grain and wealth.