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

Ch. VII – Dūṣaṇabhūṣaṇāni 177 Bhoja 45. Whether it is Dviśālā, Triśālā or Catuśśālā a building without any portico yields bad results. According to another work 46. A Śālā house without any portico in the front, back or side is inauspicious, but it is praiseworthy for a temple. 47. A wise man should not build a house near a temple or near a wicked person's house or a councilor's residence or near the sac- rificial ground as these cause fear or grief and sorrow. Also 48. A house gives painful results if built near a temple, or the house of a warrior, enemy, King, councilor, thief, heretic, sinful men. One should avoid building near a courtyard or a cunning person's house. 49. One should not build one's house in the rear of a Buddhist temple or in the front of a Śiva and Sūrya temple, nor on the side of a Brahma and Viṣṇu temple, nor around a Caṇḍī temple. 50. A house, if built in between the temple of Śiva, Sūrya or Jina and if the road runs by both sides of a house, it is not regarded as auspicious. 51. Then it is known as obstruction of road and it causes grief and sorrow. The entrance facing the exit is not auspicious. 52. But if the main plot of land is on the other side of the road and it is equal to the wall there is no fault. So says the Matsyapurāṇa 53. If the correct orientation is not done for a pillar, house, door, as well as a dwelling place, then there will be destruction of one's family, and one should not extend his house in such a manner.