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

Ch. VII – Dūṣaṇabhūṣaṇāni 185 83. If the master of a house looks at the lamp as well as the brooms, and the utensils are unwashed, there is always fear of loss of property and affluence. 84. And (the house which is ) without the chanting of the Vedas, which is infested by heretics, and devoid of Brahmins, full of cobwebs and devoid of any rituals (is not praiseworthy). 85. A house which is controlled by the womenfolk and without a master, full of persons belonging to other religious faiths, full of mucous, rheum, and full of impure things and besmeared with the urine of cows ( is not praiseworthy). 86. A house with hairs, ashes, smouldering fires, trees resided by ghosts, full of skull and bones and full of wild beasts (is not praiseworthy). The house which resounds with cries of the quarrels of cats and mongooses and where the substances, stones and wood forming the idols are scattered, that house will shortly be destroyed. 87-88. So, one should discard the vices and include auspicious items in the house. Now the auspicious elements : 89-90. The house is to be full of holy discussions, which are of great veneration and of pleasing character. It will be always adorned with bulls, goats, water, honey, ghee, Viṇā (flute), ornaments, san- dal wood, copper vessels, gold. The house will be always deco- rated and sprinkled with water in the evening. 91. There should always be offering of flowers and the lamps will face the Sun. Daily offering of fire and water dedicated to the Sun is desirable and beneficial. 92. Where there will be daily worship of gods, manes (Pitṛ), Brahmā, guests and preceptors and where there are good relations among children and old people friends, relations and women.