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

Ch. VIII – Prakīrṇakādhyāyaḥ 209 87-88ab.In the Uttarāyaṇa (Saumyāyana) month, on a favourable day ex- cept in the Rikt, tithi, Tuesday and Sunday, it is auspicious to enter one’s house in the assemblage of Rohiṇī, Śatabha, Puṣyā, Citrā, Svātī, Uttarā, Mṛgaśirā, Dhaniṣṭhā, Pauṣṇa and Maitra stars. 88cd-89. The fourth solar position is regarded as inauspicious for the inaugural entry to the house. Amongst the fourth, fifth (artha) and seventh inauspicious solar positions, the fourth brings enmity and quarrelling day after day. If entry to the house is made in the fourth solar position, the base of the house will collapse or be destroyed, whereas in the third solar position the house gets stabilized and becomes permanent. 90. Three stars out of twenty-seven nakṣatra entering into kalaśacakra, good omens, fixed lagna and aṁśa are all auspicious and entrance to the house at those times and moments gives much pleasure to the owner. 91-92ab. It is auspicious to enter into one's house by the owner on his third, sixth, tenth and eleventh planetary position(mūrta), when lagnas of his birth chart and lunar position are favourable, the āyas are in third and sixth position and when in the center of the trikoṇa there are auspicious planets, while inauspicious plan- ets are in places other than his 8th and 12th planetary posi- tion.* (vide note below) With auspicious materials, sprouts, lamps, garlands, and plantains, and with the twigs of Aśvattha and mango, one should enter the house through the portals with his daughter. 92cd-94.On the previous day, with Brahmins incense and a bull, one should perform oblations, utter prayers, chanting of Vedas and auspi- cious spells. He should smear the place with Tagara, Agaru, Kuṣṭa, Agra on the previous night. 95. The land is to be moistened with sandal wood, water etc and they should start staying there at night in the Maṇḍapa which are mea- suring twelve, ten or eight hands and set up in the N.E. corner of the house.

• Note: In this section the time and moment for inaugural entrance into one’s house for residing has been laid down. Some particular constellation of stars are auspicious, others are not congenial. This concerns the Astronomy known in those days.