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

Salute to Lord Gaṇeśa. Vāstumaṇḍanam Chapter I [Miśrakādhyāyaḥ]

1. I praise Lord Śiva the Almighty, who is the creator, lord of the world with different manifestations. He is the mentor of the whole creation.
2. For the comprehension of the young folks, Maṇḍana has collected some important materials from the ocean of science on building architecture, and written the Vāstumaṇḍana. 3-4. In an auspicious month, day and time in the bright half of the lunar month, and after the Uttarāyaṇa¹ is over, when the moon and the stars are in favourable positions for the master, then one should start building a town, palace, house, well, tank, pond, pleasure garden, monastery. Starting from Pratipadā -Nandā, Bhadrā, Jayā, Riktā, Pūrṇā, and from
3. Ṣaṣṭhī to Ekādaśī, all tithis (lunar days) are of five types.
4. Notes: -Uttarāyaṇa- Northern progress of the Sun Nandā- Pratipada, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekādaśī, . Bhadrā- 2nd, 7th and 12th Lunar days. Jayā -3 rd, 8th and 13th Lunar days. Riktā -4th, 9th, 14th Lunar days. Pūrṇā - 5th, 10th, full moon and Amāvasyā.