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

Ch. I – Miśrakādhyāyaḥ 39 126. Pūtanā resides on the South-West ( Nairṛta), Skanda rests on the West as on the North-West. Pāparākṣasī should be worshipped on the North and Southern side of the Vāstu. On the outer periphery, starting from Hetuka, eight lords of the land are to be worshipped. Hetuka, Tripuraghna, Vetāla, Agnijihva, Kāla, Karāla, Ekāṁghri, Bhīma are the eight Bhairavas. All Devīs, Krūras, Yama and others should be worshipped with meat, rice wine and other non-vegetarian items. 127-129. Others are to be offered with rice cooked in ghee, all types of per- fumes and gold. As well as:- 130. The Homa should be performed in a Kuṇḍa which is equal to three hand strings (Mekhalā). The sacrificial wood is to be collected from Kṣīravṛkṣa, Palāśa or Kuśa. 131. The Homa should be done with fresh corn, pure honey, clarified butter (Sarpi), barley(Yava), long pepper, saffron(Priyaṅgu), wheat, sesamum (Tila), or rice. 132. Otherwise one can perform the Homa one hundred and eight times separately with Vilva or offerings can be offered to each God more than eight times or twenty times. 133. Then the diagram should be drawn and offerings are to be made to the Gods. Thus worshipped, the Gods always bestow peace. 134. Rākṣasas are to be worshipped with offerings of meat and rice, then the worshipper (Yajamāna) will take a bath in water with many types of medicinal herbs.