Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 10
Chapter 65 — सभास्थापनकथनं
Account of Establishing an Assembly-hall
त्रिशालकत्रयं शस्तं उदक्पूर्वविवर्जितं याम्यां परगृहोपेतं द्विशालं लभ्यते सदा
triśālakatrayaṃ śastaṃ udakpūrvavivarjitaṃ yāmyāṃ paragṛhopetaṃ dviśālaṃ labhyate sadā
Drei Anordnungen des triśālā-Hauses (dreiflügelig) werden empfohlen, wobei die nach Norden und Osten ausgerichteten auszuschließen sind. Ist jedoch ein Haus an der Südseite mit dem Haus des Nachbarn verbunden, so gilt es stets als dviśālā (zweiflügeliges Haus).
Lord Agni
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vastu","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Classify house-plans (triśālā vs dviśālā) and avoid inauspicious directional layouts when selecting/combining plots with neighboring structures.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Definition","entry_title":"Triśālā–Dviśālā classification and directional exclusion","lookup_keywords":["triśālā","dviśālā","yāmya (south)","udak (north)","pūrva (east)"],"quick_summary":"Triśālā arrangements are praised, but certain north/east-oriented variants are excluded; if the south side is conjoined with a neighbor’s house, the plan is treated as dviśālā."}
Concept: Auspicious space is determined by orientation and adjacency; defects arise from improper directional planning.
Application: Use directional rules and neighbor-adjacency constraints when approving a house plan to reduce vāstu-doṣa.
Khanda Section: Vastu-shastra (House-planning and Auspicious Architecture)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A plan-view diagram of a triśālā house with three wings/courts, showing excluded north/east orientations and a south-side attachment to a neighboring house reclassified as dviśālā.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, flat plan-diagram aesthetic blended with temple-architect draftsmen, triśālā house layout in ochres and greens, compass directions marked in Sanskrit, neighboring house attached on the south, instructional composition","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting with gold-leaf borders framing a vāstu-puruṣa mandala and a triśālā plan, directional arrows (north/east excluded) highlighted, south-side neighbor-attachment shown, rich reds and gold detailing","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, clean architectural illustration of triśālā vs dviśālā, labeled wings (śālā), compass rose, a neighboring wall on the yāmya side, calm instructional palette","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature of an architect and patron examining a parchment floor plan, triśālā layout with annotations, south-side adjoining neighbor house, fine linework, subdued courtly setting"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: triśālakatrayaṃ → triśālaka-trayam; udakpūrvavivarjitaṃ → udak-pūrva-vivarjitam; paragṛhopetaṃ → para-gṛha-upetam.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 65 (Vāstu: śālā-bheda and doṣa); Agni Purana 66 (gṛha-lakṣaṇa/āyādi—related vāstu measures, if present in recension)
FAQs
It gives a Vāstu classification rule: among triśālā layouts, north- and east-oriented variants are to be avoided, and a southern-side attachment to a neighbor’s house results in the layout being treated as dviśālā.
Alongside theology and ritual, the Agni Purana preserves practical building science—directional prescriptions, typologies of dwellings (śālā-bheda), and criteria for auspicious/inauspicious construction—showing its wide, handbook-like scope.
Vāstu rules are framed as dharmic safeguards: building in approved forms and directions is believed to support household harmony and prosperity, while avoided orientations/attachments are treated as sources of doṣa (inauspicious defects).