Shloka 37

Vāstu-pūjā, Vāstu-maṇḍala Deities, Site Computations, and Doorway/Tree Prescriptions

Devanagari script

नैरृत्यादौ पश्चिमं स्याद्वायव्यादौ तु चोत्तरम् / अष्टभागे कृते भागे द्वाराणां च फलाफलम्

Transliteration

nairṛtyādau paścimaṃ syādvāyavyādau tu cottaram / aṣṭabhāge kṛte bhāge dvārāṇāṃ ca phalāphalam

Translation

नैरृत्यादि विभागात पश्चिम दिशा ग्राह्य; वायव्यादि विभागात उत्तर दिशा ग्राह्य. जागा अष्टभागी केली असता द्वारांच्या शुभ‑अशुभ फलांचा निर्णय तदनुसार होतो.

Word by Word

• नैरृत्यादौ: in the south-west (sector) at the beginning
• नैरृत्यादौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैरृत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (नैरृत्यस्य आदौ = in the beginning/at the start of the south-west)

• पश्चिमम्: the west (western side)
• पश्चिमम्: Karma/Predicate complement (Object/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पश्चिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विधेय/निर्देश (predicate/that which is to be)

• स्यात्: should be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वायव्यादौ: in the north-west (sector) at the beginning
• वायव्यादौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (वायव्यस्य आदौ = at the beginning of the north-west)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Discourse particle (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle) — contrast/emphasis

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• उत्तरम्: the north (northern side)
• उत्तरम्: Karma/Predicate complement (Object/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विधेय/निर्देश

• अष्टभागे: in the eightfold division
• अष्टभागे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (अष्टानां भागः = eight-part division)

• कृते: when made/divided
• कृते: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘भागे’ इति विशेषण (made/when made)

• भागे: in the division/part
• भागे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• द्वाराणाम्: of the doors
• द्वाराणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• फलाफलम्: the good and bad results
• फलाफलम्: Karma/Predicate complement (Object/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक) + अफल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्वः (फलम् च अफलम् च = good and bad result)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right placement (especially of doors) according to dik-vibhāga yields predictable phala (results).

Vedantic Theme: Ṛta/dharma as order: harmony with cosmic directions supports well-being; karma-phala logic applied to space.

Application: When designing/renovating, divide the plan into eight sectors; assign door locations by the prescribed sectoral mapping to maximize śubha outcomes.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: architectural layout (vāstu-puruṣa maṇḍala)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.46 (vāstu/door-phala context); Garuda Purana 1.47 (64-pada plan and directional marking)

FAQs

What is the importance of door-direction (dvāra-phala) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames door placement as yielding specific auspicious or inauspicious outcomes based on an eightfold directional division, indicating that entrances are evaluated by precise sectoral rules.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe the soul’s journey directly; instead, it teaches dharmic household order (directional discipline), which the Purana treats as supportive of auspicious living and karmic well-being.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If applying traditional vastu, assess entrances by dividing directions into eight sectors and judging door placement by the sector’s prescribed results—especially noting the south-west/north-west adjacency rules stated here.