Agni Purana — Raja-dharma, Shloka 12
Chapter 246 — वास्तुलक्षणम्
Characteristics of Building-sites / Vāstu
रोगो मुख्यश् च वायव्ये दक्षिणे पुष्पवित्तदौ गृहक्षतो यमभृशौ गन्धर्वो नागपैतृकः
rogo mukhyaś ca vāyavye dakṣiṇe puṣpavittadau gṛhakṣato yamabhṛśau gandharvo nāgapaitṛkaḥ
အနောက်မြောက် (ဝါယဗျေ) တွင် ရောဂ (Roga) နှင့် မုခ്യ (Mukhya) ဟူသော သက်ရောက်မှုများရှိ၏။ တောင်ဘက်တွင် ပုෂ္ပ (Puṣpa) နှင့် ဝိတ္တဒ (Vittada) ရှိ၏။ ထို့ပြင် ဂೃಹက္ခတ (Gṛhakṣata) နှင့် ယမဘೃశ (Yamabhṛśa) လည်းရှိပြီး၊ ထပ်မံ၍ ဂန္ဓဗ္ဗ (Gandharva)၊ နာဂ (Nāga) နှင့် ပိုင်တೃက (Paitṛka) တို့သည် ဦးတည်ရာစီမံကိန်းအရ သတ်မှတ်ထားသော တည်ရှိမှုများဖြစ်၏။
Lord Agni (in discourse to Sage Vasiṣṭha)
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Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Directional presences: Roga/Mukhya (Vāyavya), Puṣpa/Vittada (Dakṣiṇa), plus Gṛhakṣata, Yamabhṛśa, Gandharva, Nāga, Paitṛka","lookup_keywords":["vayavya-roga","dakshina-pushpa","vittada","gandharva-naga-paitrika","vastu-dosha"],"quick_summary":"The verse lists named forces tied to specific directions, used in vāstu to interpret afflictions and to plan pacification/placement so that inauspicious influences do not dominate key spaces."}
Concept: Human well-being is linked to ordered space; subtle presences (bhūta/gaṇa/pitṛ) are acknowledged as causal factors in prosperity and distress.
Application: Use directional diagnostics to decide where to place bedrooms, kitchens, shrines, and to perform pitṛ-śānti or nāga-śānti when indicated.
Khanda Section: Vastu-shastra (Directional/Spatial Omens and Spirit-Forces)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A compass-based vāstu chart showing Vāyavya labeled with ‘Roga’ and ‘Mukhya’, Dakṣiṇa with ‘Puṣpa’ and ‘Vittada’, and additional presences (Gandharva, Nāga, Paitṛka) hovering as subtle figures around a house plan.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, house-site mandala with directional labels in Sanskrit, shadowy yet dignified subtle beings: Gandharva with veena, Nāga with hooded serpent form, Paitṛka as ancestral figure, priest performing dhūpa and prokṣaṇa to pacify Roga in Vāyavya","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, gold-highlighted compass mandala, South direction adorned with floral motif for Puṣpa, Vāyavya corner with darker aura for Roga, Gandharva and Nāga rendered as ornate guardian icons, heavy gold borders","mysore_prompt":"Mysore instructional painting, clean diagrammatic layout with small icon badges for each presence, annotations near corners, priest holding palm-leaf manual, emphasis on clarity and labels","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, architectural plan with delicate wash colors, tiny allegorical figures: musician Gandharva, serpent Nāga, ancestor Paitṛka, and a physician-priest noting ‘Roga’ in NW, fine calligraphy"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मुख्यश् = मुख्यः (visarga before च).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 246 (directional presences and dvāra-devatā schemes)
FAQs
It lists specific named presences/forces assigned to directions (notably north-west and south), used in Vāstu assessment to judge auspiciousness and likely outcomes (health, wealth, harm to the house, ancestral influences).
Beyond mythology, it preserves a technical Vāstu-style catalogue of directional attributions—linking space, omens, and outcomes—showing the text’s coverage of applied knowledge for building/ritual planning.
By recognizing inauspicious directional influences (e.g., roga, gṛhakṣata, yama-related forces) and harmonizing space accordingly, one aims to reduce obstacles and suffering and align the dwelling/ritual ground with dharmic order.