Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 37
नगरादिवास्तुकथनं
Discourse on Vāstu for Cities and Related Settlements
शिल्पित्वं तनयः स्याच्च याम्यद्वारफलाष्टकम् आयुःप्राव्राज्यशस्यानि धनशान्त्यर्थसङ्क्षयाः
śilpitvaṃ tanayaḥ syācca yāmyadvāraphalāṣṭakam āyuḥprāvrājyaśasyāni dhanaśāntyarthasaṅkṣayāḥ
ผลทั้งแปดของประตูทิศใต้ (ยามยะ) คือ ได้ความชำนาญในศิลปช่างและได้บุตร; อายุยืน การออกบวช/จาริก ความอุดมของพืชผล ทรัพย์สิน ความสงบ การบรรลุความหมาย/เป้าประสงค์ และความสูญเสียลดลง।
Lord Agni (narrating the Vāstu/doorway results section to the sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vastu","secondary_vidya":"Shilpa","practical_application":"Choosing a southern (yāmya) doorway position to obtain specific promised benefits (craft-skill, progeny, longevity, peace, prosperity).","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Southern doorway results (Yāmya-dvāra phala)","lookup_keywords":["yamya-dvara","dvara-phala","dakshina-dik","griha-nirmana-phala","shilpitva"],"quick_summary":"Lists the standard outcomes attributed to a south-facing/southern-zone doorway, used for prescriptive planning and patron counseling."}
Concept: Pragmatic causality: spatial prescriptions are tied to household goals—offspring, livelihood, peace, and reduced loss.
Application: Use vāstu prescriptions as a planning checklist aligned to desired life-aims (artha, śānti, prajā).
Khanda Section: Vāstu-śāstra / Gṛha-nirmāṇa-phala (Results of architectural and house-door placements)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A south-side doorway highlighted on a house plan, with icons representing craft skill (tools), son (child), long life, crops, wealth, peace, meaningful gain, and reduced losses.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, south wall of a traditional house emphasized, doorway painted with auspicious motifs, surrounding symbolic panels: artisan tools (śilpa), child, ripe paddy, coins, calm household scene, all labeled in Sanskrit.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style with gold work, a house entrance on the southern side framed by ornate pillars, gold-highlighted symbols for longevity and prosperity, small medallions for the eight phalas.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore instructional painting: clean architectural plan with the yāmya-dvāra marked, side notes listing the eight results, gentle colors, precise drafting aesthetic.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: architect and patron discussing a south doorway; marginal mini-scenes show harvest, peaceful family, artisan at work; fine linework and patterned textiles."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्याच्च = स्यात् + च; याम्यद्वारफलाष्टकम् = याम्य + द्वार + फल + अष्टकम्; आयुःप्राव्राज्यशस्यानि = आयुः + प्राव्राज्य + शस्यानि; धनशान्त्यर्थसङ्क्षयाः = धन + शान्ति + अर्थ + सङ्क्षयाः (शान्ति + अर्थ → शान्त्यर्थ).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 105 (doorway phalas by direction/segment)
FAQs
It transmits Vāstu-śāstra guidance by listing the specific outcomes (phala) attributed to placing/using a southern (Yāmya) doorway—used for evaluating house-plans and entrance orientation.
Beyond theology, the Agni Purana catalogs applied sciences like architecture (Vāstu), giving practical, outcome-based rules (directional door fruits) that function like a technical handbook for builders and householders.
By aligning a dwelling with prescribed directional principles, the householder is said to harmonize with cosmic order (dharma), yielding śānti (pacification) and reducing harmful outcomes (saṅkṣaya of losses) while supporting welfare (artha) and longevity (āyuḥ).