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Matsya Purana 253.26

Matsyapurāṇa 253.26

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253.26

pūṣā ca vitathaścaiva gṛhakṣatayamāvubhau.
gandharvo bhṛṅgarājaśca mṛgaḥ pitṛgaṇastathā .. 253.25

After thus testing the land one should wash it with Panchagavya and sprinkle with the water of all the medicinal herbs, then lines should be drawn in gold forming 81 squares (a square containing eighty one smaller squares in it). Then the lines should be encircled with a thread dyed in lime or any other mixture of colours. Ten lines should be drawn towards the east, ten towards the north and on the nine divisions on each side 9× 9=81 divisions are known to be 81 feet or rooms of Vâstu Deva (ten lines are to be drawn to have nine divisions within them) and 45 Devas should be worshipped there and out of these 32 Devas should be worshipped outside (the smaller squares lying on the eastern, southern, western and northern sides) and 13 inside. The 32 Devas outside should be worshipped with ghee in the north east (Iśâna) corner. The following are the 32 outside Devas:—(1) Śikhı, (2) Parajanya, (3) Payanta, (4) Indra, (5) Sûrya, (6) Satyâ, (7) Bhrıśa, (8) Âkâśa, (9) Vâyu (10) Pūṣna (11) Vitatha, (12) Grıhaksatı, (13) Yama, (14) Gandharva, (15) Mrıga, (16) Bhṛingarâja, (17) Pitṛıs, (18) Dauvârıka (19) Sugrīva (20) Puṣpa danta (21) Palâdhıpa, (22) Asura (23) Śeṣa (24) Papa, (25) Roga (26) Ahı, (27) Mukhya, (28) Bhallâṭa, (29) Soma, (30) Sarpa, 31) Adıtı, (32) Dıtı, these 32 Devas (31?) are worshipped outside Vâstu in the north-east corner and the following are worshipped inside the Vâstu. Apı, Sâvitrī, Paya Rudra and Brahmâ and the other eight Devas close by. these 13 Devas are worshipped in the nine feet of Vâstu and around Him are eight Devas, the Sadhy as in their respective stations viz, Aryamâ, Savitâ, Vivasvâna, Virudhâdhipa, Mitra, Rajyaksâ, Prithvîdvara, Apavatsa, these are to be worshipped in the eastern side and the five Devas, viz, Âpa, Apavatsa Parajanya, Agni and Diti are to be worshipped in south eastern corner This is the mode of worship of the Devas at several corners Aryamâ, Vivasvâna, Mitra Prithvîdhara, these are worshipped amongst the twenty and on the outside, and on the eastern and southern side are worshipped the Devas presiding over three feet Brahmâ is in the centre of all In such a way 45 Devas are present in Vastu—19 33

A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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