Matsya Purana 255: adhyāyaḥ 255

Matsyapurāṇa 255

Language: Sanskrit

adhyāyaḥ 255

255.1

stambhamānanirṇayavarṇanam.

Sûta said — ' Now I shall tell you the measurements of the pillars " Multiply the alitude of the house by 7 (seven) which divided by 80 (eighty) will give the breadth of the pillars If the pillars be square, they are known as ruchaka and if they be octagonal they are called Vajra—1-2
A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

255.2

sūta uvāca.
athātaḥ saṃpravakṣyāmi stambhamāna vinirṇayam.
kṛtvā svabhuvanocchrāyaṃ sadā saptaguṇaṃ budhaiḥ .. 255.1

255.3

aśītyaṃśaḥ pṛthutvaṃ syādagreṇāvaguṇaiḥ saha.
rucakaścaturaḥ syāttu aṣṭāsro vajra ucyate .. 255.2

255.4

dvivajra ṣor̤aśāstrastu dvātriṃśāstraḥ pralīnakaḥ.
madhyapradeśe yastambho vṛtto vṛtta iti smṛtaḥ .. 255.3

A sixteen sided pillar is known as Dvi vajra and the one with 32 sides is known as Pralînaka and the one that is circular in the centre is called Vritta—3
A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

255.5

ete pañca mahāstambhāḥ praśastāḥ sarvavāstuṣu.
padma vallī latā kumbha patra darpaṇa rūpitāḥ .. 255.4

These five pillars are mahâ stambas (huge pillars) and are auspicious for all the buildings. Paintings and beautiful carvings should be made in all these pillars Lotuses, creepers leaves, earthen pots and jars, are to be nicely carved Divide all the pillars into nine parts and the lowest one for carving should be made the base of the pillar Above it in one part should be made ghata and in the other one lotus. Then in the other part beautiful carvings should be made and the rest of the parts should be left in a clean polished square The weighing balance (sutâ) is also to be carved equal to dimension of the pillar, 1/3 or 1/4 of that can also be done, and then it is called upatula—4-6
A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

255.6

stambhasya navamāṃśena padmakumbhāntarāṇi tu.
stambhatulyā tulā proktā hīnā copatulā tataḥ .. 255.5

255.7

tribhāgeneha sarvatra caturbhāgena vā punaḥ.
hīnaṃ hīnaṃ caturthāṃśāt tathā sarvāsu bhūmiṣu .. 255.6

255.8

vāsagehāni sarveṣāṃ praveśe dakṣiṇena tu.
dvārāṇi tu pravakṣyāmi praśastānīha yāni tu .. 255.7

Now the ways of locating the doors in a house will be described The eastern doorway should be named Indra and Jayanta the southern ones should be namely yâmya and vitatha—7-8 The western doorways should be named Puspadamta and Vâruṇa and the northern ones should be named Bhallâta and saumya. Thus the experts say—9
A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

255.9

pūrveṇendraṃ jayantañca dvāraṃ sarvatra śasyate.
yāmyañca vitathañcaiva dakṣiṇena vidurbudhāḥ .. 255.8

255.10

paścime puṣpadantaṃ ca vāruṇañca praśasyate.
uttareṇa tu bhallāṭaṃ saumyaṃ tu śubhadambhavet .. 255.9

255.11

tathā vāstuṣu sarvatra vedhaṃ dvārasya varjayet.
dvāre tu rathyayā viddhe bhavet sarvakulakṣayaḥ .. 255.10

The doorways should never be blocked with anything The exits and entries should not be hindered by anything These being blocked by a thoroughfare, tree, corner of another house are inauspicious By its being blocked up by a lane means the annihilation of the family, by being blocked up by raised earth it brings jealousy, by being blocked up by moist soil or mud, it brings misery, by being blocked up by a well it gives epilepsy, by being blocked up by a waterfall, it brings in some evil, by being blocked up by some nails it brings in danger from fire, by its being blocked by any Deva there is danger of destruction If there is the corner of another house in front of it, it means the death of the master The doorway being blocked by a filthy drain or other impurities causes sterility to women If there be any obstruction in the shape of pillar it indicates difficulties to the wife, and if it be obstructed by the house of a lower caste, it indicates the fear from weapons No obstruction is recognised at a distance greater than twice the height of the house—10 14
A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

255.12

taruṇādveṣa bāhulyaṃ śokaḥ paṅkena jāyate.
apasmāro bhavennūnaṃ kūpavedhena sarvadā .. 255.11

255.13

vyathā prasravaṇena syāt kīlenāgni bhayaṃ bhavet.
vināśo devatā viddhe stambhena strīkṛtaṃ bhavet .. 255.12

255.14

gṛhabharturvināśaḥ syāt gṛheṇa ca gṛhe kṛte.
amedhyāvaskarairviddhe gṛhiṇī bandhakī bhavet .. 255.13

255.15

tathā śastramayaṃ vindyādantyajasya gṛheṇa tu.
ucchrāyā dviguṇāṃ bhūmiṃ tyaktvā vedho na jāyate .. 255.14

255.16

svayamutpāṭite dvāre unmādo gṛhavāsinām.
svayaṃ vā pihite vidyāt kulanāśaṃ vicakṣaṇaḥ .. 255.15

The family of the houseowner whose doors open by themselves becomes mad and whose doors shut by themselves become extinct—15
A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

255.17

mānādhike rājabhayaṃ nyūne taskarato bhavet.
dvāropari ca yaddvāraṃ tadantakamukhaṃ smṛtam .. 255.16

The houseowner whose doors are higher than the specified height has a danger from a king and if they be lower than the fixed standard then he has a danger from thieves If the doors be above one another the house is known as the den of death—16
A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

255.18

adhvano madhyadeśe tu adhiko yasya vistaraḥ.
vajrantu saṅkaṭaṃ madhye sadyobharturvināśanam .. 255.17

A very big house, impregnable and situated on an open roadway is like a vajra, it brings in ruin of the owner of the house within a short period—17
A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

255.19

tathānyapīr̤itaṃ dvāraṃ bahudoṣakaraṃ bhavet.
mūladvārā tathānyattu nādhikaṃ śobhanaṃ bhavet .. 255.18

The house the doors of which interlap with other doors get and obstruction with other things is very inauspicious Other doors of a house should not be made like the main entrance door and the latter should be decorated with the ornamental work containing pitchers, flowers leaves or the images of Lord Śiva's attendants Every day the main entrance gate should be attended to with water and durva grass—18 19
A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

255.20

kumbhaśrīparṇi vallībhirmūladvārantu śobhayet.
pūjayeccāpi tannityaṃ balinā cākṣatodakaiḥ .. 255.19

255.21

bhavanasya vaṭaḥ pūrve digbhāge sarvakāmikaḥ.
udumbarastathā yāmye vāruṇyāṃ pippalaḥ śubhaḥ .. 255.20

A banian tree to the east of the house is auspicious and all desires are fulfilled and a fig tree to the south a pipul tree on the west, and Plakṣa tree (webleaved fig tree) to the north of it brings fortune to the owner If Kaṇṭakī trees, milky trees Asana tree and the straight trees be planted in the house in the above mentioned directions respectively then it means misery to the lady of the house and her children If one does not cut down such a growth, he should plant auspicious trees near them A house with the following trees in its vicinity is very auspicious viz Pun nâga Aśoka, Bakula Śamī Tilaka Champaka Pommegranate Pippalī, Drâkṣâ (grape) Kusumamaṇḍapa The following trees bring prosperity and increase riches, viz Jambīra, Pūga, Mallikâ cocoanut, kadalī, Pâṭalī—20-24
A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam