History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c82.564

v6.c82.564

Uttarā Phalgunī, Uttarāṣāḍhā and Uttarābhādrapadā. The Matsyapurāṇa chap. 253, Ratnamālā chap. 17, Rājamārtaṇḍa verses 805–884 (folio 51b-55b), Hemādri on Kāla pp. 817–829, Muhūrtadarśana IX, Jyotistattva pp. 662–670, Muhūrtacintāmaṇi XII. 1-29, Nirṇayasindhu p. 364 deal with the construction of a house Matsya (252 2-4) names eighteen teachers of Vāstuśāstra. A few astrological details are set out here Matsya (253 1-5) states the results of beginning the construction of a house in the twelve months from Caitra respectively as disease, fine cows, death, good servants and plenty of cattle (in Āṣāḍha), servants, loss, wife's death, wealth and crops (in Kārtika), rice, danger from thieves, various benefits, gold and son (in Phālguna). The auspicious nakṣatras for commencing a house are Aśvinī, Rohiṇī, Mūla, the three Uttarās, Mṛgaśiras, Svātī, Hasta and Anurādhā and all weekdays (except Sunday and Tuesday) are auspicious (Matsya 253. 6-7) The Rājamārtaṇḍa⁹⁵¹ puts many of the astrological requirements in two verses as follows; 'the sages say that the auspicious work of (constructing) a house should be begun on the auspicious nakṣatras of Punarvasu, Puṣya, Rohiṇī, Mṛgaśiras, Citrā, Dhaniṣṭhā, Uttarā (three of them), Revatī, Śravaṇa, Śatabhiṣak, Anurādhā, Svātī endowed with auspicious tārās, on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, on an auspicious Yoga, on a tithi other than *riktā* (i. e 4th, 9th, 14th) and on a day when there is no Viṣṭi, when beneficial planets occupy the *kendra* (1st, 4th, 7th and 10th places), the 8th and 12th places, when malefic planets occupy the third, 6th and 11th places, when Jupiter is in the *lagna* or *kendra*, or Venus occupies any of these latter and when the *rāśi* of the owner is auspicious, and when any of the *sthira* nakṣatras are rising, one should commence a house or make the first entrance into it. The Ratnamālā says that the construction of a house should not be begun on *cara rāśis*. There are several other complicated calculations and diagrams employed in finding out a proper time for beginning the construction of a house such as *āya*, *vyaya* and *Rāhumukhacakra* that are passed over here.