वास्तुपुरुषपूजाविधिःThe rite of worshipping Vāstu-puruṣa
Verse 42
जलाशयगृहारामसेतुसंक्रमशाखिनाम् । देवतानां प्रतिष्ठायां वास्तुदैत्यं प्रपूजयेत् ॥ ४२ ॥
jalāśayagṛhārāmasētusaṁkramaśākhinām | dēvatānāṁ pratiṣṭhāyāṁ vāstudaityaṁ prapūjayēt || 42 ||
Translation
At the installation of reservoirs, houses, gardens, bridges, causeways, trees and gods, the demon Vāstu should be worshipped.
Word by word
- jala
- of water
- āśaya
- (āśaya) reservoirs
- gṛha
- houses
- ārāma
- gardens
- sētu
- bridges
- saṁkrama
- causeways
- śākhinām
- and trees
- dēvatānāṁ
- and of gods
- pratiṣṭhāyāṁ
- at the installation
- vāstu
- Vāstu
- daityaṁ
- the demon
- prapūjayēt
- should be worshipped
Meaning
Now the rites themselves begin, with Vāstu. Vāstu (vāstu-puruṣa) is the spirit of the building site, here called a daitya, a demon: every piece of ground is held by him, and before anything is built on it or dedicated he must be propitiated. What the Tantra prescribes here is its own teaching, given as the text presents it; taking up any practice is a matter for one's tradition and teacher.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 40.