वास्तुमण्डलम्The maṇḍala of Vāstu
Verse 54
चतुर्षु मध्यकोष्ठेषु पद्मं कुर्यात् मनोहरम् । चतुर्दलं पीतरक्तकर्णिकं रक्तकेसरम् ॥ ५४ ॥
caturṣu madhyakōṣṭhēṣu padmaṁ kuryāt manōharam | caturdalaṁ pītaraktakarṇikaṁ raktakēsaram || 54 ||
Translation
In the four middle squares he should make a charming lotus of four petals, with a yellow and red pericarp and red filaments.
Word by word
- caturṣu
- in the four
- madhya
- middle
- kōṣṭhēṣu
- squares
- padmaṁ
- a lotus
- kuryāt
- he should make
- manōharam
- charming
- catur
- (catuḥ) four
- dalaṁ
- petalled
- pīta
- yellow
- rakta
- and red
- karṇikaṁ
- with a pericarp
- kēsaram
- with filaments
Meaning
The four central squares hold a four-petalled lotus, where Vāstu himself is worshipped.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Caturṣu" and the rest. Then in the four middle squares he should make a charming lotus with four petals (catuṣpatraka), with a yellow and red pericarp (karṇikā, the seed-vessel, of yellow and red colour) and red filaments.