वास्तुमण्डलम्The maṇḍala of Vāstu
Verse 58
पद्मे समर्चयेद्वास्तुदैत्यं विघ्नोपशान्तये । ईशादिद्वादशे कोष्ठे कपिलास्यादिदानवान् ॥ ५८ ॥
padmē samarcayēdvāstudaityaṁ vighnōpaśāntayē | īśādidvādaśē kōṣṭhē kapilāsyādidānavān || 58 ||
Translation
In the lotus he should worship the demon Vāstu, to quiet all obstacles; in the twelve squares beginning from the north-east, the dānavas Kapilāsya and the rest.
Word by word
- padmē
- in the lotus
- samarcayēt
- he should worship
- vāstu
- Vāstu
- daityaṁ
- the demon
- vighna
- of obstacles
- upaśāntayē
- (upaśāntaye) for the quieting
- īśa
- the north-east
- ādi
- beginning from
- dvādaśē
- in the twelve
- kōṣṭhē
- squares
- kapilāsya
- Kapilāsya
- dānavān
- the dānavas
Meaning
Vāstu at the centre, his twelve attendants around him, beginning from Īśa's corner.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 57.