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Vastu, Property and Fourth House BANGALORE NIRANJAN BABU
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ASTU AND JYOTISHA are inter-related and inter dependent. Vasati Iti Vastu means the place in which you dwell is Vastu. When we speak of a dwelling we invariably speak of the directions and the five elements of nature. When we speak of directions we speak of rulerships. Vastu identifies the rulership of the four cardinal directions north, east, south and west with Soma or Kubera, Aditya, Yama and Varuna respectively. The four angular directions northeast, southeast, southwest and northwest are assigned to Easha, Agni, Gagana and Pavana respectively while the central sector of an area is assisgned to mother earth – Prithvi. Astrological texts assign the four cardinal directions north, east, south and west to Mercury, Sun, Mars and Saturn while the four angular directions northeast, southeast, southwest and northwest have lordships of Jupiter, Venus, Rahu and Moon respectively. Fourth House The fourth house relates to property – homes, sites and ancestral, apart from habitational needs of peace, happiness, mother, domestic life, conveyances, etc. With this we see that the proper selection of conveyance and property based on both Vastu and astrological aspects can
contribute to peace and happiness (to and from mother too) and harmony in the home. Fourth house in one’s birth chart should be read with respect to the running dasa and bhukti and transits thereof. Based on this the relevant directions/sectors should be made Vastu appropriate to minimize the effects of planetary imbalances and optimize the benefic planetary strengths. This apart based on your ascendant certain planets are benefic and certain malefic. Application If your birth ascendant (in your vedic horoscope) is Taurus (Vrshabha), Saturn is the best benefic since he is lord of the 9th and 10th houses (trine and quadrant) and becomes a yogakaraka . This means the importance of west as a compatible direction is seen for the native. In fact Vastu texts, referring to West, tell us Paschima Pushtivardhanam – West is increase of prosperity and welfare. Mercury - north, Mars - south and the Sun – east, are also benefic. By giving West strength in terms of heavy landscaping in the site and by way of thick walls, heavy furniture, etc within the home and the room of the native, negatives indicated by Saturn in one’s horoscope can be minimized considerably. When we consider the ascendant Cancer (Karkataka – Sri Rama’s ascendant), Mars (5th and 10th lord, yogakaraka) and Jupiter become the benefic planets. This means the south and northeast are the important areas which one should strengthen. Verbatim Use Word for word use of book rules is not right. For instance, if in your horoscope, the fourth house is occupied by Mars or Saturn, the indication is that one will lose his property. This means in the property that you own, the two relevant sectors of South and West, primarily, and other relevant sectors are to be made Vastu appropriate
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FEBRUARY 2012
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