The Vastu Purusha Mandala is an indispensable part of vastu shastra and constitutes the mathematical and diagrammatic basis for generating design. It is the metaphysical plan of a building that incorporates the course of the heavenly bodies and supernatural forces. Purusha refers to energy, power, soul or cosmic man. Mandala is the generic name for any plan or chart which symbolically represents the cosmos.
According to Vastushastra in vastupurush Brahma occupied the central portion – the Brahmasthana- and other gods were distributed around in a concentric pattern. There are 45 gods in all including 32 outer deities.
- North- Kubera- Ruled by lord of wealth (Finance)
- South- Yama- Ruled by lord of death – Yama (Damaging)
- East- Indra- Ruled by the solar deity- Aditya (Seeing the world)
- West- Varuna- Ruled by lord of water (Physical)
- Northeast {Eshanya} – Ruled by Shiva
- Southeast- Agni- Ruled by the fire deity – Agni (Energy Generating)
- Northwest- Vayu- ruled by the god of winds (Advertisement)
- Southwest- Pitru/Nairutya, Niruthi- Ruled by ancestors (History)
- Center- Brahma- Ruled by the creator of the universe (Desire)
The Vastu Purusha is the presiding deity of any site. Usually he is depicted as lying on it with the head in the northeast and legs in the southwest but he keeps changing position throughout the year.
