Test of Land from Land Surface
The middle and hard plateau is known as surface of the land. There are four types of surface land tests.
1 Gajprishth: The land elevated towards south-west (Naishritya) and north-west (Vayavya) is known as Gajprishth. Gajprishtha land is highly auspicious. The inmates in the house in such lands will definitely have hikes in property, prosperity and longevity.
2 Koormaprishtha: The land elevated in the middle is known as Koormaprishtha. This is suitable land for house building. It provides courage, prosperity and happiness.
3 Daityaprishtha: The land elevated towards north-east (Ishan), east and south-east (Agneya) and lower towards west is known as Daityprishtha. Residing on such lands leads to loss of wealth and progeny.
4 Nagprishtha: The land lengthy towards east-west and elevated at south-east is known as Nagprishtha. Untimely death is likely to the inmates in such lands. Enmity is also certain.
If the residence is in a rectangular plot, success in every attempt and every field is certain. If it is in square plot, gain of income and wealth takes place. However, if the wealth is not handled carefully, it will lose. A circular plot attributes to growth in knowledge and intelligence. Wheel-shaped plot derives mourning. Triangular plot gives administrative difficulties. Cart-shaped plot creates loss of money. Bar-shaped plot loses animals. Bow-shaped land presents fear.
According to Vastu Sastra trees play cardinal role. Only on alive land the trees grow. Ashwath (papal) tree in the east, utumbur (gular) in the south, bar (banyan) in the west and pakar in the north bring peace and prosperity. If the bar, pakar, papal, and gular trees are in east, south, west and north respectively, they cause misery. Wrong placed papal, pakar, bar and gular trees cause fear from fire, madness, injury from arms, abdomen diseases respectively.
Vastu Sastra insists planting of auspicious trees at auspicious locations before the construction of the house. Take care the land is fertile and not barren. The foundation for house is to be laid only after land worship called Bhoomipooja.
There is a land test with the flow of water. Flood the land and notice the flow. If the flow is northwards, the land is fit for Brahmins. Eastward flow is good for Kshatriyas. Southward flow indicates fit for Vaishyas while the eastward flow is good for Shudras.
To ward off ill-effects, Vastu Sastra prescribes smearing treatment. For this heat the green fruit of tendu, green fruit of haith, flower of sebhal, seeds of trees, bark of dharnwan mixed with water in a wooden vessel. Boil the solution till it becomes one eighth in quantity. The gum from srivasak (saral), devdar tree and sarj (sakhua) plus bole, guggul, bhilava and wood apple’s part is grinded and mixed with the solution. This mixture is called Vajralepa which is smeared on the structure.
Bhoomi Pooja is an important aspect of Vastu Sastra. The land is considered sleeping when the moon star (Nakshatra) falls at 5th, 7th, 9th, 12th, 19th and 26th from the Nakshatra of sun. The digging of land in these Nakshatras is strictly not advisable.
The setting up of Nakshatras is done from the Sun’s Nakshatra taking the front part of it as Taurus-shaped. Thereafter calculate the auspicious moment and start construction. Beginning of construction in Ashwini, Rohini, Poorva Phalgani, Chitra and Hasta ensure happiness, prosperity and progenies. If this is done on Wednesday, it is extremely good. The construction started at the time of Jupiter, Venus, Sun and Moon exalted and strong with the help of Jupiter, Sun and Moon power is highly auspicious.
The Sun in Aries ensures reputation, while the Sun in Taurus helps increase wealth. The Sun in Cancer provides happiness from servants, while the Sun in Libra provides happiness. The Sun in Scorpio increases wealth, the Sun in Capricorn ensures property. The Sun in Aquaria ensures gems.
If at-least two planets, Jupiter and Venus, are exalted or in their own houses and the tenth house having Mercury, Jupiter, Venus in their own houses as per the horoscope of the house under construction, the age of the house will be minimum 200 years. Moreover, Goddess of Prosperity and Wealth, Lakshmi, will be present there as long as the house is there.
There are 25 types of land requiring a probe before purchase or construction. They are:
1 Govithi: The land slopped towards east is called Govithi. Govithi land is auspicious and hikes progeny.
2 Jalvithi: The land slopped towards west is known as Jalvithi which is inauspicious.
3 Yamvithi: The plot slopped towards south is Yamvithi. It tends to affect health.
4 Ganavithi: The plot slopped towards north is known as Ganavithi. Ganavith ensures good health.
5 Bhutvithi: The land high in north-east (Ishanya) corner and low in south-west (Naishritya) is called Bhutvithi. It delivers pain and sorrow.
6 Nagvithi: The land elevated in Agneya (south-east) and low towards Vayavya (north-west) is known as Nagvithi. It provides landed property.
7 Yaishvanervithi: The plot high at Vayavya (north-west) and low at Agneya (south-east) is Yaishvanervithi. It causes loss of landed property.
8 Dhanvithi: The land elevated towards Ishanya (north-east) and lowered towards Noishritya (south-west) is called Dhanvithi which is capable to create wealth.
9 Pitamah Vastu: The land higher between east and Agneya (south-east) and low between west and Vayvya (north-west) is known as Pitamah Vastu which creates happiness.
10 Supath Vastu: The land high between Agneya ( south-east) and south but low between Vayavya (north-west) and west is called Supath Vastu. Supath Vastu increases progeny and ensures all round happiness.
11 Punyak Vastu: The land which is lower between Ishanya (north-east) and east and high between south-west and west is Punyak Vastu. This land is auspicious, but only for Brahmin, Kshatriya and Vaishya.
12 Apath Vasthu: The land elevated between north-west and north and lower between east and south-east is Apath Vasthu. The people living in Apath Vasthu are prone to diseases.
13 Rogkar Vastu: The land having elevation between north-west and north and low between south-east and south is Rogkar Vastu. The inmates are bound to be unhealthy and disease attractive.
14 Argal Vastu: The land which is lower between south-west and south and higher between north-east and north is known as Argal Vastu which is capable to diminish sins.
15 Shamshan Vastu: The plot higher between north-east and east and lower between west and south-west is Shamshan Vastu which is capable to destroy the family of the land owner.
16 Shyanek Vastu: The land lower in south-east and higher in south-west, north-east and north-west is called Shyanek Vastu. This type of land is capable to cause destruction and even the untimely death of land owner.
17 Swamukh Vastu: The land elevated through north-east, south-east and west and lower in south-west is known as Swamukh Vastu. It tends to create poverty and make the owner penniless.
18 Brahma Vastu: The plot higher through south-west, south-east, north-east and lower in north-west is called Brahma Vastu. It is destructive to the inmates.
19 Sthavar Vastu: The land higher in south-east and lower through south-west, north-east and north-west is called Sthavar Vastu which is auspicious.
20 Sthandil Vastu: The land higher in south-west and lower in south-east, north-west and north-east is known as Sthandil Vastu. This type of land is auspicious.
21 Shandul Vastu: The plot higher through north-east and lower through south-east, south-west and north-west is called Shandul Vastu which is inauspicious.
22 Susthan Vastu: The plot elevated through south-west and north-east and lower in north-west is Susthan Vasthu. Susthan Vasthu is auspicious to Brahmins.
23 Sutal Vastu: The land lower in east direction and higher in north-west, south-west and west is Sutal Vastu. This type of land is auspicious to Kshatriyas.
24 Char Vastu: The land elevated towards north, north-east and north-west and lower in south is Char Vastu which is good for Vaishyas.
25 Shwamukh Vastu: The land lower in western direction and higher in north-east, east and south-east is Shwamukh Vastu which is auspicious to Shudras.
