From: shiv verma <shivacharya@...>
Subject: [vastuclub] ancient vastu text-2 mansar
To: vastuclub@...
Date: Thursday, 30 April, 2009, 3:59 PM

dear friends
here is content of ancient vastu text mansar written by mansar rishi.

Mansar
The description of chapters is as follows: -
Chapter 1 This describes the complete content of the text, titles of the all seventy chapters.
Chapter 2 The system of measurement- Today we use inch, centimeter, meter, kilometer etc. to measure a distance. In the ancient time the smallest unit was the atom, which can be seen through rishi eyes. Next to this is car-dust and so on upto yojan or more. A beautiful description of different units, scale, how to make scale (hasta) is given in the text. They might use these small units to make idols of jems etc., and large units to measure the distance between continents, stars etc.,
Chapter 3-5 Selection of land and testing of soil
Before to go ahead with the construction, the first step is to select the site that too according to the class of people who want to reside. So the human being is divided into different class and accordingly the selection of site is to be done. What should be shape of the land, what location is to be avioded?, what type of the soil should, what are the different procedure of the soil testing. Against the modern test process the soil the tested on the site itself so as to get the correct result. In the modern method the soil is tested in the laborartory so the effect of laboratoty (tempature, humidity etc,) might affect the results. For Details see the TEXT
Chapter 6 To find-out cardinal direction
In Vastu directions described are True North, True East, True South, True West and not the magnetic one. To get the all the True diection the process is described in the Text. With the help of a Sanku (gomon) and through the process of sun-shadow the directions are obtained.
Chapter 7-8 Vastu devta
After the selection of the site and examination the soil, the next step is to start the construction. The first step is to divide the plot into different zones or segments or divisions. Each division is knows as a pada. The energy of each division is represented by a deity. According to the nature of the energy is activity is to be assign in the pada, that is known as planning. To know the deity of the pada please refer the text.
Chapter 9-10 Town-planning
According to size, shape, inhabitants, utilities etc. different types of town are planned in Vastu. They are dandaka etc. for retired people. Swastic etc, according to road network. Pattan etc., when at the bank of river or at seashore. And others accoding to inhabitates. Temporary like sivir, camp etc.
Chapter 11 The dimension of building
What should be ratio of width to height of building to achieve peace, health, victory or fulfillment of all desire is elobatory explained.
Chapter 12 The Vastu-correction
There are different methods of Vastu-Corrections. Various materials like roots, jems, mineral, etc are used. The chapter deals the process in detail.
Chapter 13-18 Building Elements (base, column, Roof etc.,)
Different builing element like pedestal, base, column, entablature and roof are explained in these chapters. Their sizes, mouldings are described.
Chapter 19-30 1-12 story Buildings
Chapter 31 Compound Wall
Compound wall are known as prakara in Vastu. It may be the compound wall of a temple or fort or town. Their detailing size, width, thickness, moulding are explained.
Chapter 32 Families of Deities
The temple of any deity is to be made with their families. Who are the different family member of different deity. In which direction the temple of a deity is to be built.
Chapter 33 The gate house (gopur-vidhana) -gate house is the main entry of a town or temple, fort or palace. It should be made beautifully. It may be one to seven stories. Different icon or images are installed. For details see text.
Chapter 34 The mandapa
Mandap is a pavillion. There different types of pavillions depending upon the activities that are to be perfomed, like marriage, bath, ceremony, corination etc. mandap are also decided on the basic of the Varna.
Chapter 35-36 Rooms and Placement of Rooms
This is the chapter most of the people want to learn or know i.e. the planning acoording to vastu. In the direction one should built the room of son, where should be room of the owner, where daughter should live. In which direction puja room should be built etc. different planning and locations and their alternate are given. For detail see text.
Chapter 37 The first entry into the house
After the completion of the house the first entry is made. The completer process is described.
Chapter 38-39 Doors (place and size)
Door is the main entry in the house. As the th of a person takesthe feed through the door the enrgy enters into the house. It should be at the proper place. Different auspicous locations of the door according to the facing of the plot are given in the chapter.
Chapter 40-42 King and Palaces-there are different kings according to their properties and wealth. For each category their name is given and their palace is built accordingly. Description is given in the text.
Chapter 43-45 Funiture (bed, chair etc.,). Furniture like bed, chair, and box are described. What should be their sizes, what are the different auspicous carvings according to Vastu those are to be carved on bed, couches etc. for details see text.
Chapter 46-47 Arches, Ornaments and Ornamental Tree
At the main entrance different arches can be made. There is a tree known as kalp vriksha (a tree that fulfill all desires). The description of tree is there. Ormentation of deities are different. say the crown of brahma ji, vishnuji and shivji is different. their ornaments are different. there is a detail description of ornaments of deities. Ornaments of brahma, vishnu, shiv, durga and others.
Chapter 51-68 Linga, pitha, God-Goddess and their mounts, Devotees, Images and their Casting
There are different sizes, materials of linga. In planning a temple the size of linga is determine in proportion the size of temple, or owner (builder), in angulas, hasta. Different linga gives different result, some gives wealth, other victory etc, similarly the size and proportion of image (icon) are given for different deities, their mounts. Thre are four class of devotee, their iconography is given.
Chapter 69 The defects
If the construction is not made according to the rule of vastu shastra defect occure. This chapter describes different defects.
Chapter 70 The chiselling of the eye (Nayanonmilana- lakshana- vidhana)
The last chapter of mansar deals with the prana-pratishtha of idol.