Testing a Plot for Vastu. Bhoomipariksha गृहभूमि शुभा श्चेता कृष्णा स्निग्धौत्रतघना सुग्नंधा षडरसा

       Testing a Plot for Vastu. Bhoomipariksha

“गृहभूमि शुभा श्चेता कृष्णा स्निग्धौत्रतघना

सुग्नंधा षडरसा चैकवर्णा प्राक्किदशप्लवा

त्रिपञसप्तरात्रेण सर्वसस्यप्ररोहिणी”

Sloka 64

Meaning: The land which is white, black, snighdha and with density is considered good for dwelling purposes. A land having fragrance, having six different tastes, Single colored and having slope in eastern direction is good. The seeds sown on such a land should turn to saplings within three, five or seven nights.  

The author Sri Mandanmishra talks about the land which is good for dwelling. He is talking about the color of the mud. Plot with color of mud as Black or white is good. It should be single in color which means that total plot should carry single color mud. It should be having density; which means a plot having loose sand should be avoided.

Here the author mentions shadrasa in land. Shadrasa means six tastes. According to Ayurveda six rasa are Madhura (sweet), Amla (Sour), lavana (Salty), Katu (Pungent or hot taste), Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent). Now can a land taste like this. Yes, off course. You need to have very good taste buds to find out the taste. Just try a pinch of mud on the tip of tongue to understand the same. He is not talking about the taste of crops or food grown on this land otherwise he would not have used the word shadrasa.

Note: In tantra, a land having Katu rasa suffers from granthila or bhootdosha. (Afflictions by spirits).

The author is also talking about scent of land. A land cannot give direct fragrance but there is always an odor or fragrance at a place or plot. The people having sensitive nose can sense it. A good fragrance at a plot is welcome.

The last dictum shows the fertility and moisture ratio of land. A land is considered good when it is so fertile that it can lead to fast growth of plants and seeds sown should turn to saplings within three, five or seven night. Interesting thing is that he has kept the odd numbers in this criteria.

Alok Jagawat