Vastu reference
The vital points
The points of the Vastu Purusha Mandala that classical texts say must not be pierced by a pillar, wall, beam or fixture — with the two-tier structure most modern summaries collapse into one kept separate.
Classical sources separate ordinary Marmasthala from the great Atimarma points. Both rules are given as recorded.
The geometric centre of every one of the 81 padas is a Marmasthala (vital point), each sized 1/8 the area of its pada (Brihat Samhita 53.57, 53.64). No pillar, peg, or impurity may fall on one.
The 6 Vamsha lines intersect in exactly 9 points — the Atimarma, the most severe vital points in the whole plan (Brihat Samhita 53.63-64).
Each connects two named pada-devatas on the outer ring. Their pairwise intersections — computed geometrically, not hand-picked — are the Atimarma points plotted above.
| Line | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Roga – Vayu | Roga (N1) | Vayu (S1) |
| Pitri – Agni | Pitri (W1) | Agni (E1) |
| Vitatha – Sesha | Vitatha (S3) | Sesha (Shosha) (W7) |
| Mukhya – Bhrisha | Mukhya (N3) | Bhrisha (E7) |
| Jayanta – Bhringaraja | Jayanta (E3) | Bhringaraja (S7) |
| Aditi – Sugriva | Aditi (N7) | Sugriva (W3) |
Grid coordinates on the 9×9 mandala, x running West→East and y running North→South, with the two Vamsha lines whose crossing forms each point.
| # | Grid position (x, y) | Formed by |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (4, 4) — centre (Brahmasthan) | Roga – Vayu × Pitri – Agni |
| 2 | (5, 5) | Roga – Vayu × Jayanta – Bhringaraja |
| 3 | (3, 3) | Roga – Vayu × Aditi – Sugriva |
| 4 | (3, 5) | Pitri – Agni × Vitatha – Sesha |
| 5 | (5, 3) | Pitri – Agni × Mukhya – Bhrisha |
| 6 | (4, 6) | Vitatha – Sesha × Jayanta – Bhringaraja |
| 7 | (2, 4) | Vitatha – Sesha × Aditi – Sugriva |
| 8 | (6, 4) | Mukhya – Bhrisha × Jayanta – Bhringaraja |
| 9 | (4, 2) | Mukhya – Bhrisha × Aditi – Sugriva |
Per Brihat Samhita 53.58 and 53.67-68, obstructing a vital point harms the house's master in the body-part corresponding to the pada violated — the text maps padas to body parts (head, eyes, ears, breast, shoulder, etc.) and states the affliction follows the same mapping. This is a preventive rule, not a corrective one: the classical text gives no remedy verse for an already-obstructed marma.
Not independently verified
NoteThe diagram plots exactly what the engine computes from the six Vamsha lines. Where the classical sources are silent or contested, that is stated rather than resolved.
Marma points matter in relation to a real building. A consultation reads them against your actual plan.