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Vatstu Purusha
Vastu Purusha is living  organism, throbbing with life and energy . He is the  Universal Man. Purusha is the body of god incarnated in the ground of existence, divided within the myriad forms. This  is also the cosmos in miniature.

Everything is governed by one law. A human being is a microcosmos, i.e. the laws prevailing in the cosmos also operate in the minutest space of the human being.” In the end, the nature, the man and his creations are all one.

Vastu Purusha  also depicts the origin of the effects on the human body. It i s visualized as lying with his face and stomach touching the ground; to suggest as if he is carrying the weight of the structure. His head is at North East (ishanya) and his legs are at the South West corner (Niruti)   where the Vastu Purusha has his legs corresponds to the Muladhara chakra and denotes the earth principle. Just as the legs support the weight of the body, the base for the muladhara should be stable and strong. Accordingly, the South West portion of the building is the load bearing area; and should be strong enough to support heavy weights. Just as the feet are warm, the South West cell represents warmth and heat; even according to the atmospheric cycles the South West region receives comparatively more heat. 

Svadhistana chakra is in the lower stomach region near the kidneys. It is related to water principle ( apa).On the Vastu Purusha Mandala; it is to the South and to the West .Therefore the wet areas like bathroom etc are recommended in the south or in the west portions of the building. It is for sewerage ( utsarjana).

<span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:proxima-nova-1,proxima-nova-2,Arial,'TrebuchetMS',sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:20px;">Manipura Chakra is at the navel; and relates to energy or fire or tejas. While in the womb of the mother, the fetus is fed with the essence of food and energy through the umbilical chord connected with its navel. The Vastu Purusha Mandala shows Brahma at the navel of the Vastu Purusha. Further, the lotus is the base ( Adhistana<span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:proxima-nova-1,proxima-nova-2,Arial,'TrebuchetMS',sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:20px;">) of Brahma.Thus navel connects Brahman with Jiva or panda or life. It is left open and unoccupied. The central portion of the building is to be kept open. It is believed that Vastu Purusha breaths through this open area.

<span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:proxima-nova-1,proxima-nova-2,Arial,'TrebuchetMS',sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:20px;">Anahata chakra is near the heart. It is related to vayu air regulated by lungs. The lung region of the Vastu Purusha should be airy.

<span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:proxima-nova-1,proxima-nova-2,Arial,'TrebuchetMS',sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:20px;">Vishuddaha chakra is near the throat from where the sounds come out and reverberate in space. This region represents Space (Akasha).The word OM is uttered through throat. The echo of that sound vibrates in the hallow of the bone-box of the head and in the space in brain. The head of Vastu Purusha is in the North East corner (Ishanya). The ajna chakra is between the eyebrows. .This direction is related to open spaces (akasha). Atmospherically, North East is cooler; and so should be ones head. The puja room Devagraha is recommended in the North east portion of the house.

<span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:proxima-nova-1,proxima-nova-2,Arial,'TrebuchetMS',sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:20px;">The limbs of Vastu Purusha, other than the above are also related to the construction of the building. Liver (yakrt) is towards South East. The cooking area is recommended in South East, because it is related to Agni. The rays of sun reach here first and cleanse the atmosphere.

<span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:proxima-nova-1,proxima-nova-2,Arial,'TrebuchetMS',sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:20px;">The North West, vayuvya, is presided over by air vayu. The Organs like spleen, rectum of the Vastu Purusha fall in this portion. The store room is recommended here; perhaps because the spleen in the body does the work of storing and restoring blood.

<span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:proxima-nova-1,proxima-nova-2,Arial,'TrebuchetMS',sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:20px;">For further reading check on Kingdom of Shiva..Kishenji