Principle / Ruledraft· Svoboda — Vāstu
Keep the Brahma Sthāna (centre) and Paiśāca Vīthi (rim) empty for prāṇa
rul-keep-center-and-rim-emptyPrāṇa relevance
⚑ The chapter's central spatial-prāṇa prescription: empty centre + empty rim = the two channels (conduit + buffer) that let prāṇa, light, heat and air circulate through the form. Directly operationalises 'Vāstu is ākāśa' / 'a wrong space = obstructed prāṇa' — emptiness as the medium of prāṇa.
Sources
- txt-svoboda-vastuch. 5 'The Brahma Sthāna' / 'Vīthis' / 'Modern Maṇḍala' (PDF pp.122–124, 138–139)Modern✓ verifiedBrahma Sthāna + Paiśāca Vīthi (≈50% of the 9×9 grid) kept vacant for circulation of light/air/prāṇa; centre well-lit, open or glorifying an element
Other attributes
- Rule Class
- doctrine
- Statement
- No construction on a plot — and no furnishing of a room — may cover more than half of a 9×9 Paramasāyikā Maṇḍala: the central Brahma Sthāna (innermost 3×3 = 9 cells, 11.1%) and the outermost Paiśāca Vīthi (32 cells, 39.5%) must both be left vacant (together ≈50%), ensuring an adequate supply of space for the circulation of light, air, and prāṇa in and around any edifice. The centre is also to be well-lit; it may be open to the sky or 'speak to the glory of one of the Five Elements' (fountain/carpet/fire/open Space).
- Tag
- MODERN
- Conditions
- 9×9 Paramasāyikā grid (analogous fractions for the 8×8); applies at every scale (room / house / city)
- Exceptions
- a low coffee-table or carpet on the Brahma Sthāna is an acceptable compromise (keeps people/pets off without fully blocking prāṇa); the actual fill % is tuned by the dweller's 'Vāstu sense'/breath, often deviating from the 50-50 ideal