Principle / Ruledraft· Bṛhat Saṁhitā
Sleeping proscriptions
rul-sleeping-orientationPrāṇa relevance
Prāṇa relation not yet traced — a complete, acceptable terminal state.
Cross-book attributes (1) — fill / concur / diverge
School Positions SvobodaFilledper txt-svoboda-vastu
Svoboda (modern): head EAST best > SOUTH deep > WEST active/dreams; NORTH avoid. Adds svara rule (sleep on right side → left nāḍī → rest) and śūla rule (nothing pointed/suspended over the bed; head not aligned with door/window).Sources
- txt-brihat-samhita53.124Classical✓ verifiedfull proscription set incl. head orientation and vamsha avoidance
Notes from other books
- txt-svoboda-vastuCaptured as a Svoboda school_position on the existing BS rule; the divergence (west forbidden in BS, tolerated by Svoboda) is the flagged question.
Other attributes
- Rule Class
- proscription
- Statement
- One desiring prosperity must not sleep above grains, cows, elders or teachers, fire, or deities; nor along the vamshas (the nine great lines of the plan, per 53.63–64); nor with the head toward the north or west; nor naked; nor with wet feet.
- Commentary Note
- Bhat: the verse reads like a Dharmashastra excerpt; a quoted text adds — no ivory pegs (nāga-danta) toward the feet [CLASSICAL — txt-utpala-vivrti].
- Tag
- CLASSICAL