Principle / Ruledraft· Bṛhat Saṁhitā
Effects of a water source by direction
rul-water-by-directionPrāṇa relevance
Prāṇa relation not yet traced — a complete, acceptable terminal state.
Sources
- txt-brihat-samhita53.119Classical✓ verifiedeight-direction water table (Sanskrit read visually)
Other attributes
- Rule Class
- effects-table
- Statement
- Water (tank, well, etc.) relative to the house carries effects by direction (53.119).
- Effects Table
- [{"direction":"dir-purva","effect":"loss of sons (suta-hāniḥ)","valence":"inauspicious"},{"direction":"dir-agneya","effect":"danger from fire (śikhi-bhayam)","valence":"inauspicious","note":"fire-word effect in the fire-named direction — Q1/Q3 evidence"},{"direction":"dir-dakshina","effect":"fear of enemies","valence":"inauspicious"},{"direction":"dir-nairrtya","effect":"quarrels among women","valence":"inauspicious"},{"direction":"dir-paschima","effect":"frailty of women","valence":"inauspicious"},{"direction":"dir-vayavya","effect":"poverty (naiḥsvam)","valence":"inauspicious"},{"direction":"dir-uttara","effect":"increase of wealth","valence":"auspicious"},{"direction":"dir-ishanya","effect":"prosperity of sons","valence":"auspicious"}]
- Pattern Note
- Water is favorable only in N and NE — behaviorally anticipating the later NE-water doctrine without stating an element system; the SE row pairs water against fire by name. Both points feed the element- direction question flagged in dir-agneya since v0.1.
- Tag
- CLASSICAL