Principle / Ruledraft· Bṛhat Saṁhitā

Effects of a well by direction (village/town/house)

rul-well-by-direction

Prāṇa relevance

Prāṇa relation not yet traced — a complete, acceptable terminal state.

Sources

Other attributes

Rule Class
effects-table
Statement
A well in certain quarters of a settlement (or house) carries ill effects; elsewhere it is auspicious (54.97).
Effects Detail
{"southeast":"constant fear and danger from fire","southwest":"infant mortality","northwest":"danger to women","other_quarters":"auspicious"}
Cross Ref
SE→fire echoes 53.119 (water in SE → śikhi-bhayam) and the 54.3 dikpala (Agni-SE). Behavioral fire–SE, third attestation. Utpala extends the rule to house-wells.
Tag
CLASSICAL