AstrologgerVastu Mantra
Vastu Purush is held to be the resident presence of a plot or building — the figure Vastu Shastra pictures as lying bound within the site, by whose posture a structure is laid out on the Vastu Purusha Mandala. Mantras addressed to him are not a single verse but two different kinds kept for different moments: a short Sanskrit salutation a householder can say alone, and the older Vastoshpati verses from the Rigveda that a priest leads during Vastu Puja. Both are set out below, with what each is actually for.
The 3 Vastu Mantras
"Vastu Mantra" is not a single verse. These are the forms in traditional use, each with its own purpose and count.
| Form | Opening | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Vastu Purusha Mantra | नमस्ते वास्तु पुरुषाय भूशय्याभिरत प्रभो। | — |
| Vastoshpati Mantra (first verse) | ॐ वास्तोष्पते प्रति जानीह्यस्मान् स्वावेशो | — |
| Vastoshpati Mantra (second verse) | ॐ वास्तोष्पते प्रतरणो न एधि गयस्फानो गोभिर | — |
Vastu Purusha Mantra
नमस्ते वास्तु पुरुषाय भूशय्याभिरत प्रभो। मद्गृहं धनधान्यादि समृद्धं कुरु सर्वदा॥
Namaste Vāstu Puruṣāya Bhūśayyābhirata Prabho, Madgṛhaṁ Dhanadhānyādi Samṛddhaṁ Kuru Sarvadā.
The one most often given to someone chanting alone, since it is short and needs no priestly guidance. It bows to Vastu Purusha by name — "lord who delights in resting upon the earth" — and directly asks that this household always stay full of wealth and grain. There is no beej or seed-syllable form of this mantra the way a graha has one; the household invocation is the short form tradition gives him.
Vastoshpati Mantra (first verse)
ॐ वास्तोष्पते प्रति जानीह्यस्मान् स्वावेशो अनमीवो भवा नः। यत्त्वेमहे प्रति तन्नो जुषस्व शं नो भव द्विपदे शं चतुष्पदे॥
Om Vāstoṣpate Prati Jānīhyasmān Svāveśo Anamīvo Bhavā Naḥ, Yattvemahe Prati Tanno Juṣasva Śaṁ No Bhava Dvipade Śaṁ Chatuṣpade.
The opening line of the Vastoshpati sukta, the Rigvedic hymn to the lord of the dwelling that the fuller Vastu Shanti is built around. It asks him to take notice of those who live here, to enter well-disposed and free of affliction, and to grant wellbeing to every being on the property — those on two feet and those on four alike.
Vastoshpati Mantra (second verse)
ॐ वास्तोष्पते प्रतरणो न एधि गयस्फानो गोभिरश्वेभिरिन्दो। अजरासस्ते सख्ये स्याम पितेव पुत्रान् प्रति तन्नो जुषस्व॥
Om Vāstoṣpate Prataraṇo Na Edhi Gayasphāno Gobhiraśvebhirindo, Ajarāsaste Sakhye Syāma Piteva Putrān Prati Tanno Juṣasva.
The second verse of the same hymn. It asks Vastoshpati to be the one who carries the household forward, to prosper it in cattle and horses, and for a friendship with him that does not age — the comparison it gives is to a father with a son. Like the first verse, it ends by asking that the request be accepted.
When and how to chant
Day: No fixed weekday — tied to an auspicious muhurat (Bhoomi Puja, Griha Pravesh) rather than a weekly cadence
- These are kept for Vastu Puja and Vastu Shanti — performed at Bhoomi Puja before construction begins, at Griha Pravesh on moving into a new home, or when a Vastu Dosha is suspected — rather than on a weekly cadence the way graha mantras are.
- The Vastoshpati verses are Vedic and are traditionally priest-led as part of the larger puja; the Vastu Purusha Mantra is the one a resident is more likely to say alone.
- Where it is said alone, facing east after a bath is usual, with a lamp lit before the chant.
- The full Vastoshpati sukta used in a complete Vastu Shanti runs to more verses than the two given here, with wording that varies between printed sources; a priest conducting the puja is the reliable way to get the rest right.
What tradition holds
These mantras are kept to seek Vastu Purusha's goodwill for a building and the people in it — for stability, protection, and the removal of a suspected dosha — rather than for an outcome in a reader's personal life the way a graha mantra is framed. They accompany Vastu Puja at the points a structure or a household changes: before construction, at move-in, or during a dosha correction. Tradition treats the Vastoshpati verses as the older and more formal layer, led by a priest, and the household invocation as the everyday one. These are the reasons tradition gives for keeping them, not a claim about what any chant guarantees for a building.
Which of these actually apply to your home?
Vastu Purush has no birth-chart placement the way a graha does — there is no transit or dasha to calculate here. What does depend on specifics is the muhurat for your Bhoomi Puja or Griha Pravesh, and whether a dosha genuinely applies to your plot's actual layout and direction, which a mantra alone cannot tell you.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is the vastu mantra?
There is no single one. The short Vastu Purusha Mantra — Namaste Vāstu Puruṣāya Bhūśayyābhirata Prabho — is the one most commonly given to a householder chanting alone. The older Vastoshpati verses from the Rigveda are the ones a priest leads during a full Vastu Puja. Both are set out above with their Devanagari, transliteration and sense.
What is the Vastu Dev beej mantra?
Vastu Purush does not have a single-syllable seed mantra the way a graha like Shani or Shukra does. What tradition actually gives him is the household invocation above and the Vastoshpati verses used in Vastu Puja — there is no shorter bija form behind them to report.
What is the Vastu Purusha Mantra?
Namaste Vāstu Puruṣāya Bhūśayyābhirata Prabho, Madgṛhaṁ Dhanadhānyādi Samṛddhaṁ Kuru Sarvadā — a direct salutation asking Vastu Purusha to keep the household full of wealth and grain. It needs no priest and no particular day, which is why it is the one most people actually use.
When are vastu mantras chanted?
At Bhoomi Puja before construction begins, at Griha Pravesh when moving into a new home, and during a Vastu Puja performed to address a suspected dosha — occasions tied to the building and the move, not a weekly day the way Saturday is kept for Shani.