The most objectionable aspect of this vastushastra is its clear espousal of the varnavyavastha (the caste system). According to this shastra, land that is whitish in colour, of sweet character and smells of ghee should be allotted to brahmins; land whitish in colour but pungent to taste and smelling of blood should be given to Kshatriyas; Vaishyas should get yellowish land, bitter in taste and smelling of food; while the Shudras should be given land that is black in colour, bitter like some decoction and smelling of beverage. Thus this so-called vastushastra is hostile to the values enshrined
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