bhut-pret ka nivas sthan evan usse bachav lagn bhav, ayu bhav athva marak bhav par yadi pap prabhav hota hai to jatak ka svasthya pray nirbal rahta hai athva use dirghayu ki prapti nahin hoti hai. sath hi chandrama, lagnesh tatha ashtamesh ka ast hona, pirit hona athva nirbal hona bhi is bat ka spasht sanket hai ki jatak asvasth rahega ya uski kundli men alpayu yog hai. thik isi prakar chandrama lagn, lagnesh, ashtamesh par pap prabhav in grahon ki pap grahon ke sath yuti athva kundli men kahin-kahin par chandra ki rahu-ketu ke sath yuti yah darshati hai ki jatak par bhut-pret ka prakop ho sakta hai.
mukhyatah chandra ketu ki yuti yadi lagn men ho tatha panchmesh aur navmesh bhi rahu ke sath saptam bhav men hai to yah spasht rup se kaha ja sakta hai ki jatak upri hava ityadi se grast hoga. faltah uske sharirik, mansik, bauddhik, svasthya tatha ayu par nishchit rup se prabhav parega. uparyukt grah yogon se prabhavit kundli vale jatak prayah mansik avsad se grast rahte hain. unhen nid bhi thik se nahin ati hai. ek anjana bhay prati kshan satata rahta hai tatha kabhi-kabhi to ve atmahatya karne ki sthiti tak pahunch jate hain. jo grah bhav tatha bhavesh balarisht ka karan hote hain, lagabhag unhin grahon par pap prabhav bhaveshon ka pirit, ast athva nirbal hona is bat ka bhi spasht sanket karta hai ki jatak ki kundli men bhut-pret badha yog bhi hai. atah spasht rup se kaha ja sakta hai ki balarisht tatha bhut-pret badha ka parasparik sanbandh avashya hota hai.
bhut-preton ka nivas niche die gaye kuch vrikshon evan sthanon par mana gaya hai. in vrikshon ke niche evan sthanon par kisi prakar ki tej khushbu ka prayog evan gandgi nahin karni chahie, nahin to bhutapret ka asar ho jane ki sanbhavna rahti hai. pipal vriksha: shastron men is vriksh par devtaon evan bhut-pret donon ka nivas mana gaya hai. isi karan har prakar ke kasht evan duahkh ko dur karne hetu iski puja-archana karne ka vidhan hai. maulsiri: is vriksh par bhi bhutapreton ka nivas mana gaya hai. udumbara: is vriksh par bhi bhutapret ka nivas hota hai. kikar vriksha: is vriksh par bhi bhutapret rahte hain. aisa kaha jata hai ki tulsidas ne is vriksh men roj pani dalakar is vriksh par rahne vale pret ko prasann kar uski madad se hanuman ji ke darshan prapt kar prabhu shriram se milne ka sutra paya tha. yah bhut praniyon ko labh pahunchane vali shreni ka tha. shmashan ya kabristan: in sthanon par bhi bhutapret nivas karte hain.
bhutapret se savdhani: jal men bhutapreton ka nivas hota hai, islie kisi bhi stri-purush ko nadi, talab men chahe vah kitne hi nirjan sthan men kyon n hon, nirvastra hokar snan nahin karna chahie kyonki bhutapret gandgi se rusht hokar manushyon ko nuksan pahunchate hain. kune men bhi kisi prakar ki gandgi nahin dalni chahie kyonki kanue men bhi vishesh prakar ke jinn rahte hain jo ki rusht hone par vyakti ko bahut kasht dete hain. shmashan ya kabristan men bhi kabhi kuch nahin khana chahie aur n hi vahan par koi mithai ya safed vyanjan ya shakkar ka bura lekar jana chahie kyonki inse bhi bhut-pret bahut jaldi akarshit hote hain. aise sthanon men rat men koi tivra khushbu lekar bhi nahin jana chahie tatha malmutra tyag bhi nahin karna chahie.
kisi bhi anjan vyakti se ya vishesh rup se di gai ilaychi, sev, kela, laung adi nahin khani chahie kyaneki yah bhutapret se prabhavit karne ke vishesh sadhan mane gaye hain. bhut-pret se bachav: yadi anubhav ho ki bhut-pret ka asar hai to ghar men niyamit rup se sundrkand ya hanuman chalisa ka path karen tatha surya dev ko jal charhaen. yadi kisi manushya par bhutapret ka asar anubhav ho, to uski charpai ke niche nim ki sukhi paÿai jalaen. mangal ya shanivar ko ek samucha nibu lekar bhut-pret grasit vyakti ke sir se pair tak 7 bar utarakar ghar se bahar akar uske char tukren kar charon dishaon men fenk den. yah dhyan rahe ki jis chaku se nibu kata hai use bhi fenk dena chahie.