bhut-preton ki gati evan shakti apar hoti hai. inki vibhinn jatiyan hoti hain aur unhen bhut, pret, rakshas, pishach, yam, shakini, dakini, churail, gandharva adi vibhinn namon se pukara jata hai. jyotish ke anusar rahu ki mahadsha men chandra ki antardasha ho aur chandra dashapti rahu se bhav 6, 8 ya 12 men balhin ho, to vyakti pishach dosh se grast hota hai. vastushastra men bhi ullekh hai ki purva bhadrapad, uttara bhadrapad, jyeshtha, anuradha, svati ya bharni nakshatra men shani ke sthit hone par shanivar ko grih-nirman aranbh nahin karna chahie, anyatha vah ghar rakshason, bhuton aur pishachon se grast ho jaega. is sandarbh men sanskrit ka yah shlok drashtavya hai: “ajaikpadhirbudhnyashakramitranilantakaiah. samandairmandavare syad rakshobhutyuntagashham.. bhutadi se pirit vyakti ki pahchan uske svabhav evan kriya men ae badlav se ki ja sakti hai. in vibhinn asuri shaktiyon se pirit hone par logon ke svabhav evan karyaklapon men ae badlavon ka sankshipt vivaran yahan prastut hai.
bhut pira: bhut se pirit vyakti kisi vikshipt ki tarah bat karta hai. murkh hone par bhi uski baton se lagta hai ki vah koi gyani purush ho. usmen gajab ki shakti a jati hai. kruddh hone par vah kai vyaktiyon ko ek sath pachar sakta hai. uski ankhen lal ho jati hain aur deh men kanpan hota hai.
yaksh pira: yaksh prabhavit vyakti lal vastra men ruchi lene lagta hai. uski avaj dhimi aur chal tej ho jati hai. iski ankhen tanbe jaisi dikhne lagti hain. vah jyadatar ankhon se ishara karta hai.
pishach pira: pishach prabhavit vyakti nagn hone se bhi hichkta nahin hai. vah kamjor ho jata hai aur katu shabdon ka prayog karta hai. vah ganda rahta hai aur uski deh se durgandh ati hai. use bhukh bahut lagti hai. vah ekant chahta hai aur kabhi-kabhi rone bhi lagta hai.
shakini pira: shakini se samanyatah mahilaen pirit hoti hain. shakini se prabhavit stri ko sari deh men dard rahta hai. uski ankhon men bhi pira hoti hai. vah aksar behosh bhi ho jaya karti hai. vah roti aur chillati rahti hai. vah kanpti rahti hai.
pret pira: pret se pirit vyakti chikhta-chillata hai, rota hai aur idhr-udhar bhagta rahta hai. vah kisi ka kaha nahin sunta. uski vani katu ho jati hai. vah khata-pita nahi hain aur tivra svar ke sath sansen leta hai.
chudail pira: chudail prabhavit vyakti ki deh pusht ho jati hai. vah hamesha muskarata rahta hai aur mans khana chahta hai. is tarah bhut-pretadi prabhavit vyaktiyon ki pahchan bhinna-bhinn hoti hai. in asuri shaktiyon ko vash men kar chuke logon ki najar anya logon ko bhi lag sakti hai.
in shaktiyon ki pira se mukti hetu nimnalikhit upay karne chahie.
- yadi bachcha bahar se khelakar, parhakar, ghumakar ae aur thaka, ghabraya ya pareshan sa lage to yah use najar ya hay lagne ki pahchan hai. aise men uske sar se 7 lal mirch aur ek chammach rai ke dane 7 bar ghumakar utara kar len aur fir ag men jala den.
- yadi bevajah dar lagta ho, daravne sapne ate hon, to hanuman chalisa aur gajendra moksh ka path karen aur hanuman mandir men hanuman ji ka shringar karen v chola charhaen.
- vyakti ke bimar hone ki sthiti men dava kam nahin kar rahi ho, to sirhane kuch sikke rakhe aur sabere un sikkon ko shmashan men dal ae.
- vyavsay badhit ho, vanchit unnati nahin ho rahi ho, to 7 shanivar ko sindur, chandi ka vark, motichur ke panch laddu, chameli ka tel, mitha pan, sukha nariyal aur laung hanuman ji ko arpit karen.
- kisi kam men man n lagta ho, uchat sa rahta ho, to ravivar ko pratah bhairav mandir men madira arpit karen aur khali botal ko sat bar apne sarse utarakar pipal ke per ke niche rakh den.
- shanivar ko nariyal aur badam jal men pravahit karen.
- ashok vriksh ke sat paÿo mandir men rakh kar puja karen. unke sukhne par nae paÿo rakhen aur purane paÿo pipal ke per ke niche rakh den. yah kriya niyamit rup se karen, ghar bhut-pret badha, najar dosh adi se mukt rahega.
- ek katori chaval dan karen aur ganesh bhagvan ko ek puri supari roj charhaen. yah kriya ek varsh tak karen, najar dosh v bhut-pret badha adi ke karan badhit karya pure honge. is tarah ye kuch saral aur prabhavshali totke hain, jinka koi pratikul prabhav nahin hota. dhyan rahe, najar dosh, bhut-pret badha adi se mukti hetu totke ya upay hi karvane chahie, tona nahin.