What is Vaastu ?
Figure of Vastu Purusha (explained towards end of this page)
The term Vastu is a Sanskrit word which means "Bhu" or the Earth and is the underlying stratum of existence.As per a Vedic Hymn "Vastu reva Vastu", all material forms of the Universe are all energies.Vaasthu sastra states that every energy has life and nothing in universe is left out without any vibration.Every material in the Universe radiates some energy at its own specific frequencies. This energy may be positive or negative. Positive energy is beneficial and negative is harmful. Vaastu aims at maximising the generation and accumulation of positive energy around the humans and minimise the negative energy. This is done by ensuring the abundance of the
following :
Light - Sufficient natural light for comfortable living.
Air - Pure fresh air continuously blowing in and out of the house. Water - for drinking and living.
Energy concentration of different shapes and forms by using proper positive material.
The proper alignment of the rooms with proportionate sizes harmonizes the energies and it gives peace of mind to those who live in that premises.In short vaasthu harmonizes the cosmic forces and makes life pleasant to live.
Vaastu is an ancient science which lays down certain Astrological rules and regulations about the direction, construction, designing and decoration of a house for the benefit of the occupants.
The recommendations are based on certain rules & regulations, perfected over hundreds of years by our great Sages.
Vaastu also takes into consideration factors like profession, age, marital status, children etc. of the occupants, location & direction of the house/ plot where house is to constructed, as well as location & direction of various segments in the house like bedroom, lounge, kitchen, bathrooms, corridors etc.
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What is Vastu ?
Vaastu is an ancient Indian science of architecture and buildings which helps in making a congenial setting or a place to live and work in a most scientific way taking advantage of the benefits bestowed
by nature, its elements and energy fields for enhanced wealth, health, prosperity and happiness. Vastu Shastra unifies the science, art, astronomy and astrology, it can also be said as an ancient mystic science for designing and building. Vastu Shastra helps us to make our lives better and will
secure from things going wrong.
Vaastu is the science of direction that combines all the five elements of nature and balance them with the man and the material. Vaastu Shastra is creating a congenial settings or a place to live or work, in most scientific way taking advantages of the benefits bestowed by the five elements called "Paanchbhootas" of the nature thereby paving the way for enhanced health, wealth, prosperity and
happiness in an enlightened environment.
Our sages and seers have knew the secrets of using all the five elements of this universe and their special characteristics and influences such as the magnetic field, gravitational effect etc. of Earth, the galaxy in the sky, the directions and velocity of the winds, light and heat of the SUN including the effects of its Ultra-Violet and Infra-Red rays, the volume and intensity of rainfall etc. for the advantage of the mankind in suitably planning and constructing buildings for dwelling, prayer, entertainment , education , working , production and other purposes . They evolved scientific methods and systems and confined them over the years as 'VAASTU SHASTRA'. Our sages SEARCHED it; we are only
RESEARCHING it and building the concepts.
Man is the subject, object and the cause of architecture. He perceives and conceives architecture in relation to his experience of himself with the surrounding world. Through art of design, he alters and moulds the elements of natural environment. The world comprises of five basic elements, also known as the Paanchbhootas. They are Earth, Water, Air, Fire and Space. Out of the nine planets, our planet has life because of the presence of these five elements. Earth and Water have limited and localized availability for the human habitat and growth. They form apparent and fundamental choice makers in the location and the physical form of architecture and habitat. Sun, Air and Space are universally available and can be moulded to human needs by the act of design. In order to understand the act of design with these five elements, we shall have to take each one separately to appreciate their
meaning, role, and workability in architecture.
(1) EARTH (Bhumi): - Earth, the third planet in order from the sun, is a big magnet with North and South poles as centers of attractions. Its magnetic field and gravitational force has telling effects on everything on the Earth, living and non-living. It is tilted by about 23 ½ degrees at the meridian. It comprises of the land structure, landform, landscape, flora and fauna. It also establishes availability of local construction materials and their workability. In India, we worship our Bhumi and give her a place
of our mother.
(2) WATER (Jal): - This is represented by rain, river, sea and is in the form of liquid, solid (ice) and gas (steam, cloud). It forms part of every plant and animal. Our blood is nothing but water with hemoglobin and oxygen. The habitat and physical life are where water is present. This is true for all life forms and eco-cultures. The type, form and pattern of life also greatly depend on relationship of earth and water. If we see our history, all the cultures had developed on the bank of any water bodies, so this shows the influence of the water on our life, since ages. (3) AIR (Vaayu): - As a life-supporting element, air is very powerful life source. Pure air with oxygen is good for brain and blood. Atmosphere of earth which is about 400 kms. , In depth, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Carbon-di-oxide, Helium, other gases, dust particles, humidity and vapour in certain proportions. Human physical comfort values are directly and sensitively dependent on correct humidity, airflow, and temperature of air, air pressure, air composition and its content. In this aspect, air deals with the entire body surface through skin, blood system - through respiration. Air also
represents the movement.
(4) FIRE (Sun): - It represents light and heat without which the life will extinct. All the days and nights, seasons, energy, enthusiasm, passion, vigour is because of light and heat only. Sun is a source of mental energy too. Best minds evolve in a natural process where the sun was temperate. Not very hot, not very cold, just the right temperature of 24 degrees. The different zones with the variety of climate have distinctive culture and architecture. Sun has played an important role in development of
visual qualities of architecture in terms of textures, colors and above all the expressions of vitality. (5) SPACE (Aakash): - All the above elements are skillfully engineers towards the creation of physically comfortable, emotionally pleasant, intellectually determinant, totally vibrant and blissfully satisfying spaces for human shelter and habitat. It is unending regions remote from the earth, in which not only our solar system but the entire galaxy exists. Its effective forces are light, heat, gravitational force and waves, magnetic field and others. The ideal habitats, cultures, architecture and life have naturally shown exhilarence where all the five elements, to support life, are abundantly available and are suitable to human growth and evolution. This is an invisible and constant relation between these elements outside and those within an individual and in his living and working places. Thus, the man can improve his conditions by properly designing his buildings by understanding the effectiveness of these five natural forces.
What is Vastu Purusha Mandal?
In order to understand Vaastu Shastra, it is necessary to understand the Vaastu Purusha Mandala, which is energy grid of square. The Vaastu Purusha Mandala is the basic form in architecture and all other figures are derived from this elementary design. We can understand vaastupurush better with the following image:
It provides the method that determines the requirements of architecture in relation to its directions. Each direction is allotted a particular role by the Vaasturatnakara. Every part of the Vaastu Purusha's body is sacred and contains energies that help us in living a contented and peaceful life. Each work has its nature and features. Aforesaid knowledge gives us the appropriate direction for a desired work such as where and how to construct a room, outer structure and interior arrangement of rooms according to the nature of work so that we do our work without any problem and handedness.
This knowledge tells us about the nature and work of directions and what kind of work is to be done in which direction. Vaastu knowledge advices what kind of work is best in which directions at where it is medium, normal or average and which direction is prohibited for concerned work. Vaastu Purusha is present in each and every plot whether it is big or small. It has a fixed and peculiar body. Its head remains hanging down and its body is spread all over the length and breadth of the ground. There is an interesting story in the MATSYA PURANA in which the birth of the Vaastu Purusha is narrated. By reading that story, one knows why the worship of the Vaastu Purusha is necessary before beginning the construction of any house.
While fighting with the demon, Shiva was very much tired and began to sweat profusely. A man was born from the drops of the sweat of Shiva. He looked very cruel. He was very hungry. So he began to make penance to
appease Lord Shiva and get a boon from Him.
Shiva was pleased with his penance and appeared before him. The devotee prayed to Shiva, "Oh Lord! Please permit me to eat away all the three worlds." Shiva said, "Let it be so." The joy of that devotee knew no bounds. He got possession on all the three worlds and first he was ready to eat the terrestrial world. Then the celestial beings, Brahma, Shiva and the demons (Rakshasas) also were terrified and caught hold of the devotee encircling him.
Forty-five celestial beings, out of whom 32 from without and 13 from within caught hold of the devotee. The Thirty-two celestial beings are- (1) ISH (2) PAROJAYA (3) JAYANT (4) INDRA (5) SURYA (6) SADYA (7) BARISHAM (8) AKASH (9) AGNI (10) PUSHNA (11) VITATHA (12) YAMA (13) KRITANTA (14) GANDHARVA (15) BRINGAVAJA (16) MRIGA (17) PITARA
(18) DAREPALE (19) SUGRIVA (20) PUSHPADANTA (21) VARUNA (22) DAITYA (23) SESHA (24) YAKSHMA (25) ROGA (26) NAGA (27) MUKHYA (28) BHALLATA (29) SOMA (30) SARPA (31) ADITI and DITI. All these 32 celestial beings are out of the limits of the devotee whereas the
following 13 Beings are within his limits:-
(1) BRAHMA (2) RUDRA (3) INDRAJAYA (4) APAVATSA (5) MARICHI (6) SAVITRI (7) VIVASWAN (8) VISHNU (9) MITRA (10) SAVITA (11)
PRITHVIDHARA (12) RUDRA and (13) APA.
These celestial Beings laid force on the different limbs of the devotee and sat
on them as shown below:
ISH (AGNI) - head; APA - face; PRITHWI DHARA & ARYAM - Chest; AVANTSA - heart; DITI & INDRA - Shoulders; SURYA & SOMA - Hands; RUDRA & RAJAYAKSHMA - left arm; SAVITRA & SAVITA - right arm; VIVASWAN & MITRA - Stomach; PUSHA & ARYAMA - Wrist; ASUR & SESHA - left side; VITATHA & GRAHAKSHAT - right side; YAMA & VARUNA - Thighs; GANDHARVA & PURAMADAN - on the knees; SUGRIV & BHRISH - shanks; DWARIKA & MRIGA - ankles; JAYA & SHAKRA - on the hairs grown on the
feet; BRAHMA - on the heart.
Being bound like that, the devotee laid down there only. Since then, he has been lying there surrounded by the celestial Beings and thus he is known as
"the God of Vaastu or VAASTU PURUSHA".
"You will be known as `VASTUPURUSHA'. You will tease the people who construct buildings and temples, dig wells and tanks on the side towards which you see and in the direction towards which you hold your feet, to your heart's content. You may trouble and even devour those people who construct the aforesaid buildings and temples etc. in the direction where you lay your head and back and those who lay foundation stone without worshipping you or without satisfying you with `Homa' and the like. Then the Vaastu Purusha was quite satisfied. Since then the worship of Vaastu-Purusha has been in vogue and it has become compulsory for those who
want to construct any kind of building. "
Vaastu Purusha, being arrested like this, said to the Gods, "Oh Celestial Beings! You have all caught hold of me and tied me on all the sides. How long shall I be like this, in this position hanging my head down like a prisoner? What shall I eat?" Listening to these words, the celestial Beings said, "Today is Bhadrapada Shukla Triteeya Saturday and `Visakha Star'; So, you lie down here on the ground changing your position once in three months, i.e. from `Bhadrapada' to `Kartik' you lie down putting your head in the Eastern direction and your feet towards the West. During the months of
`Margashira', `Pushyam' and `Magha', you lie down towards the South looking towards the West and put your feet towards the North. During the months of `Phalgun', `Chaitra' and `Vaisakh', put your head towards the West and feet towards the East looking towards the North. In the months of `Jyeshtha', `Ashadha' and `Sravana', put your head towards the North and the feet towards the South and look towards the East. Whatever side you may turn, you will have to lie down on the left side only.
VASTU TABLE - After carefully analysing the fundamental principles of
vaasthu,a diagrammatic representation of the best directions for each
and every type of room according to its varied uses is illustrated in the
following table. It should be noted that where more than one room is
mentioned for a particular direction , the best room choice is mentioned
at the top.
West
NW
North
NE
Godown
For
Grain,Children's
Bedroom,washing
Place,Toilet
/Bathroom
Sitting Room,Living
Room
Place
for
Worship,Sitting
Room,Drinking
Room
Children's
Bedroom,Meditation
room,Dining
Hall,Study
Room
BRAMHA,Open
Space For Air &
Light at the top
Bath Room, Guest
room,
Verendah,
Kitchen
Lumber room, Bedroom
for Adults, Stair case
Bed
Room
Provision
Room
Store
Room
Kitchen
Room,
Electric Meter
SW
South
SE
The diagram bellow, known as Vastu Mandala, illustrates how the Vastu Purusha was pinned down by Brahma and the 44 Gods – face down, with his head to the North East and feet towards South West. It is divided in to 9×9 = 81 parts. These Gods rule various aspects of life and have certain inherent qualities. Hence while constructing a building, the purpose/function of a room must be in tune with the nature of the deity placed and ruling that part. This is illustrated in the next picture. Not many houses are likely to have that many rooms.
Hence adjustments can be made by combining several areas. One noteworthy point is that in the olden days the central portion ruled by Brahma was kept open.
Picture of Vastu Mandala
This picture bellow illustrates how the various places can be ideally utuilised for a house, office or factory. By combining 2 sections each this gives 5×5 = 25 sections.
This picture is the adjustment example for a still smaller place using a 3×3 = 9 combinations. Picture showing the vastu mandala utilisation for a smaller plot
Guest room Cash &
valuables Pooja room
Dining Room Open
space Bath room
Store/Heavy
items Bed room
Kitchen
PLOT
shape. As far as possible, the site should be slopping towards North & East or Northeast.
BUILDING
While making the building or the house, it is advisable to have equal open space on all four sides. The levels of open spaces should be higher in South & West side and lower in North & East side. Outlets of rainwater should be in Northeast or North zones. According to Vaastu, the most beneficial entrances in the house are those in North
East, East or North direction.
LIVING ROOM
Living Room is best looked in East, North & Northeast directions. The living room of the central zone (Brahmasthan) should be free from any kind of obstructions. By obstructions, we mean any kind of beam, pillar, fixture, toilet, staircase
or even a wall or lift.
BEDROOM
The bedroom according to Vaastu should be in southwest/south or west direction.The direction in which you sleep is also very important. One should never sleep with head in the north. Sleeping with head towards south ensures long life. While on a journey, it is
advisable to sleep with head towards west.
The children‟s bedroom should ideally be in NorthWest. It could be in Southeast & North
as well but never in southwest or south.
If you are fortunate enough in present times to have the luxury of having a separate room for the guests, make the guestroom in Northwest or northeast direction.
KITCHEN
The kitchen of the house is ideally located in Southeast followed by NorthWest & East.
TOILET
Bathrooms & Toilets should be in Northwest of the house or in West or South direction.The bathroom/bathrooms can be either inside or outside the house. In case it is inside, it should be located on the eastern or northern side. (If attached to a bedroom, then to eastern or northern side of the bedroom). When located outside, then it should be in Northeast corner, but away from the main building.
The house or the place where we live can influence our life's happiness,
wealth, health, and prosperity. This truth told by ancient sages ages ago
is known as Vastu Shastra.The Vastu Shastra is the Vedic science of
building or architecture. Vastu shastra helps us to create buildings that
favorably influence our lives and brings us happiness.
Vastu Shastra considers the astrological location of the Sun, Earth, and
other planets during the construction of any building, be it residential or
commercial. It guides us as to where the building site should be located,
the shape of the site, the proposed shape of the building to be
constructed, the direction the building will face, the location of gates,
doors, windows, and the building’s general design as a whole.
SELECTING A PLOT
It is best to buy land where happy and successful people have lived. A
house sold by a person in distress or who is impoverished, should be
purchased only with caution. A dilapidated or haunted house should not
be purchased at all.The land should be cultivatable. It is best not to build
on nonarable land. Land that contains many rocks, anthills, many
worms, bones, broken pottery, sludge, and thorny trees should not be
purchased. If the center of the land is humped like the shell of a turtle, it
should not be purchased.
The color of the soil should also be considered. White soil is good
forbrahmans (priests,
teachers,
scientists,
or
intellectuals),
red
for ksatriyas(rulers,
soldiers,
or
administrators),
yellow
for vaisyas (businessmen,
farmers
or
bankers),
and
black
for sudras (laborers, artisans, craftsmen, or servants).
Assessing the soil is also important. According to Vastu Shastra, black
and clayey soil is not good for building. If the soil is crumbly rock,
money can easily be gotten. Yellow soil is good for businessmen.It is
usually best not to purchase land next to a bridge. It is also usually best
not to purchase land that shares a well with another property. The land
can be purchased, however, if the water supply is a common well on the
north, east, or northeast side.
A plot of land situated on a hill is also not a good purchase in most
cases. It is better to purchase level ground. If the land to be purchased
is on the side of a hill, however, and the land slopes down toward the
north or east, that is all right. If the land slopes to the west, do not
purchase it.After choosing and purchasing land, plants should be
grown on the land. Also, if possible, keep a cow and her calf on the land
for a while to make it more auspicious.
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THE PLOT
The best shapes for plots of land are square or rectangular. A land tilt of
20 degrees, off square by 20 degrees, is acceptable. If the plot is
rectangular, it is better that the longer sides run north to south rather
than west to east.It is not good to purchase a piece of land squeezed
between two larger pieces of land as such land will bring its owner
poverty.
The northeast side of the land should be the lowest side. The land
should either slope down toward the north or east, but not toward the
west or south. Land sloping north brings riches, sloping east brings
good fortune, sloping south brings ruin, and sloping west brings
financial loss.It is auspicious if tall buildings or hills do not obstruct the
north, northeast, and east sides of the land. Do not purchase land with
such obstructions to those sides because the sun’s rays will be blocked.
A water source located on the southwest side of a building will cause
the owner misery. Similarly, there should be a minimum number of
doors and windows set into the southwest side of a building; the
majority of windows should be set in the northeast side.The boundary
walls around a property should be higher in the west and south and
lower in the north and east.
It is not auspicious if there is an electrical power supply or large electric
pole on the northeast side of the plot. A telephone pole is not negative in
the northeast, however. There should not be any valley, a depression in
the land, or large pit around the land.
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LOCATION OF PLOT
The plot or land should not be within twice the distance of the height of
the house to a public place—a hospital, factory, temple, church,
marriage hall, courthouse, cemetery, or cremation grounds. There
should not be a laundry place, shoe shop, meat shop, or workshop with
loud machinery opposite the property.
The house should be at least 80 feet from the entrance of a temple. The
property’s gate should not face a temple or church, and the shadow of a
temple or church should not fall on the house.
PLOT AND RELATIVE ROADS
A square piece of land surrounded by roads on four sides is considered
very good. A person who owns this land will become wealthy, healthy,
and happy.If a road runs alongside the property and ends at the
northeast corner, that is also very good. If a road ends on any other
parts of the property, however, that plot is usually not good.Land should
also not be next to a T or Y intersection.
A road on the north side of the property is good, but a road on the south
side is not so good. If there is only one road, it is best if it is located on
the east side. It is not so good if it is located on the west side.If there are
roads on only the east and north side, that is good. If there are roads on
the west and north, it is averageIt is inauspicious if there are three roads
only on the east, south,west.
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BUILDING MATERIALS FOR CONSTRUCTION
Only new bricks, wood, and materials should be used when building a
new house. Materials from an old building should not be used to build a
new one in case those old materials repeat negative incidents that
occurred in the old house. There is unhappiness in using old things. If
there are old materials available, better to sell them and use the money
to buy new materials.Good quality soil, gravel and cement should be
used.
Wood from thorny trees should not be used, as it will have a negative
effect. Materials that have been stored for a long time should also not be
used. Iron grills should only be used when needed.
SHAPE OF PLOT
The best shapes are either square or rectangular. If the plot is not a
perfect rectangle, it is best if at least the southwest and southeast sides
of the land are at 90º angles from one another. Land that extends past
the northeast side of the quadrilateral, however, brings wealth,
happiness, and good name. Land extending on the northeast side is
very good. Extensions on any other side are inauspicious. Extensions of
the northwest side will cause loss money and peace.
Round, oval, and triangular plots should be avoided. The house should
not be built in the shape of a diamond, with the corner facing north.
L-shaped plots are also inauspicious and should not be purchased.It is
good if the plot is narrower at the entrance and wider at its rear, but the
opposite is not good.
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WATER SOURCE
It is advised that the first construction project for the new house is to
dig the well. If water is used from this well for the construction, it is
auspicious for the family who will live in the house. It is best that the
well or water source is on the north or northeast side of the land, or if
water comes from the municipality, it should enter from the northeast
side.
The well can also be in the north or east sides of the property. The well
should not be in the northwest or southeast corners, as this is
inauspicious. It is especially inauspicious if the well is dug in the
southwest corner. It is also inauspicious to have a well in the middle of a
house.Wells should be round. Ideally, the well water should be exposed
to sunlight for five hours a day. It is not recommended to share wells
between two properties.
The well should be dug under an auspicious star, such as Rohini, Hasta,
Uttara Bhadrapada, Uttara, etc. It should be dug on an auspicious day—
a Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday. The well should be dug
during a downward-facing constellation or star, such as, Krittika, Purva
Phalguni, Mula, Bharani, Ashlesha, Purva Bhadrapada, or Purvashadha.
Water departing from the kitchen and bathroom should flow to the
northeast and leave the house from this side.
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The compound wall should be built before the house is constructed.
Construction should begin during an auspicious constellation, and on a
favorable day—a Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday. The
compound wall should not be higher than the house, and construction
of it should begin on the southwest side.
The southwest part of the wall should be higher than the rest of the wall.
Do not set the gate on the south side. It is best that there are two gates
to the compound, so evil things entering one gate will exit from the
other.
INSIDE THE COMPOUND
It is best if the house is built on the southwest section of the land. Any
open space should be to the north and east. Open space on the west
side of the land is not good for the family’s male members. It is also
good to keep a tulasi plant in the northeast corner.The electric
generators should be situated on the southeast section of the plot, not
the northeast, which is inauspicious.
If there is to be a swimming pool, waterfalls, or fountains, they should be
set to the north, east, or northeast. Gardens, plants, or the lawns should
also be set to the north, east, or northeast. Plants should be less than
1m in height. Swings should be to the north or east, and should swing
from east to west.It is considered inauspicious to block the entrance to a
house, such as with a tree or telephone pole.
Trash or dirty water should not be kept near a house’s entrance An
unclean stream or pool of unclean water should not be located in front
of the house.Annexes or outhouses should not be on the north or east
sides of the house, and they definitely should not touch the eastern or
northern boundary walls.
A garage, building, or servants’ quarters built separately from the house
should be located to the southeast or northwest of the main house but
should not touch any of the boundary walls. Ideally such quarters
should not touch the southeast corner, but should be slightly west .
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It is always good to grow a tulasi plant on one’s property. Tulasi should
be located on the north, northeast, or east sides of the house, or in front
of the house. Trees should not be planted directly in front of the house’s
main entrance. There should be an even number of trees on one’s
property, not an odd number.
Trees should be planted on the south or west sides of the house. It is
not good to plant a tall tree on the north, northeast, or east sides of a
building. Smaller trees may be planted on the east or north sides, but no
trees should be planted in the northeast corner. A tree’s shadow should
not fall on the house.Large trees should not be located too near the
house as their roots can damage the foundation and compound wall. Do
not allow tree branches to touch the house.
Thorny plants should not be planted near the house. Cactus should not
be planted at all. Thorny plants other than roses have a negative energy.
Good trees to plant are coconut, neem, betal, sandalwood, lemon,
pineapple, almond, jackfruit, pomegranate, mango and amla. Banyan
and pipal are sacred trees; they should usually only be planted near a
temple or at a sacred place.Creepers or other plants should not be
grown by using the building or compound wall as support. When cutting
the tree, it should fall east or north, not south or west.
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PARKING LOT
Cars should be parked facing east or north. A car should never be
parked facing south. If a car is parked facing west or northwest, the
owner will spend a long time traveling.The parking lot should be in the
northwest corner of the property. It should not be located to the
southwest or northeast.
A parking garage should not be connected to the compound wall or the
main building.The parking garage should be painted a light color, not a
dark color.
BALCONIES / VERANDAHS
Balconies, verandahs, and terraces should ideally be built on the north,
northeast, or east sides of the house, not on the south or west sides. If a
balcony is on the southwest side of a house, it should be covered and
closed.
The floor or roof over a balcony or terrace should be lower than the floor
or roof of the main building. It is best if the verandah’s roof is slanted
toward the northeast. The verandah’s corners should not be rounded,
and balconies should not have arches.
Flowerpots on the verandah should be small. No creepers should be
planted on a verandah.
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MAIN DOOR
The main door of the house should be larger than the other doors
entering the house. The main door should have two shutters and open
to the inside of the building. Teak is a good material for the entrance
door.It is best that a house has two entrances. The exit door should be
smaller than the entrance, and it should have only one shutter. If there
are two external doors for the house, they should not be set in a straight
line.
When one enters the house, there should not be a wall in front of the
entrance. There should be a door that opens to the next room. The main
door of the house should not be below ground- level. Neither should the
main door be in the center of the house, nor in the extreme corners.
To figure out where to place a main door, divide the house into nine
parts. The door should be in the fourth section of the house from the left
hand side. From the right side of the house, the entrance is in the sixth
division from the right.The entrance doors of two houses should not be
exactly opposing one another. Neither should two houses share a
common entrance.
It is considered auspicious if the entrance to the property and the main
door of the house are on the same side. It is not considered good if the
main door to the house is on the opposite side to the entrance of the
property.There should not be an underground tank, septic tank, or canal
under the main entrance. There should not be any abandoned, wrecked
buildings in front of the main entrance.
It is good to decorate a house’s entrance with pictures or statues of
Laksmi, Ganesh and auspicious signs such as OM or the Swastika.
Inauspious pictures should not be on the door. The door should not be
slanted, sliding, or circular.
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INTERIOR OF HOUSE
Furniture should be placed in the southeast, south, or west sides of a
room. The house’s owner should sit facing north or east, and his guests
should sit facing west or south.It is best that the northeast corner of
each room in the house be left empty.
Do not align doors within the house. One door should not lead directly
into another. atable in a study room should be placed in the south or
west sides of the room. Books should be stored in the southwest side of
the room.Do not keep money in a place facing south.When one prays, he
should face either north or east.
Beds should face either west or south to insure that when a person rises
in the morning, he is facing either north or east. While asleep, one
should place his head to the south, east, or west, not north.Mirrors
should be placed on the north or east walls, not on the south or west
walls. Do not keep broken mirrors in the house. Clocks should be placed
on the west, north, or east walls. Clothes should be washed in the
southeast corner of the house.
Medicine should be kept in the northeast corner of the house. It is best
to nurse those who are ill in the southwest corner of the
house.Rainwater and wastewater should leave the house from the
northeast side. It should flow west to east or south to north.There
should be an even number of columns and beams in the house, not
odd.Doors should generally be made from a single piece of wood and
should open on the left side.
A television can be placed in the southeast side of a room. An overhead
water tank should be located in the southwest side of a
building.Stairways should be on the south, southwest, or west sides of a
building.Pictures such as nudes, fighting animals, hunting scenes, trees
without fruits or flowers, snakes, owls, bats, vultures and pigeons
should not be hung in a house .
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OVERHEAD WATER TANK
The overhead water tank should be in the southwest or west corners of
the building. An overhead water tank should not be located in the
northeast or southeast corners, or in the middle of the roof. It is also
best that it is not located in the northwest . The tank should be elevated
at least 1m above the roof, on a platform.
If possible, the tank should not be made of plastic. If it must be plastic,
however, it should either be black or dark blue plastic, because such
colors aid the absorption of sunlight. A dark water tank while absorbing
sun for heat doesn’t encourage microbial growth as quickly as a
light-colored tank would do.If possible, there should be different tanks for the
kitchen and bathrooms.
PUJA/ WORSHIP ROOM
Worship should be done in the northeast, north, or east sides of the
house. It is best that the temple room is in the northeast corner of the
house. The worship room should not be to the south. The place of
worship should be on the ground floor and not upstairs.
The altar should be located on the northeast side of the temple room.
The deities or pictures of the deities should either face east or west, and
should not face north or south. It is best that the Deities face west and
the worshipers face east.The altar should not be set into the wall but
should be at least an inch from it. The door to the temple room should
have two shutters.
Toilets should never be above or below the place of worship. White, light
yellow, or light blue are good colors for a temple room. It is good if the
worship room is shaped like a pyramid.
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KITCHEN
The kitchen should ideally be in the southeast corner of the house, its
windows on the east and south sides. There can also be a window on
the west side. If the kitchen cannot be in the southeast corner, it is all
right to place it in the northwest corner. The kitchen should not be next
to or across from a toilet, nor should it be directly in front of the main
door.
Cooking should be done in the southeast corner or on the east side of
the kitchen. It is best to cook while facing east, but facing north is also
all right. It is advisable not to put the stove on the northern wall. The
stove should not be in front of the kitchen’s door.
Electrical items such as microwaves, grinders, and mixers should be
placed in the southeast corner of the kitchen. The sink should be in the
northeast corner. The southwest wall should be used for storage.The
refrigerator should be in the northwest, southeast, south, or west. It
should not be placed on the northeast side. If it is on the southwest side
of the kitchen, be sure to set it away from the wall.
If there is a dining table in the kitchen, it should be placed on the north
or west side. The door to the toilet should not face the dining
table.Kitchens should be painted yellow, rose, red, orange, or chocolate
brown. If possible, do not paint the walls white or black.
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LIVING ROOM
The living room should be on the north side of the house. Furniture
should be square or rectangular, not round or oval. It is good if the
ceiling slopes down toward the northeast direction. The air-conditioner
should be in the west, not the southeast. Furniture should mainly be in
the west and south section of the room.The walls should be painted
white, yellow, green, or blue, never red or black. Depressing paintings
should not be placed on the walls.
BEDROOM
The main bedroom should be on the southwest or northwest side of the
house. If there is an upper storEy in the house, the master bedroom
should be on this floor, in the southwest corner. Bedrooms on the
northeast side of the house will also cause trouble.
The children’s bedrooms should be in the northwest or west. The
younger children’s bedroom can also be on the east side of the house,
Newly married couples should not use a bedroom on the east side.Guest
bedrooms are best located in the northwest corner, but can also be
located in the northeast corner.Bedroom walls should be painted a light
rose, dark blue, dark green, gray, etc.The door should be set in the east,
west or north, and should ideally be one shutter.
One should sleep in his own house with his head facing east or south.
One should never sleep with his head facing north. Upon rising from
bed, the right foot should be placed on the floor first.If one is to study in
the bedroom, the east side should be used. The wardrobe should be
located on the northwest or southwest side of the bedroom. TV, heaters,
and air conditioners should be located in the southeast corner.
The southwest corner of the room should not be vacant. An attached
bathroom could be built on the west or north sides of the room. It is best
not to keep the safe in a bedroom, but if this is the only place for the
safe, it should be located on the south wall, opening north.
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BATHROOMS / TOILETS
Bathrooms can be on the west or northwest sides of the building, but
not on the eastern or northeastern sides. The toilet room should also not
be located on the southeast, the southwest, or in the center of the
building. The morning sun falling on the body after bathing is good, so
windows should be set in the north or east sides of the room.
Ideally, toilets should face south, not east or west . The toilet should be
located on the west or northwest side of the room and should be built 1
or 2 feet above the ground.An attached bathroom should be on the west
or northwest side of a room, never on the northeast side.Sinks should
be placed on the northeast, north, or east sides of the room. Bathtubs
should be located on the northeast, west, or east sides.
Bathroom walls should be painted white, sky blue, or another light
shade. Do not use black or dark red.Water should leave the bathroom
from the east or northeast side. Water should not leave from the
southwest or southeast directions. The overhead septic tank should be
on the northwest side of the house.
SAFE ROOM
Money, valuables, or a safe should be stored in a room on the north side
of the house. This is the side of the god of wealth. The door to this room
should be facing north or east. The walls should be painted yellow,
because yellow leads to an increase of wealth.
If a safe is large, it can be placed in the south, southwest, or west sides
of the house, but it should always be set a few inches from the wall. It
should not be in the southwest or southeast corner, and should
definitely not be in a northeast corner. The safe should face north and
open toward the north or east. It is inauspicious to have a safe opening
to the south—this will cause a loss of money. The safe should not be
located under any beams.
DINING ROOM
The dining room should be located on the west , east or north side of the
building. If the kitchen is on the ground floor, the dining room should
not be on an upper floor but should also be located on the ground
floor.The door leading into the dining room should be on the east, north,
or west side of the room. It should not have arches. The house’s main
entrance door should not face the dining room’s door.
It is best to face east or west while eating. The head of the family should
face east during meals. Other members of the family can face east,
north, or west, but it is not advisable to face south.The dining table
should not be round or oval but either square or rectangular. It should
not fold from the wall or be attached to the wall.A sink can be located in
the northeast corner of the dining room, or on the north or east sides of
the room. No toilets should be attached to the dining room.
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BATHROOMS
Bathrooms can be on the west or northwest sides of the building, but
not on the eastern or northeastern sides. The toilet room should also not
be located on the southeast, the southwest, or in the center of the
building. Ideally, toilets should face south, not east or west . The toilet
should be located on the west or northwest side of the room and should
be built 1 or 2 feet above the ground.
An attached bathroom should be on the west or northwest side of a
room, never on the northeast side.Sinks should be placed on the
northeast, north, or east sides of the room. Bathtubs should be located
on the northeast, west, or east sides.Bathroom walls should be painted
white, sky blue, or another light shade. Do not use black or dark
red.Water should leave the bathroom from the east or northeast side.
Water should not leave from the southwest or southeast directions. The
septic tank should be on the northwest side of the house.
STUDY ROOM
The study room should be located on the west side of the building, but
should not be located in the corners of the house. When studying, it is
best to sit facing east or north.The bookshelves should not be in the
northwest or southwest corner. Books should be in the east, north, or
west sides of the room.
The door should be two-shuttered and should be located in the
northeast, north, or west. Windows can be set on the east, north, or west
walls. The walls should be painted white, sky blue, cream, or light green.
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STORE ROOM
The storage areas or room should be located in the northwest part of the
building, but not in the north or east. The storage room door should not
be on the southwest side of the room. Storage cabinets should be
located on the west or north sides of the room. Butter, ghee, oil, and
cooking gas should be kept in the southeast corner.
STAIRCASES
It IS Best to build stairways on the southwest, or if necessary, on the
south or west sides of the house. Do not build stairways on the
northeast side, as it will cause loss of wealth. The staircase should go
up from east to west or north to south. The same stairway that goes to
the upper floor should not also go down to the basement.
Stairways should be built with an odd number of stairs. The number of
stairs should not end with a zero if you must build an even number—
there should not be 10 or 20 steps—because it is best to begin climbing
steps with the right foot and also to end the climb on the right foot. This
is not possible when there is an even number of stairs. The right foot is
equated with gain, the left with loss.
Circular stairways are not good. The stairway should be painted a light
color. The worship room, safe, or toilet should not be located under a
staircase.
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BASEMENT
Basements should ideally not be built under the entire house. Use only
the northeast section. Heavy equipment can be kept on the south and
west sides.It is best that the basement should only be in the northeast
side of a house. It can also be located on the east side of the house. It
should not, however, be located only on the south, southeast, or west
side.
The floor of the basement should slope downward towards the
northeast. The walls should be at least 9 feet high. The basement should
be painted white but should not be blue. The heater, water heater, or
electrical panels should be in the southeast corner of the basement.A
basement should not be used for living as far as possible. Basements
are also not good places to conduct business.
UPPER FLOOR
There should be fewer windows and doors on the upper floors than on
the lower ones. It is also said that the number of doors and windows on
the upper floor should not equal to the amount of doors and windows on
the ground floor. The ceiling height of the rooms on the upper floor
should be less than the ceiling height of the rooms on the ground floor.
If only part of the upper floor is used, this part should be built in the
southwest area. The balcony should be on the north, east, or northeast
side. The balcony should not be in the southwest corner.Bedrooms and
studies should be located on the upper floor.
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Before entering a new house, a house-warming ceremony should be
performed. A good time to enter a new house is in the period from June
21 through December 20, in the months of Vaishaka, Shravan, and
Margashirsh, in the constellation of Uttara, Magha, Ashwini, Swati,
Pushya, and Revati, on an auspicious day. It is good to confirm this time
with a qualified astrologer.
Ganesh-puja, Navagraha-puja (worship of the nine planets), and worship
of the Vastupratima (building deity) should be performed. The residents
of
the
building
should
then
circumambulate
the
building.
Then puja should be done to the threshold.
ADDITIONAL INFO FOR THE HOUSE OWNER
One should not sit or sleep under a beam. One should not hang
paintings depicting violence, war, crime, or distress on the walls. Sweep
all cobwebs from the house, they are inauspicious. Creaking doors are
also inauspicious and should be oiled immediately.
The shadow of a temple should not fall on the house. There should not
be a mountain on the east side of the house, close enough that its
shadow falls on the house.The sun’s rays from 6 to 9 a.m. are the most
beneficial . Hence it should be allowed inside the house. But the rays
between 3 and 6 pm should not fall inot the house as it is inauspicious.
It is also best that persons own their homes and do not live in rental
properties. If part of the house is to be rented out to others, it should be
the north or northeast side. Only the owner should use the south side.It
is not good to leave a house vacant for more than four months. The
ground floor of the house should be kept occupied; but it is acceptable
if the upper floor is vacant.
Home
1. Plot mostly shall be square with all corners be of 90 Degree 2. Slope of plot shall be towards North and East side or fully levelled 3. Compound wall door shall be at North East corner or Eastern side of East and Northern
side of north .
4. Best result of main door if it is at the centre of the main building and good result if the
door is
at south or west side. Door shall not be in any case of the south east corner towards south
or south west corner. It gives bad results. 5. Underground or water source shall be from north east corner 6. Overhead tanks shall be at south east corner
7. Kitchen shall be at eastern side of south east corner and facing shall be towards east side
while cooking. Basin and water tap shall be at North side of the kitchen 8. North east corner of the house is supposed to be God’s place.Students shall sit at this corner
facing north for study. This side is good for meditation also. 9. Masters bedroom shall be at south west. This corner shall be kept filled with heavy things.
( Cupboards , Other things etc)
10. Central portion of the house , square of 3’x3’ known as “Brahmasthan”. It shall always
be kept
vacant.
11. Toilets shall be at west side of the house 12. North west side bed rooms are preferred for unmarried , married and guests 13. South east bedroom is not recommended in any case to owner of the house
Shops
1. Entrance of North and eastern side is preferable 2. Jewelry, Ladies shopping, ladies wear shops south east corner door is preferable. South west corner door is not acceptable. 3. For all shops Cash counter should be opened on north side. 4. Paper , Book shops, cloth, departmental stores eastern side entrance is preferred 5 Agriculture products, seeds, fertilizers, pipes on western side entrance is preferred
Factories
1. Machinery shall be placed at the south west corner of the main factory 2. Main entrance shall be from North east, either North or East side 3. Wells / Borewells shall be at north east side 4. Overhead tank shall be located on south west corner 5. The underground water storage tank must be on north east below the ground level 6. Boiler , transformers , factory chimany shall be at south east corner 7. The slope of factory roof shall be toward east to north 8. Main office place shall be at central north or central east side. 9. The godown or store room shall be on south western part of the factory 10. Vehicles and car parking shall be northern north west or eastern south east 11. Security office shall be North east side 12. Toilets shall be at south east or north west
Hotels
1. Main entrance shall be either on East or North side. South east and south west not acceptable
2. Kitchen of Hotel must be ar eastern side or south east corner 3. Water shall be provided from North east corner 4. Owner / Manager counter shall be on north side or east side 5. Central part of dining hall or Hotel building shall be kept vacant
1. Mani door shall be at East of North side of North East corner
2. Enquiry room at south east corner
3. Doctor’s checking rooms towards North. Doctor shall sit facing towards North or east 4. Operation theatre shall be on western side
5. Overhead tank on western side
6. Drinking water at North east side
7 Toilets shall be at south or western side 8. ICU room shall be placed at south west corner
Banks
1. Bank main door at Northern or eastern side / North east side 2. South east , south west or north west corner entrance is not acceptable 3. Manager’s cabin shall be at South east side facing towards north 4. Enquiry counter shall be at Eastern side 5. Cashier shall sit at Northern or eastern side. Cash drawer must be opened towards
north side only
6. Other staff arrangement shall be made at western side 7. Lockers shall open towards north or east side 8. Central portion of a bank shall be kept vacant.
Educational Institutes
1. Plot should be perfect square
2. Roads shall be on eastern or western side
3. Main door on eastern side
4. Institutions offices shall be at south east and its doors shall open towards east side 5. Class rooms doors shall open at east , north east or north side
6. Laboratory shall be at Western side
7. Water storage tank shall be towards north east corner 8 . Library shall be at western side
Agricultural / Farm house
1. Farm house should be at south west corner of the plot 2. Slope of the plot shall be towards east or north side 3. Water source on northern of north east side and eastern of north east side 4. Overhead tank shall be on south west corner 5. Main door shall be on east or northern side of north east corner 6. Big trees like mango,coconut, nilgiri shall be on south west side 7. Small trees on northern and eastern part of north east corner
Petrol pumps and service station
1. Plot of petrol pump shall be square and all corners shall be of 90 Degree 2. Plot slope shall be towards north and east 3. Underground petrol tank shall be on north east side 4. Display board shall be on north west corner 5. Service station and store shall be at south west corner 6. Office door shall open towards east or north side 7. Cash box shall open towards north side
8. At central portion of the plot petrol pump or underground petrol tank shall not be made 9. North and east side shall be kept open
The other things which must be kept in mind are: Doors of each room should be facing East. Bedrooms should be in South and West.
Placement of mirrors on South and West wall are inauspicious. While sleeping head should be in South or West but never in North.
Pooja room should be in North East. All idols and photographs should be facing East or West. Toilet seat should be in North-South only. It should not be in East-West.
Out houses should not touch the compound wall of North and East side. Stairs should always be in clock-wise direction.
Anything underground should be in North or East. Anything above ground should be in South or West. Porch should not touch the North or East compound wall.
Big trees should not be grown in North or East. They should be in South or West side of the house. Face East or North while reading or transacting any business deal.
Face East while cooking, West is allowed if there is no alternative, but never face South while cooking. Total number of doors and windows should be in even number for each floor, but should not end in zero like 10, 20, 30. The width of the door should be half the height of the door. The door should not be too high, too low, too wide or too narrow. The doors should be rectangular and square doors should always be avoided.
Ventilation should be looked after and good cross ventilation should be present.
Never put the poster of crying girl, war scene, sexy scenes, angry man, owl, eagle etc. They are inauspicious.
In bed rooms, always use bed of four legs only. Never use box type bed because it stops the air circulation under the bed which is bad for health.
Never eat or drink in standing position. No room should be built under the stairs.
The cupboard in the wall should be in the Southern or Western part direction of the house.
In these kitchen, grinder, fridge, shelf and other heavy items should be towards South and West wall. There should be no water body in front of any entrance door of the house.
The ratio between length and breadth of the building should normally be 1:1 or 1:1.5 or maximum 1:2. It should not exceed 1:2 in all circumstances. The building dimension should preferably be longer in North-South, shorter in East-West.
Ground level should be higher in West, South West and South as compared to East, North and North East. It is better to keep North East the lowest.
Floor level should be higher in South, South West, South East and Western portion and lower in North, North East and East. The water should flow towards East or North and not in other directions. Central zone should be even.
It is better to keep roofing sloping towards East and North.
Detailed Vastu rules, tips and resources.
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Do It Yourself Vastu Evaluation Test for your home
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Vastu Shastra For Chidlren Bed Room : At Children bed room :
Vastu Shastra for Living Room
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Vastu Shastra Tips for Upstairs | stair case | Steps | Top Floor : Vastu Shastra Tips for Car Shed :
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Vastu Directions
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