Science of Vastu

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SCIENCE OF VASTU

In doing Vastu of any place , home, work place,

building, factory, land or plot we try toharmonize the place with respect to the five

basic elements called as Panchbhoota namely

Air, Water, Fire, Earth and Space. We shall

discuss about importance of each of this element

and how well we can harmonize them to relieve

a stressful life, bringing 3 P's viz peace,

protection and prosperity in our lives.

WATER: Water bodies in north or east are

considered good. As far as the flow of domestic

water is concerned, it should be borne in mind

and that such water should be drained out in

North - East. Wells, tubewells, swimming pools

etc. should all be in the North-East. The water

from the toilets and bathrooms, too, should be

drained out in the North- East. The North-East

direction is always auspicious and suitable for

water. There are sewer-systems in the cities.The Septic tanks or the flow of sewer systems

should be towards North - West. The flow of

rain or fresh water should be towards North-

East.

FIRE: The direction of Fire is South-East. The

Kitchen, fireplace, geysers etc. should be placed

only in this direction. Alternatively these could

be placed in North-West, because it is at 180

degree to South-East. The Vastu Fire Element

One can take care of the South-East Corners of

all rooms and aim for Hapiness in the family,

Good Health, Sound Finances, and Nice

Married Life. As South-East belongs to Agni he

can create enough trouble for inmates. The


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South-East corner of every room should be

taken care of it. One can keep Agni - Vastu Fire

Element cheerful by having a spotlight or

lantern in the South-East corner with light or

burning flame pointing to the roof. One can

have the Electrical gadgets like Television,

VCR, Fridge, Computer, Fire-place,

Microwaves, radio etc placed in South-East

corner.

AIR: The air should enter the building from

North -East. All the openings and media for air

entry such as doors, windows, ventilators

coolers, air-conditioners, verandahs, balconiesetc. should be in this directions.

SPACE OR OPEN SKY: The open sky

influences greatly. We can get the effect of

terrestrial-energies uninterruptedly. But the

buildings prove a barrier to the effects of open

sky. Therefore, the importance of roofs or lawns

gets emphasized, but the Vastu shastra hasrefrained from deliberating in detail over it,

because it is related chiefly to building

construction and we will discuss only this

aspect. Traditionally every house in India used

to have an open space (Court Yard) in the center

of the house. It provided the dwellers not only

the open sky but also sunlight and cross-

ventilation of air.

SHAPE OF PLOT: Favourites are regular

shaped square or rectangular plota AND

irregular shaped plots are normally avoided.


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If the north-east area is untidy or unshapely, the

well being of male issues is found to be

precarious.

One should sleep with his head pointing

towards the South.

Students should be facing east while studying,

for Academic Excellence.

If the kitchen is off the proper place, some

member or the other is always found to be

suffering from severe digestive disorder.

Keep the Gas in the south east corner of the

kitchen

Person should face the east while cooking.

Drinking water should be in the north east of

the kitchen.

While Taking meals the plate should be in

South-East.

The statue of Hanumanji should not be placed

in South-East. It may create fire hazard.

All the doors should open inside so that the

energy may remain inside.

The hinges of doors should be noiseless. If so.

The hinges may be greased periodically.

The doors should open towards right hand.

Bed should not be put under a beam.

There should not be five corners in the ceilingof a room.

Efforts should be made a leave the rooms open

on North-East side.

While ascending the staircase, the face should

be either towards the north or the east.


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The seat of the toilet should face North-South.

No doors or windows should be provided on

South-West side.

Almirahs and beds should be set very close tothe South - West wall and at a distance from the

north - east wall.

A house should not have paintings, which

depicts depressing scenes, i.e. like an old

woman crying, scenes of war or poverty. It

should have picture of say, a sunrise, an ocean,

mountains, flowers or laughing children.

Tall trees are nowhere recommended close to

the main building. For trees the south in itself is

good and so is the west. No tree should be

grown in the north and the east. The one at the

north-east is the worst.

Small decorative plants and shrubs may be

grown in the north and the east. The height

should not exceed, say, half a meter at the north-

east increasing gradually to not more than 1.5

meter as one moves from the north-east to the

north-west or to the south-east end.

Except rose and a few medicinal ones, all

thorny plants give rise to tensions in the

environment. Plants exuding white sap should

also be kept off. Lime and karonda etc. are OK

in an orchard but not in residence or business

premises.

Amongst the beneficial plants, the best is Tulsi.

It is commendable to keep at least one Tulsiplant in the north-east area of the premises, but

its height should not exceed 1.5 meter.

Growing creepers/climbers with support on the

compound wall or a house wall is best avoided.


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Cactus should not be planted or kept in the

house.

In the South-West Corner of the house one

should sleep pointing his head towards south.

If north of any house is blocked it blocks

prosperity.

Water flowing/water fountain from north to

east is very good.

Directions & their respective Rulers

North-east (Eshan) is ruled by Sadasiva or God

Himself. Hence this direction is paramount,

which demands keeping it scrupulously clean,

open and highly receptive in a welcome "mode"

always.

East is ruled by Indra, the chief of the gods,

giver of pleasures. The direction also representsthe realm of the rising Sun projecting ultra-

violet rays, so essential for health in several

ways.

South-east (Agneya) is the habitat of fire, the

storehouse of energy.

South is the abode of Yama, the god of death.

South-west (Nairitya) is the abode of Putna

demoness.

West is the abode of Varuna, the god of ocean.

It is also the direction of the setting Sun which

gives infra-red radiation.

North-west (Vayavva) is the abode of air/wind,

the invisible, but the most effective blessing for


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all objects in need of motion/movement for their

efficiency.

North is the abode of Kuber, the god of wealth.

REMEDIES FOR CONSTRUCTION MADE

AGAINST THE PRINCIPLES OF VASTU:

Sometimes, it so happens that the man does

such acts, out of ignorance, which harm him and

their remedy seems impossible. Here, we are

giving solutions to the problems of those, who

had constructed their houses against the rules of

Vastu -Shastra. To overcome following

information is given, however, it is strongly

recommended that the Vastu of your own house

especially correction of Vastu should be done

with the help of Vastu expert and should not be

attempted by acquiring shallow knowledge or

tips for Vastu. Few ill effects of Vastu if not

done correctly and remedies are discussedbelow for only general information.

If some river or drain is flowing in a direction

other than the north-east direction of the house

and has anti - clock movement, then it is advised

to place a statue of dancing Ganeshji facing the

west on the north-east corner of the house.

If the boring has taken place in the wrong

direction in a house or a factory, then it is

advised to place a picture of Panchmukhi

Hanumanji, facing South-West to the boring.

If a naked wall is seen while entering into a flat,

then either a picture or a statue of Ganeshji

should be placed there. The naked wall is the


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sign of loneliness. Hence, the wall should not be

kept naked.

If high voltage overhead wires pass over a

house, then a plastic pipe filled with lime should

be erected from one corner to the other of theaffected area in such a manner that its both ends

should remain outside by at least three feet each.

This will eliminate the evil effects of energy

being generated out of the overhead wire. In

certain cases, energy circles can be improved by

using Swastika Yantra. But, this requires a lot of

care. This should be handled under the

supervision of an able Vastu Shastri.

IDEAL HOUSE WITH PERFECT VASTU:

The following are the guidelines to design and

construct an ideal house which houses

prosperity, protection and peaceful environment

in the house. It is essential to understand and

interpret these ground rules and then apply.

The main door of the house should preferably

be located in any of the exalted positions from

the Northeast corner - either from North of

Northeast or from East of Northeast. Doors can

also be in the South of Southeast or West of

Northwest but in no case, should the main

entrance be from the center of any direction.

Also the main entrance or door should be

avoided in all the following four directions,

namely, North of Northwest, East of Southeast,South of Southwest and West of Southwest.

There should not be any obstruction or water

body just opposite the main entrance.

Balconies should be planned towards the East

and North and should be definitely avoided in

the South and West. If balconies in the South


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and West cannot be avoided, then larger

balconies must be provided towards the North

and East. Care should be taken while providing

balconies so that a cut or truncation is not

created in the Northeast corner.

The kitchen should be ideally situated in the

Southeast corner of the house and as an

alternative in certain cases, may be in the

Northwest corner, but in both cases, the

cooking platform should be arranged to

facilitate cooking while facing east only. The

Kitchen should never be in the Northeast corner

and it should also be avoided in the Southwest

too, as both locations will create problems with

respect to the health and finance of the inmates.

Rooms in the West and East can be used for

dining. The appetite can be stimulated in the

dining hall by having the walls painted in light

pink or orange. A rectangular dining table is the

most preferred. In the dining room, while eating,

one should sit facing East or West.

Grains and other food can be stored in the

Northwest sector. Oil, butter, ghee, milk andother oily liquids can be stored in the Southeast

of the Northwest room.

When a generator or transformer is to be

located outside the plot, it should be placed in

an open space in the Southeast sector. As a

second choice, it may be placed in the

Northwest sector.

The overhead water tank should be located inthe Southwest corner of the terrace preferably in

the West of Southwest.

Penthouses, if built, should be in the Southwest

corner of the terrace leaving an open space in

the North and East.


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The prayer room should be planned in such a

way that it is placed either in the Northeast

corner or in the central portion (Brahmasthana)

of the house. The pictures of the god should

touch the wall on the East side in the prayer

room facing West; inmates should perform their

prayers facing East for better concentration and

devotion.

No garbage should be thrown or dumped in the

Northeast corner of the building or plot and the

Northeast should always be kept free and clean.

Heavy equipments such as the grinder, fridge,

etc, should be placed towards the South and

West walls in the kitchen. Even in thestoreroom, racks should be built on the South

and West walls.

Rainwater should flow West to East or South to

North and ultimately flow out from the

Northeast corner of the house or plot.

The Northeast, North and East walls should be

decorated with photo frames, mirrors, and

paintings of gods and with wallpaper withnatural scenery; whereas the West, South and

Southwest walls can be decorated with scenery

in a dull or matte finish. The South wall can be

used for hanging pictures of departed souls.

Pictures of living beings may be hung on the

Eastern wall.

It is always advisable, and it is considered

profitable, to purchase additional adjacent plots

on the Northeast, North and East sides.

Under no circumstance, should one acquire any

plot adjoining the South or West sides of one's

plot. Any adjacent land acquired on the South or

West side can be disastrous to the person.


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The master bedroom should be in the

Southwest corner, while other bedrooms can be

in the CentralSouth and Central-West

directions. A bedroom in the Northwest is also

recommended but should be used as a guest

room or only for daughters. Bedrooms should be

avoided in the Southeast corner.

It is preferable to have children's rooms in the

West or North. Children should have their study

desks in the North or East of the room and they

should face East while studying.

One should sleep with one's head pointing

towards the South. Children, however, can

sleep with their heads pointing towards theWest. No one should sleep with their heads in

the North.

The bedroom can be painted in light to deep

blues to induce sleep. Green is advised for study

rooms to promote intelligence. Sandal/ yellow is

advised for the prayer room.

The living room should be located in the North

or East sectors of the house. Heavy chandeliersor fancy lamps should not be located in the

geometrical center of the rooms. They may be

placed slightly towards the West or South of the

room.

TVs and computers should ideally be placed in

the Southeast corner of the living room or study

room. They should not be placed in the

Northeast corner or Southwest corner.

Telephones can be placed in the Southeast or

Northwest corner but not in the Southwest or

Northeast.

Living rooms can be painted in white, yellow,

light pink, light blue or green. Grey, red and

black are to be avoided.


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Always keep the center of the room, building

and plot, free from any loads, weights, pillars,

columns, beams, water bodies, etc.

It is preferable to have the staircase towards the

South, West or Southwest of the building but itmay be in the Southeast or Northwest,

depending on other parameters. Staircases

should be avoided in the Northeast, North and

the East.

Circular/spiral staircases are generally to be

avoided. The number of steps in a staircase

should be odd, including the landing step, and

they should rise from East to West or from

North to South. It is better to make sure that thesteps are by the South and West walls, and that

it should be constructed in such a way that the

movement is in a clockwise direction while

going upwards, that is from the ground to the

higher floors.

Toilets should be located in the Northwest

corner of the building or in the Northwest

corner of the rooms. Where Northwest toilets

are not possible, Southeast toilets are allowed.Other alternative directions for toilets are

Central-South or Central West. Closets in the

toilets should face North or South, along the

North-South axis; and should not face the East

or West. See figure for all possible locations for

toilets and bathrooms.

Toilets should be avoided in the Northeast,

North and East.

Mirrors in the toilet and dressing room should

be on the North or East walls.

A bathroom in the East sector is most preferred

as the beneficial rays of the morning sun can

enter and promote the health of the user.


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In the office or study room, the table should be

placed in the Western or Southern side so that

one sits facing the East or North. No equipment,

furniture, cupboards, etc, should be placed

touching the North or East walls and if it

becomes unavoidable, they should be kept at

least 4" or 6" away from the walls.

Cash boxes can be located in the room towards

the North (treasury). But if the box is heavy

(such as a safe, heavy almirah) then it should be

kept in the Southwest corner and the door of

the almirah should open towards the North.

The storage or lumber-room can be located in

the Southwest, adjacent to the Master bedroom.

If possible, the house should be extended by 4

feet to 5 feet in the Northeast direction to

ensure the Northeast directional bliss for the

household. Growing tulsi and other beneficial

herbal plants in the Northeast will promote

good health and prosperity.

Pictures of landscapes depicting mountains

should be hung on the South and West wallsonly Landscapes containing water, such as

pictures of lakes and rivers should be on the

North and East walls. Pictures of eagles, battle

scenes, and carnivorous animals should not be

used for interior wall decorations. Pictures of

horses, cows and elephants can be used for

decoration purposes.

The directions of East and West are important

as far as obtaining the energy from the sun isconcerned. The importance of the directions of

the North and the South lies in the flow of

magnetic waves which flows from North Pole to

South Pole. Therefore southward portion of

every building should be higher than the

northward portion.


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Besides this it should also be kept in mind that

the inclination of land, building, floors of rooms

etc. should be towards North-East. In other

words the parts in the West and South of the

building should be slightly higher than those in

the North and East.

VASTU SHANTI TIPS ( FOR PEACE AND

PROSPERITY):

When sitting for worship, keep your face

towards North-West and sit in that corner to

intake air from that direction.

Cash boxes can be located in the room towards

the North (treasury). But if the box is heavy

(such as a safe, heavy almirah) then it should be

kept in the Southwest corner and the door of

the almirah should open towards the North.

TVs and computers should ideally be placed in

the Southeast corner of the living room or study

room. They should not be placed in theNortheast corner or Southwest corner.

Telephones can be placed in the Southeast or

Northwest corner but not in the Southwest or

Northeast.

An aquarium with 9 gold fish and one black

fish, in the north east corner/portion of the

house or factory is very good.

If the north-east area is untidy or unshapely,the well being of male issues is found to be

precarious.

One should sleep with his head pointing

towards the South.


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Students should be facing east while studying,

for Academic Excellence.

If the kitchen is off the proper place, some

member or the other is always found to be

suffering from severe digestive disorder.

Keep the Gas in the south east corner of the

kitchen.

Person should face the east while cooking.

Drinking water should be in the north east of

the kitchen.

While Taking meals the plate should be in

South-East.

A house should not have paintings, which

depicts depressing scenes, i.e. like an old

woman crying, scenes of war or poverty. It

should have picture of say, a sunrise, an ocean,

mountains, flowers or laughing children.

Tall trees are nowhere recommended close to

the main building. For trees the south in itself is

good and so is the west. No tree should be

grown in the north and the east. The one at the

north-east is the worst.

Small decorative plants and shrubs may be

grown in the north and the east. The height

should not exceed, say, half a meter at the north-

east increasing gradually to not more than 1.5

meter as one moves from the north-east to the

north-west or to the south-east end.

Except rose and a few medicinal ones, allthorny plants give rise to tensions in the

environment. Plants exuding white sap should

also be kept off. Lime and karonda etc. are OK

in an orchard but not in residence or business

premises.


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Amongst the beneficial plants, the best is

Tulsi. It is commendable to keep at least one

Tulsi plant in the north-east area of the

premises, but its height should not exceed 1.5

meter.

Growing creepers/climbers with support on the

compound wall or a house wall is best avoided.

If north of any house is blocked it blocks

prosperity.

Water flowing/water fountain from north to

east is very good.

Vaastu Shanti Tips for Offices/Businesses

In the office, the temple should not be placed

at the back of the owners seat.

The owner seat must be facing east or north.

West is also permissible but it must not face

south.

There must always be a solid wall behind the

owners seat.

The owners desk must always be rectangle.

The central point of a factory, house and office

should be empty.

Vaastu Shanti Tips for Offices/Businesses.

In the office, the temple should not be placedat the back of the owners seat.

The owner seat must be facing east or north.

West is also permissible but it must not face

south.


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There must always be a solid wall behind the

owners seat.

The owners desk must always be rectangle.

The central point of a factory, house and officeshould be empty.

Setting Up a New House? - Read Vaastu For A

New Home Suffering from Vaastu Dosha? -

Read Vaastu Remedies

CORRECT SITUATION OF

CONSTRUCTION FOR A PARTICULAR

SITE:

EARTH ANGLES OF THE PLOT SW EXACT

90 DEGREE NE LESS THAN 90 DEGREE

NW & SE MAY VARY ACCORDINGLY

COW SHED NW

FLOOR LEVEL NE LOW

GARAGE NW

LAND LEVEL NE LOW

MAIN GATE N-E


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OFFICE NW-W

SERVANT QUARTER NW

SHAPE OF THE PLOT SQUARE OR

RECTANGLE

STORES NW

STUDY ROOM NE

SEPTIC TANK NW

URINALS & TOILET W-NW

WATER

RAIN WATER SLOPE NE

OVER HEAD TANK NW OR W OR SW

UNDER GROUND TANK NE

TUBEWELL NE OR E


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AIR

BALCONY N-E

DOOR N-E

PORTICO N-E-NE

VERANDAH N-E

WINDOWS N-E

BRAHMA STHAN NO CENTER PILLAR OR

BEAM

FIRE

GEYSER SE OR NW

GENERATOR SE OR NW

HEATERS SE OR NW

JUNCTION BOX SE OR NW


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KITCHEN (FIRE PLACE) SE OR NW

PRESS SE OR NW

TRANSFORMER SE OR NW

SPACE

FACTORY SHED SLOPE SW OR NE

HEIGHT MORE SW

MEZANINE FLOOR SW

MASTER BED ROOM SW

OPEN SPACE MORE NE

STAIR CASE SW OR S

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