Vastu shastra
Vastu Tips for house
Home is our abode of love where we expect to enjoy the fruits of our labor. We expect to enjoy our peace & happiness, progress & prosperity, health & wealth and faith & spiritual development from our home. If its surroundings and construction are poor and the atmosphere eerie, we can neither be happy nor healthy. Hence to ensure that the house is built properly, in modern times we take the help of the professionals who can build a good house with a solid foundation, strong walls, a proper structural balance with the right weight and pressure distribution, proper plumbing, electricity, air light etc. This branch of modern knowledge is called architecture, or civil engineering.
Vastu Sashtra – Land & plot Situation of Plot
A land that was a burial ground, or a crematorium is not suitable for living. . A plot situated between two larger plots is not good as it brings poverty.. Don’t buy a plot with obstructions like hills, tall buildings or towers on the north, north east or east sides as the sun’s rays will be blocked. However such things on the west or south sides are auspicious as they bring health, wealth and happiness as they block the harmful western rays. Similarly water source located on the southwest side of a building will bring misery. If the plot has a well, swimming pool, lake, river or a stream flowing on the north east it is auspicious. The fence or the boundary wall should be higher on the west and south and lower on the north and east sides. Roads near the plot
Vastu for Entrance and 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. A shadow should not fall on the main door. It is also all right to have the main door on the west wall. It is not advised to have the main entrance on the south side. It is considered auspicious if the entrance to the property and the main door of the house are on the same side.
Vastu for Bedroom
The main bedroom should be on the southwest or northwest side of the house. If there is an upper story in the house, the master bedroom should be on this floor, in the southwest corner. Adult married children can also use this room.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. . 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. Avoid keeping the photo, calendar or idols of any Deities in the bedroom. At night it is advisable to keep a light burning. A night bulb will do. Never keep the bedroom pitch dark.
Vastu for Mirror
In Vastu, placing a dressing mirror is usually recommended in such a way that it doesn’t directly face the bed. It’s advised to have mirrors on the north or east walls of the dressing room. Avoid placing them on south or west walls. Mirrors should be clean and positioned at a height where they don’t distort reflections.
Vastu for Living or Sitting 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.
Vastu for Television
In Vastu Shastra, the placement of a television is advised to be in the southeast or northwest direction of the living room. It’s suggested to avoid placing it in the northeast corner. Also, positioning it in a way that it doesn’t directly face a door or a window is recommended.
Vastu for Dining Room
The dining room should be located on the west side of the house, or on the 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.
Vastu Toilet and bath room Bathroom & Toilet
Bathrooms can be on the west or north west sides of the building, but not on the eastern or north eastern sides. The toilet room should also not be located on the south east, the south west, 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 (in the direction of the sun). The toilet should be located on the west or northwest side of the room and should be built 30–60cm (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.
Vastu for office
First of all an ideal site, free from any of Vastu defects should be selected. After selecting the site, in designing a lay-out for industry and providing for utilities special attention should be paid for the following aspects : The sloping of floors should be towards East, North and North-East, More open space should be left in the East and North side. Building’s height can be equal in all sides, otherwise South and Western sides should not be taller in height as compared to East and North. Well, bore well, underground reservoir, sink, pools, swimming pools etc. should be located in North-East or Eastern zone, preferably between Mid East and North East. Stair cases should always be provided in South West part of the building. Overhead water tank may be erected in South West, South or West. Its height should be more than that of buildings height in North East corner. Toilets may be placed in North West or South East. North East and South West corners should be strictly avoided for this purpose. Weigh bridge or weighing machines may be placed in North West or Central East. Parking of heavy vehicles like trucks, tractors, trolleys or cranes etc, should be on the roads outside or if it is to be inside, they should be parked in South West zone. Cycles, scooter, cars, light commercial vehicles can be parked in North West, North or East side of buildings. North East should always be free from any parking of vehicles. Lawns with big avenue trees can be developed on South and West sides. Small lawns with fountains etc (without big trees) can be developed in North East, North and East also. Here only small plants can be grown. Administrative and other office blocks can be constructed in North, East, South or South West keeping the heights of these buildings lower than that of main factory. Staff quarters may be built on East without touching East wall, in North, West or South East. Multi storied flats may be constructed in South zone without touching main factory building. Staff canteen may be placed in South East. Guard Room should be placed near gates in such an advantageous position so that the guards can see approaching persons, vehicles etc. without any obstruction. North East direction should be avoided for a guard room or security cabin. For East facing gate the security office should be on South East side of gate, and for North facing gate it should be on North West side. Time office should be placed near gate for entry for workers but not in the South direction. Heavy plants and machineries should be erected in West, South and South West zones leaving the North West and South East corners. North East and centre of the building should be avoided for placing heavy machineries. Light and auxiliary machines, work equipments and tools can be placed in Eastern and Northern sides except in North East, North West and South East corners. Generator, boilers, ovens, oil fired or electric furnaces, switch gears, capacitors, transformers, control panels, smoke chimney etc. all should be located in South East. Heavy raw materials stores may be placed in South West, South or West. Semi processed materials can be stocked in South or West sides. Finished goods stores, packing and forwarding can be in North West, in East or South East. North West is preferable. North East should always be avoided. Maintenance workshop may be in South, South West avoiding North East and centre. Maintenance and consumable stores should be nearer to the workshop. A temple (even a small will do) in the North East corner should be built and maintained neat and clean. No material should be stacked here. Toilets in the administrative building or in other parts of factory or mill should be made in South East or North West area and if septic tank is to be built for that purpose, it should be built in between North and North West or between East and South East.