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Vastu Sastra (Shastra) Where we live can influence our happiness, wealth, health, and prosperity. The Vastu Shastra is the Vedic science of building. When one studies the Vastu Shastra, he learns to create buildings that favorably influence those things that bring us happiness. The Vastu Shastra considers the astrological placement of the Sun,
Earth, and other planets during the actual construction. It also considers
where the building site is located, the sites shape, the proposed
buildings shape, the direction the building will face, the location
of gates, entry doors, room doors, windows, and the buildings
general design. North and east are considered important directionseast
because it is the direction from which the sun rises. Assessing the Land The land should be cultivatable and should smell good. 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
for brahmans (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). If the soil is black up to 1m (3 ft) down and white or red below that, the land can be purchased. 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. Another test of land quality is to dig a knee-deep hole (2/3m or 2'x2'x2') and then refill it. If after filling the hole you have some soil left over, the land is good. If there is no soil left after filling the hole, the land is average. If the returned soil does not even fill the hole, this is not a good sign. Such land should not be purchased. This shows the soils natural moisture and aeration.Again dig the same sized hole. This time, fill it with water. If it takes more than an hour for the water to be absorbed, this is a good sign. If there are many cracks in the hole after the water has been absorbed, the construction may cost more than you expect. This is a percolation test done even in the U.S. to test for clay deposits. The cracks indicate clay soil, which is not best for water drainage and can cause foundation problems, etc. Also, wastes are not carried away properly, which can bring disease. Do not purchase land that has been used as a crematorium, cemetery, or a samadhi (tomb for a holy person). The land should not be purchased if in the recent past someone has committed suicide on it, or if there have been several deaths over the period of a couple of months. It is usually best not to purchase land next to a bridge. If the
bridge is on the north or east sides, it definitely should not be
purchased. If it is on the south or west sides, that is a safer purchase. 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. 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. The Land If the plot of land does not squarely face the four cardinal directions,
and if the road does not run in one of the four cardinal directions,
the house should be built facing the four directions The house should
be square or rectangular, and the faces of the building should each
be toward a cardinal direction, and not built facing the road. 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. If the
northeast side is at a higher elevation than other sides of the property,
you can dig soil from that one side and use it to build up the other
parts. 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 suns rays will be blocked.Having
those same obstructions blocking the west or south sides, however,
bring health and wealthlight coming from the southwest is not
beneficial. The suns rays traveling westward are considered
harmful. Thus such obstructions block out harmful rays.For the same
reason, 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. It is auspicious if the plot has a river or a stream flowing through
it on the northeast, or if there is a lake on the same side. 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. Construction Building materials should be stored in the southwest corner of the
property during construction. The storage area or structure can also
be built in the southeast corner, at least 1m (3 ft) from the property
boundary. The guard should stay in a house in the southeast corner.
Thieves will be a danger if the guard stays in the northwest corner,
and the guard should not stay in the southwest corner. Order of construction: the well, the storage house, and then the boundary wall. Roads in Relation to
Land 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. 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 average. Roads on
the north, west, and eastthat is, only on these three sidesis
not so good. Roads on the north, south, and west is also not so good.
It is inauspicious if there are three roads only on the east, south,
and west.Land should also not be next to a T or Y intersection. Building Material 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. If the land is cut in the corner this is not good. If possible the
land to fill in the missing corner should be purchased. If the land
is cut short on the northeast side it is very bad and is not aspicious;
do not purchase it. It is like a headless body. 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. Well or Water Source 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 after puja (worship) has been performed on
the land at an astrologically auspicious time. This will insure that
the water will be pure. The well should be dug under an auspicious star, such as Rohini,
Hasta, Uttara Bhadrapada, Uttara, etc. It should be dug on an auspicious
daya 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. The southwest part of the wall should be higher than the rest of
the wall. The walls on the north and east sides should be 53cm (21
inches) shorter than on the west and south sides. If this is not possible,
then the north and east sides should be a minimum of 8cm (3 inches)
shorter. 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. 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. Loud machinery
should not be placed near the house. 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 (3 ft) in height. Swings should be to the north
or east, and should swing from east to west. Outdoor seats should be placed in the south or west of the open area,
and people should face north or east while sitting. It is considered inauspicious to block the entrance to a house, such
as with a tree or telephone pole. If one of these things is more than
twice the distance of the houses height away, it will not have
any effect.Trash or dirty water should not be kept near a houses
entrance (or the entrance to a place of business), and neither should
it be kept near the propertys 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 (without touching the east wall). They should also not touch the northwest corner but should be slightly south (without touching the north wall). They should be established about 1m (3 ft) from the wall. Parking The parking lot should be in the northwest corner of the property.
It should not be located to the southwest or northeast. Parking can
also be located in the basement, on the north or east side. 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. Roof Balconies and Verandahs 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 verandahs
roof is slanted toward the northeast. Tin is a good roofing material
for such structures. The verandahs 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. The seats on
the verandah should be set on the south or west sides. Shoes can be removed and placed on the verandah. They should not
be placed to the northeast. Do not align doors within the house. One door should not lead directly
into another. It is best when a student studies that he face north, northeast,
or east. Therefore a table 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. 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.
If ones place of worship is in the bedroom (in the northeast),
one should sleep with his head facing east to avoid pointing his feet
toward the altar.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, and
a person should face northeast while taking it. It is best to nurse
those who are ill in the southwest corner of the house, although the
northwest corner is also good. 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. Stairways should be on the south, southwest, or west sides of a building. Certain pictures should not be hung in a house such as nudes, animals
fighting, captured elephants, hunting scenes, trees without fruits
or flowers, snakes, owls, bats, vultures and pigeons. 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. The main door of the house
should not be below ground. Neither should the main door be in the
center of the house, nor in the extreme corners. If the door is set
in the north wall, move it east of center; if its in the east
wall, move it north of center. If it is set in the south wall, it
should be moved east of center; if it is in the west wall, move it
south of center. Some authorities say that if the houses entrance
is in the west wall. It should be centered.Some Vastu authorities
say that 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 main door should not be situated across from the main door of
another house. The entrance doors of two houses should not be exactly
opposing one another. Neither should two houses share a common entrance. If the entrance of the house is to the south, there should not be
a balcony or verandah in front of the door. It is good to set gates to both the property and the entrance to
the house on the north or east sides. 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. 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 houses entrance with pictures or statues
of Laksmi, Ganesh or Kuvera and auspicious signs such as OM or the
Swastika. Inauspious pictures should not be on the door. Doors should
have thresholds. Shoes should not be kept in front of the door, but
to the side.The door should not be slanted, sliding, or circular. 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
2.5 cm (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, sloping inward
as it goes upward toward the roof in the four directions. 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 cooking platform should not touch the wall but should be
placed at least 8 cm (3 inches) from the wall. The stove should not
be in front of the kitchens 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. Kitchens should be painted yellow, rose, red, orange, or chocolate brown. If possible, do not paint the walls white or black. Living (Sitting) Room The walls should be painted white, yellow, green, or blue, never
red or black. Depressing paintings should not be placed on the walls. Bedrooms The childrens bedrooms should be in the northwest or west.
The younger childrens 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. Some authorities say that the walls should not be painted
white or a light yellow. 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.
If one is staying in someone elses house, or while traveling,
he should sleep with his head facing west. 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. 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 souththis will cause a loss of money.
The safe should not be located under any beams.Safes should be installed
on a Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday, when the Sun is in the
constellations of Dhanishtha, Rohini, Uttara, Swati, Shravan or Punarvasu. 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 houses
main entrance door should not face the dining rooms 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. 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. Study Room 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. If one will not sleep in the room, a pyramidal shape (walls sloping
inward as they go upward towards the ceiling) will help study and
meditation. 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 stairs9, 11,
or 15 steps, for example. The number of stairs should not end with
a zero if you must build an even numberthere should not be 10
or 20 stepsbecause 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 doorway at the top of the stairway should be at least 20cm (8
inches) lower than the doorway at the bottom of the stairs. Broken
stairs should be repaired immediately to avoid accidents. The stairway should be painted a light color. The worship room, safe,
or toilet should not be located under a staircase. 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 3m (9 ft) 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. Since sunrays do not enter basements, this highly reduces the basements positive effect on the persons living in them. Therefore, a basement should not be used for living as far as possible. Basements are also not good places to conduct business. The basements effects will be improved if one-fourth of the basement is above ground. Mezzanine
Upper 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. Smaller trees may be planted on the east or north sides, but no trees
should be planted in the northeast corner. Tall trees should not be
too close to a building as they block the sunlight. A trees
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. Also, the roots of large trees absorb sunlight quickly, meaning
these positive rays will not be received by the building. Do not allow
tree branches to touch the house. Stone sculptures and rock gardens should be located on the southwest
side of the house because they are heavy. 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. Ideally all thorny plants should be pulled up and destroyed. A list of good trees to plant: coconut, neem, betal, sandalwood, lemon, pineapple, bilva, almond, jackfruit, pomegranate, mango, amla, and katha. Banyan and pipal (aswatha) 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. Creepers should only be grown in a garden,
and they should have their own independent supports. Plants should be planted during auspicious constellations. Saplings
should first be planted in clay pots and only later placed in the
ground. This enables them to grow better. If a tree must be removed because it is inauspicious or for other reasons, it should be removed in the months of Magh or Bhadrapada. The day before cutting the tree, worship it and express regret that it must be removed from its rooting. Promise to plant a new tree in its place. Do so within three months. When cutting the tree, it should fall east or north, not south or west. Worship of Land Worship should be done in the northeast corner of the land. Before installing the land, it should be cleared. Dirt, stones, holes
in the ground, and trash should be removed. Thorny bushes should also
be uprooted and removed. The installation should not be done if a woman in the household is
more than seven months pregnant. The groundbreaking ceremony for the
house should only be done during the Uttarayan period, when the sun
is in the northern hemisphere, and when the days are longer than the
nights, from June 21 through December 20. 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. General Information The suns rays from 6 to 9 a.m. are the most beneficial because
at this time, they are coming from the east. When the suns rays
are coming from the west between 3 and 6 p.m., the suns rays
are not considered beneficial.Sometimes after a house is constructed,
it can be remodeled to make the vibrations more favorable to the residents.
Often by making positive changes according to the Vastu Shastra to
an already-built house, the fortunes of the residents change radically
for the better. 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. Suggested Reading Vaastu Shilpa Shaastra, by Derebail Muralidhar Rao, published
by S.B.S. Publishers, is a detailed book on the subject of Vaastu,
with good, detailed illustrations. It is a bit difficult to read,
but it is informative. Vastushastra, An Edifice Science, by AR Tarkhedkar, published
by Cosmo Publishing House, is a three-book set containing good, detailed
information. The Pocket Book of Vaastu, by Rakesh Chawla, published by
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