What is Vastu shastra?

Vastu shastra is a traditional Indian science of architecture. Vastu shastra originate in India. It describes principles of design, layout, measurements, ground preparation, and space arrangement. Its elements and energy fields for enhanced health, wealth, prosperity, and happiness.  Vastu Shastras incorporate traditional Hindu and Buddhist beliefs. The designs aim to integrate architecture with nature, the relative functions of various parts of the structure, and ancient beliefs utilizing geometric patterns, symmetry, and directional alignments

Our sages knew the secrets of using all the five elements (Space, Earth, Water, Fire, and Air) of this universe. They evolved scientific methods, systems, and confined them over the years as Vastu shastra.



Some of the Vastu recommendation for House design 

      Master bedroom
  •       The master bedroom should always be located in the Southwest part of the house as the Southwest represents the element Earth which implies the heaviness, which makes it the ideal place for the master of the house.
  •       A great deal of attention should be paid to bedrooms in a house. One should sleep with head towards South, East, or West and never in the north.
  •      There should not be any beam crossing over the bed. If it exists, proper rectification should be done immediately otherwise the health will be affected.
  •      The bed placed should be on the South/West walls and if not there, it should be kept at least 4” away from the walls.
  •      The closet should be on the South/west wall.
  •      The construction material for the bed should be wood and the wrought iron beds should be avoided.
  •      All the electronic gadgets should be placed at a distance from the bed as the Electromagnetic waves emitted by them interferes with sleep.
  •      There should not be any mirror in front of the bed.
  •      The shape of the bed should be regular and any irregular shape should be avoided.
  •      The color scheme for the bedroom in the Southwest direction should be in any earthy tone like browns, shades of almond, all families of earthen color.

Drawing Room

  • The drawing room should be in the east or north so one can get the morning sunlight and positive vibrations.
  • The door of the drawing-room should be in East or West.
  • The sitting arrangement of the head of the family should be facing the east or in the north direction.
  • The heavy articles of furniture or decoration should be in the west or the south direction because weight is the element of the Southwest corner.
  • The heavy chandelier should not be at the center of the room to make the Bhrmasthaan light.
  • As far as possible TV should be in the southeast portion of the drawing-room as all electrical gadgets should be in the SE quadrant, the fire zone.
  • The portraits of the God or waterfalls are hung in the northeast corner.
  • Stuffed animals should be in the northwest corner.
  • Furniture of this room should not be circular, triangular, egg-shaped hexagonal, or odd shapes. It should be square or rectangular.
  • Portraits of birds, animals, women, weeping children, scenes from the wars, etc. should not be displayed in the room as they give gloomy feelings and thus the negative vibes.
  • The color of the walls and the tiles used in this room should be white, yellow, blue or green. As far as possible it should not be red or black.
  • The fireplace, if designed, should be done in the Southeast part of the living room

Dining Room

  • The dining hall should be placed in the West corner, as the setting rays will kill all the harmful bacteria present in the stored food.
  • The dining can also be made in the East direction of the house, as the morning sunrays are very good for the health.
  • The dining table should be perfect square/rectangle.
  • The dining table should not be sticking to the wall.
  • If you want to place a fridge in the dining room, it should be in a southeast direction.
  • While eating the members should face the east, north.
  • The main door of the house and of the Dining Room should not face each other.
  • The dining should not be adjacent to the toilet.
  • The door of the Pooja room/ toilet should not open in front of the dining area.
  • If a console has to be placed near dining for storage of crockery and utensils, it should be on the South/West wall of that area. 

Puja Room

  • The pooja room should always be situated on the North, East, or Northeast side of the house.
  • One should face towards East/North while worshipping.
  • Ideally, there should be no idols in the worship room. But if one wishes to keep, the height of the idol should not be more than 9" and less than 2".
  • While worshipping, the legs of the idol should be at the chest level of the person worshipping depending on the position, whether standing or sitting.
  • Nothing should be stored above the cabinet or slab where God's idol is placed.
  • A Pooja room should never be made in a bedroom or on a wall adjacent to the bathroom wall.
  • In the pooja room, copper vessels only shall be used particularly where water is collected.
  • The triangular pattern of any God should not be drawn in the Pujaghar.
  • The color of the walls of the pooja room should be white, lemon, or light blue and the marble used should be white.
  • The worship room should have doors and windows in the north or the east
  • The Agnikund should be in the southeast direction of the worship room. The sacred offerings to the fire should be made with the face towards the east

Toilet

  • North-west is ideally considered for the placement of toilet while attached toilet in the bathroom must also be in this direction only.
  • The alternative direction for the construction of the toilet is the South-east.
  • Avoid toilets in the northeast and east.
  • The toilets should be located at a safe distance from the kitchen and the dining room.
  • W.C should always be on the Southeast/ Northwest Side and facing North/South.
  • WC should never come down just below the running stairs.
  • The bigger window should be on the north and a smaller one in the west.
  • The door of the toilet should be placed on the Eastern side.
  • The mirror should always be on the East or North wall.
  • If there is a closet, it should always be on the Southwest Side of the toilet.
  • The slope of the bathroom floor should be towards north and east so water drains to the northeast side of the bathroom.
  • The suitable directions for keeping the washing machine are southeast and northwest.
  • Avoid dark shades on toilet walls.

Kitchen

  • Element Fire governs in the direction South-east, so this portion of the house ideal for locating the kitchen. However, if choosing alternative then North-west part could be taken for constructing kitchen but avoid making kitchen in any other direction.
  • Cooking gas or stove should be placed at South-east in such a way that while cooking the person face East.
  • Larger windows in the kitchen should be on the Eastern side while small ventilators should be placed in the South.
  • The sink should be northeast of the kitchen. 
  • Electric equipment like microwave, oven or refrigerator should be placed in South-west.
  • The slope of the water flow should be from Southwest towards Northeast.
  • The cylinder should be placed in the Southeast corner.
  • The Geyser should be installed on the Southeast side.
  • The fridge should be placed in the Southwest corner of the kitchen.
  • A dishwasher can be placed in the northwest of the kitchen.
  • The exhaust fan should be installed either in the Northwest corner of the South wall.
  • There should be no toilets and bathrooms adjoining, and above or below the kitchen.
  • The door of the kitchen should never face the door of the toilet.

Guest Room

  • The guestroom is best in Northwest as this corner represents air and thus most unstable corner of the house.
  • The bed should be placed in the South/West part of the room.
  • The bed should be placed in such a way that they sleep with head towards South.
  • All the electronic items should be on the Southeast wall of the room.
  • The door of the bathroom should not be exactly opposite the bed.
  • There should not be any beam running over the bed.
  • The cabinets should be designed on the South/West wall.
  • Any electrical equipment should be placed in the Southeast corner of the room.

Children Room

  • West direction is ideal for children's rooms and must be placed there.
  • Keep the bed in the South-west portion of the room and let your child sleep with head towards South or East direction for peace of mind.
  • The door of the children's room should not directly face the bed.
  • The south-west direction is best for placing furniture while avoiding any kind of furnishing in the middle or center of the room which creates an obstruction.
  • Keep all the furnishing 3” away from the wall.
  • Cabinets and closets should be placed in the South or West direction.
  • Avoid recruiting TV, computer/laptop in children's room as they affect child concentration. But seeing today’s scenario and compulsion computers should be located in North and Television in South-east.
  • Avoid any exposed mirror in children's room and do not place any kind of mirror in front of the bed.
  • The study table should face East, North or North-east.

Now, Talking about this house plan which is a rectangular plot of size 35'8" x 82'5". This a typical floor plan. There are four bedrooms (three bedrooms have attached toilets and one common), a double-height puja/worship room (which is a place in such a way that when we enter the house, we see a double-height worship area), the dining hall is attached with an open to sky courtyard and a kitchen with separate utility space and utility balcony. Shafts are introduced wherever is required for proper light and air circulation. A large balcony is provided so that it can have a great view of the outside.

How I implement Vastu in this house:

This house plan is east facing. The living room is placed in a northeast direction so households can get the morning sunlight and positive vibrations. The dining hall is placed centrally with an open-to-sky courtyard. The kitchen is placed in the southeast direction where the cook facing the east direction. The Master bedroom is in the southwest corner, we also took care of no bedroom bedhead is facing north. 



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