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VASTU
NORTH (KUBER)
WEST (
VA
RU
N)
SOUTH (YAMA)
EA
ST (
IND
RA
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NW
(VAYU
)
SE
(AGNEY
A)
NE
SW
(NARUTHYA)
• OPTION FOR KITCHEN
• AVOID BED ROOMS
• AVOID WELL
• TREASURY
• MORE OPEN SPACE
• AVOID BED ROOMS
• MEDITATION ROOM
•ENTRANCE
•PORCH
•BALCONIES, VERANDAH
•UNDER GROUND TANK
•AVOID TOILETS
•AVOID KITCHEN
•AVOID SEPTIC TANK
• DINNING ROOM
•STUDY ROOM
•AVOID CELLAR
• BATH ROOMS
•STORE ROOM FOR OIL, GHEE ETC.
•MORE OPEN SPACE
• TOILETS
•WARDROBES
•DRESSING ROOM
•STORE FOR HEAVY ITEMS
•STAIR CASE BLOCK
•OVER HEAD WATER TANK
•AVOID CELLAR
•AVOID WELL
• BED ROOMS SLEEP WITH HEAD ON SOUTH OR EAST
•STAIR CASE BLOCK
•LIFT
•AVOID CELLAR
•AVOID WELL
• KITCHEN FACE EAST & COOK
•AVOID UNDER GROUND TANK
•AVOID WELL
RESIDENCES & FLATS
AS FAR AS POSSIBLE, VARRIOUS ROOMS SHOULD BE ORIENTED IN THE HOUSE AS PER GIVEN DIRECTIONS
THE DIAGRAM GIVEN ABOVE SHOWS THE PROPER ORIENTATION OF VARRIOUS ROOMS AS PER VASTU
SHASTRA
NORTH
WEST
SOUTH
EA
ST
NW
SE
NE
SW
OPEN COURT YARD
CATTLE SHED
GRAIN STOREBED ROOM FOR YOUND COUPLE
CATTLE SHED
GRAIN STORE
MEDUIOINE ROOM
PUJA ROOM
ROOM FOR EXPRESSING SORROW
DINNING
STUDY ROOM
ROOM FOR WEAPONS
TOILETBED ROOM STORE FOR
GHEE
ROOM
SATR ROOM
CHUMING CURO
KITCHEN
RESIDENCES & FLATS
NORTH
WEST
SOUTH
EA
ST
NW
SE
NE
SW
PROHIBITED PLACE FOR TOILET
PROHIBITED PLACE FOR TOILET
PROPER SPACE FOR TOILET
BATH ROOM
•The mild rays of the morning sun East are beneficial for health
•The slope of the floor should be Towards North , East , or NE.
•Water should drain out on the North or East side.
LAYOUT OF A COLONY
Good sites
SW Corner Rounded off - to be avoided
NE Corner Rounded off - Rectification very difficult
To be rectified before use
NW & SE Corner rounded off - can
be considered
By Examining carefully, to have a general idea about the merits & demerits of different
sites.
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TOILET DETAILS•Wash basin & Mirror - North side wall - Good
•Water Closet - South side wall – North South axis - Good
•Slope towards - North – East Corner - Good
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TOILET DETAILS
*W.C. should best facing south & north (N-S Axis)
·Floor of the Toilet should slope towards north or east or NE
·Water source should in the NE corner.
PROPER PLACE FOR TOILET
PROPER PLACE
FOR
TOILET
SEPTIC TANKS•Septic Tank should not be directly touching the wall compound or the plinth of the House. It should be alleast 1 or 2 ft away.
•Of the 3 parts of the septic tank water should be in the East and the excretion in the West.
•The length of septic Tank should be E -W and the breadth S-N as far as possible.
•ST should not be higher then the plinth level of the bldg. It should be at the ground level as far as possible .
•The outlet of the ST should be in the North or West
THE BEST
MEDIUM
SEPTIC TANK NOT AT THESE PLACES
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WLOSS OF FAME
LOSS OF HEALTH
LOSS OF BUBGLOSS OF MONEY
LOSS OF WIFE
LOSS OF MENTLE PEACE
NE
SE
NW
SW
TOILET DETAILS
•Wash basin and mirror North side wall GOOD
•Water closet towards South East wall BAD
•Slope towards South-West Corner BADW E
Wash basin and mirror South side wallBAD
Water closet West side wallBAD
Slope towards East Corner BAD
EW
BED ROOM•In the main SW corner of the SW side Bed room, heavy articles should be kept. The
bed should be towards South or West of the SW corner.•While sleeping if head towards:
West - Name, fame & prosperity
East - Mental peace, increases liking for spiritualism
South - Increases wealth & Prosperity
North - No sound sleep & mental sickness increases •The dressing table should be to the east of the North direction.•TV, heater & Electrical Appliances should be to the South East.
T.V.
DOORSTOOL
DRESSING TABLE
BEDS
TELEPPHONE
WINDOWS
WARDROBS
NORTH
SOUTH
EAST
WEST
BED ROOM•* Main bed room for the head of the family should be in the South or South West direction.
•* Bed room for un-married Children can be built on the East side.
•* Bed room for Guest & Un-married Youths can be in the North West.
•* Bed room for Young Couples is good in the North direction.
•* Bed room of Head should be larger.
PROPER PLACE FOR BED ROOM
PROHIBITED PLACE FOR BED ROOM
NORTH
SOUTH
EA
ST
WEST
NORTH
SOUTHEA
ST
WEST
POOJA ROOM•Toilet should not be above or below the worship room.•White or light yellow marble work in the worship room is auspicious. The colour of the walls should be white , light yellow or light blue.•It should have doors & windows in the North East•Lamp should be in the SE corner.•The Pooja Room should have a threshold.•The idol should be kept atleast an inch away from the wall.•The door of the pooja room should not be made of tin or iron grills. NE (ESHAN)
PROPER PLACE FOR PUJA ROOM
STUDY ROOM•* The person should sit facing North or East side while studying.
* The study table should not be placed touching the walls, it is inauspicious.
Water pot must be placed in North -East corner only.
Colour of the walls should be sky blue , Cream, light green or white
* Book shell should be placed along the North or east wall
NORTH
SOUTH
EA
ST
WEST
PERCEDY
RM PROHIBITED PLACE FOR STUDY ROOM
FLOWER POT
BOOK SHELF
TABLEW
N
E
S
NORTH (KUBER)
SOUTHEA
ST
WEST
TREASURURY ROOM•The safe should be placed on a foundation.•The colour of the room - Yellow - increases wealth.•The safe should not be kept under beam.•Case box , safe , almirah should be placed along the South wall , such that it opens towards the North the man while opening it faces towards south•Treasury room should have a threshold of atleast 1" to 2".•The shape of the room preferably should be square or rectangle.
PROPER PLACE FOR TREASURY ROOM
KITCHEN ROOM* Burner (Gas, Stove , Cooking range etc ) should be kept in the
SE Corner of the room , such that while cooking the person face Towards East .
* Water should be kept in NE.
* Shelves for raw Materials , utensils, commodities etc should be kept on the South & West side
NORTH
SOUTH
EA
ST
WEST
PROPER
PLACE
SINK & DRAINAGE BOARD
SHELVEW
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SE PROHIBITED PLACE FOR KITCHEN
GAS CHULLAH
BASEMENTS
NORTH – EAST CELLER IS GOOD
NORTH – WEST CELLER IS NOT GOOD
SOUTH-WEST CELLAR IS BAD
SOUTH EAST CELLAR IS NOT GOOD
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SOUTHEA
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DINING ROOM•While eating food the head of the family should sit facing East . Others can sit facing North , East or West However nobody should sit facing South.
•There should be no Arches in the Room .
•The Dinning table should be square or rectangular shape . It should not be of any other irregular shape.
•There should not be any attached Toilet with this room .
•Natural portraits & paintings makes the atmosphere happy.
PROPER PLACE FOR DINING ROOM
LOCATION OF DOORSDOORS ON THE BASIS OF RASHI
On the basis of Rashi of the house owner , door is Auspicious in the following direction
RASHIS DIRECTION
Cancer , Scorpion , Pisces East
Virgo , capricom , Gemini South
Libra , Acquarius , Taurus West
Aries , Saggitarius , Leo North
Direction No. Name of Deity Effect
North - 27 Mukhya Gain of property & sons
28 Bhallat Enough property
29 Som Peace , progress & Religious Nature
East - 2 Porianya Gain to females
3 Jayant Gain of wealth, favour of Govt.
4 Indra Gain of wealth & sons.
South 12 Virhatkshat Wealth & sons
West 21 Varun Prosperity & Happiness
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(a) Bed room (Particularly master bed room) of building should be placed in the south-west. It can be slightly deviated towards south or west, If the placement is opposite the effect will be extremely bad, lime loss of children or financial loss or ill health, There are numerous such rules developed to deal with every possible situation of lay out of a building and its relation with the sit6e and surrounding roads.
Because of the fact that stated cause and also the stated effect in a rule are repeatedly observable and testable phenomena, the statement giving cause- and - effect relationship between tow phenomena can be considered as a valid " hypothesis" for scientific investigation.
(b) The slope of the site should run down south towards north with permissible slight deviation of the slope clock - wise i.e. from S-W to N-E If this satisfied, then the occupant/owner will fetch wealth, health and fame, otherwise effect will be negative.
(c) Highest part of the building should be at the south west and the lowest part at the north-east, If the rule is satisfied then it will cause owner/ occupant to uplift his health wealth and fame, This desired orientation of high-low line of building can be slightly deviated anti clock wise (from S to N to S-E to N-W) with out causing any ill- effect, But the effect will be just negative if the rule is grossly violated.
Before proving a hypothesis scientifically it should
first stated in ambiguous way, Once it is done it can
be proved either (a) by deducting it logically from
one or some established laws and theories of
science, or (b) by testing the validity of the
hypothesis by observing the phenomenon in a
sufficient number of cases, It is seen that both the
approaches are apparently used by the proponents
to prove rules of vastu even though wrong fully.
3. How a hypothesis is scientifically Proved
First method of scientific acceptance of
hypothesis is to prove the hypothesis
based on accepted facts, laws of
theories of science (i.e. scientific
knowledge) following logical steps, If the
logical deduction satisfies the
hypotheses, we accept it
3.1 Logical deduction and established laws of science
1. INTRODUCTION
Practice of " Vastu Shastra" or "Vastu" in short which had been
developed in ancient India is spreading like wild fire now-a-days
is an elaboration of a small part of ancient practice of Vastu
Shastra, This part was related to the fortune of occupants.
owner of a building, Other parts which are found scientifically
valid are normally ignored and not practiced now-a-days (e.g.)
accurate determination of geographic north which may be
different from magnetic north, Proponents of this part (called
Vastu) of ancient vastu, Shastra hail from various professions
like law, medicine, Civil Engineering or architecture, Most of
them normally practice as "Vastu Pandits" applying certain
accepted rules with some variations, The term " Vastu in this
paper refers to those rules which are practiced by "Vastu
Pandits" now-a-days.
Is " Vastu" Relevants In Modern Context ?
It is always advocated by the propoments of the shastra that
any Vastu rule can be proved to be scientific, based on the
present day knowledge of science even though these rules are
out-come of revealation by regent visionaries of ancient India,
While trying to prove any vastu rule scientifically they resort to
unscientific approach. This recent development totally related to
the practice of architecture calls for serious investigation from
the part of architect revealing the scientific status of this
subject. This is because any untruthful guidance to the people
of planning of their building may lead to wastage in term of
design quality as well was money.
2. Cause-and-effect relationship
Vastu rules are primarily based on " Cause-and-effect"
relationship. I restrict myself here only to vastu rules related to
residential building and its site planning including orientation. Any
of the rules contains tow distinct parts of physically testable
phenomena.
First part is related to some kind of planning aspect of the
building/house which is considered as a "Cause" and the second
part is related to some kind of well being of the owner/occupant of
the building/house "effect" of first.
Vastu Rule = Cause + Effect.
Where, cause = geometrical properties of plan particularly in
relation to north direction.
Let me cite here few of the vast number of commonly followed
vastu rules to give an idea about the nature of the rules.
Even if we accept all above queries answered
satisfactorily , one question still remains : Why
matching of the magnetic field of both earth and
human body will cause "disturbed sleep, tension
and other connected problems" and why this will
not be true when orientation of a person in other
direction ? (In this connection it is to note that
there is no mention of magnet in the original
books on vastu . In the original vastu shastra
geographic North is used instead of magnetic
north. Magnetic North may be different in
orientation) declination from place to place and
time to time . At present however in India
magnetic North approximately matches with the
geographic North.
(b) Vastu and Sun rays :
"Vastu and the science of climatology"
The sun emits two types of rays ; ultra violate and
infrared . These rays have various effects on the human body
and environment . This is one of the basic principal of the vastu
shastra . The sun emits ultra violet rays in the morning hours ,
which have good effect on human body and the environment -
surrounding to him . These rays have tendency to kill bacteria .
This is way the kitchen is preferred in eastern side . It is also
good to have morning rays fall on our eye and which is why the
kitchen platform should be oriented towards eastern side so
that while cooking food ultraviolet rays will enter the eyes . The
sun emits infra red rays during evening hours which are
harmful . Water bodies placed at South West corners are
therefore not desirable the reflected infra red rays from the
water body in this direction enter the house and have adverse
effect on human body .
Criticism : (i) In the morning sun emits more ultra violet rays
than any other time of a days (the statement actually made is
"the sun emits ultra - violet rays in the morning hours" which is
not true and , therefore modified to retain the sense ) and (ii)
the sun emits more infra red rays in the evening made is "the
sun emits infra - red rays during evening hours". Let us check
the truthfulness of these two statements on which conclusions
are dependent.
The amount of radiation received just outside the
atmosphere of the earth on a plane perpendicular to the sun
rays is 1353 watt. per sq. M on the average which is called
"solar constant". This value , however may vary due to change
in sun - earth distance in a year and also due to solar activity .
But this variation is not significant and can be ignored . If sun
rays enter directly from the zenith , radiation value on the
surface of the earth will lie within a range of 800-950 watt /
sqm depending upon the presence of turbidity in the air .
Proponents of vastu rule tend to prove the rules based on the
deductive approach from modern laws of science but without
following any logical steps. Some sort of falacy is always used to
arrive at the conclusion, Let us take examples from book/
journals under wide circulation in the market, Below two
examples are accepted as valid scientific proof of vastu rules in
almost all books on vastu, But all there are founded on wrong
notion of scientific knowledge.
(a) Human body as a magnet
" Human body itself acts as a magnet with the head, the
heaviest and important part of the body, as the North pole. If
the head is directed towards the North while sleeping, the North
le of the earth and that of the human body repel each other
affecting the blood circulation, causing disturbed sleep, tension
and other connected problems.
3.1.1 Vastu rules and established laws of science
Criticism:
It is well established fact that nervous system of
the human body communicates with the help of
electric impulses , thus producing electro - magnetic
field around the part of the body . Muscles also
produce electrical potential . Activity of human being
is primarily controlled by the electrical and chemical
activity of the body . Any movement of charge ,
however small will produce electrical field around the
direction of movement, Again any surrounding
magnetic field will, thus have an effect on the
electrical activity of parts of human body, But
investigation of the statements quoted in the above
paragraph generates certain questions:
(i) Where it is proved that the entire human body the net result
of these tiny magnetic fields distributed within the human body is
equivalent to a magnet matching the sized of a human body?
(ii) Why " heaviest and important part of the body" (i.e. head)
should be have as North pole, It is to note that " the heart is the
most powerful source of electric and magnetic fields in the
organism" and also that" in the eye the magnetic filed induction
is significantly higher that that of the brain.
(iii) Moreover, North pole of a magnet is not repulsed by the
North pole of the earth as claimed here, On the contrary, North
pole of the earth attracts North pole of all magnets, (For this
reason we find North pole of a magnetic needles pointing North
pole of the earth. In fact North pole of any magnet is North
seeking pole .
1. The main water source or a water feature should be towards the North-East.
2. The kitchen, Generator room, furnace or boiler should be towards the South-East.
3. The guestroom, store or children's bedroom should be towards North-West.
4. The guestroom, store or children's bedroom should be towards South-West.
5. The centre should be light and airy.
The Ten Commandments of Vastu Shastra
6. There should be more open space towards the
North and East as compared to the South and
West.
7. The South and West floor levels should be higher
than the North and East.
8. The South and West boundary walls should be
higher than the North and East walls.
9. The entrance is preferred from the North or East.
10. You should sleep with your head towards the
South and raise the headside by 3".
The Ten Commandments of Vastu Shastra