Vaastu Shastra - वास्तु शास्त्र
Ancient Indian architecture

Vaastu Shastra

The Directions and the angles

East - The direction of sunrise - Deity: Sun

North - Towards the left side of East - Deity: Kuber

West - Front of the East direction- Deity: Varun

South – Front of North direction - Deity: Yum

Ishan Kon - East-North corner - Deity: Shiva

Agni Kon – East-South corner - Deity: Fire

Vayavaya Kon – North-West corner - Deity: Air

Neshrty Kon - South-West corner - Deity: Pitar 

Center – Center of all directions - Deity: Brahma

Home architectural (Graha Vaastu)

Vastu of the main entrance gate

The main door of the home should be big door to the rest doors.

Doorstep should be on the main entrance so that flow of negative energy stops. Doorstep should be wooden (mango

wooden).

Picture or statue of Lord Ganpati should be above the main door of the house, inside and outside (both), in the middle of

door. Ganpati has nectar in his eyes and poverty in the back. Due to both side of Ganpati’s eyes, there will be effect of

nectar.

Sound of the collapse in the main door invites sorrows and illness.

Northeast is considered the best for main entrance of the home. Agni kon and Neshrty Kon should be avoided for main

entrance.

Main entrance of the home should be facing East or North. Mean Sunrise rays should be come from main entrance.

Kitchen architectural (Vastu)

Kitchen should be at Agni Kon (East-South) of the land. And the kitchen stove or gas should be situated at Agni kon of

kitchen.

Stove or Gas fire should be not look from the outside of kitchen.

House of worship should be not above the sink of stove.

Kitchen must be not situated at North-East.

Northeast of kitchen should be managed for drinking water.

Electronic items keep towards South or East-South corner.

Picture of Goddess Annapurna should be in the kitchen.

Architectural of Worship room (Poojaghar Vastu)

Worship room is well known at the Ishan Kon (Northeast).

Worship room is considered better if situated towards East or North.

Face of The God should be facing to East or North.

Worship room should be avoided on the first floor, in the basement, before the main entrance, on the terrace, in the master

bedroom, under or before toilet.

Load (goods) should be avoided on the worship room.

Broken idol or picture should never situate in the worship room.

If you want to worship any idol, does not distinguished life of idol. And the statue should be not longer than two inches or

thumb.

In the worship room place must be for own totem or deity.

Room Vastu

The head of household’s room should be at Neshrty kon (Southwest angel), makes him chief authority of the home.

Other rooms should be situated at the North or East or North-west angle.

North-East angle should avoid for rooms.

During the sleeping head must be in South or East and legs must be in North or West on the bed.

Do not place mirror before the bed.

Keep the closet or wardrobe in Neshrty Kon (South-West corner). Keep wardrobe’s face towards North direction (direction

of Kuber).

Do not place worship room or any picture of God in the master bedroom or any other room. But place the picture of Lord

Krishna and Radha (as a love symbol) is allowed.

According to Vastu, room of household person is in Neshrty Kon. And Neshrty Kon should be heavy from Ishan Kon.

Therefore heavy wardrobe should be situated in the Neshrtey of the room.

There should be not any iron beam above the closet or bed. Alternatively, place the pictures or stickers of Lord Ganesha

(for nectar vision) on the beam’s both sides whose face towards floor.

Under-ground tank and overhead tank architectural (vastu)

Under ground tank should be placed in the northeast angle besides any other angle.

Overhead tank should be placed in Neshrty Kon (for weight) or placed a small tank in northeast angle.

Other architectural rules (Vastu Niyam)

Land should be square or rectangular. And all corners of land should be at 90 degrees.

If the land has skew ness than Vastu Purush considered skewed. And every deity of every direction and angle considered

curve. Due to curvature of the curved deity, deity’s vision also consider curve (angry).

Rooms and walls should be square or rectangular on the land.

Keep Ishan Kon (Eastnorth) light in weight and keep Neshrtya Kon heavy.

Vastu has influence on living person, even though tenant.

According to Markendaya Puran, keep copper urn, elephant, couple of peacock or peacock feathers, honey, mirror and

butter oil into the house for inviting Goddess Laxmi.

Keep a small corner in the house for raw land. It has good influence of the planet Venus which is good for woman’s health

and prosperity.

Avoid building any thing into the middle part (Brahma Kon) of home.

Vastu worship should be managed to prevent bad influence of defects vastu.

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