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Vasthu Sastra vs Vedic Astrology

Ayurveda Doctors say that diseases are not caused by bacteria and virus. What they mean is that a condition that altered in our body leads to disease. So they treat that part and the person is cured.

WesternDoctors directly use chemicals (antibiotic) to kill the bacteria that causes the disease. Yet they are also aware that a change in the body was the cause. For example the western doctor may ask you, “did you consume ice water yesterday?”

Both are partly right and partly wrong.

Numerologist say that everything is due to numbers. Numerology works but not to that extent as claimed by numerologist. People born on the same date do not have the same fate. Even if they have the same name the fate is not the same. For example if 2 people are born on the same date, and we for the sake of experiment keep the same name for them etc should we expect the same events to happen in their lives?

A Vastu expert may usually say that the cause of all problem is a bad Vastu.

All are only partly right because Karma is actually the main reason for most of what happens to our lives. Is there a connection between Vastu and Vedic Astrology. In this video I have addressed to this age old question.

Though I fully acknowledge the positive role that Vastu knowledge can play in our lives, yet my opinion is that without the study of your horoscope your life is incomplete.

Vastu tips for Kitchen- Vastu Shastra - Tagged: kitchen as per Vastu, Vastu for Kitchen, Vastu for Kitchen principle, Vastu remedies for kitchen, Vastu tips for Kitchen    -

The Kitchen is an extremely important part of the vastu, where in the healthy food for the family is Cooked.  In ancient times, cooking was done on open stoves and the washing of utensils, and preparation of food were done in outside.  So  Vastu Tips of Kitchen  were primarily based on the directions of  Sun and the wind.  However today’s  Kitchen  is  become a compact, efficient, safe and easy place to work and so the Vastu for Kitchen is different.

kitchen place in Vastu

Kitchen Place in Vastu

According to Vastu tips for Kitchen, the  Southeast (Agneya) corner of the house is the best place to construct the kitchen. The second best place for the kitchen is Northwest (Vayavya) corner of the house.

The kitchen should be in the south-east portion of the house. The door of the kitchen should be in the north, east or north-east direction and door should open in  clockwise.  The lady while cooking should face east, because  it brings  good  health to members in that house. Where as if the  lady faces west while cooking, she has to face health problems;  while lady cooking  the face towards south may have to face  financial problems in the family.

As per the Vastu remedies for kitchen,  the construction of the kitchen will not in the: Northeast, mid-north, mid-west, southwest, mid-south and the center of the house at any cost.

Kitchen door and windows

According to  Vastu tips for Kitchen, the kitchen door should ideally be placed in north, east or north-east  corner of the kitchen. It should open in a clockwise direction. Ventilators and big-sized windows should be on the east  wall, while smaller one  in the south.

Cooking stove

As per Vastu for Kitchen principle,  the gas stove should be in south-east corner of the kitchen,  so that the lady or cook may face east while cooking.  Cooking stove should be placed few inches away from the wall and should not be visible from outside.

Sink in the kitchen

North-east is the ideal location to fix a sink in the kitchen as per Vastu. Cooking stove and washing sink should not be aligned in the same row and should be kept away from each other as fire and water are not compitable to each other.

Water filter

The sourse of  drinking water should be placed in the north – east  corner of the Kitchen.

Electrical appliances placement

Electrical appliances such as heaters, conventional ovens and micro-wave ovens should be placed in south-east corner or  southern side of the kitchen. North-eastern direction should be completely avoided for these.

Vastu tips to Kitchen

Sink, Gas, Dining table in Kitchen

Dining table in the Kitchen

The best place to dining table is  in the North-West corner and not in the centre of the Kitchen.  According to Vaastu tips for kitchen. It is an ideal place of a dining table in the kitchen.

Refrigerator

Refrigerator should be placed  in south-east,  south,  west or in the north direction. Refrigerator never  in north-east direction. If the refrigerator is in south-west direction, keep it  a feet away from corner otherwise it always gets out of order.

VASTU SHASTRA

All objects of this universe are made of five elements basically. These five basic elements are (1) Earth or Soil (2) Water (3) Fire (4) Air (5) Space ( Aakash ). These are called “ Panch Mahabhoot “.

1. EARTH :- Earth here means composition of the surface of the earth , the soil and other minerals present in the soil. The upper part of the surface is called soil ,Stone, sand, iron, lime etc., all these are parts of soil. All these physical elements are available in limited quan- tity and on a particular place. This depends on the com- position of surface, its form and size, trees and vegeta- tion grown upon it etc. that whether it will be appropri- ate to inhabit at such a place or not . Moreover if there is a residence there , what type of construction should be there. Availability of essential building materials and their transportation also depend upon the formation of soil . Soil can be categorized on the basis of its shape , touch , taste and sound . We must take care that it suits our physique while selecting land for building and collecting building mate- rial. There are many things described in Vaastu Shastra about the size and type of land and method of “ Bhoomi Poojan “ are also explained in it . 2. WATER :- It is most essential for all creatures and is a basic element in construction. Water forms 3/4 part of body’s weight. All of us know about different forms and resources of water . The quantity of water avail- able at present is limited and is less than the ( PANCH MAHABHOOT )requirement. Not only for creatures and vegetation but also for house construction , water is needed in sufficient quantity. Therefore , it should be ensured be- fore house construction , whether water will remain available or not . Usually , in most of the villages a pond is available along with ground water source , which is maintained by villagers themselves . People inhabit colonies on the banks of rivers, lakes and sea, where underground water is available in large quantity and wells can be dug up in a suitable place for colonies . Shape and size of building and life-style are designed at a place according to the availability of wa- ter and relation with land. Taking care of water also means the house is stable even during heavy rains, the building is not harmed and flood does not cause havoc . Taste forms, feeling and sound are characteristics of water .

3. FIRE :- Fire circulates energy in the form of light and heat . The sun is the main source of light and heat for us. The movement of the earth in relation to the sun causes day and night and change in seasons . Rain and wind are also possible due to the heat of the sun. The sun provides living beings with courage, zeal and power . Most of the colonies in the world are found in temperate zones where Sun’s energy is available in sufficient quantity . Care should be taken that the build- ing has constant supply of light , it is completely safe from fire , construction material is selected in such a way that it is fit for living comfortably in both seasons - in summer as well as in winter and it is not destroyed by lightning. Thus house construction plan is greatly affected by heat and light ( i.e. Fire ). Shape , feeling and sound are characteristics of fire.

4. AIR :- Atmosphere ( i.e. mixture of gases like Oxygen , Nitrogen, Carbon dioxide, Ozone etc. .) exists around the earth up to 400 km height approxi- mately. Composition of atmosphere and presence of vapours in it differ from place to place according to local situations . We cannot see air but we can feel and hear it. Air is an essential element for all living beings. It is essential to have correct supply , correct tempera- ture and pressure, correct percentage of humidity in the air for both kinds of comforts- physical and mental- for man. Therefore, the shape, size, construction and direction of buildings should be such as they have sufficient supply of air for healthy and comfortable living. No part of the building should remain without air . Foul air should not gather in the building and fresh air should come continuously . From which direction air should enter or not is also important . In our country the air blowing from the South is considered baneful and inauspicious.

5. Space :- Space is the most widely spread over of the five basic elements. The unending region of the uni- verse in which all the heavenly bodies exist is called space ( Aakaash ). There is no place in the universe where this space does not exist. Gravitational pull of various heavenly bodies, magnetic power, different kinds of radiations and waves like ultra -violet rays, infra- red rays, light rays , cosmic rays, etc. are always present in space. Their effects can be felt in many forms, and many activities and designs ( plans ) in our life are conducted by their effects .Sound is produced in space only. If there is no space, sound waves are not pos- sible. The form in which space permits the building will decide accordingly the form of our talking, singing and playing, weeping and other activities. The echo of our sound will go according to space. Therefore, the houses should be built in such a way and plan that these invisible forces of nature and the energies generated by them can be fully utilized and their harmful effects can be avoided. Human body is also made of five basic elements and similarly all the other things of the world are made of them. Therefore, the five basic elements existing inside and outside man have a constant though invisible relation which affects activities of life. In our residence or office buildings, etc., are constructed in a well- planned manner keeping in view the effects of “ Panchmahabhoot”, i.e. the five basic elements - earth, water, air, space and fire- life can be full of more happiness and prosperity. The ancient Rishis and Sages had knowledge of the relation between five basic elements and their energies and their utility in needed quantity. Therefore, vaastu shastra explains such principles of house building according to which appropriate use of the effects of these five basic elements can be achieved by selecting land accordingly, as soil inhabits our body, similarly our body inhabits a building. The effects of these five basic elements have been fully taken care of in the principles laid down in Vaastu Shastra, by which a residence can be made for a comfortable life and not merely for show.

SELECTION OF LAND

For any building the land (Kshetra) is the basic requirement and utmost care must be taken in it’s selection. Normally an Architect or Vaastu Shilpi is brought into the scene only at the designing stage but it is advisable to involve him at the stage of buying the land itself. In selection of the land the following aspects should be taken care of :

(1) Types of Earth : Earth is classified according to it’s colour brick red, dark brown; white, red, yellow, mixed colour, black and also according to their smell, taste. Texture, etc., Black and clayey soil is not good for construction and while designing the foundation/ foot- ings, the load bearing capacity of the soil should be ascertained. Sites with big boulders, anthills or where murder or burial has taken place and those with loose or filled -up earth should be avoided.

(2) Location and Environment : As far as possible the site should be level or sloping towards North and East or North-East. If it is a small one, which normally is the case in the towns or cities, there should not be any big trees like Aswatha (peepul) , Mango, Banana , Tamarind etc., whose roots and branches may cause damage to the building. If the site is big then the building area should be sufficiently away from them. Site which has fertile earth, flowering plants, fruit trees, grass etc., is good and sites without the source of ground water should be avoided. Those abutting temples, ashramas, schools, colleges, mantapas are not advisable for obvious reasons and sites behind Vishnu temple or to the left of Durga temple are also not good and it should be atleast 50 meters away from a Shiva temple. (Any site to the South or West of hills shall be rejected, but site towards the East or North of hills should be accepted.)

(3) Vaastu of Plots : Levels, angles, it’s size, shape etc., should be according to principles of Vaastu. In towns and cities due to various reasons the choice is limited, but as far as possible one must endeavour to acquire land adhering to Shaastras. Prevention is better than cure, is an age old saying, and instead of suffering ill effects of wrong decisions and repenting later. It is better to be alert in initial stages itself.

(4) Shape of the Plot : Shape of the plot plays a very vital role in the land selection. Principles of Vaastu of plots is same for houses, industries, commercial establishments, and apartments, except that the size of plot varies. i) The plot should be a square or rectangle (ratio of width to length should not be more than 1:2 in case of rectangular plot) and the East and West dimension should be more than that of North and South, but nothing like a big site where all round open spaces could be left. The square plot is best, but for reasons unknown, our town planners have uniformly adopted rectangular plots as the norm. A rectangle stretches the energy lines and the plot grows weaker as the length to breadth ratio increases. Normally the plots are made in sizes like 30’ x 45’,40 x 60’ ,60’ x 90’, 90’ x120’ etc. Although these plots are inferior to square plots we seem to have no other alternative but to make the best use of the field available. It is hoped that the town planners and housing cooperatives will take note of this and at least in future plots are made square. Why this obsession for a square? We all know that the energy field is best present in a pyramid whose base is square. It is this recognition that we see in the Gopurams built over the temples. They were believed to have the best geometry to tap and transmit cosmic energy. Hence the base of the Pyramid which is a square is considered best for getting maximum benefits. In rectangular shapes like 30’ x120’ the field is very weak and it is inadvisable to construct a single unit house in such a plot.ii) Plot having triangle and round shapes; those with five corners; those having hexagon, octagon or polygon shapes; and those with irregular and odd shapes are not good. iii) plot in the form of ‘Gomukhi’ where the frontage is less than the width at the rear is good due to sentimental reasons provided the road is in the South- ern and Western side only and not in Eastern and North- ern sides. iv) Site in the form of ‘Vyaagramukhi’ where the frontage is more than the width at the rear is not good but not in the case of roads in the Eastern and Northern sides. v) Angle of the different corners of plot is equally important in determining the merits and demerits of the plot.

(5) Angles of the Plot : If all the four angles are 900 i t is good. South - West angle should be close to 900 or less, but never more and this is very important. North- West angle should also be close to 900 or more but never less. North -East angle should be close to 900 or less but never more. In other words the distance from North -east corner to South -West corner should al- ways be more than the distance from North-West cor- ner to South - East corner. Position of Site in Relation to Road : Direction to which the plot is facing, i.e. the position of road (as per principles of Vaastu) determines the value of site, and those sites are termed accordingly: (a) East Block : Those sites having road in Eastern side only. (b) South -East Block : Those sites having roads in Eastern and Southern sides. (c) South Block : Those sites with road towards South. (d) South - West Block : Those sites with road towards South and West. (e) West Blocks : Those sites with road towards the West. (f) North - West Block : Those sites with road towards the North and West. (g) North Block : Those sites with road towards the North. (h) North - East Block : Those sites with roads towards the North and East.

Effect of Bore well /Under-Ground Water

Well Direction

Effects

North - East

All Kind of Happiness and prosperity.

East

Prosperity & Wealth Gain.

South -East

Loss of Wealth and Name & Fame of Owner Vanishes and Children in Problem.

South

Mental Sickness, Loss of Wife.

South -West

Death of head of the Family, Accident, Suicide.

West

Acquisition of wealth, develops a liking for spiritual Science & Worries increased about the Health

North -West

Unnecessary Enmity, Theft Progeny effected, Mental Tension & Loss of Wealth.

North

Acquisition of Wealth, Happiness & Prosperity

OVER - HEAD TANK

1.) The Overhead Tank should never be in the centre (Brahma Sthal). Ifso, life becomes helpless and one does not feel like living there. If the Overhead Tank from Brahma Sthal is removed and put in a proper place, one can achieve astonishing results.

2.) As far as possible drinking water and cooking water-tank should not be of plastic. If so, it must be of black or blue colour, because it will absorb maximum sunrays. A white water-tank will reflect the sunrays and hence less beneficial. If possible there should be a separate water-tank for use in toilets and for other purposes.

3.) If the water tank is on the West side leaving the South-west corner, it is O.K. West is Varun Devta’s direction and he is the rain God. The Overhead Tank on floor level in this direction is permitted.

4.) Overhead Tank should never be in the North-East. It will cause financial losses and accidents.

5.) Water tank should be in the North-West, West or South-West. The Overhead Tank should be mounted on 4 legs of minimum 2’ to 3’. Ifit rests on the terrace floor level, the direct weight of the Overhead Tank with water will create tensions on the residents.

6.) The sunrays will fall first on the Overhead Tank it being the highest part of the house and they will be absorbed in water. Under no circumstances, the Overhead Tank in the South West should leak.

OBSTACLES IN FRONT OF ENTRANCE

A) Dwarvedh - The obstacles for air and light in front of the main entrance or the compound wall is known as dwarvedh. The meaning is that there should not be any obstacle in front of the main entrance. If there is any obstacle like electric pole, telephone pole, tree, water tank etc. it is known as Dwarvedh. If there is an obstacle at a distance of twice the height of the building it is not considered as Dwarvedh, For example if the height of a building is 25 feet and if an obstacle is present at a distance of 50 feet from the main entrance of the building it is not considered as Dwarvedh. However, if it is at a distance of 45 feet it is considered as Dwarvedh, bad effects are definitely ob- served if there is Dwarvedh to a building.

1) Swarvedh (Sound obstacle) - There should not be any creaking sound when the door is opened or closed. Inauspicious happenings are expected to happen. This is known as Swarvedh. Oil the hinges so that craking sound will not appear.

2) Kupvedh - There should not be any septic tank, underground storage tank, boring, underground drain- age canals etc. in front of the main entrance. This leads to loss of wealth and it is known as Kupvedh.

3) Brahmavedh - If there is an oil expeller, grinding mill or edge sharpener machine in front of the main entrance it is known as Bramhavedh. Life becomesunstable and there are clashes in the family due to Bramhavedh.You can use different feng-Shui devices to mitigate the dwarvedh.

4) Kilvedh - If there is a peg to tie a goat, cow, buffalo or dog in front of the main entrance it is known as Kilvedh. This leads to obstacles in the progress.

5) Stumbh Vedh - There should not be any pole, electric pole, D.P. pole or telephone pole in front of the main entrance. It is known as stumbhbedh. This leads to difference of opinion among the family members or business partners. There are quarrels among them. This is harmful to progress.

6) Vastuvedh - There should not be store room, garage, out house, watchman cabin etc. in front of the main entrance. This is known as Vastuvedh which leads to loss of property.

7) The main entrance of a building should not be exactly at the middle of the length or the breadth of the house. It should be slightly to one side.

8) Water should not collect in front of the main entrance due to leakage in tap or any other reason. This is harmful to the children.

9) There should not be a heap of mud stones or bricks in front of the main entrance. This obstructs the progress.

10) The height of the compound gate should not exceed the compound wall coloums on which gate is fixed. This obstructs the progress of the head of the family.

11) No other structure or its corner should face the main entrance of the building.

12) Outside the compound gate there should not be an incinerator in the East, the North-East or the North di- reaction. Similarly there should not be any tank, pit or stagnant pool of water in South, the South-East or the South-West direction. These things are obstructions just outside the compound wall and are known as Margvedh. The head of the family faces many obstacles in his way. 13) There should not be a common entrance to two houses. Angry happenings take place.

14) The compound wall should not be higher than the building (It is not seen). It is written only for informa- tion. It is known as Bhawanvedh. This stops economic progress.

15) There should not be a delipidated abandoned build- ing or remnants of an old building in front of the main entrance of any residential or commercial building. This results in daily loss and there is a chance of business getting closed. B) Chhaya Vedh - If the shadow of a tree, temple, mountain, flag etc. falls on a building it is known as ‘Chhayavedh’. There are five types of main Chhayavedhs.

1) Temple Chhayavedh - If the shadow of any temple falls on our building between 10 A.M.to 3 P.M. it is known as temple chayyavedh. This results in disturbance of peace. Business is badly affected and there is no progress. Delay in marriage of children and Progeny.

2) Dhwaj Chhayavedh - If the shadow of a flag or pillar or stup or samadhi or the flags on these structures falls on our structure it is known as Dhwaj Chhayavedh. This results in ill health.

3) Parvat Chhaya Vedh - If the shadow of a mountain or hill on the east side falls on our building it is called Parvat Chhaya Vedh. This results in obstacles in life, the name is spoiled. Therefore there should not be a mountain on the east side of the building.

4) Vriksha Chhaya Vedh - There should not be a large tree near the house. If the shadow of a tree falls on the building between 10 A.M. to 3 P.M. it is called as Vrikshachhaya Vedh. It obstructs progress.

5) Bhawan Chhaya Kupvedh - If the shadow of a building falls on the well or boring it is known as Bhawan Chhaya Kupvedh. This results loss of money.

VARIOUS PARTS OF A HOUSE

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The Rishis of ancient period clearly clarified in the ‘VAASTU SHASTRA’ which things should be kept where and how to do a certain work. It has been shown in the above plan how a house should be arranged and decorated.

(1)Room for Worship : At the sun -rise the rays of the sun fall on the N.E. side of any place. So it was decided that the room for worship should be on the N.E. If any type of building is raised on the N.E, the owner of the house will have mental worry and becomes dull. So, the N.E. corner should be kept separate only to install God’s idol and worship it . It is also advised to plant a Basil plant (TULSI) and worship it regularly except Sunday.

(2)Labour Room : In olden days adequate arrangement were made in the living house only for the delivery of pregnant ladies. But , now a days Health Science has developed by leaps and bounds and health centres have been opened. According to the prevailing conditions, the labour room used to be constructed on the East of the house. The only reason for this was that the sun rays which give health at down were falling on both the mother and her issue. So a temporary labour room was constructed on the East. Even now, it was proved to be correct, doubtless, as per the Geographical as well as health conditions. Doctors, now a days, are constructing labour room on the East only, leaving a little space on N.E. in their Nursing Homes. It is in conformity with the rules laid down in the ‘VAASTU SHASTRA’

(3)Bath Room : It is an established truth that water flow on the North, North-East and East sides. So our ancestors used to construct Bathroom on the East. Soon after taking bath in the morning , people used to pray to the Sun offering ‘Arghya’ (water offered chanting Mantras). Hence, even today, it is advised to construct bathroom on the East side only in the house or on the open place. This satisfies the rules given in the ‘VAASTU SHASTRA’.

(4)Room for Churning Curds : Our ancestors used to churn curds with a churning implement and separate butter from it. They used to tie the churning rod to a pole with a rope and churn curds tying another rope to the churning rod. This was done on the East at South East corner, because East is near to SouthEast. Influence of fire is seen much in the South East . The effect of Bacteria also is very much less here. Another reason for having the room for churnning on the South East is that it is very near to the kitchen.

(5)Kitchen : The presiding deity of South-East is Agni, the God of fire. Therefore, the sages laid down the rule that kitchen should be on the South-East . According to Hygienic Science the sun-rays indirectly help leaf vegetables which contain the ingredients necessary for food. Proteins and nourishing qualities. The “Purusha Sukla”says that the people should cook food containing carbohydrates well in required proportions, offer it to the god of fire first and then eat. Whatever it may be, cooking food is a ’yagna’(sacrifice). So to avoid any danger , kitchen should be built on the South East side.

(6)Place to Keep Oils and Ghee : In olden days people used to have a grinding machine to squeeze oil in the South leaving the South East . By this, it was convenient for cooks to reach oil etc. easily. But now a days it is not necessary to have a grinding machine, as there are Mixes and grinding machines run by electric current. They may be put in the South.

(7)Lounge : This should be in the middle on the South side so that the members of a family may take rest after lunch. But sages did not recommend to sleep in lounge in nights.

(8)W/C Toilet : This is to be built on the South. Now a days, the owner of the house may build the toilet attached to his bathroom. It may be constructed on the West also, but not in the S.W/N.E. under any circumstances.

(9)Room for Keeping Weapons and Heavy Lumber : These things must be kept in the room built in the S.W. corner. Heavy things and lumber must be dumped on the S.W. because the more the load the better. If the staircase leading to upstairs is built on the S.W. good results may be expected.

(10)Study Room : In olden days it was considered good that the place on the West towards S.W. is the best one for studies. The reason is the planets mercury, Jupiter, the Moon and Venus influence the place as mentioned below.

(1)Jupiter Accelerates desire to study and curiosity to learn.

(2)Mercury Develops intelligence.

(3)The Moon Lays strength on the nerves of the brain.

(4)Venus Functions like a coordinator and makes the man efficient. Therefore the study-room must be in the West and one should sit facing N.E., East or North. The “VAASTU SHASTRA” lays stress on the point that if one sits for studies as per the directions given above, one becomes quite an expert and enlightened.

(11)Dining Hall : For taking food, the central part on the West is a useful one. Whatever one eats it is digested very easily.

(12)Room for Expressing Condolences and Sympathy : For this purpose best place is the Western portion attached to the N.W. The reason for this is the influence of the planets i.e.. the Saturn, the Moon and Ketu. In addition to mourning that is the most suitable place to take a quick decision. When time is short and an immediate decision is to be taken, if one ponders here over any problem, he gets the solution in no time.

(13)Place to Keep Tame Animals, Cattle and Birds : The N.W. of a plot is the best side to keep the above said living beings. Granary also must be on the same side. If the N. W. increases or decreases, it affects the health of cattle. (14)Bed Room : Ancient sages suggested that the place attached to the room which is towards the N.W. on the North is good to be used as a Bedroom. It is good to lie down on bed keeping one’s head on the West side, because the sun rises in the East, the presiding deity of which is Indira, the Lord of devatas (Gods). After rising from bed in the morning, if one offers one’s salutations, turning towards the East, it amounts to offering salutations to all the Gods. It is also recommended that one may sleep on one’s bed putting the head towards the South and look towards the North. The presiding deity is Kubera, the Lord of Wealth. So it goes without saying that one is worshipping Kubera by living on bed facing North. If one sleeps putting the head on the East and looking towards the West, one offers salutations to Varuna, the presiding deity of the West. The salutations benefit very much one’s philosophical thinking, belief and practice. But, under any circumstances one should not sleep putting his head towards the North and looking towards the South, because the presiding deity of the South is Yama. Only the corpse of a person is laid on pyre, putting the head towards the North, facing the South. If one sleeps, for any unknown reason, putting the head towards the North and facing the South, one will have nightmares and sleepless nights. Today, Health Science reiterates that a man needs adequate sleep to keep himself fit and healthy. So one has to pay heed to the rules enumerated above.

(15)Place for Keeping Valuable Things : The best place for keeping valuable things and property is the central portion on the North. The presiding deity of the North is Kubera. So the North is the best side to keep safely most valuable things and property.

(16)Place for Keeping Medicines : Our ancestors suggested that medicines should be kept in the N.E., because the sun rays which have nourishing quality required for human health, fall at dawn, on the medicine and make them powerful to help human beings become hale and healthy. Today’s Health Science also agrees to this suggestion. Keeping in view the economic condition of the people of today in our country, the 16 rooms shown in the plan given at the beginning of this Chapter have been condensed and adjusted into only 8 rooms as shown below so that a person might live in right rooms most comfortably , as he lives in house containing 16 rooms.

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KITCHEN

1. Kitchen should not be placed under or above pooja room Toilet or Bed Room. The kitchen should be in the southeast corner of the main building or flat .

2. The main kitchen platform should be in the east and the south-east corner. 3. Stove or gas burner should be in the south-east corner, a few inches away from the wall.

4. Adjacent to the kitchen platform, another ‘L’ shaped platform, near the south wall for keeping micro oven, mixer, grinder etc. will be very useful.

5. The washbasin (sink) of the platform should be in the north-east corner as far as possible. Pitcher of water and utensils for drinking water should be in the north- east or the north side.

6. Essential commodities like boxes of grain, spices, pulses etc. should be in the south or the west direction.

7. The entrance door of the kitchen should not be in any of the corners. Kitchen doors in the east, the north and the west are useful.

8. The gas burner should not be in front of the main door of the kitchen.

9. There should be one or two windows or air holes in the east and the west direction of the kitchen. An exhaust fan in this gap is useful.

10. If there is a dining table in the kitchen, it should be in north west or the west side.

11. Light weight articles can be kept in the east or the north.

12. Mezzanine floor in the kitchen should be in the west or the south.

13. While cooking, the face should be towards the east.

14. The colour of the floor and the walls of the kitchen should be yellow, orange, rose, chocolate or red. However, it should not be black as far as possible.

15. If a freeze is in the kitchen, it should be in the south-east, the south, the west or the north direction. It should not be in the north-east direction. If it is in the south-west direction it should be a feet away from the corner otherwise it always gets out of order.

16. If the kitchen is in the north-east direction mental tension increases and one may suffer great losses. If the kitchen is in the south-west direction, life at home becomes difficult because of clashes.

17. If the kitchen is in the north-west direction, the expenditure increases. A kitchen in the north is most dangerous. This being Kubera’s place the expenditure increases like anything beyond expectations.

18. The kitchen in night should be well cleaned and used utensils should be cleaned before sleeping.

19. Give sacred offering to fire of the first thing you prepare in it. It will ensure peace & prosperity in the house. 

GRUH VASTU

DINNING ROOM

1. Dining Room in west is the best. In the North or East it is the second best. 2 . While eating the main person of the family should face the east while the other members may face the east, north or west; but they should not face south be- cause it will cause small disputes.

3 . In Dining Room the doors should be in the East, West or North.

4 . The shape of Dining Table should not be round, oval shaped hexagonal or irregular shaped. It should be square or rectangular. The Dining Table should not touch the wall or it should not be in folding against the wall.

5 . Water should be in northeast of the Dining Room.

6 . Wash basin should not be in the southeast or northwest; it should be on the north or east sides.

7 . There should be no attached toilet to the Dining Room but place for washing clothes and utensils can be provided.

8 . The main door of the house and of the Dining Room should not face each other.

GRUH VASTU

PUJA ROOM

1. The Pujaghar in the building should be in the east, the north or the north-east corner.

2. Puja room should not be in the south direction.

3. Pujaghar should not be in the bedroom.

4. The idols should be in the east and the west of the Pujaghar. The faces of the idols should not be in the south.

5. Pujaghar should not be above, below or next to the toilet/kitchen.

6. White or light yellow marble work in the worship room is auspicious. The colour of the walls of the worship room should be white, light yellow or light blue.

7. The worship room should have doors and windows in the north or the east. 8. Lamp stand should be in the south-east or east corner of the worship room. 9. If the worship room is of the shape of a pyramid (slope on all the four sides of the roof) it is auspicious.

10. Women should not enter the worship room during the menses period.

11. The Agnikund should be in the south-east direction of the worship room. The sacred offerings to the fire should be made with the face towards the east. 12. The showcases and Almirah in the Pujaghar should be towards the western or the southern wall.

13. Scenes from the Mahabharat, photographs of birds and animals should not be in the Pujaghar.

14. The idol should not be exactly in front of the entrance gate.

15. The Pujaghar should preferably have a threshold. 16. The idols in the worship room should not be in a desecrated form.

17. The idols should not be kept at a place obtained by chiseling off the wall or touching the wall. They should be kept at least an inch away from the wall.

18. Pooja room should be avoided in a store.

19. The worship room should have a two shuttered wooden door. It should not be made of the Gum Arabic tree or any inferior quality of wood. In the upper half of the worship room there should be space for ventilation or it can be made of glass. Proper ventilation should be there. 

GRUH VASTU

LIVING ROOM OR DRAW- ING ROOM

1. Living room should be in the East (leaving the south- east corner) or in the north. However, it is more beneficial in the north.

2. The slope of the flooring of the living room should be in the east or in the north.

3. The door of the living room should not be in the south- east or the south-west direction. The eastern and the western doors are very auspicious for the living room.

4. The internal furniture, show cases and other heavy articles should be in the west or in the south direction.

5. The sitting arrangement of the head of the family should be facing the east or in the north direction.

6. As far as possible TV should not be in the north-east or the south-west corner. It should be in the south-east corner. If it is in the north-west corner a lot of precious time is lost. If the T.V. is in the south-west corner frequent breakdowns are expected.

7. The telephone should not be in the south-west or the north-west corners. It should be in the east or in the south-east or in the north.

8. The Indian style sitting arrangement should be in the east, the west or the north.

9. It is better if the portraits of the God or water falls are hung in the north-east corner. Stuffed animals should be in the north-west corner.

10. The colour 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.

11. Portraits of angry birds, animals, women, weeping children, scenes from the wars etc. should not be displayed in the room.

12. Furniture of this room should not be circular, triangular, egg shaped, hexagonal or odd shapes. It should be square or rectangular.

13. Due to paucity of land, if the furniture is to be kept in the east or in the north direction, it should not be in the direct contact with the flooring. It should be light and hollow and placed on base 1 to 3 inches above the floor. 14. The ceiling of this room if slanting towards the east or the north, is good. 15. The cooler should be in the west/north west/east and not in the southeast direction.

16. In the modern architecture the height of the living room is more up to double than that of the other rooms. There is no harm in doing so. However, the staircase should be in the south, the west or the south -west corner of the room.

GRUH VASTU

BED ROOM

1. If the plot is big and spacious, leaving the north- west part of the north side and adjacent to the living room the bed room should be located.

2. In the northern bedroom the morning sun rays are available to some extent. 3. If in the north side bedroom, you sleep with your head towards the east or the south, you can enjoy a sound sleep.

4. A west side bedroom is the best for children. An eastern bedroom can also be used for unmarried children or for guests.

5. If the bedroom is in the south-east direction of the main building, it results in unnecessary quarrels between the husband and the wife. Wasteful expenditure increases and one has face one kind of trouble or the other. It can be used as office or for bedroom of a unmarried son.

6. The north-east is the direction of the deities there- fore, no bedroom should be in this direction. Otherwise, one has to face many calamities, sickness increases. If a married couple sleeps in N/E room, they have to face long lasting diseases.

7. Nobody’s bedroom should be exactly in the middle of the building.

8. The colour of walls should be light rose, gray, blue, chocolate, green etc. Marble stones (white and yellow coloured) should not be used in the newly married couple’s bedroom.

9. In the main south-west corner of the south-west side, bed room, heavy articles should be kept. The bed in this room should be to the south or the west of the south-west corner of this room.

10. Sleeping with legs towards the east gives name, fame & prosperity. Sleeping with legs towards the west gives mental peace & increases a liking for spiritualism. Sleeping with legs towards the north, increases wealth and prosperity. However, if you sleep with legs towards the south, you will not have a sound sleep. There are dreams, bad thoughts crop up in the mind. Heaviness in the chest is felt sometimes. The south is known as the Yamasthan (Place of Yama). Dead body’s legs are kept towards the south. Mental sick- ness increases and there is a likelihood of reduction in the life span.

11. Some buildings do not get proper & exact east-west and north-south directions in their building. They get the East-West and North-South in corner or not parallel to the plot. However in bed rooms of such buildings, for getting the proper direction, one should not put his bed in an oblique position S-W, S-E. They should place bed properly in that zone.

12. The dressing table in the bed room should be to the east of the north direction. The reading and writing work should be done in the west of the bedroom. It can also be done in the east. While reading one should face East. 13. Television, heater and electrical appliances should be in the south-east corner of the bedroom. The wardrobe should be in the north-west or the south-west of the room.

14. The door of the bedroom should be of one shutter as far as possible. It should be in the east, the west or the north. There is no harm in having small windows in the east and the north. Almeries, showcases etc. should be in the south or the west walls. A mezzanine on this side is tolerable.

15. The south-west, west corner should never be kept vacant.

16. If bathroom, tub bath, toilet, change room etc. are to be attached to the bed room, they should be in the west or the north side.

17. As far as possible, the safe should not be in the bed room. If it is, it should be placed in a way leaving the south-east, the north-east, the south-west and the north-west corners as well as the east and the north directions. If the safe is kept in the south and opens in the north, it is very auspicious. But safe should not be kept towards the north in any room because it opens towards the south, leading to unnecessary expenditure and loss of wealth.

18. Keeping mirror in bedroom specially in newly married couple can cause differences among the couple. T.V. & computer should be better to avoided in the bed room.

19. If still mirror is required it should be on North, East or N/E wall, placed so that no part of your body will reflect in the mirror while sleeping otherwise same part must have some problem.

20. Install a Bagua outside your bedroom door to protect it from negative energy.

GRUH VASTU

TOILETS

1. The W/C should not be provided above or under Pooja room, fire and bed place.

2. The facing of W/C be preferably on N/S axis.

3. The toilets in the building should never be in the centre, the north-east, and the south-west corners.

4. The toilets should be constructed to the west of the building or the north-west side of the north or the south directions, leaving the south-east and the south-west corner. But septic tank should not be in the south.

5. The pot in the toilet should be in the west, the south or the north-west side of the west. 6. The construction of the toilet should be such that the persons sitting there have their faces towards the north or the west.

7. The toilet should be one or two feet higher than the ground level. The door of the toilet should be in the east or the north direction as far as possible.

8. The water storage or the taps in the toilet should be in the east, the north or the north-east corner. It should never be in the south-east or the south-west direction.

9. The slope of the flooring of the toilet and the outlet should be in the east or the north.

10. The colour of walls of the toilet can be according to ones own choice with light colours.

11. In the toilet, there should be a small window, in the East, the West or the north.

GRUH VASTU

SEPTIC TANK

1. SEPTIC Tank should not be in the south-east, the north-east or the south-west corner under any condition.

2. If the north side is divided into nine equal parts it should be in the third part from the north-west direction.

3. SEPTIC tank should not be directly touching the compound wall or the plinth of the house. It should be at least 1 or 2 ft. away.

4. Due to paucity of space, septic tank can built in the north corner of the west side but 1 or 2 ft. away from the compound wall.

5. The length of septic tank should be east-west and the breadth should be south-north as far as possible.

6. Septic tank should not be higher than the plinth level of the building. It should be at the ground level as far as possible.

EFFECT OF SEPTIC TANK

Well Direction

Effects

NORTH

Loss of Money.

NORTH-EAST

Loss of Business

EAST

Loss of Fame

SOUTH EAST

Loss of Wealth

SOUTH

Loss of Wife

SOUTH WEST

Loss of Life

WEST

Loss of Mental Peace

7. The outlet of the septic tank should be in the north or the west

GRUH VASTU

DRAINAGE PIPE LINE

1. The pipelines of the bathroom and the kitchen should have an outlet in the east or the north direction.

2. Outlet should not be in the south under any condition even by mistake. If at all it is, in the south it should be turned to the east or the north direction.

3. The pipes of the toilets and bathrooms should be diverted to the west or the north-west and then the outlets should be given.

4. Drainage pipes coming from upper floors should not be in the south-west corner.

GRUH VASTU

VERANDAH

1. No corner of the Verandah should be cut off or rounded off.

2. Verandah should be on the East or North side.

3. The height of the Verandah should be slightly less than the floor level of the entire house.

4. The Verandah should never be in the South and West. If so, in the evening or night family should not gossip there nor should talk loudly. If may cause reduction of the family.

5. The height of the Verandah should be slightly less than the height of the entire house.

GRUH VASTU

STUDY ROOM

1. While studying one should face the East or North.

2. The windows in the Study Room should be in the East, West or North wall. 3. The racks for books should not be in the Southwest or Northwest corners. If they are in Northwest corner, books will be stolen and if in Southwest they will not be much in use. So in a small cupboard in the East and North the books should be kept.

4. Except the Southwest and Northwest a study room in the West is the best. 5. The doors of the Study Room should be in the Northeast, North, East, West & avoiding Southeast, Northwest and Southwest corneRS

GRUH VASTU

STRONG ROOM

1.) In the Strong room doors in the Southeast, Southwest, Northwest and South should be avoided.

2.) The cash almirah should not be kept on a solid platform. It should solidly stand on a leveled floor.

3.) There should be only one door to the Strong Room of two shutters.

4.) The North being of ‘Kuber’ the Strong Room is advisable to be in the North.

5.) In the Strong Room doors on the East or North walls are very favourable. The cash almirah should not be kept in front of the North door, but it should be shifted away from facing the door.

6.) In the cash almirah, costly articles, gold, Silver and jewelry etc. should be kept on the West or South side.

7.) If cash almirah is kept in the Northeast, there will be loss of cash.

8.) The cash almirah should be placed on its legs.

9.) In the Strong Room leaving 1” space on the South wall and avoiding the Southeast and Southwest corners, if the back of the ‘Tijori’ (Cash almirah) is kept towards South wall while opening the almirah, it faces the North; it is the best position.

10.) A small window should be provided in the East and North wall at a higher place.

GRUH VASTU

BASEMENT / CELLAR

1.) A sick person should not reside in Basement. He will not be cured.

2.) If business is carried out in Basement, only invoices can be made there but cash counter must be on ground floor and not in the Basement.

3.) In Western countries big mirrors are used to reflect the sun rays into the basement. It helps to some extent.

4.) The Basement blocks the solar rays and thus deprives the benefits of solar rays. Hence it is advisable not to have basement.

5.) The Basement should not be in the South or West alone.

6.) East and North Basement are good. If only in the North-East Bore-wellor water facilities are provided it will be very auspicious and will bring a lot of property. Keeping heavy items in the South-West if one sits facing the North it is very good for business. If business is in the Northwest a big ventilation should be provided in the North. Any basement should have doors and windows in the North and the East. The business in the Northwest will be good but there will be laziness and sudden loss in business and theft may occur.

7.) A hotel in the Southeast of the Basement will be successful if the kitchen is arranged as per rules of the Vastu Shastra.

8.) The lower most part of Basement under a temple is full of magnetic power and other powers created by Saints who worshipped there.

9.) No basement should have height of less than nine.

10.) The place at Basement is good only for godowns. If in the Southwest corner a well or bore well or under- ground water storage is made it will be most dangerous. The head of the family may have accidental death or suicidal cases may occur.

11.) If 1/4th of the basement is above the plot level and if the morning sun rays enter the basement from 7 am. To 10 am. it is O.K.

FIRST FLOOR

1.) The height of the roof of the First Floor should not be more than that of the Ground floor.

2.) There should never be a balcony on the First Floor in the Southwest corner. It may be away from this corner. Provided it is not round or of irregular shape.

3.) Rain water on the First Floor should have an exit in the North, East or Northeast.

4.) In the case of only First Floor it should be constructed in the South-West side and only terrace should be left in the North & East. This does not apply to a Multistoried building. Balconies should be in the North & East.

5.) The slope of the flooring of the First Floor should be towards the North and East. 6.) Doors and Windows on the first floor should be on the East and North side. A big window in the Northwest is good.

7.) On the First Floor bedroom or Study room of the head of the family should be provided.

STAIR CASE

1.) In a house steps should be in the South, West or South-West. Never on the North-East side.

2.) Never keep cash almirah below steps.

3.) The first step of the stairs should not be round.

4.) The steps should never start or end from the Pooja Room, Strong room, Store room, or Kitchen.

5.) For shortage of space and open space, steps can be constructed in the South-East or North-West. It may affect the health of children slightly.

6.) If possible circular steps should be avoided.

7.) There should be roof with slope on the East or North on the top of the steps.

8.) The room, where the steps of the South-West end, should not be occupied by anyone. If so he will become sick, will have breathing problem; blood circulation will become slow and will suffer from a disease for which medicine will be difficult to avail of.

9.) The steps for going to upper floors and going to a cellar should not be the same.10.) If steps are in the North-East, there will be financial losses, and business losses. The head of the family will be in debts.

11.) The steps should be such that one should climb towards the West or South and while descending one should descend towards the East or North. 12.) Preferably while climbing up the steps, they should be clockwise.

13.) The steps should never be in the Centre of the house.

Garden

Your garden must be planed with same attention you pay to the inside of the building, If it is to contribute to the balance and harmony of your home. Observing the rules of Vaastu in designing your garden will enable you to balance the positive and negative energies of you property . This is because buildings, with their wood, concrete, steel, bricks and other solid construction material are negative, while earth, plant, flowers and pond are positive. The plant in the garden should be evergreen so that it will provide uninterrupted protection. They should be healthy and green if this is not, they can attract negative energy with their sickly nature.

Fountain with flowing water, create and abundance good positive energy. The movement of water attracts energy, the flow of water symbolizes cash flow and does much to encourage prosperity. Pools and ponds are excellent for positive energy especially if they contain large healthy fishes. Gold or silver fish representing gold and silver coins are important prosperity symbols.

If you have a pool or a pond it should curve towards your building so that the water appears to embrace it. In this position the water will protect that building. If it curves, away, the water will fall and unlucky arrow with negative energy will point to your direction. Mix, shapes and sizes of plants in your garden so that no one tree or plant is grouping over the other. This is an elements of balance.

Paths should curved gently through your garden for a natural movement of energy. But they should never be twisted or spiral as these shapes suggest snakes in any garden. A densely planted garden flowers will be less interesting to the eye than one with few interesting plants. Above all your garden should look as natural as possible. Good plants keeping the light closed for e the house is very important than its overall appearance. By attracting and helping to circulate good positive energy, a pleasant exterior to your home will be an important element in the overall quality of your home positive energy.

The forces that play a roll in shaping our life are first comes destiny, 2nd is luck, 3rd is Vaastu principles 4th is philanthropy & 5th is education. By putting Vaastu Principles to work in your home, you will be assisting your family in achieving financial, academic, or relationship. Using the principles of Vaastu you will make your home a welcome places for guests and first step towards philanthropy will pay off.

તોડફોડ વિના વાસ્તુદોષથી છુટકારો મેળવો- 1 

તમારા ઘરની અંદર કોઈ પણ પ્રકારની તોડફોડ કર્યા વિના નીચે દર્શાવેલા ઉપાયો વડે તમે વાસ્તુદોષથી છુટકારો મેળવી શકો છો.

- પોતાની પસંદગીને અનુસાર સુગંધિત ફૂલોનો ગુલદસ્તો હંમેશા પોતાના માથાની તરફના ખુણા પાસે મુકો.

- સુવાના રૂમની અંદર એઠા વાસણ ન રાખવા, આનાથી પત્નીનું સ્વાસ્થ્ય પણ ખરાબ થાય છે અને ધનની ઉણપ પણ થાય છે.

- પરિવારનો કોઈ પણ સભ્ય માનસિક તણાવને લીધે પીડાતો હોય તો કાળા મૃગની ચામડીને પાથરીને સુવાથી લાભ થાય છે. કોઈ પણ વ્યક્તિને ખરાબ સ્વપ્નો આવતાં હોય તો ગંગાજળ માથા પાસે રાખીને સુવું.

- પરિવારમાં કોઈ રોગગ્રસ્ત હોય તો ચાંદીના વાસણમાં શુદ્ધ કેસરયુક્ત ગંગાજળ ભરીને ઓશિકા પાસે મુકી દેવું.

- જો કોઈ વ્યક્તિ માનસિક તણાવને લીધે હેરાન હોય તો રૂમમાં શુદ્ધ ઘીનો દિવો પ્રગટાવીને રાખો અને સાથે ગુલાબની અગરબત્તી પણ સળગાવો.

- સુવાના રૂમમાં ક્યારેય પણ સાવરણી ન રાખવી. જો કોઈ કષ્ટ પડી રહ્યું હોય તો તકીયાની નીચે લાલ ચંદન મુકીને સુઈ જવું.

- ગુપ્ત શત્રુ હેરાન કરી રહ્યાં હોય તો લાલ ચાંદીના સાપ બનાવીને તેમની આંખોમાં સુરમો લગાવી તેમને પગની નીચે રાખીને સુવુ જોઈએ.

તોડફોડ વિના વાસ્તુદોષથી છુટકારો મેળવો- 2 

- દુકાનમાં મન ન લાગતું હોય તો શ્વેત ગણપતિની મૂર્તિની વિધિપૂર્વક પૂજા કરીને મુખ્ય દ્વારની આગળ અને પાછળ સ્થાપિત કરવી.

- જો દુકાનનો મુખ્ય દ્વાર અશુભ હોય અથવા દક્ષિણ પશ્ચિમ કે દક્ષિણ દિશામાં હોય તો 'યમકીલક યંત્ર' ની પૂજા કરીને સ્થાપના કરવી. જો સરકારી કર્મચારી દ્વારા હેરાન થતાં હોય તો સુર્ય યંત્રની વિધિપૂર્વક પૂજા કરીને દુકાનમાં તેની સ્થાપના કરવી.

- સીડીઓની નીચે બેસીને મહત્વપુર્ણ કાર્ય ન કરો.

- દુકાન, ફેક્ટરી, કાર્યાલય વગેરે જગ્યાએ વર્ષમાં એક વખત પૂજા અવશ્ય કરાવો.

- જો દુકાનમાં ચોરી થતી હોય તો દુકાનના ઓટલાની પાસે પૂજા કરીને મંગળ યંત્ર સ્થાપિત કરો.

- જ્યારથી તમે મકાન લીધું હોય ત્યારથી ભાગ્ય સાથ ન આપી રહ્યું હોય અને લાગતું હોય કે જુના મકાનમાં બધુ જ સારૂ હતું અને અત્યારે વધારે મુશ્કેલીઓ છે તો ઘરમાં પીળા રંગના પડદા લગાવો.

- જો બાળકો આજ્ઞાકારી ન હોય, સંતાન સુખ અને સંતાનનો સહયોગ ઈચ્છતાં હોય તો તેને માટે સુર્ય યંત્ર કે તાંબુ ત્યાં મુકો જ્યાં મકાનનો મુખ્ય પ્રવેશ દ્વાર હોય. પ્રાણ પ્રતિષ્ઠા કરાવીને મુકો.

પંચભુતોનું ઘરમાં સ્થાન

   

1. જળ : જળનું સ્થાન ઉત્તર-પુર્વ દિશામાં બતાવવામાં આવ્યું છે. જળનું સંગ્રહસ્થાન, કુવો, ટાંકી વગેરે પુર્વ ઉત્તર દિશામાં હોવા જોઈએ જેથી કરીને સુર્યના સવારના કિરણો તેની પર પડે અને કિટાણું નષ્ટ થઈ જાય. આ સિવાય આ તરફ જળનું સંગ્રહસ્થાન હોવાથી ઘરના સ્વામીને ખુશી અને સમૃદ્ધિ મળે છે.

2. અગ્નિ: અગ્નિનું સ્થાન દક્ષિણ પુર્વમાં છે. એટલા માટે રસોડુ આ તરફ હોવું જોઈએ. અગ્નિને પ્રજ્વલિત કરતી વખતે મનુષ્યનું મોઢુ પુર્વ દિશા તરફ રહેવું જોઈએ. તેનાથી ઘરમાં ખુશી અને સમૃદ્ધિ રહે છે અને મનુષ્યનું મન શાંત રહે છે.

3. ભુમિ : મકાનના દક્ષિણ પશ્ચિમ ભાગને સખત માનવામાં આવ્યો છે એટલા માટે આ દિશાને ભુમિની સંજ્ઞા આપવામાં આવી છે. કહેવાય છે કે આ દિશા જેટલી ઉંચી હશે ગૃહસ્વામીનું તેટલુ જ માન સન્માન રહેશે અને તે સમાજમાં ઉંચો દરજ્જો મેળવશે.

4. વાયુ : વાયુનું સ્થાન ઉત્તર-પશ્ચિમમાં માનવામાં આવે છે. એટલા માટે ઘરના બારી બારણાં વગેરે આ દિશામાં બનાવવાની સલાહ આપવામાં આવે છે. જેથી કરીને ઘરમાં પર્યાપ્ત વાયુ પ્રવેશ કરે અને ઘરમાં રહેનાર લોકોને પુર્ણ રૂપે વાયુ મળે. જો આ દિશામાંથી વાયુનો પ્રવાહ કોઈ પણ અવરોધ વિના મળે તો આ મકાનના સ્વામીને હંમેશા ખુશી મળશે અને વ્યાપારમાં પ્રગતિ અને સારા મિત્રો મળશે જે તેના સુખ દુ:ખના સાથી હશે.

5. આકાશ : આકાશની જગ્યા મકાનના વચ્ચેના સ્થાનને આપવામાં આવે છે. મકાનનું નિર્માણ કરતી વખતે વચ્ચેવાળી જગ્યાને ખાલી છોડી દેવી જોઈએ. આને બહા સ્થાન પણ કહેવામાં આવે છે. આ સ્થાન આકાશથી સીધુ દેખાઈ દેવું જોઈએ. આની વચ્ચે બીમ અને અવરોધ પેદા કરે તેવું કઈ પણ ન હોવું જોઈએ. નાના મકાનવાળા આ રીતની જગ્યા છોડી નથી શકતાં પરંતુ તેમણે પણ પ્રયત્ન કરવો જોઈએ કે મકાનની વચ્ચેની જગ્યા ખાલી છોડી શકે.

અરીસો રાખો યોગ્ય જગ્યાએ

    

* વ્યાપારીક સ્થળોએ મુખ્યદ્વારનું પ્રતિબિંબ પડે તે રીતે છત ઉપર અરીસો લગાડવામાં આવે તો તેનાથી વ્યાપારમાં વૃધ્ધિ થાય છે. તેને માટે તમે પુર્વે અને ઉત્તરમાં છતના ઉપયોગને બદલે કોઇપણ દિવાલને પણ લઇ શકો છો.

* અરીસો મુખ્યદ્વારે લગાડેલો હોય તો તે મિત્રતા વધારવા અને શત્રુતા રોકવામાં મદદરુપ થાય છે. તેને માટે ગોળ અરીસાનો ઉપયોગ ઉત્તમ છે.

* જ્યાં અગ્નિનો ઉપયોગ થતો હોય ત્યાં અરીસો લગાડવો નહિ કેમકે તેનાથી વ્યાવસાયિક ધોરણે નુકશાન થાય છે.

* ખાસ કરીને ઘરમાં જો સીટીંગ રૂમને ઉત્તર દિશામાં બનાવવામાં આવે તો શ્રેષ્‍ઠ ગણાય છે તે છતાં પૂર્વ કે ઈશાનમાં પણ સીટીંગ રૂમ બનાવી શકાય.

* ડ્રોઈંગ રૂમમાં ગોળ કે અંડાકાર ફર્નિચરનો ઉપયોગ શક્ય હોય ત્‍યાં સુધી ન કરવો જોઈએ.

* સીટીંગ રૂમમાં ઉત્તર તરફ શો- કેસ ગોઠવી શકાય. શો-કેસમાં મહાન વિભૂતિને લગતા શિલ્‍ડ વિગેરે હોય તો મૂકી શકાય. 

બેડ રૂમમાં ન રાખશો...

    

* બેડ રૂમમાં એઠા વાસણ રાખવાથી ઘરની મહિલાના સ્વાસ્થ્ય પર પ્રભાવ પડે છે અને પરિવારમાં કલેષ પણ થાય છે.

* બેડ રૂમમાં પાણી કે કોઈ ભારે વસ્તુ ન રાખશો.

* બેડ રૂમમાં ખોટા વ્યસન કરવાથી તમારી પ્રગતિમાં અડચણ ઉભી થશે.

* પલંગને ક્યારેય પણ દિવાલની સાથે અડકાળીને ન રાખશો. તેનાથી પતિ-પત્નીમાં દરાર પડે છે. 

રસોડુ બનાવતી વખતે ધ્યાનમાં રાખો 

શુ તમારા ઘરમાં ખર્ચ વધી ગયો છે ? શુ કોઈ વસ્તુની બરકત નથી ? શુ મનમાં અસ્થિરતા ઘર કરી રહી છે ? શુ પતિ-પત્ની વચ્ચે તણાવ રહે છે ? સાફ સફાઈ કરવા છતા શુ ઘરમાં કીડીઓ અને વંદાઓનો અડ્ડો જામેલો રહે છે. જો તમારો જવાબ હા હોય તો સમગ્ર ઘરની સાથે સાથે એક નજર રસોડા પર પણ મારી લો.

આ શાસ્ત્ર સમ્મત હોવાની સાથે સાથે એક પર્સનલ અનુભવ છે કે દરેક ઘરમાં કિચન અગ્નિકોણમાં જ હોવો જોઈએ.

ચૂલો અગ્નિમા, પ્લેટફોર્મ પૂર્વ અને દક્ષિણને ઘેરતુ હોવુ જોઈએ. વોશ બેસિન ઉત્તરમાં હોય. રસોઈ બનાવતી વખતે મોઢુ પૂર્વ દિશાની તરફ હૌવુ જોઈએ. ઉત્તર કે દક્ષિણ દિશામાં બિલકુલ ન હોવુ જોઈએ

ઉત્તરને ઘેરતુ પ્લેટફોર્મ બનાવવુ કે ઉત્તરમાં ગેસનો ચૂલો મૂકવો ઘરને મહત્વપૂર્ણ બનાવે છે. આવા ઘરમાં કામ ક્યારેય સમાપ્ત થતુ નથી, રસોઈની બરકત નથી રહેતી. ગૃહિણીને માનસિક સંતાપ રહે છે. પશ્ચિમમાં રહેલુ પ્લેટફોર્મ ઘરમાં અશાંતિ આપે છે. ભોજનનુ રસ તત્વ નિષ્ફળ કરે છે અને સ્વાસ્થ્યને નુકશાન કરે છે. બંને સ્થિતિમાં ઘરનો ખર્ચ સતત વઘતો જાય છે. અને ઘરમાં શાંતિ નથી રહેતી. ટૂકમાં, રસોડુ જો યોગ્ય દિશામાં ન હોય તો એ તમને ક્યારેય સુખ શાંતિ નથી આપી શકતુ.

ઉપાય - રસોડાની દિશા બદલવી જ એકમાત્ર ઉપાય છે. સાવચેતી માટે અગ્નેયમાં રસોઈ બનાવ્યા પછી તેને અન્ય સ્થાન પર મૂકવાથી કોઈ દોષ નથી લાગતો.

મુખ્ય દ્વારની આસપાસ શું હોવું જોઈએ 

* મુખ્ય દ્વારની સામે દિવાલ પર દર્પણ હોવું જોઈએ નહિ કેમકે તેનાથી સકારાત્મક ઉર્જા પ્રતિબિંબિત થઈને પાછી જતી રહે છે.

* મુખ્ય દ્વારની સામેથી કોઈ પણ રસ્તો ન જતો હોવો જોઈએ. જો આવું હોય તો તમારા ઘરની મુખ્ય દ્વારની દિશા બદલી દો કે પછી તમે તમારા ઘરના મુખ્ય દ્વારની ઉપર પાકુઆ દર્પણ પણ લગાવી શકો છો.

* પાકુઆ દર્પણની અષ્ટભુજીય આકૃતિ હોય છે જેની વચ્ચે કોનવેક્સ કે કોનકેવ દર્પણ હોય છે. આને હંમેશા ઘરની બહારની તરફ લટકાવવું જોઈએ. એક વાતનું ધ્યાન રાખવું કે પા કુઆ દર્પણ ઘરની અંદર નહિ બહારની તરફ મોઢુ કરેલ હોવું જોઈએ.

* મુખ્ય દ્વારની આગળ કોઈ પણ ઝાડ, દિવાલ કે રૂકાવટ ન હોવી જોઈએ.

* મુખ્ય દ્વારની સામે અંદરની તરફ કે બહારની તરફ કોઈ શૌચાલય ન હોવું જોઈએ. તેની બગલમાં પણ શૌચાલય ન હોવું જોઈએ.

* શૌચાલય નકારાત્મક ઉર્જા પ્રવાહિત કરે છે જે મુખ્ય દ્વારથી આવતી સકારાત્મક ઉર્જાને નષ્ટ કરી દે છે. તેને માટે શૌચાલયનો દ્વાર મુખ્ય દ્વારની સામે ન ખોલતાં કોઈ અન્ય દિશા તરફ ખોલી શકો છો.

નવા ઘરમાં મંદિર ક્યાં બનાવશો?

   

    જો તમારા ઘરમાં મંદિર અલગ જ રૂમમાં હોય તો સૌથી શ્રેષ્ઠ છે પરંતુ જો આવું ન હોય તો તેને એવા રૂમમાં રાખો જ્યાં તમે સુતા ન હોય.

મંદિર બનાવતી વખતે અને પૂજા કરતી વખતે નીચેની બાબતોનું ધ્યાન રાખો-

* મંદિરને ઉપરથી ગુબંદનો આકાર ન આપતાં સીધુ અને સપાટ બનાવો.

* દેવાલય જ્યાં સુધી બની શકે ત્યાં સુધી ઈશાન ખુણામાં જ બનાવો. જો ઈશાન ખુણામાં શક્ય ન બને તો પૂર્વ કે પશ્ચિમમાં સ્થાપિત કરો.

* મંદિરમાં કુલ દેવતા, દેવી, અન્નપુર્ણા, ગણપતિ, શ્રીયંત્ર વગેરેની સ્થાપના કરો.

* કોઈ પણ તીર્થસ્થળોએથી ખરીદેલી મૂર્તિઓને મંદિરમાં ન રાખશો. પારંપરિક મૂર્તિઓની જ પૂજા કરો.

* મૂર્તિઓ કોઈ પણ પરિસ્થિતિમાં ચાર થી પાંચ ઈંચ કરતાં વધારે લાંબી ન હોવી જોઈએ.

* નાચતાં ગણપતિ, તાંડવ કરતાં શિવ, વધ કરતાં કાળી માતા વગેરેની મૂર્તિ અને ફોટાઓ ન રાખશો.

* મહાદેવની લીંગના રૂપમાં આરાધના કરો, મૂર્તિ ન રાખશો.

* પૂજા કરતી વખતે મોઢુ ઉત્તર કે પૂર્વ તરફ હોવું જોઈએ.

* દિવો અગ્નિ ખુણામાં જ પ્રગટાવો. પાણીને ઉત્તરમાં રાખો.

* પૂજામાં શંખ-ઘંટડીનો પ્રયોગ અવશ્ય કરો.

* પૂજાના પવિત્ર પાણીને ઘરના દરેક ખુણામાં છાંટો.

* ગળી વસ્તુઓનો ભોગ અવશ્ય ધરાવો.

* ખંડિત મૂર્તિઓનું વિસર્જન કરી દો. વિસર્જન પહેલાં તેમને ભોગ અવશ્ય લગાવો.

કેવુ હોવુ જોઈએ ઘર-આંગણ ? 

   

આંગણ દરેક મકાનનુ કેન્દ્રીય સ્થાન હોય છે. આ મોટુ સ્થાન પણ કહેવાય છે. બ્રહ્મ સ્થાન કાયમ ખુલ્લુ અને સાફ રાખવુ જોઈએ. પહેલાના જમાનામાં બ્રહ્મ સ્થાનમાં ચોક, આંગણ રહેતુ હતુ. ગામડાઓની વાત છોડીએ તો શહેરમાં તો લગભગ મકાનમાં આંગણ રાખવાનો રિવાજ સમાપ્ત થવા માંડ્યો છે. વાસ્તુ શાસ્ત્રમાં મકાન આંગણ રાખવા પર વધુ જોર રાખવામાં આવ્યો છે.

વાસ્તુ મુજબ

મકાનનુ પ્રારૂપ આ પ્રકારનુ રાખવુ જોઈએ કે આંગણ વચ્ચે હોય. જો સ્થાનની કમી હોય તો, મકાનમાં ખુલ્લુ ક્ષેત્ર આ રીતે ઉત્તર કે પૂર્વમાં રાખો, જેના દ્વાર સૂર્યનો પ્રકાશ અને તાપ મકાનમાં વધુમાં વધુ પ્રવેશી સકે.

આંગણ કેવા પ્રકારનુ હોવુ જોઈએ-

આ મધ્યમાં ઉંચુ અને ચારે તરફથી નીચુ હોય. જો આ મધ્યમાં નીચુ અને ચારે બાજુથી ઉંચુ હશે તો એ તમારી માટે નુકશાનદાયક છે.

આવુ આંગણ હોય તો તમારી સંપત્તિ નો નાશ થઈ શકે છે. પરિવારમાં વિપદા વધશે.

આંગણ ગુણાકાર અને બીજી રીતે પણ જાણી શકાય છે.

વાસ્તુ મુજબ આંગણની લંબાઈ અને પહોળાઈના સરવાળાને 8થી ગુણીને 9થી ભાગવાથી શેષનુ નામ અને ફળ આ રીતે જાણો -

જો શેષ 1 આવે તો વાગવાનો ભય,

2 આવે તો એશ્વર્ય,

3 આવે તો બૌધ્ધિક વિકાસ,

4 આવે તો ધર્મ-કર્મમાં વૃધ્ધિ,

5 આવે તો રાજ-સન્માન,

6 આવે તો સ્ત્રી-પુત્ર વગેરેને નુકશાન,

7 આવે તો ધનનુ આગમન,

8 આવે તો ધન

9 આવે તો ચોરી અને શત્રુપક્ષથી ભય રહેશે.

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W.D

- હોટલ, રેસ્ટોરંટ વગેરે માટે બાલ્કની હંમેશા પુર્વ કે ઉત્તર દિશામાં જ બનાવવી, કેમકે એવું માનવામાં આવે છે કે ઉત્તર દિશા ગ્રાહકો માટે સુવિધાપુર્ણ હોય છે. ત્યાં ગ્રાહકો વધારે આવે છે. હોટલનો માલિક થોડાક જ દિવસમાં પૈસાદાર બની જાય છે. પુર્વ દિશા પણ શ્રેષ્ઠ છે.

- હોટલ અને રેસ્ટોરંટમાં સ્ટોર રૂમ દક્ષિણ, પશ્ચિમ કે દક્ષિણ અને પશ્ચિમમાં રાખવો શુભ રહેશે.

- હોટલમાં એર કંડીશનર હંમેશા પશ્ચિમમાં રાખો. એવું માનવામાં આવે છે કે નકારાત્મક ઉર્જાને દૂર કરીને સકારાત્મક ઉર્જા પ્રદાન કરે છે.

- વોશ બેસિન પશ્ચિમ દિશામાં રાખો.

- હોટલનો ભારે સામાન, વિદ્યુત યંત્ર જેવા કે ટ્રાંસફાર્મર, જનરેટર વગેરેને દક્ષિણ-પુર્વમાં રાખો.

- હોટલમાં સ્વીમીંગ પુલનું નિર્માણ ઉત્તર, પુર્વ કે ઉત્તર- પુર્વ ખુણામાં કરાવો, તો હોટલ ઝડપથી ગ્રાહકોની પસંદગી બની જશે.

- હોટલ અને રેસ્ટોરંટ માટે કિચનનું સ્થાન દક્ષિણ-પુર્વમાં નક્કી કરાયેલ છે. વાસ્તુની દ્રષ્ટિએ આ ખુબ જ લાભકારી છે. વ્યાપારમાં પ્રગતિ થાય છે. જો તમારી ઈચ્છાં હોય તો ઉત્તર-પશ્ચિમમાં પણ કિચન રાખી શકો છો. અન્ય દિશામાં કિચન બનાવવાથી હોટલ ઝડપથી બંધ થઈ જશે તેવું માનવામાં આવે છે.

- હોટલ અને રેસ્ટોરંટનો મુખ્ય દ્વાર ઉત્તર, પુર્વ કે ઉત્તર-પુર્વમાં રાખવો તે સર્વશ્રેષ્ઠ માનવામાં આવે છે. દક્ષિણ દિશા તરફ દ્વાર ક્યારેય પણ ન રાખશો. રોકડ માટે કાઉંટરની વ્યવસ્થા ઉત્તર દિશામાં કરવી.

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N.D

- ઘરના મુખ્ય દરવાજો હંમેશા બીજા દરવાજાઓ કરતા મોટો અને મજબૂત હોવો જોઈએ, જેથી કરીને ઘરમાં સકારાત્મક ઉર્જા પ્રવેશે અને નકારાત્મક ઉર્જાને બહાર રોકી શકાય. દરવાનો મજબૂત રાખવાથી દુશ્મનોથી પણ રક્ષણ મળે છે. - ઘરમાં વધુ દરવાજા ન હોવા જોઈએ, વધુ દરવાજાને કારણે પ્રાણિક ઉર્જા ઘરમાં વધુ ટકતી નથી જે ઘરની શાંતિ માટે શુભ નથી. - ઘરમાં પ્રવેશતાંની સાથે જ રસોડું ...

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વાસ્તુ

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- મકાનમાં સીડીઓ કાયમ જમણી બાજુ બનાવો અને એક સીડીથી બીજી સીડી વચ્ચે 9 ઈંચનુ અંતર હોવુ જોઈએ. આ આદર્શ અંતર માનવામાં આવે છે. - સીડીઓની નીચે સ્લોપિંગમાં બેડરૂમ કે પૂજા ઘર ન હોવુ જોઈએ. - ભૂલથી પણ નિસરણી નીચે ટોયલેટ ન બનાવો. આવુ કરવાથી મકાન માલિક અને તેના પરિવારના સભ્યોના બીમાર રહેવાની શકયતા વધી જાય છે.

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भारतीय संस्कृति में वृक्ष हैं महत्व

भारतीय संस्कृति में वृक्षों का अपना महत्वपूर्ण स्थान रहा है। आयुर्वेद के जनक महर्षि चरक ने भी वातावरण की शुद्धता के लिए विशेष वृक्षों का महत्व बताया है। अंततोगत्वा भूमि पर उत्पन्न होने वाले वृक्षों के आधार पर भूमि का चयन किया जाता है।

कांटेदार वृक्ष घर के समीप होने से शत्रु भय होता है। दूध वाला वृक्ष घर के समीप होने से धन का नाश होता है। फल वाले वृक्ष घर के समीप होने से संतति का नाश होता है। इनके काष्ठ भी घर पर लगाना अशुभ हैं। कांटेदार आदि वृक्षों को काटकर उनकी जगह अशोक, पुन्नाग व शमी रोपे जाएं तो उपर्युक्त दोष नहीं लगता है।

* पाकर, गूलर, आम, नीम, बहेड़ा तथा कांटेदार वृक्ष, पीपल, अगस्त, इमली यह सभी घर के समीप निंदित कहे गए हैं।

* भवन निर्माण के पहले यह भी देख लेना चाहिए कि भूमि पर वृक्ष, लता, पौधे, झाड़ी, घास, कांटेदार वृक्ष आदि नहीं हो।

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* जिस भूमि पर पपीता, आंवला, अमरूद, अनार, पलाश आदि के वृक्ष अधिक मात्रा में हो वह भूमि, वास्तु शास्त्र में बहुत श्रेष्ठ बताई गई है।

* जिन वृक्षों पर फूल आते रहते हैं और लता एवं वनस्पतियां सरलता से वृद्धि करती हैं इस प्रकार की भूमि भी वास्तु शास्त्र में उत्तम बताई गई है।

* जिस भूमि पर कंटीले वृक्ष, सूखी घास, बैर आदि वृक्ष उत्पन्न होते हैं। वह भूमि वास्तु में निषेध बताई गई है।

* जो व्यक्ति अपने भवन में सुखी रहना चाहते हैं उन्हें कभी भी उस भूमि पर निर्माण नहीं करना चाहिए, जहां पीपल या बड़ का पेड़ हो।

* भवन के निकट वृक्ष कम से कम दूरी पर होना चाहिए ताकि दोपहर की छाया भवन पर न पड़े।

* सीताफल के वृक्ष वाले स्थान पर भी या उसके आसपास भी भवन नहीं बनाना चाहिए। इसे भी वास्तु शास्त्र ने उचित नहीं माना है, क्योंकि सीताफल के वृक्ष पर हमेशा जहरीले जीव-जंतु का वास होता है।

* जिस भूमि पर तुलसी के पौधे लगे हो वहां भवन निर्माण करना उत्तम है। तुलसी का पौधा अपने चारों ओर का 50 मीटर तक का वातावरण शुद्ध रखता है, क्योंकि शास्त्रों में यह पौधा बहुत ही पवित्र एवं पूजनीय माना गया है।