Vaastu Tips

Vaastu is an ancient Indian science of architecture and buildings which helps in making a congenial setting or a place to live and work in a most scientific way taking advantage of the benefits bestowed by nature, its elements and energy fields for enhanced wealth, health, prosperity and happiness.

Vastu Shastra unifies the science, art, astronomy and astrology; it can also be said as an ancient mystic science for designing and building. Vastu Shastra helps us to make our lives better and will secure from things going wrong.
Vaastu is the science of direction that combines all the five elements of nature and balances them with the man and the material. Vaastu Shastra is creating a congenial settings or a place to live or work, in most scientific way taking advantages of the benefits bestowed by the five elements called "Paanchbhootas" of the nature thereby paving the way for enhanced health, wealth, prosperity and happiness in an enlightened environment.

  • Bhoomi Pujan to be performed in North-East or centre or house.
  • Never fix a mirror on south and west wall if possible.
  • Your head should be towards the east or the south while sleeping.
  • One should never sleep under exposed beam as it brings ill fortune.
  • One should never provide three doors on a single wall especially in front of the house.
  • One should avoid constructing circular stairs in the house.
  • Various obstructions such as big tress, pillars, posts should be avoided near the entrance.
  • Good cross ventilation proves beneficial.
  • Avoiding constructing room below the staircase.
  • Plant small shrubs in North/East side to allow beneficial morning sunlight
  • The over head tank should be constructed in Southwest of the property
  • The size of the deity in the worship place should not be more than 10"
  • Put a pendulum wall clock near the study table for better concentration
  • The mirror should not be placed in front of the bed
  • Pregnant females should avoid Southeast rooms
  • One must buy only square/rectangle property
  • Furniture pattern of all the rooms should be changed regularly
  • Avoid blue colour in the kitchen
  • Worship space should not be made in bedroom
  • Never have a undressed stone wall in the house/office area
  • Keep a glass full of water on the table for better concentration
  • There should not be any mirror in front of the bed
  • The main door should not be directly in front of the bathroom door
  • One should never sleep on wrought iron/metal bed
  • One should not plant thorny trees like cactus in the house
  • The houses facing the T-point should be avoided.
  • The maximum no. of windows should be made on East/North wall
  • In the kitchen, the cooking gas & the washing sink should be maximum apart
  • Evaporate camphor crystals regularly in the bedrooms
  • One must face North/East while worshipping for better devotion
  • There should not be any broken glass or mirror in the house
  • Never sleep with your head towards NORTH
  • There should not be three doors in a line
  • Never sit or sleep under the beam
  • Stairs should be clock wise with odd no of steps
  •  Plant small shrubs in North/East side to allow beneficial morning sunlight
  • The over head tank should be constructed in Southwest of the property
  • The size of the deity in the worship place should not be more than 10"
  • Put a pendulum wall clock near the study table for better concentration
  • The mirror should not be placed in front of the bed
  • Pregnant females should avoid Southeast rooms
  • One must buy only square/rectangle property
  • Furniture pattern of all the rooms should be changed regularly
  • Avoid blue colour in the kitchen
  • Worship space should not be made in bedroom
  • Never have a undressed stone wall in the house/office area
  • Keep a glass full of water on the table for better concentration
  • There should not be any mirror in front of the bed
  • The main door should not be directly in front of the bathroom door
  • One should never sleep on wrought iron/metal bed
  • One should not plant thorny trees like cactus in the house
  • The houses facing the T-point should be avoided
  • The maximum no. of windows should be made on East/North wall
  • The main door should never make creaky voice
  • In the kitchen, the cooking gas & the washing sink should be maximum apart
  • Evaporate camphor crystals regularly in the bedrooms
  • One must face North/East while worshipping for better devotion
  • There should not be any broken glass or mirror in the house
  • Never sleep with your head towards NORTH
  • There should not be three doors in a line
  • Never sit or sleep under the beam
  • Stairs should be clock wise with odd no of steps

 

  • All the electronic gadgets should be placed at a distance from the bed as the Electro- magnetic waves emitted by them interferes with the sleep.
  • There should not be any mirror in front of the bed.
  • The door of the bedroom should never be producing a creaking noise.
  • Avoid keeping mirrors in front of the bed.
  • Entrance door to the bedroom may have a window opposite to it.
  • The dressing table in the bedroom should be kept in north direction.
  • The colour scheme for the bedroom in Southwest direction should be in any earthy tone like browns, shades of almond, all families of earthen colour.
  • Sleeping with head in east improves health, increases knowledge, and increases a liking for spiritualism.
  • The mattress used on the double bed should be a single one.
  • All the electronic gadgets should be placed at a distance from the bed as the Electro- magnetic waves emitted by them interferes with the sleep.
  • Sample bedroom layout according to vastu

 

 
  • Bathrooms should not lie in the northeast corners of the house.
  • The bathrooms and toilets should never be constructed beneath the staircase.
  • Bathrooms and toilets should be located at safe distance from the kitchen and bedroom.
  • The mirror should always be on the east wall.
  • Have the bigger window on the north and a smaller one in the west after providing privacy.
  • Toilet seats from south to north or west to east are approved.
  • If there is almirah, it should always be on the Southwest Side of the bathroom.
  • 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.
Placement in Toilet According To Vastu

 

  • Living Room should be in the east or north so one can get the morning sunlight and positive vibrations
  • The door of the living room should be in East or West.
  • The heavy articles of furniture or decoration should be in the west or the south direction because weight is the element of southwest corner.
  • The portraits of the God or waterfalls are hung in the northeast corner.
  • Stuffed animals should be in the northwest corner.
  • Portraits of birds, animals, women, weeping children, scenes from the wars etc. should not be displayed in the room as they give the gloomy feelings and thus the negative vibes.
  • 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.
  • No photograph of God should be hanged above the entrance door, from outside.
  • The fireplace, if designed, should be done in Southeast part of the living room
  • T.V. should be placed in southeast direction.
  • Cooler or A.C should be placed in west or north direction. Avoid A.C or Cooler in southeast and northwest. Telephone should be placed in East, North or south-east. It should not be in south-west or the north-west corners. 
  • Aquariums are beneficial to place in the North, East and North-East of living room. The faults related to north-west corner can be corrected by putting an aquarium. Avoid aquarium in south direction as it draws out positive energies from house.
  • Lighting of living room should be bright. If chandelier is in living room, it should be slightly towards west, not at the centre of the room.      
  • The door of living room should be in east or north direction because doors are very auspicious in these directions. There should not be a photograph of any God in living room or at entrance door. Windows in east and north are beneficial. 
  • The heavy chandelier should not be at the center of the room as to make the Bhrmasthaan light.

 

  • The dining hall should be placed in 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.
  • Dining table should not be sticking to the wall.
  • If you want to place a fridge in the dining room, it should be in southeast direction.
  • While eating the members should face the east, north.
  • The wash basin should be in Northeast side of the room.
  • The main door of the house and of the Dining Room should not face each other.
  • The dining should not be adjacent to toilet.
  • The door of Pooja room/ toilet should not open in front of dining area.
  • If console has to be placed near dining for storage of crockery and utensils, it should be on South/West wall of that area.

 

This room should be designed carefully because when you do meditation, you should gain the positive energies and then you can feel charged. If it is in wrong direction, then no matter how much meditation you do, you will not feel charged. There are certain rules which one must follow before the commencement of designing a pooja room.

  • The pooja room should always be situated in the North, East or the 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 wish 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 here the God's idol is placed.
  • A Pooja room should never be made in a bedroom or on a wall adjacent to the bathroom wall.
  • One shall not enter the pooja room for any purpose without washing his legs and hands. Cleaning the feet by rubbing them against each other is prohibited. The left hand must clean them and the water must be poured by the right hand. Reared side of the feet must always be cleaned first.
  • In pooja room, copper vessels only shall be used particularly where water is collected.
  • Triangular pattern of any God should not be drawn in the Pujaghar.
  • The colour of walls of 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
  • Lamp stand should be placed in the Southeast corner of the pooja room.
  • The idol should not be exactly in front of the entrance gate.
  • 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.
  • Idols of God or their pictures should be placed on a high platform built on four legs.
  • The doors of the pooja room should not be made of any metal.
  • Silver or gold plates or items can be used for any purpose in pooja room. Usage of iron and stainless steel items in pooja room is strictly prohibited.
  • Depending on reason of worship the direction of devotee can change e.g. in order to  gain knowledge, devotee should worship by keeping his face towards the North and sit near the northern wall

Guestroom is a place where implementation of vastu principles is utmost necessary. This room invites people from different race, environment and characteristic therefore, Vastu comply guestroom doesn’t allow the guest to dominate or interfere. On the other note guestroom should be such that the person coming here to rest feels at peace and contentment. Sometimes this room gets stimulate with the negative vibrations of different people and to nullify that vastu principles are applied to induce positive energy.

  • 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.
  • 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 to 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's room is an important place, as the ability and performance of kids depends on this room. This room gives your child all the positive vibes which is needed for his well being. Therefore care must be taken for this little space which is important in order to keep your child in progress. Here are few vastu rules which can be incorporated in children’s room.

  • The room to be chosen for study should be in the East, North or the NorthEast direction of the house. These directions improve the absorption power and increase the knowledge content. Along with that if the door of the room is also in either of these directions, the result turns out to be the best.
  • There should not be any exposed beam or column.
  • Students must face North while studying.  
  • The door of the room should have two shutters and windows should be placed in East and North side so that the useful morning sunlight can easily come through.
  • There should not be any open shoe rack in the room and the shoes should not be left scattered.
  • The bed should not fall in front of the entrance door.
  • The children should sleep with head towards South for better concentration & grasping power. It helps in maintaining the magnetic balance of the body and the earth.
  • There should be no exposed mirror in children room.
  • The book rack should be planned on the South/West wall.
  • A square study table is the best shape for study. However a regular rectangle table is also considered good.
  • The unnecessary books should not be piled up on the table. Only the books, which are needed, should be kept on the table. Load of books on the table creates unnecessary mental pressure on the mind.
  • The colour of the walls of the study room should be lemon, green or white in color as it is very auspicious and enhances the wishing power as well as supports the speedy progress of mind.
  • The study books should be placed in the cupboard in the cabinet rather than in the open. And if the shutter of the cupboard is kept shut, the flow of energy is constantly maintained.
  • A flowing water body should be kept in the Northeast corner of the room, which will always keep the student fresh.
  • The curtains/bedshhets used should be plain and simple. Any kind of complicated geometrical designs should be avoided.
  • Try to paint any one wall/element/character in turmeric yellow colour as it enhances the pitutary gland for better growth & mind.

Study room is a place where one sits peacefully to concentrate on studies. This room should be located at proper place and direction followed by vastu principles. The vibration in this room creates unseen noise making it unpleasing and if the directions of books, table are placed accordingly, this room will always give you peace and knowledge.

  • The study room should be placed either in the Northeast / East or West side of the house.
  • Students must face East/North while studying.
  • A beam should never run above your head while studying.
  • The study room should be well lit and one should not face a blank wall or a window while studying.
  • One should prefer not to have the toilets in the study room, however bathrooms are fine.
  • The book rack should be made on the Southern or the Western wall.
  • The book shelf should never be planned above the study table.
  • The shape of the study table should either be square or rectangle.
  • The size of the study table should not be too big or too small. The proportion of the length & width should not exceed more than 1:2.
  • The study room should have images of Lord Ganesha and Goddess Saraswati.
  • The study table should not stick to the wall .It should be at least 3-4 inches away from it.
  • If the learner makes use of the Table lamp then the lamp should be kept in the Southeast corner of the desk.
  • A pyramid can be kept near study table as it balances the energy and increase the remembering power.
  • A pendulum watch should be put on the North wall of the room.
  • The windows should be larger on the eastern side and smaller on the western side of the room.
  • Use light/neutral colour scheme for better learning power.

This room should be on its proper position so that money could be stable there and it grows constantly. If it is made in wrong place, then outflow of money will be more than inflow, money will not stay and there can be a possibility of theft also.

We have to take care of the following points while studying about the vastu of the locker room

  • Proper location of the locker room in the house
  • The direction of the Entrance
  • The direction & placement of the windows
  • The direction & placement of the almirah
  • The direction & placement of the safe in the almirah
  • The direction in the almirah should face

Kitchen should be designed very carefully so as the person should enjoy cooking, the food should be tasty and healthy. If a kitchen is made in a wrong corner will lead to problems in relationship; risk of fire related accident, problems related to health and problems regarding kids.

We have to take care of the following points while studying about the vastu of the kitchen

  • The best location for the kitchen is the Southeast corner, as this is the place for the fire zone.
  • One should face East while cooking, as it is considered to be auspicious.
  • The cooking hob and the sink should be maximum distance apart.
  • There should be big windows on the Eastern/Northern side and smaller on Western/Southern wall.
  • The sink should be in the Northeast corner of the kitchen.
  • 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 electronic gadgets should be placed on the South eastern platform.
  • The storage for all the food grains, utensils, the over head almirah should always be on the Southern and the western walls and not on the Northern and the Eastern walls.
  • The fridge should be in placed in the Southwest corner of the kitchen.
  • A dishwasher can be placed in the north west of the kitchen.
  • The exhaust fan should be installed either in the Northwest corner or 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.

This room should be free from all the germs and infections and thus have a particular corner for it. If placed in wrong place, the grains will be prone to infection easily and will not benefit the persons having it.

We have to take care of the following points while studying about the vastu of the grainary room

 

  • Proper location of the grain storagein the house
  • The direction of the Entrance
  • The direction & placement of the windows
  • The direction & placement of the box storing the grains
  • The direction & placement of storage
  • The colour scheme of the room

The storeroom is the place for junk things and the room should be such that it should not increase the junk things. If placed in wrong place, the number of junk things will increase and it can be permanent also.

We have to take care of the following points while studying about the vastu of the stoorroom

  • Proper location of the store room in the house
  • The direction of the Entrance
  • The direction & placement of the windows
  • The direction & placement of the almirah
  • The direction & placement of trunks
  • The things to be placed in store room
  • The colour scheme of the room

The medical room should be such that the patient should get positive energy, feels good and recover fast. If made in wrong direction, the patient will not recover early nor he will feel comfortable. Sometimes the illness can be continued for very long if it is not in appropriate position.

We have to take care of the following points while studying about the vastu of the medical room

  • Proper location of the medical room in the house
  • The direction of the Entrance
  • The direction & placement of the windows
  • The direction & placement of the bed of the patient
  • The direction to face while lying
  • The direction & placement of the medicines
  • The direction & placement of AC, cooler, audio systems
  • The direction & placement of the telephone
  • The colour scheme of the room

Vastu is an inherent energy concept of science. We cannot see energy with our naked eyes but we can realize and see its application in different forms and fashions. Universe is one of the beautiful creations of nature and everything stands alive only in the limelight of truth. Just like every subject of human aspect is governed with rules, regulations & acts, similarly the nature has also got certain key factor principles for smooth governing of its residents, in which "Vastu stands for nature law" and ignorance of law is not an excuse anywhere. Here are some of the basic rules that everyone should follow

  • The doors of house/office, especially the main door should never produce creaky noise.
  • Never keep drinking water near telephone/electrical equipments as the vibrations emitted by gadgets contaminate the water.
  • Total number of doors should be in even numbers i.e. 2, 4, 6, 8, 12 etc.
  • Pregnant females should avoid Southeast rooms
  • A plot with all corners 90 degrees having two sides road front and back is a good plot.
  • The open space left in North and east should be more than South and West.
  • The maximum construction should be done in South, West and southwest portion of the plot.
  • A pond or a water body should be placed in Northeast corner of the house.
  • A house should be designed in such a way so that there is maximum entry of sunlight and proper cross ventilation.
  • The entire opening should be made on the North and East Side of the house.
  • Trees of any kind should not be grown in eastern or northern, northeast directions.
  • Only small plant can be grown in North, east, Northeast.
  • The hearth or oven must be arranged in eastern southeast direction of the entire house, in such a way that the person cooking faces east.
  • The shadow of any tree should not fall on the house.
  • Pictures of any war scenes, demons, one in anger should not be placed in the house.
  • The slope of the property should be from West to east or South to north.