VASTU

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VASTU
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RESIDENCES FLATS
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AS FAR AS POSSIBLE, VARRIOUS ROOMS SHOULD BE
ORIENTED IN THE HOUSE AS PER GIVEN DIRECTIONS
NORTH
NW
NE
CATTLE SHED GRAIN STORE
PUJA ROOM
BED ROOM FOR YOUND COUPLE
CATTLE SHED GRAIN STORE
MEDUIOINE ROOM
ROOM FOR EXPRESSING SORROW
ROOM
WEST
SATR ROOM
EAST
DINNING
OPEN COURT YARD
CHUMING CURO
STUDY ROOM
TOILET
ROOM FOR WEAPONS
BED ROOM
STORE FOR GHEE
KITCHEN
SW
SE
SOUTH
THE DIAGRAM GIVEN ABOVE SHOWS THE PROPER
ORIENTATION OF VARRIOUS ROOMS AS PER VASTU
SHASTRA
RESIDENCES FLATS
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BATH ROOM
NORTH
NW
NE

• The mild rays of the morning sun East are
  beneficial for health
• The slope of the floor should be Towards North ,
  East , or NE.
• Water should drain out on the North or East side.

PROHIBITED PLACE FOR TOILET
WEST
EAST
PROPER SPACE FOR TOILET
PROHIBITED PLACE FOR TOILET
SW
SE
SOUTH
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LAYOUT OF A COLONY
By Examining carefully, to have a general idea
about the merits demerits of different sites.
ROAD
ROAD
MAIN ROAD
ROAD
N
MAIN ROAD
W
E
S
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TOILET DETAILS

• Wash basin Mirror - North side wall - Good
• Water Closet - South side wall North South
  axis - Good
• Slope towards - North East Corner - Good

N
N
S
W
E
S
N
N
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TOILET DETAILS
PROPER PLACE FOR TOILET
PROPER PLACE FOR TOILET
W.C. should best facing south north (N-S
Axis) Floor of the Toilet should slope towards
north or east or NE Water source should in the
NE corner.
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SEPTIC TANKS

• Septic Tank should not be directly touching the
  wall compound or the plinth of the House. It
  should be alleast 1 or 2 ft away.
• Of the 3 parts of the septic tank water should be
  in the East and the excretion in the West.
• The length of septic Tank should be E -W and the
  breadth S-N as far as possible.
• ST should not be higher then the plinth level of
  the bldg. It should be at the ground level as far
  as possible .
• The outlet of the ST should be in the North or
  West

LOSS OF BUBG
LOSS OF MONEY
NE
NW
THE BEST
MED IUM
N
SEPTIC TANK NOT AT THESE PLACES
LOSS OF FAME
E
W
S
LOSS OF MENTLE PEACE
LOSS OF HEALTH
SE
SW
LOSS OF WIFE
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TOILET DETAILS

• Wash basin and mirror North side wall GOOD
• Water closet towards South East wall
  BAD
• Slope towards South-West Corner BAD

W
E
Wash basin and mirror South side wall BAD Water
closet West side wall BAD Slope towards East
Corner BAD
E
W
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BED ROOM

• In the main SW corner of the SW side Bed room,
  heavy articles should be kept. The
• bed should be towards South or West of the SW
  corner.
• While sleeping if head towards
• West - Name, fame prosperity
• East - Mental peace, increases liking for
  spiritualism
• South - Increases wealth Prosperity
• North - No sound sleep mental sickness
  increases
• The dressing table should be to the east of
  the North direction.
• TV, heater Electrical Appliances should be
  to the South East.

NORTH
DRESSING TABLE
TELEPPHONE
STOOL
WINDOWS
WEST
DOOR
BEDS
EAST
T.V.
WARDROBS
SOUTH
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BED ROOM

• Main bed room for the head of the family
  should be in the South or South West direction.
• Bed room for un-married Children can be built
  on the East side.
• Bed room for Guest Un-married Youths can be
  in the North West.
• Bed room for Young Couples is good in the North
  direction.
• Bed room of Head should be larger.

NORTH
WEST
EAST
SOUTH
PROPER PLACE FOR BED ROOM
PROHIBITED PLACE FOR BED ROOM
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POOJA ROOM

• Toilet should not be above or below the worship
  room.
• White or light yellow marble work in the worship
  room is auspicious. The colour of the walls
  should be white , light yellow or light blue.
• It should have doors windows in the North
  East
• Lamp should be in the SE corner.
• The Pooja Room should have a threshold.
• The idol should be kept atleast an inch away
  from the wall.
• The door of the pooja room should not be made of
  tin or iron grills.

NORTH
NE (ESHAN)
PROPER PLACE FOR PUJA ROOM
WEST
EAST
SOUTH
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STUDY ROOM

• The person should sit facing North or East side
  while studying.
• The study table should not be placed touching
  the walls, it is inauspicious.
• Water pot must be placed in North -East corner
  only.
• Colour of the walls should be sky blue ,
  Cream, light green or white
• Book shell should be placed along the
  North or east wall

N
FLOWER POT
W
E
TABLE
BOOK SHELF
S
NORTH
WEST
EAST
PERCE
DY RM
SOUTH
PROHIBITED PLACE FOR STUDY ROOM
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TREASURURY ROOM

• The safe should be placed on a foundation.
• The colour of the room - Yellow - increases
  wealth.
• The safe should not be kept under beam.
• Case box , safe , almirah should be placed along
  the South wall , such that it opens towards the
  North the man while opening it faces towards
  south
• Treasury room should have a threshold of atleast
  1" to 2".
• The shape of the room preferably should be square
  or rectangle.

PROPER PLACE FOR TREASURY ROOM
NORTH (KUBER)
WEST
EAST
SOUTH
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KITCHEN ROOM
Burner (Gas, Stove , Cooking range etc )
should be kept in the SE Corner of the room ,
such that while cooking the person face Towards
East . Water should be kept in NE.
Shelves for raw Materials , utensils,
commodities etc should be kept on the South
West side
N
SINK DRAINAGE BOARD
W
E
SHELVE
GAS CHULLAH
NORTH
S
WEST
EAST
PROPER PLACE
SOUTH
SE
PROHIBITED PLACE FOR KITCHEN
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BASEMENTS
ROAD
ROAD
NORTH EAST CELLER IS GOOD
N
SOUTH-WEST CELLAR IS BAD
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W
S
ROAD
ROAD
NORTH WEST CELLER IS NOT GOOD
SOUTH EAST CELLAR IS NOT GOOD
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DINING ROOM

• While eating food the head of the family should
  sit facing East . Others can sit facing North ,
  East or West However nobody should sit facing
  South.
• There should be no Arches in the Room .
• The Dinning table should be square or
  rectangular shape . It should not be of any
  other irregular shape.
• There should not be any attached Toilet with this
  room .
• Natural portraits paintings makes the
  atmosphere happy.

NORTH
PROPER PLACE FOR DINING ROOM
WEST
EAST
SOUTH
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LOCATION OF DOORS
DOORS ON THE BASIS OF RASHI On the basis of Rashi
of the house owner , door is Auspicious in the
following direction RASHIS DIRECTION Cancer
, Scorpion , Pisces East Virgo , capricom ,
Gemini South  Libra , Acquarius ,
Taurus West  Aries , Saggitarius ,
Leo North Direction No. Name of Deity
Effect North - 27 Mukhya Gain of
property sons 28 Bhallat
Enough property 29 Som
Peace , progress Religious Nature East -
2 Porianya Gain to females
3 Jayant Gain of wealth, favour of
Govt. 4 Indra Gain of
wealth sons. South 12 Virhatkshat Wealth
sons West 21 Varun Prosperity
Happiness
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NORTH
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EAST
WEST
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15
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SOUTH
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BASEMENT
CELLAR
ROAD
CELLAR
ROAD
GOOD
N
BAD
E
W
S
ROAD
ROAD
CELLAR
CELLAR
BAD
GOOD
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LOCATION OF GATES AND WELLS
W
ROAD
SITE
G
W
BAD SITE MADE GOOD
SITE
BAD SITE MADE GOOD
ROAD
SITE
W
SITE
BAD SITE MADE GOOD
BAD SITE MADE GOOD
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(a) Bed room (Particularly master bed room) of
building should be placed in the south-west. It
can be slightly deviated towards south or west,
If the placement is opposite the effect will be
extremely bad, lime loss of children or financial
loss or ill health, There are numerous such
rules developed to deal with every possible
situation of lay out of a building and its
relation with the sit6e and surrounding
roads. Because of the fact that stated cause
and also the stated effect in a rule are
repeatedly observable and testable phenomena, the
statement giving cause- and - effect relationship
between tow phenomena can be considered as a
valid " hypothesis" for scientific investigation.
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(b) The slope of the site should run down south
towards north with permissible slight deviation
of the slope clock - wise i.e. from S-W to N-E If
this satisfied, then the occupant/owner will
fetch wealth, health and fame, otherwise effect
will be negative.   (c) Highest part of the
building should be at the south west and the
lowest part at the north-east, If the rule is
satisfied then it will cause owner/ occupant to
uplift his health wealth and fame, This desired
orientation of high-low line of building can be
slightly deviated anti clock wise (from S to N to
S-E to N-W) with out causing any ill- effect, But
the effect will be just negative if the rule is
grossly violated.
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3. How a hypothesis is scientifically Proved
Before proving a hypothesis scientifically it
should first stated in ambiguous way, Once it is
done it can be proved either (a) by deducting it
logically from one or some established laws and
theories of science, or (b) by testing the
validity of the hypothesis by observing the
phenomenon in a sufficient number of cases, It
is seen that both the approaches are apparently
used by the proponents to prove rules of vastu
even though wrong fully.
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3.1 Logical deduction and established laws of
science
First method of scientific acceptance of
hypothesis is to prove the hypothesis based on
accepted facts, laws of theories of science (i.e.
scientific knowledge) following logical steps, If
the logical deduction satisfies the hypotheses,
we accept it
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Is " Vastu" Relevants In Modern Context ?
1. INTRODUCTION Practice of " Vastu Shastra" or
"Vastu" in short which had been developed in
ancient India is spreading like wild fire
now-a-days is an elaboration of a small part of
ancient practice of Vastu Shastra, This part was
related to the fortune of occupants. owner of a
building, Other parts which are found
scientifically valid are normally ignored and not
practiced now-a-days (e.g.) accurate
determination of geographic north which may be
different from magnetic north, Proponents of
this part (called Vastu) of ancient vastu,
Shastra hail from various professions like law,
medicine, Civil Engineering or architecture, Most
of them normally practice as "Vastu Pandits"
applying certain accepted rules with some
variations, The term " Vastu in this paper refers
to those rules which are practiced by "Vastu
Pandits" now-a-days.
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It is always advocated by the propoments of the
shastra that any Vastu rule can be proved to be
scientific, based on the present day knowledge of
science even though these rules are out-come of
revealation by regent visionaries of ancient
India, While trying to prove any vastu rule
scientifically they resort to unscientific
approach. This recent development totally related
to the practice of architecture calls for
serious investigation from the part of architect
revealing the scientific status of this subject.
This is because any untruthful guidance to the
people of planning of their building may lead to
wastage in term of design quality as well was
money.
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2. Cause-and-effect relationship Vastu rules are
primarily based on " Cause-and-effect"
relationship. I restrict myself here only to
vastu rules related to residential building and
its site planning including orientation. Any of
the rules contains tow distinct parts of
physically testable phenomena. First part is
related to some kind of planning aspect of the
building/house which is considered as a "Cause"
and the second part is related to some kind of
well being of the owner/occupant of the
building/house "effect" of first. Vastu Rule
Cause Effect. Where, cause geometrical
properties of plan particularly in relation to
north direction. Let me cite here few of the vast
number of commonly followed vastu rules to give
an idea about the nature of the rules.
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Even if we accept all above queries answered
satisfactorily , one question still remains
Why matching of the magnetic field of both earth
and human body will cause "disturbed sleep,
tension and other connected problems" and why
this will not be true when orientation of a
person in other direction ? (In this connection
it is to note that there is no mention of magnet
in the original books on vastu . In the original
vastu shastra geographic North is used instead of
magnetic north. Magnetic North may be different
in orientation) declination from place to place
and time to time . At present however in India
magnetic North approximately matches with the
geographic North.
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(b) Vastu and Sun rays
"Vastu and the science of climatology"
The sun emits two types of rays ultra violate
and infrared . These rays have various effects on
the human body and environment . This is one of
the basic principal of the vastu shastra . The
sun emits ultra violet rays in the morning hours
, which have good effect on human body and the
environment - surrounding to him . These rays
have tendency to kill bacteria . This is way the
kitchen is preferred in eastern side . It is also
good to have morning rays fall on our eye and
which is why the kitchen platform should be
oriented towards eastern side so that while
cooking food ultraviolet rays will enter the eyes
. The sun emits infra red rays during evening
hours which are harmful . Water bodies placed at
South West corners are therefore not desirable
the reflected infra red rays from the water body
in this direction enter the house and have
adverse effect on human body .
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Criticism (i) In the morning sun emits more
ultra violet rays than any other time of a days
(the statement actually made is "the sun emits
ultra - violet rays in the morning hours" which
is not true and , therefore modified to retain
the sense ) and (ii) the sun emits more infra red
rays in the evening made is "the sun emits infra
- red rays during evening hours". Let us check
the truthfulness of these two statements on which
conclusions are dependent. The
amount of radiation received just outside the
atmosphere of the earth on a plane perpendicular
to the sun rays is 1353 watt. per sq. M on the
average which is called "solar constant". This
value , however may vary due to change in sun -
earth distance in a year and also due to solar
activity . But this variation is not significant
and can be ignored . If sun rays enter directly
from the zenith , radiation value on the surface
of the earth will lie within a range of 800-950
watt / sqm depending upon the presence of
turbidity in the air .
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 3.1.1 Vastu rules and established laws of
science
Proponents of vastu rule tend to prove the rules
based on the deductive approach from modern laws
of science but without following any logical
steps. Some sort of falacy is always used to
arrive at the conclusion, Let us take examples
from book/ journals under wide circulation in
the market, Below two examples are accepted as
valid scientific proof of vastu rules in almost
all books on vastu, But all there are founded on
wrong notion of scientific knowledge. (a)  
Human body as a magnet " Human body itself acts
as a magnet with the head, the heaviest and
important part of the body, as the North pole.
If the head is directed towards the North while
sleeping, the North le of the earth and that of
the human body repel each other affecting the
blood circulation, causing disturbed sleep,
tension and other connected problems.
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Criticism It is well established fact that
nervous system of the human body communicates
with the help of electric impulses , thus
producing electro - magnetic field around the
part of the body . Muscles also produce
electrical potential . Activity of human being is
primarily controlled by the electrical and
chemical activity of the body . Any movement of
charge , however small will produce electrical
field around the direction of movement, Again any
surrounding magnetic field will, thus have an
effect on the electrical activity of parts of
human body, But investigation of the statements
quoted in the above paragraph generates certain
questions
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(i) Where it is proved that the entire human
body the net result of these tiny magnetic fields
distributed within the human body is equivalent
to a magnet matching the sized of a human body?
(ii) Why " heaviest and important part of the
body" (i.e. head) should be have as North pole,
It is to note that " the heart is the most
powerful source of electric and magnetic fields
in the organism" and also that" in the eye the
magnetic filed induction is significantly higher
that that of the brain. (iii) Moreover, North
pole of a magnet is not repulsed by the North
pole of the earth as claimed here, On the
contrary, North pole of the earth attracts North
pole of all magnets, (For this reason we find
North pole of a magnetic needles pointing North
pole of the earth. In fact North pole of any
magnet is North seeking pole .
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The Ten Commandments of Vastu Shastra
1. The main water source or a water feature
should be towards the North-East. 2. The kitchen,
Generator room, furnace or boiler should be
towards the South-East. 3. The guestroom, store
or children's bedroom should be towards
North-West. 4. The guestroom, store or
children's bedroom should be towards
South-West. 5. The centre should be light and
airy.
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The Ten Commandments of Vastu Shastra
6. There should be more open space towards the
North and East as compared to the South and
West. 7. The South and West floor levels should
be higher than the North and East. 8. The South
and West boundary walls should be higher than
the North and East walls. 9. The entrance is
preferred from the North or East. 10. You
should sleep with your head towards the South and
raise the headside by 3".
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