VAASTHU
VAASTUSHASTRA IS AN ANCIENT KNOWLEDGE
OF ARCHITECTURE. IT IS 8000 YEARS OLD.
VAASTU IS THE SCIENCE OF
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN.
IT IS SANSKRIT WORD WHICH
MEANS“DWELLING PLACE”.
VAASTU BELIEVES IN HOW WE ALIGN OUR
PHYSICAL SPACE IN RELATION TO NATURE .
IN THE SAME WAY VAASTHU HELPS US TO DESIGN
OUR INTERIORS TO HAVE A POWERFUL IMPACT
ON US .
VAASTU
▪ VAASTU SHASTRA DEALS WITH
PANCHABHOOTHAS - JALA, AGNI, VAYU,
PRUTHVI & AAKASHA (BRAHMA NABHI),
▪ 8 DIRECTIONS & THEIR DIRECTION
RULERS, AND ALSO THE PLANETARY
LORDSHIPS ON THE VAASTUPURUSHA
MANDALA.
PANCHA MAHA BHOOTAS
JALA – WATER
● Vaasthu believes that the tilt in the earth’s axis
● leads to temperature changes and the seasonal
● variation in the length of day and night, draws in
● a wide range of cosmic energy through the
● North-East direction.
● Inside the house, the North-East is ideal for a
● quiet room for meditation or study.
PANCHA MAHA BHOOTAS
AGNI – FIRE
● The South East corner belongs to the element
of fire , Agni, the Vedic god of fire.
● Agni who is called as the light of knowledge,
represents the awakening of the soul.
On site, anything that is associated with fire or
electricity should preferably be located in the
South East quadrant
PANCHA MAHA BHOOTAS
AGNI – FIRE
● In the interior of the house, the kitchen is
ideally located in the South-East quadrant
and within a room; the South-East corner is
a good location for electrical equipment,
such as an entertainment system and a
computer.
THE SUB–DIRECTIONS
Agneya (South-East) – Benefic Results
● It is very much beneficial to have kitchen in
South-east & the South of South East
entrance is positive.
● In kitchen this corner is best-suited for
burners, refrigerators, oven, or boilers.
● In a commercial space in this corner the staff
quarters should be placed.
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PANCHA MAHA BHOOTAS
PRITHVI – EARTH
● The South west quadrant belongs to the
element Earth.
● The South West quadrant is also associated
with wisdom.
● When we place ourselves in the South West,
we gather strength.
● This part of the site should bear
the heaviest load.
PANCHA MAHA BHOOTAS
PRITHVI – EARTH – SOLID – DHAARA
● The South-West is perfect for a rock garden
or heavy sculptures. Inside the house, the
master bedroom or the living room should be
located in the South-West.
● If you have children sleeping in this part of
the house, this location can make them
unbearable and they may try to dominate.
● The heaviest and largest pieces of furniture
should also be in the South-Western part of
each room.
PANCHA MAHA BHOOTAS
PRITHVI – EARTH – SOLID – DHAARA
● In general this quadrant should serve as a
barrier to hold in the spiritual forces and
positive energy that move from the
North-East through the site, the house and
each room to the South-West.
PANCHA MAHA BHOOTAS
VAYU – AIR – GAS – ANILA
● The element of air, the sustaining breath of
all life forms, is in the North-West quadrant.
Vaayu is the Vedic god of winds.
● The presence of air signifies movements, the
thoughts that lead to accomplishment and
success.
● North-West is the most suitable space for a
guest bedroom.
● Your guests won’t overstay their welcome,
will instinctively move on.
PANCHA MAHA BHOOTAS
VAYU – AIR – GAS – ANILA
● If you watch too much television, make an
exception and instead of placing the
television in the South-East corner of a
room, put the television set in the
North-West.
● This location, involving with movement will
ensure that you grow restless.
● After a while, you will get up and leave.
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PANCHA MAHA BHOOTAS
AKASHA – SPACE – VACUUM –
DHRUVA
● Brahma, the creator, reigns from the centre,
where he shares his holy area, the Brahma
Sthana is a repository for spiritual energy,
which collects here and then radiates
outward in the form of beneficial vibrations in
every possible direction.
PANCHA MAHA BHOOTAS
AKASHA – SPACE – VACUUM –
DHRUVA
● An open centre reduces the possibility of
hurting the cosmic spirit and also permits the
free flow of spiritual vibrations throughout the
building.
● The principle of an open centre should also
be mirrored in each room so that the spiritual
energies can collect and radiate out
vibrations into each individual space as well,
thereby creating the same beneficial effect.
•Sri Kalahastri Temple at
•Thirupathi
•AIR
•Annamalair Temple at
•Thiruvannamalai
•FIRE
•Sri Nataraja Temple at
•Chidambharam
•SPACE
•Sri Jumbukeshwara Temple at
•Thiruchanapalli
•WATER
•Ekambaranatha Temple at
•Kanchipuram
•EARTH
HINTS FOR
● CONSTRUCTION
The main gate shall be in the first or the
fourth division of the plot of all the four
directions.
● Sub gate can be in the Neecha position also.
● Door and Gate Placement Formula for the
building as well as to the site.
● Length of the building = x 1 = Surya
● 9 = x 4 = Budha
DOORS & GATES
FORMULA
VAASTHU TIPS
● It is very harmful to have a basement in
the South-West direction .
● South-West portion of the house should
never be left open.
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According to Vaasthu Shastra it is better to
have the following in the North –west
direction.
▪ Guest room.
▪ dining hall.
▪ toilet.
▪ In the factory the finished products .
▪ In the go-down shipping products .
▪ In the showroom display products.
▪ domestic animals, garage, septic tank and
staircase.
PLACEMENT OF THE BUILDING
● Placement of the building should be South-West area of the plot, or in case of
very big plot, your construction is small, you can have the building in Southern
side 50% of the plot, or Western side 50% of the plot.
NE SE
NW SW
LIVING / DRAWING ROOM/HALL
1. A drawing room / Living Room/ Hall
can be placed in North-East,
South-East or in North-West quadrant,
but not in the South-West quadrant at
all.
2. The furniture in this room shall be
arranged in a way that the heavy
furniture's are placed in either on the
Western side or the Southern side of
the area.
3. Watching TV always suggested to face
East or North Direction
PLACEMENT OF KITCHEN
● East, South-East, North-West.
● Gas stove to be placed in the South-East
corner of the unit.
● Face East direction while cooking.
● If you have the Kitchen in North-West
area all the 365x24x7 you will have to
prepare for guests – no doubt – Athithi
Devo Bhava.
● This is very very beneficial for Hotel
Industry.
PLACEMENT OF TOILETS
▪ Toilets should not be placed in North-East and South-West
▪ Toilets should be placed in South-East, North-West
WC shall face either North or Southern Direction.
▪ Note: WC shall be installed either in South-East or North-West of that
unit.
PLACEMENT OF WASH BASIN
● Hand wash basin shall be in North-East
quadrant only.
● Because the mirror should be placed on East
or North wall only.
PLACEMENT OF GUEST ROOM
● Only the rooms in South-East direction or the
North-West direction should be the guest
room.
● If the guest room is in the South-West
direction, then the guest will stay with you for
a long time.
SLEEPING DIRECTION
● You should sleep with your head towards South or East
direction.
● You should never sleep with your head towards North
direction.
● East: Improvement in everything, like health, acquiring of
power , prosperity etc
● West: Lazy, moody, slow pace in all the areas
South: very North: Headache,
beneficial, spondilitis, eye
always you ailment, nervous
will feel fresh, problems, lack of
health memory.
improves.
EAST PLAN
NORTH PLAN
SOUTH PLAN
WEST PLAN
SELECTION OF SITE
SHAPE RESULT
Hexagonal Prosperous
East-West All types of
Rectangle wealth
E
N S
North south Middling in
W rectangle quality
Increase of
Square wealth, success
in all works
SELECTION OF SITE
SHAPE RESULT
Circle Wisdom
Good and brings
Concave
happiness
Wheel of
Poverty
Octagon
Vishama
Perpetual
Koanam, Offsets
Unhappiness
or angular
SELECTION OF SITE
SHAPE RESULT
Loss due to
Triangle
Law-suits
Cart shape Loss of wealth
Stic shape or Destruction of
Dandakar animals
Stic shape or Destruction of
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Dandakar cows
SELECTION OF SITE
SHAPE RESULT
Hexagonal Prosperous
East-West All types of
Rectangle wealth
E
N S
North south Middling in
W rectangle quality
Increase of
Square wealth, success
in all works
SELECTION OF SITE
SHAPE RESULT
Circle Wisdom
Good and brings
Concave
happiness
Wheel of
Poverty
Octagon
Vishama
Perpetual
Koanam, Offsets
Unhappiness
or angular
SELECTION OF SITE
SHAPE RESULT
Tortoise Stay in jail
Bow Fear of enemies
Wild diseases
Pot
like leprosy
Plus Eye diseases
SELECTION OF SITE
SHAPE RESULT
Destruction of
Tabla generation,
death of wife
Destruction of
Semi Circle
relatives poverty
Hand fan or
Poverty
sickle