Vastu shastra (vāstu śāstra) is a traditional Hindu system of architecture which literally translates to "science of architecture. These are texts found on the Indian subcontinent that describe principles of design, layout, measurements, ground preparation, space arrangement and spatial geometry. Vastu Shastras incorporate traditional Hindu and in some cases Buddhist beliefs. The designs are intended to integrate architecture with nature, the relative functions of various parts of the structure, and ancient beliefs utilizing geometric patterns (yantra), symmetry and directional alignments. It included the science and practice of all architecture, town planning, building of houses, forts, temples and walls, as well as other associated fields including the construction of instruments, sculpting, metallurgy and weapons for warfare.

1. By:
Ar. G.K. Bansal

2. Introduction
Why“vastushastra”?
ElementsofVastu shastra
How to read Compass for Map
Selection/ Direction/ Angle of Land
Surroundings
Slope
Water – Source and Storage
Colouring
Casestudy Limitations
Conclusion
Drawing Room
Living Room
Master Bedroom
Kitchen
Study Room
Bathroom
Stairs
What is where?

3. • वास्तु शास्र हभायी अत्मंत ववशार एवं ऩुयानी
वैज्ञाननक धयोहय है!वास्तु शास्र जिसका अथथ है वास
कयना अथाथत यहने के लरए स्थान!
• वास्तु की ऩरयबाषा को हभ अऩने शब्दों भें ऐसे कह
सकते है की मह एक ऐसी ववधध है जिसभे प्रकृ नत
द्वाया प्रदान ककमे गए मे ऩांच तत्त्व है -ऩृथ्वी,िर,
वामु, अजनन, प्रकाश! मे ऩांचो तत्त्व हभाये िीवन के
लरए इश्वयमा वयदान है! इस्क उधचत उऩमोग कयके
अथाथत वास्तु ननमभो के द्वाया हभ अऩने िीवन भें
कापी फदराव रा सकते है!

4. Air.
Water.
Earth.
Fire.
Space.

5. SUPPOSE THERE IS A RECTANGULAR PLOT AND WE HAVE TO READ THE
COMPASS FOR IT.
THEN WE MARK THE DIRECTIONS ACCORDING TO THE CENTER OF PLOT AND
CONSIDER AS A SQUARE PLOT.

6. IF WE OVERLAP THE ABOVE
TWO,THEN WE GET THE
ORIGINAL DIRECTIONS.
BY CONSIDERING THE
SQUARE WE GET THE REAL
COMPASSDIRECTIONS.

7. • NE AND SW कोण का अऩना ववशेष भहत्व है!य़े दोनों ददशाए फहुत
ही संवेदनशीर है!
• वास्तु के अनुसाय बवन का सय NE औय ऩैय SE भें हो तो बफना ककसी
कायण के घय का भुखिमा औय उसका ऩरयवाय भानलसक तनाव व
करह से नघय िाता है! ईष्िे लरए हभे ननजलरखित फाते ध्मान भें
यिनी चादहए!
• NE भें टॉमरेट हो तो भनुष्म योगों से नघया यहेगा!
• NE भें िीना है तो धन व स्वास्थ की हनी होती है!
• NE भें ऩूिा स्थर फना सकते है!
• NE भें STUDY फना सकते है!
• NE का भकान शुब होता है!
• NE भें ऩानी की ननकासी होती है!
• NE कोना हल्का तथा साफ़ सुथया यिना चादहए!
• NE भें तुरसी का ऩोधा यिना चादहए!

8. • हभे इसको इस प्रकाय सभझना चादहए कक ककस ददशा भें हभ
भूनतथ स्थावऩत कये औय ककस ददशा भें ऩूिा कयते हुए पे स
कये, मह फहुत आवश्मक है !
• िफ हभ बगवान् कक ऩूिा कयते है तो हभे अऩना पे स ऩूवथ
ददशा भें कयना चादहए !

9. Kind - Whether land is fertile and solid or not.
Shape - square , rectangular , triangular etc.
Direction - Facing east , west , south or north.
Angle of corners - right angle , acute or obtuse.
Land should be fertile.
though fertile land is useful for plantation yet it is suggested for vastu may be because
plantation is equally necessary for a happy home.
Land should be solid.
If the land is dug and refilled then it should overflow.
Smell of the land should be good.
It should not contain bones or polythene bags etc.

10. Rejected shapes
Triangular
Odd corners
Suggested shapes
 Square
 Rectangle
 Circular
 Even corners
Best - North east
Avoid - South west
Overhead Tank - Best in south or west but not in south west or middle of the
house. Avoid North east

11. Best - East facing
Fair - North facing
Good - West facing
Average - South facing
South West - Must be 90O
South East - Can be obtuse but not acute
North East - Can be acute but not obtuse
North West - Right or obtuse
NE NW
SWSE
N
S

12. South west should be high and heavy
North east should be light and empty
No trees in front of gate
No shadow of trees, temples, high rise buildings on the house
No sandwich between two big houses
South west must be highest
North east must be lowest
If south west is low, all earnings go into the drain

13. Colours change our mood
Outside - Light colours
Drawing Rooms - Off White
Bed Room - Light Pink, Cream
Kitchen - Off White, Cream
Study Room - Grey, Blue
Living Room - Any light colour
Son’s Room - Light Blue
Daughter’s room - Pink, Indigo, Violet
(No dark colours to be used particularly avoid black.
Dark colours can be used only for designs)

15. Have two Ganesh ji with back to back at the entry
Hang some musical nodes at the entry
Keep clock on north or east side walls
You should sit facing east or north and let guests sit facing south or west
Keep water bodies or lamp shades in the north east
Drawing room should be in north west of the house because anything in the
north west moves out of the house fast so does the guests
Keep T.V in north or east
Have sitting or bed in south or west
Room can be in north or east
Put telephone in east or south east

16. Room should be in south west. One who lives in south west rules the house.
Head while sleeping should be in south or alternatively in west. This will give
a sound sleep.
Should be in south east.
Gas burner should be in south east of the kitchen.
Cooking should be done facing east.
Cleaning of utensils in North west.
Should be in north east.
You should face east to get wealth, face north to get peace and
knowledge.
In temple at home, idols should face south west.
In main temples, idols face north east and public faces south west.

17. Should be in north or west.
Geyser should be on south east wall.
Face east while bathing.
Bath and toilet should be separate.
Should be in south or west of the house.
No of stairs should be odd.
Should never be in Bramsthal.
It should be in east
Study while facing east
Keep computer in south east of the room

18. Effects
If east is high wealth is drained out
If east is dirty, there is problem due to children
If slope is from east to west, eye troubles are there
Remedies
keep east neat & clean
place a flag in west .

19. Effects
If Kitchen is in north then there will be family disputes
If north is high then disease and debts prevail
Crack in north causes problem due to ladies
Remedies
Place water fountain in north
Get walls painted in green
Put wind chimes at the entry

20. Effects
• Water source in west creates financial trouble.
• If west is down, then causes defamation
• If west is more occupied than east then male child causes trouble.
Remedies
• Place Varun yantra in west and fast on saturdays
WEST

21. Effects
Well in south makes the owner unwell and grips him in diseases
If south is down ladies remain unhealthy
Empty south causes money loss
Temple in south does not bring peace
Remedies
Place Yantra for mars in south
Worship Lord Hanuman

22. Effects
If dirty there will be disputes
If cut then Children face lot of problems and owner is in great
tension
If high then Money loss
Kitchen in North East causes quarrels
Remedies
Keep North East clean and empty
Light lamps and place aquarium
Place shivlinga
• Called as the Eesanya and isthe entry point of energy.
• Needs to be very light and clean.
• Ideal for prayer rooms, study& living rooms.
• Avoid tall treesin the garden.

23. Effects
if SE is lower than North or East then causes illness in family
Higher SE than SW causes money loss and loss of children
If Kitchen is dirty, wife remains ill
Well in SE causes trouble to wife
Remedies
Worship Lord Ganesh
Feed cows
Place two green ganeshji back to back at the entrance
• Called as the Agni and isthe point of heat energy.
• Ideal for kitchens, electrical equipments and power connections.
• Avoid bedrooms and office rooms here, in buildings .
• Needs to have hot equipment such as stoves.

24. Effects
If lower than North East creates court cases
If empty then owner does not enjoy stay at home
If owners bed room is in NW causes allergy and cold problems
Remedies
Place Moon yantra in this direction
Color the walls with cream color
Place white Ganeshji at the entrance
• Called as the Vayu.
• I t i s the point of wind energy.
• Ideal kitchens, guestrooms and toilets.
• Avoid adult bedrooms but one may keep children bedrooms here.

25. Effects
If empty causes illness to owner
If down causes wealth loss
well causes tensions
Broken wall causes theft
Extended SW increases enemies
Remedies
Place Rahu yantra in SW
Place brown or gray coloured Ganeshji at the entrance
• Called asthe Nairu.
• It is the point of heaviness,which indicates weightage in
society.
• Ideal for bed rooms andcash lockers.
• Avoid water bodies and depressions.
• Tall trees are good here in the garden.

26. Toilets or dirt causes illness to owner
In SE causes troubles from children
In SW causes money loss
In NW increases enemies
In south problems due to wife

28. PLACE FOR KEEPINGRAW MATERIALS
PLACE FOR TEMPORARYSHED

29. CHILD BED ROOM
WASHROOM

30. Points
NE 10
E 9
N 8
NW 7
SE 6
W 5
S 4
SW 3
1.Position of the main
Entrance /gate

31. Points
SE 10
NW 9
E 8
W 7
S 6
N 5
NE 4
SW 3
2. Position of The
Kitchen

32. Points
SW 10
S 9
W 8
NW 7
N 6
E 5
SE 4
NE 3
3. Position of Master
Bedroom

33. Points
NW 10
SE 9
N 8
E 7
NE 6
W 5
SW 3
S 4
4. Position of the
Children’s Room

34. Points
NW 10
N 9
E 8
NE 7
SE 6
W 5
SW 3
S 4
5. Position of the
Guest - Room

35. 6. Position of Drawing
or Dining Room
Points
E 10
N 9
N E 8
SE 7
NW 6
W 5
SW 3
S 4

36. 7. Position of Tube-well ,
Underground Tank
Points
NE 10
E 9
N 8
NW 7
W 6
S 5
SW/Centre 3
SE 4

37. 8. Position of toilets
or Bathroom
Points
NW 10
W 9
S 8
N 7
E 6
SE 5
NE/Centre 3
SW 4

38. 9. Position of Garage
and Servant’s quarter
Points
NW 10
N 9
E 8
NE 7
SE 6
W 5
SW 3
S 4

39. 10. Position of House
vis - à - vis the plot
Points
SW 10
S 9
W 8
NW 7
SE 6
N 5
NE 3
E 4

42. Useful
Suggestions
Without Civil
Alteration

43. × The kitchen should not be directly in front of the
main door.
× Keep no broken mirrors in the house.
× Avoid having garbage dump, street -light pole, or
boulders in front of the main gate or door.
× Do not sit or sleep under a beam.
× Do not hang a painting depicting war, crime,
unrest, agony or distress.
× Do not have any cactus in the house
× Having it outside the boundary is good.
× Do not have a toilet or a puja room under a
staircase.
DO NOT

44. DO’ s
 Mirrors, sinks, wash -basins and taps should
preferably be along the North -East Walls.
 Keep all electrical /heat generating appliances In
the south east corner of the room.
 Finished products are to be kept in the North West
corner. It would help quick movements of the
stock & early recovery there of.
 Heavy machinery has to be installed in South,
West and South -West in the factory.
 Transformers, generators, motors, boilers,
furnaces, oil -engines etc. should be kept in south
-east or southern portion of the plot/building.

45. DO’ s
 Central space is better left open or used for
rituals. The safe should open towards the north or
the east. So keep it along south or the west.
 The toilet seat should preferably be along the
North - South axis.
 The septic tank can be the North West or the
South East corner of the house .
 Your main door should not be opposite the main
door of another house.
 While swabbing the floor with any disinfectant,a
little saindhava lavana or sea salt should be
added.

46. DO’ s
 Students should study facing the north or east.
 Blocking of the North –east (Ishan) portion of the
house or industry restricts the inflow of the
blessings of God. Leads to tension quarrel &
insufficient growth of the inhabitants; especially
children of the owner.
 In an industry any fault or broken part in the
direction of north - east will get handicapped child
to the industrialist.
 Improper position of the bed-room/bed brings
unhappiness in the married life & causes
disturbed sleep.

47. DO’ s
 Having a toilet/fireplace in north - east corner of the
house or industry can ruin it financially besides
mental tension & quarrel amongst people.
 A water body or source should be in the east or
North - east of the plot. Having a water
 body in the south - east /south position of the house
can cause damage to male child/ wife of the owner.
 A under -ground water tank in south – west can be
fatal to the head of family or owner of the industry.
 More open space in north or east gives name, fame
and prosperity. Leaving more space on the south -
west side in the house can affect the male members
badly; whereas in industry it leads to financial loss
and quarrel amongst partners.

48. DEFECTS REMEDIES

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57. J A I P U R

58. MILITARYREASONS
• Defence
• Asite at the South of Amber ensuredgreater
distancefrom Delhi.
• the out skirting hill ranges(Nahargarh hills)
shaped asahorseshoe would allow the new
city to expandonly in the South.
• It was an open plain boundedonthe north-
westand east by hills.
GEOGRAPHICALREASONS
• Therockyterrain of Amber restricted
expansion.
• Jaipur had the potentialities of developing intoa
city with adequatedrinking water due to the
presence of aperennial stream nearby and
gooddrainage system.
• Its ruggedhills also ensured aconstant supply
of building material.

59. Vaastupurushamandala
prastara
 It is amodel of town planning
the first planned city in India.
Based on Hindusystemsof
town planning and followed
the principles prescribed in
the Shilpa-shastra, an ancient
Indian treatise on architecture
.according to this shastra the
site should be divided into
gridsor mandalasranging
from 2x2 to 10 x10.
 Planned according to the
Prastaratype of layout,
which gives prominence to
the cardinaldirections.
 Thus plan of jaipur is a grid of
3x3 with gridlines being the
city’s mainstreets.
 The central axis of the town
was laid from East to West
between the gates of the
Sun(Suraj pol) and the
moon(Chandpol).

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9.
RAMCHANDRASI
GANGAPOI CHAUKRI
TALKATORA
TOPKHANAHAZURI
PURANIBASTI
TOPKHANADESH
MODI KHANA
/ VISHESHWARJI
GHATDARWAZA
PALACE
 This wascrossedbytwo roadsat
right anglesdividing the town
into nine almost square,almost
equally sizedblocks,which were
further sub divided by lanes and
alleys all at rightangles.
 Themandala could not be
complete in the NW due to the
presence of thehills.
 Onthe other hand in the SEan
extra square hasbeen added
that pluggedthe gapbetween
the city andthe eastern hills.
 Southof the main road were
four almost equalrectangles.
Therectangle opposite the
palace hasbeen brokenupinto
two equaland smaller
rectanglesbythe Chaura
Rasta.Thusaltogether there are
now five rectanglesonthe
southof the main roadcalled
Chowkris.
 Onthe North of the main road
from Westto Eastare thePurani
Basti,the Palace and
Ramchandraji.

61.  Theprincipalbazaar leads from the
westerngatein the citywall, The
Chandpole,passingin front of the
Tripolia Gate, to the eastern city
gate, the Surajpole.
 Thepalace building covered two
blocks,the town sixand the
remaining ninth blockwas not
usable on account of steephills. So
this North-West ward was
transferred to the South-Eastcorner
of the city, making the shapeof the
plan asawhole asymmetrical rather
than square.
 Eventhe laneswere named after
the occupationsof inhabitants such
asManiharon kaRasta, Thatheron
kaRasta& manyothers.
 Following the directions of the
Hindu Shilpa shastra,width of the
main streets & other lanes were
fixed. Thusthe mainstreets of the
city were 111ft. wide, secondary
streets 55 ft. wide & the smaller
ones27ft. wide.

63. TOWN PLANNING
The arrangement of the houses in the cities were on the
9 GRID PATTERN.

64. GREATBATH
On east side
.
MASSIVEGRANARY
Onsoutheastside

65. N
W E
DIRECTION OF SUN IN WINTER SEASON
S
N
W E
DIRECTION OF SUN IN SUMMER SEASON
S

67. • VASTU FORMS THE BASICS OF EACH
CONSTRUCTION; ONE MUST FOLLOW VASTU
FROM THE INITIAL LEVEL I.E. FROM CHOOSING
A PLOT TO SHIFT IN THE HOUSE. EVERYTHING
SHOULD BE DONE ACCORDING TO VASTU
PRINCIPLE SINCE VASTU IS NOT MERELY A
WORD BUT IT IS A SCIENCE AND A BRIDGE
BETWEEN MAN AND NATURE.

68. By:
Ar. Gopal Krishan Bansal
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