Several
things need careful consideration while going in for construction
of a building. The most important of all these is selecting the
right plot or site. Sand and its surroundings bring peace and harmony
or pains and sorrows in life. Thus it is always advisible to consult
an expert on Vastu Shastra before buying a plot or purchasing a
house, flat or other buildings instead of calling him in at a later
stage to design the building, do supervision and other work. By
the time the damage would have already been done.
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FROM
WHOM NOT TO BUY A PLOT |
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According to Vastu Shastra,
a plot or site of land should not be purchased :
- From those who became insolvent
- From person suffering from leprosy
- From lunatics
- From people who have left the country, etc.
Similarly, land donated to temple, alloted to watchman of
village or colony, land in possession of charitable trusts,
land without any title deed should not be purchased. Land
containing boulders, ant hills, worm hills, bones and skeleton
etc, should not be acquired. |
DIRECTION
OF THE PLOT |
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Plot
facing East is good for scholars, philosphers, priests, professors,
teachers etc. |
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Plot
facing North is good for those in power, administration and
those who work for government. |
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Plot
facing South is good for business class and for those who
work in business organisation. |
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Plot
facing West is for those who provide supporting services to
the society. |
ENVIRONMENT
OR SURROUNDINGS OF THE PLOT |
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This is most important.
If the sorrundings are not good, we suffer in many ways. |
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Plots
which are fertile with plants and greeneries are very good. |
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A
river or big canal nearby and if it is in North side and water
flows from West to East, it is good. |
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Similarly
if it is on East side of the plot with water flowing from
South to North, that is also good. |
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But
plots with rivers or canal flowing on West or South side of
the plot should be avoided. |
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Hills,
hillocks, mounds of Earth, big boulders etc on the Southern,
South West and Western sides of the plot is good : in other
sides, it will mar the progress. |
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There
should be no graveyard, cemetry or tomb adjacent to the plot
or in front or back. |
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Location
of temples near the plot also affect the immates. Temple on
the right side of a plot cause material loss, on the left,
grief and sorrow, in front, obstruction to progress and in
the 100 feet apart, those disastrous result are avoided. |
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Similarly
plot very near to Cinema-theatres, schools and colleages are
to be avoided. |
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OBSTRUCTION
IN FRONT OF MAIN GATE OF PLOT |
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| If there are obstructions of the undernoted types
before main gate of the plot, following problems will arise
as per BRAHUSANHITHA. |
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Big
Tree-obstruction to the progress of children,
- Gutter
or Ditch-grief,
- Open
well- mental problem,
- Corner
of another building-mental unrest,
- Water
drain-draining of income by unwanted expenses,
- Straight
street-affecting longivity of inmates,
- Dilapitated
house or walls-affecting prosperity,
- Staircase
railings-sadness,
- Pillars;
Electric and telephone post-affecting females. |
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According
to VASTURAJ and BRAHUSANHITA these are called VEDH DOSHA.
But in between the plot and obstacles if there is a public
road, these deficiencies are nullified. |
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Similarly,
if the distance between the obstacles and the house is two
times the height of the house, these deficiencies will have
no effect. For example, if the height of the house is 11
feet and if the obstructions are more than 22 feet away,
Vedh Dosha vanishes. |
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SORROUNDINGS
OF NEIGHBOURS |
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| The surroundings of our neighbouring houses on all
sides also affect us. |
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Rain
water falling from the roofs of neighbours should not
flow into our plot particularly from North or East direaction.
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The
affluent of neighbour should not flow into our plot.
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In
the North East side of the plot high-rise or tall buildings
should not be there because such high rise buildings
give rise to mental unrest. But if they are in South,
South West or Western sides that will be auspicious
to the buyer of the new plot or house.
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In
between two neighbouring big plots, a smaller plot should
not be purchased. Similarly between two tall buildings,
a small house should not be bought. This will make the
buyer poorer day by day.
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A plot measuring 180 feet By 100 feet (180*100) was
purchased by three parties.
Here the person who bought plot C turns out to be
most prosperous while owner of plot B has to face
all sorts of trouble.
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CHECKING UP MATERIALS
that come up while doing excavation
for construction.
MATERIAL |
RESULT |
| 1.
Stone |
Increase
of wealth |
| 2.
Bricks |
All
types of wealth and prosperity in future |
| 3.
Copper or Metals |
Prosperous
life |
| 4.
Coal |
Sickness
and loss of wealth |
| 5.
Bones of animals |
Obstacles
to progress |
| 6.
Snake or Scorpion |
Fear
of these animals and obstruction to building's progress |
| 7.
Anthill, Termites |
Destruction
of wealth, reduction in longivity of life |
| 8.
Straw, eggs |
Death,
Unnecessary expenses |
| 9.
Cotton |
Sorrow |
| 10.
Pieces of wood |
Has
to abondon the house and run away |
| 11.
Skull |
Unwanted
quarrels, litigation |
| 12.
Horns of cow |
wealth
and prosperity |
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Gold, Silver, Coins |
All
type of comforts |
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Zinc, Brass pieces |
Fortune
and comforts |
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Rags (torn clothes) |
Quarrels
and fights |
| 16.
Iron or steel pieces |
Death |
| GETTING RID OF SHALYA DOSH
(Soil Deficiency) |
If
the soil is found defective as above it must be purified or cleansed
before starting any construction in the plot. Shastras have laid
many ways for getting rid of SHALYA DOSH.
SLOPES
OF PLOTS |
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| Slope,
size, shape, direction, proportion, location of openings,
sorroundings, etc. of a plot have significant influence both
positive and negative, on the inmates of building constructed
on it. According to Vastu Shastra the shape of the ground
surface also influences the fortune of the occupants. As a
rule the plot should be elevated in South and West directions,
sloping (declining) towards East and North so that water flows
from West to East and from South to North. This type of plot
brings joy and happiness, good children and all the success
in life to the occupants of the building erected on it. According
to Shastras a plot is divided into two parts like this : |
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Moon's place that is South Western portion of the plot should
be elevated and the Sun's place, that is North and Eastern
portion should be at lower level. Such a plot will bring joy
and happiness, good children and success in life to that family.
On the other hand, if Sun's place is elevated and Moon's place
is depressed, the owner and family of that house will become
poorer day by day, suffer from diseases and get entangled
in quarrels and litigations and lose everything gradually.
Following diagram shows the effects of slope, that is low
level or depression at each corner. |
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The
slope towards mid point, that is all sides elevated but
mid point depressed means continuously fighting with diseases
and losing every thing. If only Southern direction remains
high leveled, it will bring bad effects. Sometimes even
death will result.
There are several permutations and combinations of steep
and low levels in different directions with varying effects.
A Vastu consultant will be of real help in selecting the
right plot for size.
Another important point to be kept in view is that the plot
should not be too high or too low in level to the abutting
roads. |
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SIZE
OF THE PLOT |
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| Bigger
the size, it is better. |
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| SHAPES |
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| Like
different sizes and shapes of human beings, plots available
are also of different shapes and sizes. The summarised effects
on the inmates of plot of different shaped plot are : |
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| Serial No. |
Shape
of the plot |
Figure |
Effects |
| 1. |
Square
(all corners straight and at 90°) shaped |
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Very
auspicious, brings health,wealth and happiness. |
| 2. |
Rectangular
Shaped |
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Good
and auspicious. Brings all round prosperity. |
| 3. |
Circular
Shaped |
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Good
for constructing circular Shaped buildings only. |
| 4. |
Wheel
Shaped |
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Owner
loses financial status and faces poverty. |
| 5. |
Odd
Shaped (irregular shaped) |
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Causes
all types or problems and poverty. |
| 6. |
Triangular
Shaped |
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Affects
progress and causes problems from government. |
| 7. |
Bhadarshan
Shaped |
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Not
good for residence. Can be used for special type of
buildings like government buildings only. |
| 8. |
Cart
Shaped |
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Causes
wants and poverty, even imprisonment. The owner has
to run here and there like a Cart. |
| 9. |
Long
bar Shaped |
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Not
good if used for cattle shed, the cattle reared here
perish. |
| 10. |
Damru
shaped (a tiny size musical damru with deep bend in
the middle) |
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Will
have very bad effect on the eye sight of inmates. Also
everyone in the house will lose discretion fright judgement.
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| 11. |
Visham
Bahu (disproportionate shouldered) |
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Affects
health, involves in mates in court litigations, drives
them to poverty. |
| 12. |
Drum
or Dholak or Mirdung Shaped |
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Will
cause loss of wife and other female members of the family |
| 13. |
Hand-Pan
Shaped |
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Creates
loss of wealth, cattle etc. This can be corrected and
used if other aspects conform to Vastu principles. |
| 14. |
Varahan
Mukhi Akaar (pig faced Shaped) |
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Causes
death of brothers and relatives. |
| 15. |
Turtle
shaped plot |
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Causes
to the owner and his family members imprisonment, untimely
death and murders. |
| 16. |
Window
shaped plot (used for hand winnowing to separate grains
from chaff) |
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The
inmates of this plot lose mental peace and face poverty. |
| 17. |
Bow
shaped plot |
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Inmates
of this plot face fear of theft, loot, attack by enemies
etc. |
| 18. |
Muslakar
plot (long oval like plot with cut in one side) |
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It
brings enmity and loss of friendship |
| 19. |
Hexagon
shaped plot |
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This
is considered good if all other Vastu principles are
followed. Is said to be helpful in progress of family
members. |
| 20. |
Ellipitical
plot (a regular oval shaped) |
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Loss
in many ways like money, women and respect. |
| 21. |
Polygonal
plot (Panch Mukh) |
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Such
plot should not be inhabited before making it a rectangular
plot otherwise it will bring legal litigations and false
allegations. |
| 22. |
Octagonal
(Astha Kon) plot |
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Is
auspicious and will bring all round prosperity. |
| 23. |
Pot
type plot |
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People
who live on this plot face problems and obstacles for
progress. |
| 24. |
Simha
Mukh (lion faced) like a lion's face wider in front |
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Not
good for residential purposes. Is very auspicious for
business organisation. |
| 25. |
Gaumukh
(cow faced) like a cows face narrow in front |
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Auspicious
provided the roads are in Southern and Westeren sides
of plot. |
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PROJECTIONS,
RETRACTIONS AND CLOSING OF CORNERS |
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| Plots
are always not available in the shape of perfect square, rectangular
or quarrangle. Projections means an additional space which
when substracted from the plot, makes it a regular square
or rectangle. While retraction means an additional space which
when added to the plot, makes it a regular square or rectangle.
The effects of projections, retractions and closing of corners
or the inmates are as follows : |
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| Serial No. |
PROJECTION
IN DIRECTION |
SHAPE |
EFFECTS |
| 1. |
North
East |
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Health,
wealth, happiness and progress will be the results. |
| 2. |
North
East projected towards as well as North |
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Wealth
and prosperity, peace of mind and plenty. |
| 3. |
North-West
projected at West |
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Good
for women organisations and politicians. |
| 4. |
North
West projected North |
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Suffering
of women, mental problems, heavy expenditure and losses
in business. |
| 5. |
South
East extended at East |
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Losses
and harrasment by government. |
| 6. |
South
East extended at South |
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Health
problems, litigations decline in income. |
| 7. |
South
West extended at South |
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Misery
to women folk and sickness. |
| 8. |
South
West extended at West |
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Bad
names to makes, mental problems to women, loss of wealth. |
CONTRACTIONS
OR RETRACTIONS (CHOPPING OFF) OF CORNERS |
| 9. |
North
East |
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Mars
progress and prospects. Loss of children and wealth.
Mental unrest and sickness leading to happiness allaround.
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| 10. |
North
West |
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Disease,
loss of wealth, fear of life and theft. |
| 11. |
South
East |
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Poverty
and diseases |
| 12. |
South
West |
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Sickness
of wife, mental worry and unhappiness. |
CLOSING
OF THE CORNERS |
| 13. |
North
East |
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Disastrous |
| 14. |
South
East |
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Wealth
will be destroyed and children's progress in affected. |
| 15. |
North
West |
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Progress
of the family will be effected leading to bankrupty
and mental problems. |
| 16. |
South
West |
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Permitted
without blocking the pathway. |
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