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Vastu directions
Where the texts place things, and why. Vastu's directional scheme is the five elements laid onto a floor plan — water in the north-east, fire in the south-east, earth in the south-west, air in the north-west — and every placement follows from that rather than from a list to memorise.
Nothing here says your home is defective, and no page on this site will. The texts describe an arrangement they consider ideal; a house that differs from an ideal is a house. Almost every home differs somewhere, including the ones belonging to people who will offer to correct yours.
Most people cannot choose any of this. In Indian cities most households rent, and most of the rest bought the flat that was available at a price they could manage. This is written for somebody reading about the home they already live in, not for somebody commissioning one.
The eight directions and the centre
North
Kubera's direction, and read for wealth and opportunity. The texts like it open and light, and place entrances and living space here readily. A north-facing home is the one this market is most eager to buy, which has more to do with resale than with anything the texts say.
Ishanya · WaterNorth-east
Ishanya, the water corner, and the part of a plan the texts treat as most sensitive. Water sources, a pooja room and study space belong here, and the texts ask that it be kept light and uncluttered rather than built up heavily. This is the one placement they are firm about.
Indra · AirEast
Indra's direction and the morning sun. Read for health and for beginnings, and a natural place for an entrance or a study. Most of what is said about east-facing homes is really about light, which is a good reason on its own.
Agni · FireSouth-east
Agni's corner, and therefore the kitchen — the most agreed-on placement in the whole system, and one that follows from the element rather than from a list. A kitchen elsewhere is not a fault; it is a kitchen elsewhere.
Yama · EarthSouth
Yama's direction, and the one this market has been taught to fear. The texts place weight here: bedrooms, staircases and storage, because the south is read as the heavy side of a plan. A south-facing home is roughly one house in four, and the tradition that placed Yama here did not conclude that a quarter of everybody was doomed.
Nairutya · EarthSouth-west
Nairutya, and the earth corner. The heaviest part of a plan and where the texts put the master bedroom, for stability rather than for luck. If a house has a solid corner, this is meant to be it.
Varuna · WaterWest
Varuna's direction. Read as settled rather than as auspicious or otherwise, and comfortable for dining, storage and children's rooms. The texts have less to say about it than about any other direction, which is itself worth knowing.
Vayu · AirNorth-west
Vayu, and air — movement, guests, and things that do not stay. The texts place a guest room here, and a toilet, and the kitchen when the south-east is not available.
Brahma · SpaceThe centre
The Brahmasthan. The texts ask that the centre of a plan be left open and unbuilt — a courtyard traditionally, a clear space in a flat. It is the one part of the scheme that survives translation into a modern apartment almost unchanged, because it is about light and air rather than about direction.
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