Vaastu suggests that you consider
the color, taste and odour of the soil. Different colors and smell can be beneficial to
different classes of people.
The corners of any plot, if they
fall on all four directions should be avoided.
Always select a square or a
rectangular plot.
Slope of the land is a very
important point. Slopes towards East and North are good buys.
The North-East should be the
lowest point on your piece of land. In addition, this corner should not be blocked by any
structure or tall trees.
If the North-East corner is
extended it is very good. On the other hand if the North-East corner is cut off it is not
good.
The North-East corner is also
considered to be a holy corner therefore you should not have toilets, dustbins, junk etc
in this corner.
Ideal place for having wells and
other forms of water storage is the North-East direction.
Kitchen should be placed in the
South-East direction.
The South-West corner should be a
perfect 90 degrees and the walls at this corner should be thicker than that of any other
part. Hills or rocky terrain towards this corner will prove beneficial.
The North-West corner should be
airy.
If a road ends in your house from
the north or the east in the North-East corner it is considered very good.
Your building should be located
in the South-West corner of your plot, i.e. leave more space in the north and east as
compared to that in the South and West sides of your plot.
Never sleep with your head
towards the north and feet towards the south.
For faster recovery of a person
who is sick, put him in a room in the South-West corner of the house.
Open terraces and balconies in
the North or Eastern direction. The same in the South-Western corner should be covered and
kept closed.
The number of steps in your
staircases should be in odd numbers i.e. 3, 5, 7, 9 etc.
Growing a basil plant (tulsi) in
the house has good effects.
The center of the house should be
kept relatively empty.
The main door of the house should
not be smaller than any other door in the house.
While perfoming toiletry
functions one should avoid facing East or West and the toilets may be placed in the South,
West or North-West.
Pet Animals
should be provided housing facilities in the South-East, South-West or Northern Noth-West
of the house.