SCIENTIFIC VASTU | SITE LOCATION | An Architect Explains

Plot with roads on all four sides is considered the best: It ensures health, wealth and happiness. The Reasoning – This is because a Plot with roads on all four sides is not abutting any body’s property and hence one can derive maximum lighting and ventilation from all four sides.

The next best option is a Plot with roads on the North or East. The Reasoning – So that more light and air can enter from these sides, especially in the mornings.

Plots with a water source in the North, East or North-East are good: The Reasoning – The germicidal UV rays of the morning sunlight, which engulf the North-East corner in the morning, can purify the water before you start to use it.

ACCORDING TO VASTU SHASTRA, WHICH SITES SHOULD BE AVOIDED?

Avoid Sites near smelly places: The Plot should not be near a meat shop, workshop, leather tannery, laundry, shoe shop, dustbins, sewage drains etc. The Reasoning – The stench emanating from these places will permeate the house permanently and inevitably affect your senses all the time.

Avoid sites where cactus grows. The Reasoning- Such sites indicate sandy soil which will not support the foundation effectively.

Avoid sites in which there are lot of termites: The Reasoning – Even if anti-termite treatment is done on the foundation, there is a every likelihood that the termites will not be eradicated completely since the termites form a vast underground network.

Avoid a Plot sandwiched between larger plots: The Reasoning – The owner of the smaller plot can only construct  a much smaller house than the owners of the larger plots and thus, may subconsciously feel ‘small’  and overpowered with respect to the neighbours. This can create a feeling of inferiority in the owner.

Avoid Sites with obstructions: Don’t buy a Plot with obstructions like hills, tall buildings or towers on the North, North-East or East sides. The Reasoning – The useful morning sun’s rays will be blocked. However having such obstructions on the West or South sides are considered good as they block the hot western rays.

Avoid plots with an electrical pole or power supply station in the North-East corner: The Reasoning – It is an obstruction and can create harmful electric waves, that will permeate the house from the open North-East corner.

Avoid a haunted/dilapidated house: The Plot should not be purchased, if in the recent past someone has committed suicide on it, or if there have been several deaths over a period of a couple of months. The Reasoning – You may psychologically feel uneasy if you happen to know of such a past.

Avoid plots with lot of cracks or too much wet soil: The Reasoning – Cracks indicate dried up clayey soil and too wet soil also indicates clayey soil that does not allow the drainage of water. Such soil is not suitable for a building foundation as it will retain moisture and necessitate extra expenditure for water-proofing the foundation

Avoid Plots with trees: If the Plot is a small one, there should not be trees like Peepal, Mango, Banyan, Tamarind etc on it. The Reasoning – These trees have far-spreading roots and branches, which can cause damage to the building foundation and building. However, if the Plot is quite big, it is good to have these trees, but away from the building and not in the North-East corner.

Avoid Plots facing a T or Y intersection: The Reasoning – This is because the T-junction acts like a funnel drawing energies, wind, dust towards the house. Also oncoming traffic can look directly into your house and this may make you feel a bit nervous as it intrudes into your privacy. However, in some cases, as explained below, such plots are acceptable.

 

WHAT IS VEEDI SHOOLA IN VASTU SHASTRA?

In plots that face T or Y intersections, the roads or lanes that run right into the face of the site from different directions are called Veedi (road) Shoolas (Poison Arrows) or Therukuthus. These roads thrust concentrated energy of enormous potency into the site. This energy can be positive or negative depending on the direction from which they come.

Since it is difficult to comment on the different permutations and combinations of roads, oncoming roads, directions that form the Veedi Shoolas, let us examine the basic considerations in naming them as good, not bad, bad and very bad.

( E—NE ) If the oncoming road is from the East, and hits the North-East part of the Plot, it is considered a good site.

( W —NW ) If the oncoming road is from the West, and hits the North- West part of the Plot, it is considered as a not bad site.

( S—SE ) If the oncoming road is from the South, and hits the South- East part of the Plot, it is considered as a not bad site.

( E — SE ) If the oncoming road is from the East, and hits the South- East part of the Plot, it is considered a bad site.

( N — NW) If the oncoming road is from the North, and hits the North-West part of the Plot, it is considered a bad site.

( W — SW ) If the oncoming road is from the West, and hits the South-West part of the Plot,  it is considered a very bad site.

( S — SW ) If the oncoming road is from the South, and hits the South-West part of the Plot, it is considered a very bad site.

ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS FOR VEEDI SHOOLAS IN VASTU SHASTRA?

The road that runs straight into a house is a Veedi Shoola that resembles a spear which is thought to bring problems for the inhabitants as it invites bad energies from all directions. There are remedies to overcome the detrimental effects of Veedi Shoola:

• Use the corner of the Plot that faces the intersection as a garage or car porch etc so that the main house is not facing the intersection.
• Build a tall compound wall  or plant tall plants in front of the intersection to block the harmful energies hitting the plot.
• Have a convex mirror in front of the spearing road to reflect back any negative energy.
• Fence off the part facing the intersection and use it for some other purpose like a garden or outhouse etc.

This post was about the importance of ‘Site Location’ in the Selection of a Site. Read about another important Vastu Shastra consideration when Selecting a Site, namely:

• Scientific Vastu Guidelines For Site Shape

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