VASTU IN TODAY's ARCHITECTURE
Architect now-a- days prepare house- plans without considering the principles and rules given by ancient vastu shastra. They keep in mind the latest designs, irritating the design based on foreign culture but if the basic principles of vastu satisfying the five basic materials (Punch Mahabhutas ) are ignored the house becomes the root cause of troubles, losses and sorrows in the life of the inmates. e.g. it has becomes a fashion these days to construct kitchen near main gate. Reason for doing so is that for most of the time a house wife has to remain in the kitchen and it is easy to her to keep eye on the main door.
Also it is very strange thing I feel that if anybody visit the house he/she should be received by the head of the family in drawing room/foyer/BAITHAK.according to their purpose of visit and relation to the house owner.
Indian vastu shastra devides the house into 16 parts wherein room for various purpose should be constructed, keeping the directions in mind as follows.
"SANASYA PAK SHANGANASTRA BHUJESHCHA DHANYA DHANDAS
DAIVAT GRIHANI CH POORVATAH SYUH
TANMODHYTOATH MATHANAYAJA PUREERHA VIDYABHYASAKHYA
RODANASATOUSHADHA SARVADHAM"
Rooms should be constucted in following directions:
EAST------------------------------------------------- Bath Room
SOUTH EAST------------------------------------- Kitchen
SOUTH--------------------------------------------- Bed Room
SOUTH-WEST------------------------------------ Room of weapon
WEST------------------------------------------------ Dining Room
NORTH-WEST------------------------------------ Grain Store
NORTH---------------------------------------------- Treasury
NORTH-EAST-------------------------------------- Room of Worship
Between EAST and SOUTH EAST---------- Room for churning card
Between SOUTH and SOUTH EAST------- Room for storage for ghee etc.
Between SOUTH and SOUTH WEST ----- Latrine(W.C.)
Between SOUTH WEST and WEST--------- Study Room
Between NORTH and NORTH WEST ----- Punishment Room for Expressing Sympathy or sorrow
Between NORTH and NORTH WEST ----- Bedroom for Young Couple
Between NORTH and NORTH EAST ------ Medicine Room
Between EAST and NORTH EAST----------- Common/Drawing Room
Beside These ,There are other opinions also:
In SOUTH WEST corner ---------------------------- Clothes Room(wardrobe)
In NORTH WEST corner ---------------------------- Cattle Shed
NORTH EAST -------------------------------------------- Water Bodies, tank, well etc.
NORTH WEST ------------------------------------------- Toilet