IMPORTANCE OF VASTU DIRECTIONS
There are total eight cardinal directions North, South, East, and West and the point where any of the two directions meet is called intercardinal or ordinal point like NE, SE, SW, NW. These directions are given a lot of importance in Vastu Shastra as they combine the benefits of two directions in totality.
Following our Shastras, paying reverence to the Lords of these eight directions, one may benefits eternally with success, health and prosperity.
DIRECTIONS AS PER VASTU
ऊर्ध्व Urdhwa (Skywards)
अधरस्त Adharastha (Downwards)
Northward shift of the Sun - Uttarayan
Southward shift of the Sun - Dakshinayan
Brahmasthan (ब्रह्मस्थान ,Center of the House) घर का मध्य
A natural law based on architecture and the energy of elements and directions, Vastu is the plinth upon which many ancient structures (religious and monumental) are erect. Five important elements of Vastu shastra are:
Fire अग्नि, Water जल, Earth पृथ्वी, Air / Wind – वायु and Space
These elements are connected to the four cardinal directions (north,south,east,west) and four inter cardinal (north east, south east, north west, south west) directions of the compass. Each Vastu direction relates to an element and impacts life in different aspects. A structure accurately erect about Vastu diminishes major hurdles in a family.
To save on energy and aiming to harvest health, prosperity and bliss, it is important to see the orientation of a building. A living place and its direction are inter related about the the rotational scenarios of the planets with respect to north. Vaastu is an ancient Indian design philosophy that aims at striking a balance between human lifestyle and the natural environment. This realized by valuing directional orientation and movement in space that proves good for global architects as well.
In Vastu Shastra, it is necessary to know the direction your premises faces in order to assess various factors. The only way to find this out is with a compass and even then there are many different interpretations of
what you get back from the reading.
Orientation of a building is important to save energy and to build a better house design, which would be comfortable for living simultaneously gives positive energy, good health, prosperity and wealth to the occupants. A living place and its direction have a correlation between the rotational scenarios of the planets with respect of north.