An Introduction to Vastu Shastra

Vastu Shastra: - Vastu Shastra is a very old Indian science of Architecture. Ancient Indian sages and rishis created Vastu Shastra for the welfare of the entire humanity. Its knowledge enables us to get benefits of mental peace, health, wealth etc. and make our life happy. It is a powerful guide which helps us to have peaceful, harmonies and successful leading life. This ancient science of architecture is useful for all human beings irrespective of caste, creed, religion.This Vast and Sacred science was created by the seven sages for the betterment of the mankind, And the people who follow the Vastu Norms while building there house, office, factory, etc it not only brings prosperity but also brings eternal peace, love, joy, happiness and bliss to them. The aim of Vastu is to balance between the human being and the natural energies. Vastu helps us to make our lives better and also secures us from things going wrong in future.

Vaastu – literally means the energy of a building or an open space.

Shastra – Science/Knowledge

The existence of the universe is based on the five basic elements of ‘sky’, ‘wind’, ‘fire’, ‘water’ and ‘soil’. These five elements have to be balanced in our home too. This very art and science of balancing and enhancing these five elements in a dwelling, forms the basis of ‘Vastu Shastra’.

Vastu Shastra works on the principal of five elements of nature.

Five elements of nature are:-

Water ( Jal)

Fire( Agni)

Earth ( Bhoomi)

Air ( Vayu)

Space ( Aakash)

Vastu Shastra can be defined as harmonious, proportionate, and positive interaction of all the matters encompassing human life.Vastu Shastra offers adequate representation to all factors governing life to create, in a sense, harmonious and melodious music in human dimension. Artistic view point and aesthetic outlook are essential ingredients of Vastu Shastra. It can be explained in terms of constructive or destructive combination of the various oscillatory fields.

Vastu Shastra effectively manipulates the web of cosmic energy for the betterment of humankind. It's well defined rules and regulations ensure that all the houses, buildings and other structures are in harmony with the surrounding environment.

Where modern architecture aims at bodily comforts of a dweller and functional effectiveness of the structure; the Vastu aims at ensuring the health, happiness, prosperity, and well being of the human being occupying the dwelling and endows him with a sustained peace and tranquility of mind.

Vastu Shastra and Fengshui

Vastu and Feng Shui, both are the ancient arts which are following some basic principles in order to live in harmony with nature and to maintain stability.

Vastu Shastra is based on science since Feng Shui is based on local geographic considerations and traditions.