What is Vastu Shastra?

Vastu Shastra is the classical Indian science of architecture and spatial harmony — aligning a building's directions, rooms and five elements with natural energies for wellbeing and prosperity.

Can I check my home's Vastu online for free?

Yes. Healers World gives a free Vastu score for your home — scan with your phone or enter your floor plan to get a 0–100 compliance score, defect list and remedies, with no signup required.

What is a Vastu compliance certificate?

A formal, ID'd certificate summarising your property's Vastu score, grade and 12-month validity — an advisory reference for property decisions, available from Healers World from ₹49.

Do I need to demolish anything to fix Vastu defects?

No. Most Vastu defects are corrected with simple, no-demolition remedies — placement, colour, elements and directional adjustments — which Healers World lists for each detected defect.

Does my flat or house number affect Vastu?

In numerology a property's number carries a vibration; Healers World checks its compatibility with your own birth number and suggests remedies to align it.

How is Healers World's Vastu different from other tools?

Healers World ties Vastu to your birth chart (Jyotish) — reading your property against your own Sun, Moon and Lagna — a personalization no other Vastu tool offers, in 10 Indian languages.

Vastu Shastra

Vastu for Home

A complete direction-by-direction Vastu guide for every part of your home — main entrance, kitchen, bedrooms, puja room, staircase, and the plot direction itself.

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Vastu for the main entrance

The main door is the most important opening in Vastu Shastra — the energy of the entire home enters through it. East and North are the most auspicious directions; both invite prosperity and good health. The door should open inward (clockwise when viewed from outside), should never have a door directly opposite (which lets energy rush straight through), and should be the largest door in the home.

Vastu for the kitchen (Agni corner)

The kitchen belongs in the South-East corner of the home — the Agni (fire) direction. The cook should face East while cooking; the stove sits in the South-East of the kitchen itself. Water elements (sink, water purifier) belong in the North-East of the kitchen. Never place the kitchen directly above or below the puja room: fire and sacred space conflict.

Vastu for the master bedroom

The master bedroom belongs in the South-West corner — the corner of stability, rest and longevity. The bed's headboard should point South or West (so you sleep with your head toward those directions). Avoid mirrors directly facing the bed. The bedroom should not share a wall with the kitchen or the toilet. The South-West quadrant of the bedroom is the strongest placement for the bed itself.

Vastu for the puja room

The puja room belongs in the North-East (Ishanya) corner of the home — the most spiritually charged direction. The idol or photo of the deity should face East or West (never South). The puja room should not share a wall with the toilet or the bedroom. Keep the North-East of the puja room itself open and lit; that corner activates the whole space.

Vastu for the staircase

Staircases move energy vertically through the home — a wrongly placed staircase drains the home of its positive energy. The staircase should rise clockwise (viewed from above) and should never start directly opposite the main door (which lets energy escape as soon as it enters). South, West or North-West are the strongest placements. Spiral staircases are acceptable as a last resort but never preferred.

Vastu for the plot direction (East, North, West, South facing)

The direction your main door faces determines the entire Vastu reading. East-facing plots are the most auspicious — they invite the rising sun, governed by Indra. North-facing plots (Kubera's direction) are equally favourable for wealth. West-facing plots are workable for those already settled. South-facing plots are the most challenging but can be fully remediated with specific placements and a careful entrance design.

Room-by-room Vastu guides

Frequently asked

QWhat is the most important direction in Vastu Shastra? — North-East (Ishanya) is the holiest direction — it is the corner where the sun first appears and where spiritual energy concentrates. The puja room, water source and meditation space all belong here. South-East (Agni) is second — the fire corner, where the kitchen belongs.

QCan a South-facing house be good Vastu? — Yes. South-facing homes have a reputation for being challenging, but a properly designed South-facing house with a careful entrance, the master bedroom in the South-West and the kitchen in the South-East is entirely auspicious. The direction alone does not determine Vastu quality — placement and proportion matter equally.

QWhat if I cannot move my kitchen to the South-East? — If structural constraints prevent a South-East kitchen, North-West is the next-best placement, provided the cook faces East or North while cooking. A purely North-East or South-West kitchen is more difficult to remedy and may need Vastu-specific corrections (a copper plate, a specific colour scheme, or a yantra in the corresponding zone).

QHow does Vastu differ from Feng Shui? — Both are spatial harmony traditions, but they come from different cultures and use different frameworks. Vastu Shastra is from the Indian subcontinent, anchored in Vedic cosmology, the five elements (Panchabhutas), and the eight directions each ruled by a specific deity. Feng Shui is from China, anchored in chi flow, the five elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and the bagua map. They agree on many principles (entrance energy, kitchen placement, bedroom rest) but prescribe different remedies.

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