Vastu Shastra Explained
A plain-English Vástu Śastra building-architecture guide
Vastu Shastra Explained is a plain-English Vástu Śastra building-architecture guide for those who wish to draw their own Vastu-compliant house plans.
Most of those who build a house will do so only once in their lifetime. For this reason, it needs to be done right the first time. Even if you do not believe in traditional sciences like Vastu, you might still want to follow its recommendations just for the peace of mind. For the author, Vastu is a collection of time-tested architectural best-practices that would be too good ignore. This book:
- Explains important precepts of Vastu Shastra.
- Will enable you to develop your initial house plan as per Vastu Shastra.
- Includes sample house plans to explain basic Vastu implementations.
- DOES NOT upsell Vastu as a panacea for all of life's problems, rebrand it as the Indian Feng Shui or offer any fake 'vastu remedies'.
| Format | Store | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Paperback (full-colour) | Amazon | $10 |
| Ebook (EPUB) | Amazon | ₹500 or $6 |
| Universal link for all stores | ||
| https://books2read.com/vastu | ||
There are 29 pages of real content in this 40-page book.
Table of Contents
- Chapters
- Sources of Vāstu Śastra
- History of Vaastu Devata
- Vāstu Śastra recommendations
- Vāstu Mandala chart
- Main entrance
- Rooms
- Trees
- Other Vāstu Śastra considerations
- Five elements
- Room dimensions
- Central area
- Plot location
- Plot orientation
- Modern Vāstu interpretations
- Kubera position
- Water sources
- Workplace
- South-West corner
- Staircases
- Slope of floors and pipes
- Bathroom and toilets
- Septic tank
- Ambiguous/conflicting interpretations
- Non-Vāstu considerations
- Sources of Vāstu Śastra
- Annexures
- Sample Vastu plans
- 4-BHK Vāstu house plan for East-facing plot
- 3-BHK Vāstu house plan for North-facing plot
- 3-BHK Vāstu house plan for West-facing plot
- 3-BHK House plan for South-facing plot
- Naalukettu (four-sided) house plan
- Two-storey tiled house with thattil
- Magnetic declination maps
- Sample Vastu plans
Magnetic declination maps
Readers can download high-resolution magnetic declination maps from:
https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag/WMM/image.shtml
Excerpts PDF With Bonus English Translation Of Vastu Vidya
Because of the book seller's restriction on including public domain content, I am unable to provide the English translation of the Vastu Vidya sections of Matsya Purana in the book that is on sale. However, it is included in this free sample of the book. Feel free to download and print the pages.
This sample is a low-resolution watermarked PDF but it is fully functional. The Vastu Vidya pages are not watermarked but it was scanned from an ancient copy of an ancient book.
Sample Vastu-compliant house plans from the book
This PDF contains four house plans, one each for a cardinal direction. The plans are for 1200 sqft naalukettu Kerala-style tiled houses. These plans are not 100% Vastu-compliant as the toilet and shower are inside the house. The book has alternative plans that have these conveniences outside the house.