What it does
Avoids losing half the zones of the house by zoning it on the whole plot.
Where
Whole plot for the boundary gate, parking, servant quarters, pet shelter, guard room and goshala; constructed area for the main door and rooms
Cautions
Explanation and notes
There are two kinds of doors: the boundary wall door (gate) and the main door, the entrance of the house itself. If the house is built almost up to the boundary, leaving only about 3 ft, zone the whole plot. If 15 to 20 ft is left on all sides and the house is, say, 30 by 50 ft, use the whole plot for the boundary gate, parking, servant quarters, pet shelter and guards, and the centre of the 30 by 50 ft house for its main door and rooms. For a partly built upper floor take only the built area. A balcony that is connected and fully usable is included in the constructed area, but it is not treated as a cut or extension.
The 81 pad grid, used for any house, factory, business or office, has 32 devtas (the 32 digpal) seated around its outer ring in the pishach bhoomi. One round covers 360 degrees, so each outer pad covers 360 divided by 32, that is 11.25 degrees, and half a pad 5.625 degrees.
Directions fall at every 90 degrees, the corner directions (vidisha) at 45 degrees and the zones at every 22.5 degrees, giving 16 zones. Each corner has three parts with different properties, for example Nairitya splits into dakshini nairitya (SSW), nairitya (SW) and paschimi nairitya (WSW).
Find the centre, draw a reference line, set off the measured tilt to get exact North, then mark 22.5-degree zones starting 11.25 degrees on either side of North, using the Geo Vastu chakra or an ordinary protractor.
After zoning, mark the 32 outer padas of 11.25 degrees each: Soma (N5) is centred on exact North, extending 5.625 degrees on each side, and the remaining padas follow every 11.25 degrees.
For an irregular plot, measure the degree of one wall or axis, draw a line through the centre parallel to that wall, set off the measured tilt to get exact North, and then mark the zones as usual.
The outer pishach bhoomi of a plot is always left open on all sides, and on a North-facing plot the building is placed in the South and West part, leaving open space for energy to enter.
About two hours before sunrise the sun sends ultraviolet rays into the North-East, which bring the greatest alertness to the neurons and glial cells of the brain. This pure energy suits the pure soul, so the North-East is the zone of clarity of mind and the place for worship.
The energy that arrives about 48 minutes before sunrise in the East-North-East fills one with joy and playfulness, so this is the zone of recreation and fun; sitting there lifts a low mood.