Questions and Answers
73 questions
Don't termites attack mud walls?
Not because they are mud: termites attack wood and cement walls as well. Termites come wherever negativity settles, and injecting mercury into the ground keeps them away. Mud is the strongest adhesive, and a room built with mud in place of cement mortar, especially in the North-East, holds the most energy and removes many North-East doshas.
Where should shoes be kept?
Shoes can be kept almost anywhere except pure North, North-East and East.
In which direction should a fountain be placed?
Place a fountain in the North-East zone, but leave out the exact North-East diagonal.
Does a toilet in the North-East always cause cancer?
No, that claim is not fully true. Cancer has many factors, and many hotels and homes have NE toilets whose owners never got cancer. A NE toilet does disturb the positive energy of that zone and brings illness, so cancer is possible, but not certain.
Where should a Vastu consultant's office be?
The texts define a vastuvid as one who is pure in thought, does good deeds, is virtuous and loves justice. So the office suits the zones that give justice: the West (Shani), the North-East and the East (the Sun). All three are correct.
Can books be kept in the NNE or NE?
Yes, books can be kept in the North, NNE or NE.
Should the deity's clothes follow the colour of the zone?
No, do not become obsessive about it. A small red cloth in the Ishaan does not put fire there; the effect comes only when the whole zone is made red. Nobody skips puja because they are wearing red clothes.
The North-East is the most sacred direction, so why should the main door not be opened at E1, the pada of Shikhi devta?
Because it is the most sacred and pure place, entering there with shoes and slippers is a serious problem. Shikhi devta, who sits at E1, then produces his fire, and his anger brings agni bhay (fear of fire), a greater chance of fire breaking out in the house. So E1 should not be used for the main door, even though people commonly praise it.
My main door covers N8 and E1. However much money comes in, loans keep running, one ending as the next begins. Is this the poverty effect of the door?
Yes. N8 is the door of poverty (nirdhanta): a shortage of money persists and one keeps borrowing from others and from banks. The North-East corner padas around N8 and E1 are the doors that make a person poor, which is why the main door should not be in the Ishaan corner. Close it if that is at all possible.
With my door on N8 and E1 I have never seen any fear of fire. Why not?
A dosh does not act all the time. Any defect gives its bad effect only when the related planetary dasha, mahadasha, antardasha or pratyantar dasha runs; fear of fire comes when a Mars period such as Angarak yoga is active. Fear can also take other forms, such as constant insecurity about the future.
Which mahadasha should the N8 door defect be related to?
N8 is the location of Jupiter (Guru), so it relates to the Guru mahadasha. The fear connected with it appears when combinations such as Jwalamukhi yoga or Angarak yoga form. Otherwise some fear, such as insecurity about the future, tends to remain anyway.
My Jupiter is exalted and my door is on N6-N7, towards the North-East, yet we have had no problems. Why?
The Ishaan (North-East) corner belongs to Jupiter, so people whose Jupiter is exalted can keep their door there. This shows how the birth chart decides which door suits a person.
What should be done when Jupiter is exalted?
Give importance to the Ishaan (North-East), spend more time there and keep a silver mangal kalash. In the same way use the direction of every good planet with its colours, such as the South-East for a good Venus. If a planet is debilitated, use its direction as little as possible and avoid its colours.
Should golden yellow and white be used only in the North-East, or can the whole house use this combination?
The whole house can use it. The teacher has done a complete home interior in white and golden yellow, creating Gajkesari yoga throughout. When one colour combination is used in every direction, no dosh is counted.
With an exalted Moon in Taurus together with Jupiter, how can the Gajkesari yoga be made fruitful?
The house it falls in matters: a Gajkesari yoga in the 8th or 12th house does not give results and in the 6th it gives less. To make it fruitful, create the Gajkesari combination in the home through the interior, such as a water-filled kalash and white flowers in the North-East.
A mango tree inside the boundary in the North-East is growing taller than the house. What effect will it have?
Only one tall tree is allowed in the North-East, the coconut, which draws cosmic energy from above and passes it down. No other tall tree should stand there. If one already exists and cannot be cut, plant energy-capturing plants such as tulsi in the North and plant tulsi all around the tree.
What should be done if all the planets are in enemy signs?
It shows disturbed karma from a past life, and the chart is a graph of karma, so do good deeds now. Strengthen Jupiter, the most powerful planet, through dharma, spirituality, devotion, mantra jaap and sadhana, and keep a kalash in the North-East; the enemy planets slowly start turning friendly.
What should be done when Ketu is exalted in the 2nd house and the house has a North-East cut?
Rahu-Ketu belong to the South-West, and the diagonal from there is the North-East. Put a mirror at the cut, or install a kalash in the North-East and fix mirrors all around the kalash.
If the chart has Gajkesari yoga, which direction should be in good order?
The ishaan (North-East) should be correct, along with the North and the East.
If a direction is cut, can quartz suited to that direction be put there?
Yes. For a North-East cut, quartz can be put into the ground there to extend that direction; if that is not possible, keep it in a glass bowl at that spot.
Why can a coconut tree be planted even in the North-East, where height is not allowed?
The coconut holds all five elements and captures the most cosmic energy as well as underground energy, passing it into the home without disturbing anything. That is why it can be planted in every direction, and why South India follows the custom of one coconut tree for every house.
Where should the kalash, rising sun and lotus painting be placed?
If you need a partition between the North and the East, make this painting on the glass partition there. If you do not want glass, the painting can be made on cloth and hung instead.
Can dark blue be used in the North?
Green is best for the North; blue is for the North-East.