Ayurveda and Vastu Presentation Dhanada Santosh Kulkarni

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AYURVEDA & VASTU… Dhanada Santosh Kulkarni, MD (A.M.), BAMS

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AYURVEDA AND VASTU What’s Inside  What is Vastu?  Origin and Evolution of Vastu  Ayurveda and Vastu Connection  Dosha (3 Dosha)  Panchmahabhute (5 Elements)  Asta Disha (8 Directions)

 Vastu Aspects of Health  Priniciples of Vastu  Concept of Vastu Purush

 Vastu Pada-Vinyasa (81 Divisions)  Panchmahabhute (5 Elements)  Asta Disha (8 Directions)  Selection of land

 Architecture of building

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WHAT IS VAASTU? • Sthapatya Ved is an ancient architecture from India. It is part of a system of knowledge called Veda. • Vastu Sastra is the ancient Indian science of buildings Sthapatya = Establishing Ved = Knowledge Sthapatya Ved = Knowledge of Establishing

... Veshma Prakar Nagar Rachanna Eti Vastu Saugynitam

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WHAT IS VAASTU? 

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Unlike other construction sciences, which talk mainly about material and architectural aspects, Vastu also talks about the social and behavioral changes one can expect to happen in their lives by living in certain types of houses. Vastu shastra is an ancient art and science, containing principles and practices of constructing buildings which ensures a harmonious balance between man and nature and thereby bring all round happiness, health, wealth and prosperity.

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TYPES OF VASTU There are four types of Vastu: 1) Bhoomi - deals with selection of a site/land 2) Prasada - deals with Palaces and buildings 3) Yana - Vehicles, carts and ships 4) Sayana - furniture, tools and utensils

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ORIGIN OF VASTU

Lord Vishwakrma

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Shri Vishvakarma is the source of Sthapatya Ved knowledge. He is the origin of the entire knowledge. The universe is created with the very same principles that he passed to Rishis and Maharishis thousands of years ago to utilize in designing homes, cities and countries. This very universe is in precise order, moving with precise time throughout many billions of years. AYURVEDA AND VASTU

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VASTU - ANCIENT TEXT 

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Koutilya‟s „Artha Sastra‟- Vastu as a basis for constructing Villages, Landscapes, Gardens, Bridges,Ponds and Lakes. Varahamihira in his great work „Brihat Samhita‟ ---weather forecasting, earthquake forecasting, rainfall, architecture, exploration of water springs „Manasara‟ --- great book on Vastu, discusses the principles of architectural and sculptural construction. „Mayamatam‟ of Maya who is said to build the great Maya Sabha of Pandavas (of Mahabharatha times) is a rich work with 36 chapters „Viswakarmaprakasika‟--Samarangana Sutradhara‟---by King Bhoja (1018 - 1060 AD)

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EVOLUTION OF VASTU

1. Man‟s homes, unlike other creatures has undergone a transformation too. Starting from caves five thousand years ago it has transited through huts, tiled houses and is now in the form of skyscrapers piercing the skies. 2. Homes gave protection to the inmates from the vagaries of nature. It offered protection during weak times like sleep. More so it offered a place to store the assets for the sake of harsher times. 3. Ever since the evolution imparted intelligence to life, creatures have been seeking to build homes. Confidential

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EVOLUTION OF VASTU

It was then decided that the houses had a bearing on the luck and fortunes of the inmates. The house that man shapes has the powers to shape his fortune.

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AYURVEDA AND VASTU CONNECTION 

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Changing or correcting Vastu deficiencies and enhancing source bioenergetics is considered, from ancient times, to be the most important thing you can do to ensure a happier life, good health, relationships, success. Thousands of years of Vastu research shows that homes (no matter how physically attractive) – if they have poor Vastu energetics, the inhabitants will still be subject to unnecessary suffering (whether in health, business, love, etc.)

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ELEMENTS OF VASTU AND AYURVEDA

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AYURVEDA AND VASTU CONNECTION A person is made up of many layers of energy. The personal layers forming the physical body and aura are kept in balance through Ayurveda and Yoga. The environmental layers of energy surrounding and interacting with a person are kept in balance through Vastu.

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AYURVEDA AND VASTU CONNECTION Human Energy Field (“Aura”) nadis, chakras, subtle bodies… 

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The “aura” or “human energy field” is a field of energy which surrounds and penetrates the body. The aura underlies and supports the functioning of the body According to Vastu each building is conscious energy field and perceives everything that is going on within it.

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UNNECESSARY SUFFERING   

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Will you be happy in a house? Will you prosper? Will your children succeed in their studies and careers? Or will your experience in a building be bitter? Will it lead to sorrows and sickness? Or will it cause in your business, losses and lethargy?

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UNNECESSARY SUFFERING The house you live in, might give the answers.

The house could be the key to your success and better health.

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VASTU ASPECTS OF HEALTH God is the original architect of the Universe. Vastu science is bringing the Divine architecture down into our lives to bring health harmony and enlightenment to all

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VASTU ASPECTS OF HEALTH Vastu scriptures advise using two ways of staying in the peak of health 1. The first is balancing the influences of the five elements 2. The second is harmonizing the doshas with the five elements. 

Vastu defects in the directions causes an imbalance of the five elements. This lack of balance can give rise to the illnesses

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BALANCED HEALTH : AYURVEDA According to Ayurveda…

Balanced Health = {Physical + Mental} Health

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Balance in Doshas Balance in Agnis Balance in Dhatus Proper elimination Blissful Senses Mind and Bliss at the deepest level of Soul AYURVEDA AND VASTU

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IMBALANCED HEALTH : AYURVEDA Factors for imbalanced health of Ayurvda

Stress, irregular diet, disturbed lifestyle, Lack of exercise, Ama Accumulation

Leads dosha imbalance s Ultimately Ama builds up in weakened area

Toxins becomes disease 6-step process leads to Diseases - sanchaya,prakop, prasar, sthansunshrya,vakti, bedha.

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BALANCED HEALTH : VASTU Balanced Health = { Physcial + Mental } Health 1. 5-Element: Water, Earth, Fire, Space, Air 2. 8-Direction: N, S, E, W, NE, SE, SW, NW 3. Vastu Purush (Birth, Origin, Growth) • Marma Stone (Sensative Points) • Diagonal Planes (Konasutra) • Rajju • Shira S  N, W E called Shira 4. Selection of Bhoomi (Plot) land • Color, Texture, Smell, Sound, Touch, Shape, Slope (up or down) 5. Surrounding environment of land and building 6. Arecticaial planning inside the constructed building Confidential

• All these factors creates particular patterns of energy • Influences in the lives of the occupants • Balanced all these factors means vastu proofing your home or Bhavan, prasad, office, industry, commercial building • Dramatically, enjoys and improves quality of health, harmony and prosperity of life

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IMBALANCED HEALTH : VASTU Imbalanced Health = Diagnosis of health of building All 5 Elements + 8 Dosha (Direction) + Structure / land of building + Blocks and Barries (just like Ama toxins) in vastu purush marma (Energy grid) called vedha or shula Any one factor imbalances Leads to sickness + illness + depression + lethargy + Relationship + Wealth + intelegince bioenergtics vibrations Leads to imbalanced health unnecessary suffering cruel cycle

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BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF VASTU PRINCIPLES

 Panchmahabhute – 5 Elements  Selection of land or plot  Concept of Vastu purush ( birth and growth )

 Vastu purush marma sthane  Ashta Disha - 8 Directions  Healthy architectural Planning (according to 8 direction)

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BRAHMAN Earth

The Five Elements (Mahabhutas)

Water Fire

Air Space/Time

Stability A l l

Mind

Wholeness, Unified Field

Intellect Self, Atman Budhi

The Eightfold Prakriti (Nature)

Manas Akasha Vayu Tejas

D e v e l o p m e n t

Adaptability Purification Integration Growth Creativity Intelligence

Jala Prithivi

Consciousness

Curving back on my Self, I create again and again - Rig Veda

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VASTU: 5 MAHABHUTE 

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The whole universe is made up of five basic elements, the earth, water, fire, air and space. Our body is also made up of these five basic elements of nature. Vastu teaches the individual to live in balance and harmony with the panchamahabhootas. Each of these five basic elements is energetically associated with a particular direction.

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VASTU: 5 MAHABHUTE

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EARTH: BHUMI OR PRITHIVI

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WATER: JALA

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AIR: VAYU

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FIRE: AGNI

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SPACE: AAKASH

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QUALITIES OF PANCH MAHABUTAS Tatwa | Element

Colour

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Taste

Prithwi | Earth

Yellow

Sqaure

Sweet

Aap | Water

White

Half Circle

Salty

Tej | Fire

Red

Triangle

Hot

Vayu | Wind

Blue

Circle

Acidic

Akash | Ether

Variable

Randam

Bitter

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5 ELEMENTS INSIDE VASTU NORTH WEST AIR WEST

NORTH

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NORTH EAST WATER EAST

FIRE SOUTH WEST

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5 ELEMENTS INSIDE VASTU

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ASTA DISHA Four zones are  

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NORTH WEST- VAYU NORTH EAST- EESANYA SOUTH WEST- NAIRU SOUTH EAST- AGNI

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ASTA DISHA

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EAST

East It is abode of Lord Indra, the chief of the Gods (giver of pleasures, progress and growth).  The direction also represents the realm of the rising Sun (Surya) projecting ultraviolet rays important for health. 

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NORTH

North  The abode of Kuber, the God of wealth, significator of abundance and all good things.

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WEST

West  The abode of Varuna, the God of ocean. It is also the direction of the setting Sun which gives infra-red radiation.

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SOUTH

South  The abode of Yama, the God of death, taking care of after life.

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Called as the Eesanya and is the entry point of energy. Needs to be very light and clean. Ideal for puja rooms and study as well as expansive rooms such as living rooms. Ideal for placing east and north facing doors. Human nature; religion and educatio Controls prosperity and future of the family as it is the entry point for energy. Avoid toilets and kitchens here, in buildings. Avoid tall trees in the garden.

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NORTHWEST ZONE

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Eshanya It is said to be ruled by Lord Shiva or the God Himself. This area must always be scrupulously clean, open and highly receptive in a welcome “mode” always. 2 East It is abode of Lord Indra, the chief of the Gods (giver of pleasures, progress and growth). The direction also represents the realm of the rising Sun (Surya) projecting ultra-violet rays important for health.

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Called as the Agni and is the point of heat energy. Needs to have hot equipment such as stoves. In factories this space could have boilers or generators. Ideal for kitchens, electrical equipment and power connections. Ideal for placing south facing doors. Human nature; family relationship.

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(Agneya) The habitat of fire, the storehouse of energy, vigour and strength. It is the direction of sustenance and spirituality. South The abode of Yama, the God of death, taking care of after life.

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Called as the Vayu. It is the point of wind energy, which indicates communication and interaction Ideal for kitchens, guest rooms and toilets. Ideal for placing west facing doors. Human nature; social interaction and disputes Controls confusions, litigation. Good place for toilets and kitchens here, in buildings. Avoid adult bedrooms but one may keep children bedrooms here. Shrubs are good here in the garden.

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NORTHWEST- ZONE

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(Vayavya) The abode of Vayu devta, the God of air/wind, the invisible, but the most effective blessing for all objects in need of motion/movement for their efficiency. 9 Centre It is the brahmasthan, the earth, energy centre, power.

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Called as the Nairu. It is the point of heaviness, which indicates weightage in society. Ideal for bed rooms and cash lockers. A very bad spot for placing south or west facing doors. Human nature; wealth, status and respect Controls safety and status. Good place for master bedrooms in buildings. Avoid kitchens and toilets. Avoid water bodies . Tall trees are good here in the garden

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(Nairitya) The abode of Nairut (demon) and connotes purity and cleanliness. It is the direction of the past. West The abode of Varuna, the God of ocean. It is also the direction of the setting Sun which gives infra-red radiation.

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Centre It is the brahmasthan, the earth, energy centre, power.

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BRAHMASTHAN

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BRAHMASTHAN

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SIGNIFICANCE OF DIRECTION

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SELECTION OF LAND OR PLOT

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The plot is the land on which we build the building. It is the base for the constructed structure and would definitely influence the activities in the building.

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LAND SHOULD BE FERTILE 

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Like the basis the soil offers a growing plant, the earth nurtures the building. We know that Vastu is dependent on earth energies and so the plot, which is the earth component of the home, is important. Just as in agriculture the plot has to nurture lives in a home too. AYURVEDA AND VASTU

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LAND SHOULD BE SOLID

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If the land is dug and refilled then it should overflow. Smell of the land should be good. It should not contain bones or polythene bags etc.

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SHAPE OF THE PLOT 

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Triangular Odd corners

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Vastu Sastra believes in balanced shapes. Rectangles the science feels is the best shape to have for a plot or a residence. Since it is felt that all four corners are vital in determining the different aspects in a man‟s life, a rectangle offers a complete life for people living within.

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SUN (IDA NADI ) AND MOON ( PINGALA NADI) ENERGY 

The plot could be divided as two triangles, the moon triangle and the sun triangle. The moon half should always be higher than the sun half.

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DIRECTION OF LAND

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Best - East facing Fair - North facing Good - West facing Average - South facing

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SURROUNDINGS

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South west should be high and heavy North east should be light and empty No trees in front of gate No shadow of trees, temples, high rise buildings on the house No sandwich between two big houses

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SLOPE OF LAND

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South west must be highest North east must be lowest If south west is low, all earnings go into the drain The land should slope from the southwest corner (highest) to wards the north eastern corner (lowest) with all other parts having levels proportional to their distance from these two corners.

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THE BEST OPENINGS- VASTU

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The best openings are …. . In the northern façade the north east In the eastern façade the north east In the southern façade the south east In the western façade the north west Openings in the centre are also good

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VAASTU PURUSHA MANDALA

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VAASTU PURUSHA MANDALA

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VITHI SULA 

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If the road that serves a house ends at a plot then the house is termed a blind end or a dead end. In effect the road physically stops at the gate of the house. This is a bad phenomenon. Energy has a one way traffic and gets stagnated within the plot. This causes stagnation in career and investments. Money gets locked up in needless avenues Confidential

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AYURVEDA & VASTU AYURVEDA

VASTU

Ancient indian science

Ancient indian science

Vedic origin

Vedic origin

Goal: Wellbeing of body, mind and spirit

Goal: Wellbeing of body, mind and spirit providing harmonious environment to human being

Basic principles -3 Dosha derived from 5 mahabute -Advises follow natural rythumes to live life healthy

As human body made up of 5-bhutas Man in order to safe guard from severity of pancha mahabutas constructed shelters or first house

Purush + Prakruti

Advises to Balanee and builds houses which has correct receiptor of 5 mahabhute

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AYURVEDA & VASTU AYURVEDA

VASTU

Sankhya Purush Marma Sthane - Marmavidha - Holding Natural urge

Vastu Purush Vastu Marma Stone -Marma Vedha - Door Vedha dwar -Vithi shula (lane) -Kupvedha (well) -Marma-sira-anusiva-nadi vedha

Ayurveda upholds the existence of cosmic energy which affects both mind, body and 3 dosha

-Similarly the balance can be achieved through living and construction a layout of house according to super cosmic energy which affects mind, body and spirits

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EASTERN DARSHAN SHASTRA 5 Sub Branches Music

Astrology

Vastu

Yoga

Ayurveda

Notes & Bits

Constellation

Sun Streams

Mudra

Kapha

Sound

Signs of Zodiac Moon Streams

Prana

Vata

5 Great Elements

5 Great Elements

Bio Rhythum

Pitta

9 Planets

Shapes

Chakras

Nadi Nabhi

Pain

Interconnected

Love

Struggle

{Music+Astrology+Vastu+Yog a+Ayurveda}

Success

Suffering Illeness

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Harmony Rhythum

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