One of the most
important and sacred corner in any home is a zone of tranquility, the prayer or meditation area;
usually known as 'Pooja Ghar'. Although placement of a Puja Ghar itself brings
positive energies in a home, but designing this sacred place as per Vastu
guidance enhances positivity in the environment all around. According to Vastu
Shastra, the North East zone or the Eeshan (Ishan) corner of a house is the
best suited area for placing the Puja room.
It is believed that when Vastu Purush was brought down to the earth, his head
laid in the north-east direction. So, while worshipping in this direction along
with coming closer to the deity, we also pay obeisance to him. The direction
also receives the purifying rays of the rising sun, which purifies the
environment and brings positivity and prosperity into our homes.
Follow the below
mentioned attributes in order to get an ideal Puja room:
- Never locate the Puja room in the south and the
south-east, as these directions are ruled by Yama and Agni, respectively.
- Never locate the Puja space in the bedroom, as this
place is for rest and pleasure. However if there is no choice, locate it
in the north-east corner of the room. Take care that your feet do not
point towards this corner while lying on the bed.
- Avoid locating the toilet above, below or opposite
to this room to prevent the negative energies of the toilet from spoiling
the auspicious atmosphere of the Puja room.
- This room should also not be constructed next to
the kitchen or located under a staircase. In case you do make the Puja
space in the kitchen, keep the deity in such a way that you face east
while praying.
- In very big plots, factories or apartments, the
prayer room can be located in the centre or the Brahmasthana, the sector
governed by Lord Brahma, the Creator.
- Make the roof of the Puja room dome or pyramid-shaped.
This facilitates smooth flow of positive energies from the tip to the dome
or pyramid into the puja room. This shape also assists in meditation.
- Use tranquil colours on the walls of the Puja room
like white, soft shades of yellow, blue or violet. These colours do not
distract while praying.
- Ideally, the doors and windows of this room should
open towards the east or north. These should be made of good quality wood
and have double shutters.
- Although north-east is generally the direction
recommended for locating the idols or pictures of various Gods; yet
different deities have different auspicious locations as described:
- Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh, Kartikeya, Indra and Surya
are placed in the east and facing towards west.
- Ganesh, Durga, Kuber, Shodas Matrika and Bhairav
in the north direction and facing south.
- Hanuman in the north-east facing south-west, but
never in the south-east as it creates fire hazard.
- Never keep idols brought from ancient temples in
the puja room. Also avoid Shrichakra and Shaligram idols, unless you have
tremendous spiritual control and are capable of performing puja in a
traditional manner.
- Never display photographs of the dead family
members along with the deities.
- The height of idols should not be more than 18
inches and should always be placed on a high platform or singhasan.
- Keep the holy books or dharmic granths and other
items of samagri and dresses of the deities along the west and south wall.
- The lamp or deepak should be placed in the
south-east direction, governed by Agni.
- The Puja room should not be used for other
purposes, like storing items that do not belong here. It should also not
be used for sleeping purposes or to conceal money and other valuables.
- Never keep a dustbin in the Puja room, as the
positive energy gets diminished due to the negative energies emitted by
it.
If you ensure the
above mentioned points, you would not only add to the serenity of the room, but
would also find yourself spiritually uplifted with increased powers of
meditation.
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