Honour of Indian women has been the foundation stone of the Indian Society.
An in depth study of some of the rules of vastu has revealed that they these rules are the pillars of strength for the complete development of a woman’s personality.
It is very important for the woman of the house to stay healthy and fit to enjoy a peaceful domestic life. In vastu, the south east direction has been found to be best suited for the kitchen for it is also called the Agni Kon (Related to Fire). If the lady of the house spends 4-5 hours of the day in this portion, then she will absorb the energy of this direction (angle). It is this very energy which enlightens her personality and helps her in strengthening her hold on the family. Only an energetic lady is able to hone her skills and succeeds in commanding respect from all around.
When the modern day woman is playing a dual role in life then it becomes imperative to abide by this rule. This energy thus proves helpful in fulfilling domestic and official duties.
In contrast, Vayavya (Related to Air) i.e. north-west angle tends to bring in the feeling of unwillingness in her nature. A kitchen located in this direction does not allow the woman to work whole heartedly and this lack of effort, dedication and motivation affects her confidence. This results in her being subjected to criticism. This deficiency not only affects the house but all other aspects of life as well.
If we make a detailed study of the Vastu Door Planning then we will note that the door providing positive and negative energy to the woman are namely : Parjanya and Aditi.
According to a text `Vishwakarma Prakash’ opening of the Parjanya door (located in zone from east to north of east leads to birth of daughters lucky for the family and acquisition of large amounts of wealth. If the word Bahu Kanya or more girls is literally defined then it means the birth of a number of girls in the family but keeping experience in mind and the modern day definition it leads to the development of the talents and the progress of the girl child. A house having Parjanya door as been found to have exceptionally talented and intelligent women.
If the negative energy is absorbed by the lady of the house, it will lead to chaos and tiffs in the family. This ultimately leads to division in the family. Excessive absorption of negative energy gives rise to mentality of disintegration. Even more so the possibility of character loss also arises from here only.
It has been observed that in houses having door named Aditi (located in zone from North to East) the joint family system has failed and the lady of the house is instrumental in this failure. Women related vastu has another rule which prohibits under ground water in the south, south – east direction. Presence of water in this direction will not only gravely affect the health of the woman of the house but will also affect her working capacity. This can be understood better in this manner also that south-east is the Agni Kon (Fire Angle), here the presence of water deprives the woman of energy which can take her to greater heights. The South direction is said to denote authority. This important fact can be understood better by the instance of Nahargarh fort in Jaipur. In Nahargarh the place of the main queen is in South to South-West Corner. A modern day analsysis of this historic fact of vastu means that all members of the family should be under the influence of the lady of the house and can present himself as an ideal role model.
It is very important to have an exceptional working capacity and an influential personality for women performing dual role in today’s world so that she can prove her worthiness not only in her house but in her field of activity, society, country and the world as well.
Hence, the rules of vastu should be abided only for the positive aspect of woman energy. This can also be followed for during architectural planning of domestic construction.