Vastu Items for Home and Office: Yantras, Tortoise, 7 Horses and Other Remedies (Direction-wise Guide)
Quick answer: If your home or office has a Vastu defect you cannot fix structurally, the traditional remedy is a Vastu Dosh Nivaran or Sampurna Vastu Yantra placed in the affected zone or the north-east, plus simple items for specific directions: a tortoise in the north for career, the 7 running horses picture on the south wall for fame and momentum, and a copper Surya on the east wall for health and energy. Use a Vastu compass first to find the true directions.
Shreerudra, a pooja store in Roop Nagar, Delhi since 2000, also offers Vastu consultation. Here is the guide we give our customers.
Step 1: Find the directions correctly
Vastu depends on accurate directions. Stand in the centre of the house with a Vastu compass and mark north. Phone compasses can be thrown off by nearby metal and electronics.
Vastu remedies by direction
Direction | Element and ruling deity | Remedy items |
North | Water, Kuber (wealth) | Tortoise, Kuber/Lakshmi yantra, Matsya yantra |
North-East (Ishan) | Water, Shiva | Pooja room, Shree Yantra, keep it clean and light |
East | Air, Surya/Indra | Copper Surya wall hanging, Surya yantra |
South-East | Fire, Agni | Kitchen; Shukra yantra if defective |
South | Fire, Yama | 7 running horses picture, Mangal yantra |
South-West | Earth, Nairutya | Heavy furniture, Rahu yantra, Vastu Purush |
West | Water/space, Varuna | Shani yantra |
North-West | Air, Vayu | Chandra yantra, wind chimes |
The main Vastu yantras
Shree Sampurna Vastu Yantra with gold plating: a comprehensive yantra for overall Vastu correction.
Matsya Yantra in pure brass and the Bhoj Patra Matsya Yantra: traditionally used during construction and for Vastu dosh in the north-east.
Vastu Purush nazar battu for the main entrance.
Popular Vastu and good-luck items
Tortoise (Kachhua)
The tortoise is an avatar of Lord Vishnu (Kurma) and in Vastu and Feng Shui it represents stability and long life. Place it in the north, facing into the house. Options include the copper tortoise with engraved plate, the golden metal tortoise on plate, the silver tortoise and the Navratan tortoise.
Seven running horses
Seven white horses running together symbolise speed, success and momentum. Hang the 5D seven running horses poster on the south wall of the living room or office, with the horses running into the room, not out of the door.
Copper Surya (sun face)
A copper sun face wall hanging on the east wall is believed to bring energy and good health. It also lifts the look of an entrance or living room.
Gemstone and crystal trees
A gemstone tree or rose quartz tree of life is often placed in the south-west for relationships or on a work desk.
Kamdhenu cow
The Kamdhenu cow with calf idol is a symbol of abundance and is kept in the pooja room or the north-east. A white version is also available.
Cleansing the home
Many families mop the floor with salt water or use a gomutra, gulab jal and salt floor cleaner and burn sambrani dhooni on Tuesdays and Saturdays to clear stale energy.
Common Vastu mistakes to avoid
A dirty, cluttered or dark north-east corner.
Toilets or a staircase in the north-east.
Sleeping with your head towards the north.
Broken idols, stopped clocks or damaged yantras kept in the house.
Frequently asked questions
Can Vastu dosh be corrected without breaking walls?
In most cases, yes. Yantras, colours, placement of items and changes in room usage are the traditional non-demolition remedies.
Where should a Vastu yantra be placed?
In the zone with the defect, or in the north-east of the house or pooja room if the defect is general.
Do you offer Vastu consultation?
Yes. Shreerudra offers Vastu, astrology, numerology and Feng Shui consultations. Contact us through shreerudra.in.
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