Enhance your marriage with Vastu Shastra: Tips for a harmonious relationship
Seeing the ample benefits of the architectural practice, more people are following and reaping the fruits of using Vastu Shastra.
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Vastu Shastra has become an integral aspect in planning everything. Right from building a home or office, to matters concerning money, health and married life, Vastu Shastra seems to be omnipresent.
Seeing the ample benefits of the architectural practice, more people are following and reaping the fruits of it. Its mention has been found in the days of Ramayana, Mahabharata and even in Indus valley civilization. The practice is imperial in bringing harmony between man and nature.
Vastu for love:
Marriage is a sacred institution and everyone longs for a happy and peaceful married life. However, now-a-days the number of divorce cases have increased as a result changing lifestyle and independent thinking. Believe it or not one of the major cause of hampered married life can be negligence of Vastu principles.
Conflicts between couples and adjustment problems can arise due to wrong placement of objects at home which are not in accordance of Vastu Shastra.
To save a married life or maintain good married life it becomes essential for every spouse to make their living place Vastu compliant.
Imbalance of any of element of cosmos can create disturbances leading to a hampered married life. It is necessary to keep these elements in balance to avoid obstructions in married life.
For this aspect of love, and eternal bliss, our culture has bestowed us with the architectural practice of Vastu Shastra. Vastu ensures that the environment around becomes conducive for love and a happy married life.
The bedroom is the most important place to instill faith and love in a marital knot. Hence, imbibing the rules of Vastu, in the bedroom is most important. The following are the tips to be followed to attain maximum prosperity in a relationship.
Vastu tips for a blissful married life:
1. The bedroom should be positioned in south-west direction as this will spark love and understanding between partners. The other option would be south or west direction. If possible, exact North east direction should be avoided for a newly married couple. A regular shape (rectangle or square) of the bedroom is another feature to be followed.
2.The bed should be comfortable and of good quality one.
3.The colour of the room should be in light shades and the room should be uncluttered for soothing the ambience and making it conducive for love. the bedroom walls should not be painted in dark colours such as black, dark brown, dark grey etc.
4.As per Vastu the wife should sleep on the left side of the bed and the husband should sleep on right. This will ensure a smooth and loving relationship.
5.The colour red or elements with red should be added into the bedroom. Red is the symbol of love and the colour will make sure that the relationship blossoms.
6.The mattress on the bed should be one double or larger. As per vastu rule, this is important for instilling harmony and positivity in a marital relationship.
7.No electrical gadgets should find their way into the bedroom. Keep all of them, including your husband’s laptop right outside the bedroom. It will give your husband and you some time to spend with each other, away from office work or social media. The electrical gadgets are known to increase tension and rifts between partners. If it is compulsory to have electrical gadgets, then keep them in a cupboard.
8.The most important step in relationship is communication and it can be achieved by simply keeping your bedroom illuminated. Keep your room well lit for flowing communication and unflinching love.
9. The bedroom must be kept clean and should be uncluttered .
10. If your bed reflects in the mirror then mirror should be avoided in the bedroom.You can keep or fix the mirror in the bedroom in such away that your bed doesnt reflect in the mirror.
11.Paintings that symbolize death, quarrels, violence or any negative aspect of life should be avoided.
12.Do not ever sleep under a beam or cupboard. It causes unnecessary pressure and is detrimental in terms of health.
13.One should constantly try to beautify their bedroom. One can keep the ornament of love-birds (in a pair) and picture of peacocks.
14. Medicines should not be stored in the bedroom.
15. The husband must give flowers to his wife often to keep the spark in the marriage and to strengthen the planet Venus in your horoscope. In Vedic astrology Venus is considered the natural lord of love.
Tribune Herald columnist Mahesh Bang is a Vedic astrologer, palmist, feng shui and Vastu expert.
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16. Hindu couples should fast on all Mondays in the month of Sawan.
17.Some special fast are also recommended for married women i.e.Karwa Chauth fast. It is very important fast to have a blessed marriage. These are just a few vastu tips to enhance your environment so it would be more conducive to a loving peaceful home and marriage.
Mahesh Bang is a Vedic astrologer, feng shui and Vastu expert. The views expressed are his own and does not reflect those of IOL, Independent Media or the Sunday Tribune.