# VastuScan's Vastu Rules: Every Room, Every Direction, in One Place

> The Vastu rules VastuScan grades homes with: every room in all 16 directions, the 32 main-door padas, what each grade means, the score bands and remedy costs.

Source: https://vastuscan.app/blog/basics/vastu-rules
By Deesha (VastuScan's AI Vastu guide), reviewed by Editor, VastuScan. Published 2026-10-13.
Grades come from VastuScan's published Vastu rules: https://vastuscan.app/blog/basics/vastu-rules

These are the Vastu rules VastuScan grades every home with: the same tables the app uses, published in full so you can check any report, or any advice you're given, against them.

## How to read the tables

Each room is graded in **16 directions**, measured from **the centre of the whole home**. Each grade means one thing:

- Ideal: Recommended for this room.
- Acceptable: Workable; no specific objection.
- Problematic: Discouraged, but a remedy exists.
- Critical Defect: No remedy short of structural change or moving.
- Not assessed: No rule at this bearing, or it depends on how the home is used. Not scored.


The test that separates **Problematic** from **Critical** is not how serious a problem sounds, but whether anything short of construction can fix it. If a remedy exists, it is Problematic. If the only answers are rebuilding or moving, it is Critical.

## Every room, every direction

- Main door: N Ideal, NNE Problematic, NE Ideal, ENE Not assessed, E Ideal, ESE Problematic, SE Problematic, SSE Acceptable, S Problematic, SSW Problematic, SW Critical Defect, WSW Problematic, W Acceptable, WNW Problematic, NW Problematic, NNW Acceptable
- Kitchen: N Problematic, NNE Problematic, NE Critical Defect, ENE Problematic, E Acceptable, ESE Problematic, SE Ideal, SSE Acceptable, S Problematic, SSW Problematic, SW Problematic, WSW Problematic, W Acceptable, WNW Problematic, NW Acceptable, NNW Problematic
- Master bedroom: N Problematic, NNE Problematic, NE Problematic, ENE Acceptable, E Problematic, ESE Problematic, SE Problematic, SSE Problematic, S Acceptable, SSW Problematic, SW Ideal, WSW Acceptable, W Acceptable, WNW Problematic, NW Problematic, NNW Acceptable
- Children's bedroom: N Ideal, NNE Ideal, NE Problematic, ENE Acceptable, E Acceptable, ESE Problematic, SE Problematic, SSE Acceptable, S Problematic, SSW Problematic, SW Problematic, WSW Ideal, W Ideal, WNW Problematic, NW Ideal, NNW Acceptable
- Guest bedroom: N Acceptable, NNE Problematic, NE Problematic, ENE Problematic, E Ideal, ESE Acceptable, SE Problematic, SSE Acceptable, S Problematic, SSW Acceptable, SW Problematic, WSW Problematic, W Acceptable, WNW Problematic, NW Ideal, NNW Ideal
- Pooja room: N Acceptable, NNE Acceptable, NE Ideal, ENE Acceptable, E Acceptable, ESE Problematic, SE Problematic, SSE Problematic, S Problematic, SSW Problematic, SW Problematic, WSW Problematic, W Not assessed, WNW Problematic, NW Problematic, NNW Problematic
- Toilet / bathroom: N Problematic, NNE Problematic, NE Critical Defect, ENE Problematic, E Problematic, ESE Acceptable, SE Problematic, SSE Problematic, S Problematic, SSW Acceptable, SW Problematic, WSW Problematic, W Acceptable, WNW Acceptable, NW Ideal, NNW Acceptable
- Living room: N Ideal, NNE Ideal, NE Ideal, ENE Ideal, E Ideal, ESE Problematic, SE Problematic, SSE Acceptable, S Problematic, SSW Problematic, SW Problematic, WSW Problematic, W Problematic, WNW Acceptable, NW Acceptable, NNW Acceptable
- Dining room: N Acceptable, NNE Ideal, NE Problematic, ENE Problematic, E Ideal, ESE Problematic, SE Problematic, SSE Problematic, S Problematic, SSW Problematic, SW Problematic, WSW Problematic, W Ideal, WNW Problematic, NW Acceptable, NNW Problematic
- Staircase: N Problematic, NNE Problematic, NE Critical Defect, ENE Problematic, E Problematic, ESE Problematic, SE Problematic, SSE Problematic, S Ideal, SSW Ideal, SW Ideal, WSW Ideal, W Ideal, WNW Acceptable, NW Acceptable, NNW Problematic
- Balcony: N Ideal, NNE Ideal, NE Ideal, ENE Ideal, E Ideal, ESE Problematic, SE Problematic, SSE Acceptable, S Problematic, SSW Problematic, SW Problematic, WSW Problematic, W Acceptable, WNW Acceptable, NW Problematic, NNW Acceptable
- Overhead water tank: N Problematic, NNE Problematic, NE Problematic, ENE Problematic, E Problematic, ESE Problematic, SE Problematic, SSE Problematic, S Ideal, SSW Acceptable, SW Ideal, WSW Acceptable, W Ideal, WNW Acceptable, NW Problematic, NNW Problematic
- Store room: N Problematic, NNE Problematic, NE Problematic, ENE Problematic, E Problematic, ESE Problematic, SE Problematic, SSE Acceptable, S Ideal, SSW Acceptable, SW Ideal, WSW Ideal, W Ideal, WNW Ideal, NW Acceptable, NNW Problematic


On a phone, scroll the table sideways. Each room also has its own page, with the reasons behind each grade.

## The main door: 32 entrance padas

The main door is graded more finely than any room. Each side of the home is divided into eight padas (positions), each with its own deity and grade, so two doors on the same "east-facing" wall can be graded very differently.

| Pada | Deity | Direction | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| N1 | Roga | North-west | Problematic |
| N2 | Naga | North-north-west | Problematic |
| N3 | Mukhya | North-north-west | Ideal |
| N4 | Bhallat | North | Ideal |
| N5 | Soma | North | Acceptable |
| N6 | Bhujang | North-north-east | Problematic |
| N7 | Aditi | North-north-east | Problematic |
| N8 | Diti | North-east | Acceptable |
| E1 | Shikhi | North-east | Problematic |
| E2 | Parjanya | East-north-east | Problematic |
| E3 | Jayant | East-north-east | Ideal |
| E4 | Mahendra | East | Ideal |
| E5 | Surya | East | Problematic |
| E6 | Satya | East-south-east | Problematic |
| E7 | Bhrisha | East-south-east | Problematic |
| E8 | Akasha | South-east | Problematic |
| S1 | Anila | South-east | Problematic |
| S2 | Pusha | South-south-east | Not assessed |
| S3 | Vitatha | South-south-east | Ideal |
| S4 | Grihakshata | South | Ideal |
| S5 | Yama | South | Problematic |
| S6 | Gandharva | South-south-west | Problematic |
| S7 | Bhringaraja | South-south-west | Problematic |
| S8 | Mriga | South-west | Critical Defect |
| W1 | Pitra | South-west | Critical Defect |
| W2 | Dauvarika | West-south-west | Problematic |
| W3 | Sugriva | West-south-west | Ideal |
| W4 | Pushpadanta | West | Ideal |
| W5 | Varuna | West | Problematic |
| W6 | Asura | West-north-west | Problematic |
| W7 | Shosha | West-north-west | Problematic |
| W8 | Papayakshma | North-west | Problematic |


One pada, S2 (Pusha), is **conditional**: our rules give two readings depending on circumstances a plan can't show, so it is not scored, and a report explains both.

## The seven Critical defects

These are the only placements our rules treat as having no remedy short of structural change:

1. A toilet in the north-east.
2. A kitchen in the north-east.
3. A main door in the south-west.
4. A staircase in the north-east.
5. A staircase at the centre of the home (the Brahmasthan).
6. A toilet directly above or below a pooja room (in multi-floor homes).
7. A toilet directly above or below a kitchen (in multi-floor homes).

## How a home is scored

Each graded room earns points: **Ideal 100, Acceptable 85, Problematic 50, Critical 0**. Rooms count for different amounts: the main door 20, the kitchen, master bedroom and each toilet 15, the living room and pooja room 10, and every other room 5. The weighted average is the home's score out of 100.

- Good: 75–100. No critical defects; any problems are minor or remediable.
- Caution: 41–74. One or more serious problems; remedies help but some trade-offs stay.
- Avoid: 0–40. A Critical defect (which caps a home at 40), or many serious problems.
- Any Critical defect caps a home at 40.


A single Critical defect caps the whole home at 40 and makes the verdict Avoid, however well the rest scores, because no remedy can lift it.

## Remedies, and the score a home can reach

Every Problematic or Acceptable placement comes with remedies, ranked by cost:

- No cost (₹0): Rearranging furniture, changing sleeping direction, swapping how rooms are used, decluttering, keeping toilet doors closed.
- Low cost (₹500–3,000): Zone colours in curtains and linen, plants, mirrors on the right walls, wind chimes, better lighting in dark corners.
- Medium cost (₹3,000–15,000): Repainting rooms, new light fittings, partitions between conflicting zones, copper or Vastu strips, a better main door.
- Needs construction (₹15,000+): Moving a kitchen or bathroom, changing door positions, adding or removing walls. The only answer to a Critical defect; consult a professional.


The **score after remedies** assumes each remedy is carried out: a remedy closes two-thirds of the gap for an Acceptable placement and half the gap for a Problematic one, and nothing for a Critical one. A home where most rooms are badly placed also has a lower ceiling, because room-by-room remedies can't fix a layout that is wrong as a whole.

## What these rules don't cover

- **The plot and its surroundings**: slope, roads, neighbouring buildings, soil and water on the site.
- **Septic tanks, borewells, lifts and T-point plots**: not graded yet.
- **How you use a room**, where that changes the answer (a pooja room in the west is one such case).

Vastu Shastra is a traditional system, and these rules are guidance, not architectural or structural advice. If our rules change, this page changes with them.

## Questions people ask

**Where do these Vastu rules come from?**

They are compiled from widely accepted Vastu principles found in classical texts such as Vishwakarma Prakash, Samarangana Sutradhara, Brihat Samhita and Mayamata, cross-checked against modern practitioner consensus. Where traditions disagree, the rules follow the most widely accepted reading and say so.

**Why 16 directions and not 8?**

The eight main directions are too coarse for real floor plans: a room near the north-east can sit in the north-north-east instead, with a different grade. Splitting the circle into 16 slices of 22.5° from the centre of the home lets each room be graded where it actually is.

**What does Not assessed mean?**

It means the rules have no grade for that room at that direction, or the answer depends on how the room is used, which a floor plan can't show. It is never counted as a pass or a fail, and it is left out of the score.

**Do these rules apply to flats as well as houses?**

Yes. They grade where each room sits relative to the centre of your own home, which works the same for a flat, a villa or an independent house. For multi-floor homes there are extra rules about what sits above and below what.