According to the principles of symbolic VAASTU Shaastra every material must be placed in a proper direction indicated for it. Following is a brief discussion regarding the relationship between the directions and the objects.

EAST: Watch and clocks, Veena, MLA, MP, Collector's office, royal palace, red oleander, copper, gold and red colour.

SOUTH-EAST: Pretty woman, scent, perfume, incense sticks, vermilion, nail polish, cosmetic, cutlery, casino, beauty parlour, imitation jewellery, diamond, silver, brothel, theatre, films, fashion, bedstead, discotheque, music, dinning, art, studio, instruments of fine arts and music, betel box, motor vehicles, gardens and orchids, pink and indigo colours, photography, video shooting, marriage bureau, canopy, cushions, hotel, decorations, cardamom, casino, grocery shop, cobblers shop, manual labours, servants, staff, bullock cart, labourers, oxen, buffaloes, camels, shaving box, garbage, paper, slippers, leather, bones, play ground, grocer, trade, Vaishya, STD booth, pager, income tax, sales tax office, auditor, consulting business, secretary, stationery etc.

SOUTH: Kitchen, vehicle, garage, gas, petrol, kerosene, cement, television, fridge, electric switchboard, crackers, chemicals and explosives, salt, pepper, chillies, cummins, cotton, gold, steel, garlic, onion, agricultural implements, telephone, woods, mountains, sea, tiles, multistorey buildings, sepoy, police station, bus station, writer, red colour etc.

SOUTH-WEST: Parrot, waste materials, crow and female race.

WEST: Lower castes, whisky, bear bar, casino, cremation ground, drugs, ghosts and poltergeists, grave yard, Shivalaya, Jain temple, mosque, non-veg restaurants, snakes, moong dal, gutter, washers' jetty, toilet, garbage dumping sites etc.

NORTH-WEST: Store room, milk, cold drink, ice creams, water, Ayurvedic medicines, cereals, pitcher, wife, water, vendors, water tank, sandal, grapes, pearls, white colours, string of pearls, rings of pearls etc.

NORTH AND NORTH-EAST: Study room, prayer room, temple, religious scriptures, library, students, hostel, teachers, father, elders religious teacher, court, advocate, judge, school, Brahmin, food, dining hall, place of pilgrimage, topaz, city cow, lodge, stock exchange, finance ministry, finance minister, bank manager, cashier, yellow colour, advocate's office, seat of the merchant, scales or balance, lockers etc.

CORRECTION OF VAASTU FAULTS

There is no mistake anywhere in the creation, and the rules that govern it. But in the man-made creations, abidance by each and every rule of VAASTU Shaastra is definitely difficult if not entirely impossible.

It is therefore, extremely difficult to build even a single structure ideally following the dictates of VAASTU Shaastra. Most of the VAASTU faults manifest themselves only after they have been committed. Some of these faults can be corrected altering the pattern of construction. Help of an expert VAASTUkar must be taken to deal with those faults which are well nigh impossible to correct otherwise. Corrective measures for a few common VAASTU faults are given here.

INTERNAL ARRANGEMENTS

In the entire plot, moon region must be heavier in comparison to the sun region. If the construction has not followed this rule, then the heavy goods in each room must be kept along the southern and the western walls. Northern and the eastern walls must be left vacant as far as possible. Heavy double bed, steal almirahs, dressing table etc. should be kept in the moon region of the bedroom. IF you can't afford to leave northern and eastern walls vacant, place their lighter goods.

INTERNAL ARRANGEMENTS IN RELATION TO THE ANGLES

It is very difficult to demolish even those houses, which have serious VAASTU faults. But still it would be preferable if all the corners of these houses are used properly according to the dictates of VAASTU Shaastra.

NORTH-EAST: Soma and Rudra are the ruling deities of this corner. Hence it is regarded as the supremely sacred corner. Entrance, portico, worship room, meditation room and water-storing facility must be given in this angle. Follow a few simple things to keep this corner in balance.

1. Always keep the north-eastern corner of your house clean and don't allow even little garbage to collect there.
2. Always keep a water pot, filter or camper in the north-eastern corner of your room.
3. Fix a beautiful picture or poster depicting rivers, sea, clouds etc. on the north, north-eastern or east, north-eastern walls. But don't nail the poster, fix it with the help of tape.
4. Don't drive nails and pegs in the north-eastern corner.
5. If you have an almirah or shelf in the north-eastern corner, don't put heavy things there.

SOUTH-EASTERN CORNER: ANGLE OF FIRE

Agni is the presiding deity of this corner, hence kitchen is built in it. You may adopt following measures to achieve balance in this corner.

1. If your bed room in the south-eastern corner, you should change it for better. If it is not possible then orient your bed along the north-south axis with head towards the south.
   
2. A night bulb must be kept lighting in the south-eastern corner.
   
3. Drawing room can be built in the south-east
   
4. Picture of the rising sun can be fixed in the south-eastern corner.
   
5. Main switch, fridge and other electric gadgets should be installed in the south-eastern corner.
   
6. Electric fitting of the house must be of the excellent quality.
   
7. If the kitchen is not in the south-east, cook or anybody who is cooking, must take extra precaution while cooking.

SOUTH WESTERN CORNER

Demon represents this corner hence extreme caution must be observed while constructing anything here. An unbalanced south-western corner leads to sudden accidents in life.

1. Any construction in the south-western corner must be in perfect right angle.
   
2. If this corner has a cut, place a mirror there in the room so that the cut end is not seen with prominence.
   
3. If south-western corner is extended, install a small bulb on the roof leaving the extended corner and another bulb in the north-western corner. Keep these two bulbs lighting all long the night every day.
   
4. Fix a picture of pretty and fortunate woman in the south-western corner.
   
5. Always put heavy goods in the south-western corner of your room.

NORTH-WESTERN CORNER: Pavandev represents this corner. Pavandev is known for his unstable nature. If north-western corner is unbalanced, the owner of the house suffers from mental instability and insomnia.

1. Owner of the must not have his bedroom in the north-western corner; he can have his study room here.
   
2. Don't leave this corner desolate.
   
3. Put a clock with sweet alarm in this corner.

CORRECTION OF FAULT DUE TO PRESENCE OF HIGH RISING BUILDING NEARBY

If there is a high rising building near a house its ill effect will surely be shown on the house. Owner of the lower house suffers from inferiority complex and fails to concentrate in his work.

1. Place the mirror in your house in such a way that the image of the high rising building doss not reflect in it.
2. Make strong lighting arrangements in your house.
3. Install an anemometer on the roof of your house. This instrument comes with an arrow. The arrow should point to the high rising building.

The last measure can also be used to correct the obstacles due to angles. If the corner of another house comes to face your main gate, a serious obstacle results, known as Konavedh or obstacle due to corner. But this obstacle is effective only if the distance of the corner is less than the height of your house.

CORRECTION OF BEAM FAULT

Beam is an important part of a building's construction. It is provided to bear the weight of the building. But if somebody has to sit just beneath a beam, he or the she feels under unnecessary pressure. You should therefore:

1. Do not sleep or do anything just beneath a beam.
   
2. Cover the beam with false-ceiling or tiles etc.
   
3. Provide bamboo poles of equal lengths on both sides of the beam.

USE OF FLOWERS

If the bedroom and the drawing room have serious faults, fresh flowers should then be stowed in such rooms daily. Thus, the ambience of the room will be enchanting with fresh fragrance of flowers. Artificial plants and flowers with realistic look will also do in this regard.

CORRECTION OF FAULTS BY AQUARIUM

The north-western corner of the room inspires the thoughts of the owner towards progress and imparts dynamism in his life. Hence, faults related to north-western corner can be corrected by putting an aquarium in that corner. Fish remain in constant motion in an aquarium. Water in it also bubbles with life. Such a dynamic system as an aquarium aptly suits the north-western direction in every aspect.

BUILDING MATERIALS AND QUALITY

Only high quality building materials must be used in the construction of house. Bricks and stones are the most common and extensively used building materials used because of their high weight bearing capacity. Of the two, stones are quarried directly from the mines while bricks are made from mud and heated in kilns to impart toughness. Granite is the most widely used stone because of its brightness and colour. It can also be chiseled into desirable shapes. But the high content of quartz in granite adversely affects the health. So a wall of granite adversely affects the health. So a wall of granite should invariably be given a good coating of lime to cancel the adverse effects of quartz.

Stones used for building purpose should have uniform colour, be tough and feel good to touch.

Religion is, in a way, the soul of Indian culture. In every walk of life, conduct with a clear inclination for religion is given importance. Building a house is no exception as Vishvakarma Prakash says:

ANYATRA SKHALITSHILA VISHIRNA MACHCHHIN SANSKARAT||

That is, building materials that are strewn here and there should not be used for house building purposes. Also no material should go into the house building without the consent of the owner or it will prove inauspicious.

NA NAV PURAN YUKTAM NA PAKVAMANEN CHAIV SANYOJYAM

That is, old and new bricks and stones should not be used in combination. Similarly, hard and soft bricks should not be mixed also.

Regarding the quality of bricks, Maya Danav says:

SUGHANAH SAMADAGDHASHSH SUGVARASMCHUSHTAKAM SUHBHAH||

That is, the bricks should be uniformly baked and dense and should produce clear clanking sound on collision.

WOOD: There is a wide and comprehensive description in VAASTU Shaastra regarding the quality of wood. But to follow each and every dictate of VAASTU, one will have to scout the forest in order to search the wood of his choice. So, wood mart is the only refuge for the buyers of today. Woods of cedur, Shisham (Indian rosewood), Sal, teak, jackfruit etc. are most suitable for the building purposes. Here again, you should not make any compromise regarding the quality of wood. Now-a-days composite wood are the best substitute for natural wood. Quality wise also, composite wood are much superior to natural wood.