The Five Elements of Universe  

              Universe is made up of five elements namely earth, sky, water, fire wind. These five elements are self generated. No one can create or do them. These five elements come together in different forms and create different forms and create different manifestations in our world. Later on, these manifestations decay or diminish into five elements. Let us see the creation of these five elements, existence, characters, and their effects on human life in other words relationship with Vaastushastra.

 God created directions to describe location of deferent objects this universe. A story regarding the creation of directions can be found in the 21st chapter of “Varasha Purana” There was no support of magnitude to the universe.  when it was formed. There was a need for measure to understand the position of each thing in the universe.
Thus 10 directions were formed. Among them there are four main directions i.e. North (Uttar), East (Purva), West (Paschim) and South (Dakshin) and four sub directions North-East (lshaanya), South-East (Aagneya), North-West (wayavya) and South-West (Nairutya) remaining two are Hell and Heaven. This is of course a mythological reference; it does, not have any connection to any religion. These 10 directions are providing perfect direction to the mankind in locating each & everything in these universals.             

   The sub directions also have a special name assigned to them just like ' the main directions. India is the only country having proper names to the sub directions. We understand the importance of sub-directions. So we have given special names to them. A sub direction means a direction arising the union of two directions. This direction is a mixture of all qualities of both the directions.
The name of the direction itself suggests the nature of the direction. For example, East (purva) means just grade, West (Paschim) means after i.e. coming afterwards; North (Uttara) means where there is an answer to everything. South (Dakshin) means slowly weakening, North-East (Ishaanya) ' means God, place for water element. South-East (Aagneya) means the place for fire element and North-West (Wayavya) means the place for Air element, and South-West (Nairutya) means the Nairuti (Demon) region of negative energies.

  ‘The Direction’ plays an important part in human life. The North and the East are called ‘Deva Disha’. Heavenly forces flow from these directions, while the south and the west are known as ‘Daitya Disha’ (Demonic Direction).
Demonic forces flow from these directions. The energy flow from the north and the east brings peace, progress, stability, happiness, well-being, and long-life. The flow from the south and the west, however, brings about events leadings to difference of opinion, cruelty, sorrow, imperfection & illness.
The study of the system which helps to get blessings of the Lord and at the same time protect us from the demonic forces, which helps to get blessings of the lord and at the same time protect us from the forces, in the house we live in, is know as Vastushastra, It must be remembered that every article in nature is created from the five basic elements and it eventually merges itself with nature.    Human body is an artistic work of the five basic elements in the Universe. The bones & the skin in the body are a symbol of the earth element. Blood represents the quintessence of water. We breathe every moment. Breathing means inhaling the oxygen and exhaling the carbon dioxide. It means that we have element of air in our body. Every movement of our body is a manifestation of energy. It is present in our body in the form calories which represent the element of fire.
The element of sky is present in the body, in the from of cavities. For example the cavity in the mouth, nose and ear, there are cavities of special nature in the heart, the lungs, stomach & intestines. These cavities represent the sky element. When a man dies, his perishable body is either cremated or buried. The flesh and bones which represent the earth element turn into ash. Nature absorbs the Air, Fire, and energy body.
The element sky absorbs the cavities in itself. The blood merges with water elements in the from of vapors. And in the end the bones and the ash, when immersed in water, eventually merges fully with nature. This only means that our body is completely merged with the nature. It is also understood as the merger of the body in the five basic elements of the Universe.   If we study each & every article needed for building a house, it will be found that each article is related to the five basic elements of the Universe. For example:  

     Vastushastra. Even a thought or a discussion on the subject, first raises the question, whether it is science or an art form. Since ancient times. 64 art forms and 716 subject were deeply studied by our ancient sages. All these art froms and subject are very and related to human life. Patanjali’s Yogashastra’; ‘Ayurveda by Dhanwantari ; the ‘Charaksamhita’; ‘Arthashastra’ of Kautiya; Chanakya vision of political science; unique mathematical studies by Aryabhatta; which later blossomed into ‘Jyotishastra’. In fact these deep studieshave made it possible for us to live our lives in happiness and prosperity.
 
    Every individual has a definite idea in his mind regarding his house. He makes every effort to make this idea materialize and when this idea really comes into existence he is naturally happy and thrilled .There is affinity in this house; there is love amongst the members of the family; there is a happy feeling of fulfillment as an owner; where the parents and their children, husband and wife; are real companions .In such a house the children dance happily, the elders rush to the house eagerly after finishing their daily chores. Just like the nature, where birds rush to their nests, the animals rush to their living places & the wild animals too, eagerly to their dens.     It is, however, observed that in some houses, the members do not have affinity for their home. They have no desire to comeback home. They spend more & more time out of the house and return as if they have no other option. The most important question here is why does this happen?

Below mentioned are the complete FAQ's in association with Vaastu Shastra,which answers every possible question regarding Vaastu .
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Q. Entrance to my home is from east, kitchen is on south, bedroom on south west, living room on south east, dining room on north west. Please advise on the application of vaastu to my kitchen.  

A. The basic things you have to keep in mind should be as follows: Keep the Gas in the south east corner of the kitchen Person should face the east while cooking. Drinking water should be in the north east of the kitchen. Sink should be in the south portion of the kitchen.