VASTU SHASTRA
Vastu For Industrial Plot
In the contemporary times, more and more people are consulting a Vastu expert, while selecting a plot, irrespective of the fact whether they want to use the plot for residential or commercial purposes. Vastu for plot selection goes a long way in keeping away the negative energies, which lead to severe health and loss of money.
Vastu advice for plot selection is based on the study of multiple factors, which include direction of the site, type of soil on the site, shape of the plot, surroundings of the plot and many more. Check out some Vastu tips for plot selection, in the following lines.
The geometrical axis of the plot should be aligned with earth's magnetic axis; one of the plot sides should parallel to the north south directions and other should be parallel to east-west directions. If the plot is not aligned in the north south direction, the land is poor for overall growth, peace and happiness. The shape, size, levels and angles of the plot should be examined. If it does not comply with the Vaastu principles the necessary additions and alterations should be done to the plot.
Slope of Industrial Plot
The land should be elevated towards the south and west sides and it should be lower in North and east sides overall growth and prosperity.
Shape of Industrial Plot
- Ideally it should be a square.
- Rectangle is also good provided the breadth and length ratio should not be more than 1:2.
- Triangle, round and all other odd shapes are not considered good.
Angles of the Industrial plot
- If all angles are 90 degrees, it is considered best.
- Square site: If the ratio of two adjacent sides of a site is 1:1 and every corner is a 90 degrees angle, it is called a square and is best for overall growth.
- South west angle should be 90 degrees North west and south east angle should be close to 90 degrees or more.
- North east should be close to 90 degrees or less but should never exceed 90 degrees.
- If the ratio of width and depth of a site is within 1:15 and all corners are of 90 degrees, it is also good for growth. If the depth is more than twice the width, the site becomes weaker for growth.
- The symmetrical geometry of shape is good in general. The unsymmetrical shape is not always good. The various shapes and their possible effects are as below :
Square : Overall growth
Rectangular : Overall growth
Circular : Increases mental capabilities
Hexagonal : Prosperity
Unsymmetrical / Irregular Shapes : Oval Shape: Inauspicious
Triangular : Loss due to fire, Govt. harassment, Penalty etc.
Parallelogram : Financial losses, Quarrels in family.
Star : Quarrel and litigations, Destruction of peace.
Location and direction of Industrial plot
East and north facing sites are preferred over west and south facing plots.
EAST
1. This is the direction where Sun rises and gives light and heat to earth.
2. Lord of this direction are Indra-Planet ruling is Moon.
3. Other Lords influencing this direction are Shikhi, Parjanya, Jayant, Indra, Sun, Satya, Bhusha, Sky and Agni.
4. This is the best direction so keep it as open as possible so that resident gets sun's rays in full.
5. This direction should keep low as low as possible.
6. This direction is kept open and at low level native gets famous and is honored in society.
7. Entrance in this direction are beneficial so keep entrance door preferably in East.
8. Do not do evil deeds in this direction.
9. Bath room in this direction is good because resident gets advantage of sun's rays while taking bath.
10. Owner should use this direction for himself and should not give this portion on rental-once rented-owner will never get back.
Industrial Plots having two or more roads
- It is good to have roads on all four sides of the plot - gives all round happiness to the native.
- It is good to have more than one road.
- North and east roads are the best.
- South and west roads are good for business people.
- South and east roads are good for women and women organisations.
Industrial Plot and levels
Levels inside the plot
- The ground levels should be high in the south and west.
- The ground levels in the north and east should be lowest in the plot.
- Levels in the south east and north west should be more or less equal.
- North should be lower than south and east should be lower than west.
Levels outside the Industrial plot
- East and north levels of the adjoining plot or road should be low.
- Hillocks and mounds are preferred towards south and west.
- Water bodies are preferred on north and east for good results.
- A high building towards south or west or south west bring good prosperity.
- Water bodies, depressions and low levels are considered bad towards south west of the plot.
How to Identify a Vastu-Compliant Factory Plot
Vastu for Factories - This elaborates on how industrial vastu shastra boosts productivity, stability and expansion in a manufacturing setup. This practical guide offers proven Vastu for manufacturing units on layout, machinery placement, workforce flow, and energy balance for long-term industrial success.
Why the Plot Matters More Than the Layout
Most factory Vastu advice begins after the building exists. Where to put the machines, which way the owner should face, how to fix a heated production line. Useful, but late. The choices that are hardest to reverse all sit at the plot. Shape, slope, soil and approach are fixed the day you sign. You can shift a machine in an afternoon. You cannot shift a triangular plot or a south slope without earthworks and money.
That is why Vastu for factory plot decisions deserve more attention than they usually get. Get the land right and the internal layout has room to breathe. Get it wrong and you spend years correcting a problem that a compass reading would have caught before purchase. This guide walks through the five tests we run on any industrial plot, in the order they matter. If you already have a building and want the internal side, our companion guides on factory layout and practical factory growth cover the inside of the shed in detail.
The Five Land Tests Before You Sign
Five things decide whether an industrial plot is working for you or against you: shape, slope, soil, roads and surroundings. Each can be checked on a site visit. None needs construction to assess. A plot can pass four and fail one badly enough to drop it from your list. The north-east cut is a common example: a fine square plot loses most of its value if that one corner is sliced off. So treat these as a checklist, not a points total.
Plot Shape: Why a Lion-Faced Plot Suits a Factory
Square is the strongest shape for any construction. A rectangle is close behind, as long as the longer side stays within twice the shorter side. Past a 1:2 ratio the plot starts to feel stretched, and a factory shed itself should not run longer than three times its width. The corners should sit near 90 degrees. Triangular, circular, oval and L-shaped plots are avoided in Vastu, and so are plots with cracks running through the ground. Then there is the question of which way the plot “faces,” and this is where industry differs from housing.
Vastu names two purpose-built shapes. A Gaumukhi (cow-faced) plot is narrow at the front and wide at the back. A Shermukhi (lion-faced) plot is the reverse, wide at the front and narrow behind. Across reputable Vastu sources the consensus is consistent: Gaumukhi is for homes, Shermukhi is for commercial and industrial use. The lion's mouth, broad and forward, is read as power and outward movement, which suits a business that sends goods out into the market.
For a Shermukhi industrial plot, keep the broader side toward the north and the access road on the north or east. One caution worth noting: avoid a south-east extension on a Shermukhi plot, since the south-east is the fire corner and an extension there is linked with accidents and fire risk.
Plot feature |
Favourable for a factory |
Avoid |
|---|---|---|
Shape |
Square, rectangle (up to 1:2) |
Triangle, circle, oval, L-shape |
Face / type |
Shermukhi (lion-faced), wider front |
Gaumukhi for industry |
Corners |
Near 90 degrees |
Sharp cuts, irregular angles |
North-east corner |
Extension |
Cut or reduction |
Ground |
Firm, even |
Cracked or fissured |
If you are looking at an existing industrial plot with a small irregularity, a north-east extension is a bonus, but a north-east cut is the one to walk away from or correct first.
Reading the Slope and Levels of Industrial Land
Every plot tilts somewhere. For a factory, you want it tilting toward the north, north-east or east, with the south and west sitting higher.
There is a clear logic behind this. The earth's magnetic flow runs from the north-east toward the south-west. Land that is lower in the north-east and raised in the south-west moves with that flow rather than against it. Practically, it also sends rainwater and drainage toward the north and east, the directions Vastu links with wealth and clarity.
A slope running toward the south, west or south-west is the one to be wary of. Across industrial Vastu practice it is associated with steady leakage, recurring expense, money that drains faster than it should, and worker dissatisfaction. If a plot you like has the wrong slope, leveling can correct it, so factor that cost into the land price. Open space follows the same rule. Leave more open ground toward the north and east, and keep the south and west built up and weighted.
The Soil Test Classical Vastu Insists On
Long before modern soil testing, classical Vastu treatises described bhu-pariksha, the examination of land. The Mayamata, the Manasara and Varahamihira's Brihat Samhita all treat the ground itself as the first thing to judge, by colour, by smell and even by taste.
The principles that survive into practice are simple to apply on a site visit.
Soil that smells pleasant and feels firm is favourable. Red soil is considered the best for manufacturing units, with yellow close behind. Black, sticky soil with a foul odour is treated as unsuitable for any serious activity. Cracked or loose ground is a warning. There is even a tradition around what you find while excavating. Turning up bricks, stones or metal during digging is read as a good omen for the owner. Turning up bones, ash or refuse is the opposite. You do not have to take any of this on faith alone. Walk the plot, smell the freshly turned soil, look at its colour and how it holds together. A geotechnical report will tell you about load-bearing capacity. The Vastu read sits alongside it, not instead of it.
Roads, Approach and the Main Gate
A factory lives and dies by movement, so the roads around the plot carry real weight in factory land selection vastu.
Plots with roads on three or four sides are considered favourable for industry, since goods, vehicles and people flow easily. For a single-road plot, a road on the north or east is the preferred position. A Shermukhi plot, again, wants its road on the north or east.
The main gate is a separate decision from the road, and it sits on the boundary wall. Classical Vastu divides each side of a plot into segments called padas, and only a few segments per direction are considered suitable for a main entrance. In practice, aim to place the main gate in a favourable part of the north, east or north-east wall, keep it larger than any secondary gate, and ask everyone to enter and leave through it so the energy of the plot has one clear opening.
What Surrounds the Plot: Neighbours You Don't Choose
A plot does not exist on its own. What sits around it shapes its energy, and you inherit it whether you like it or not.
Greenery and open ground nearby are good signs. The features to avoid are specific. Tall buildings or hills pressing on the north-east block the light and openness that corner needs. Large water bodies sitting in the south-west undercut the weight that direction should hold. Burial grounds and crematoriums nearby are traditionally avoided for any business plot.
Watch the infrastructure too. Overhead high-tension power lines, transmission towers and electric posts crossing or bordering the plot are treated as disturbances. Large Peepal, Banyan or White Fig trees within roughly a hundred metres of the boundary are best avoided, and no tree should lean over or touch the factory structure. None of this means a plot with one nearby flaw is unusable. It means you count the cost honestly before you commit.
Match the Plot's Facing to Your Industry
A plot that suits a steel rolling mill is not automatically right for a dairy. Vastu links each kind of industry to a governing direction, so the facing you want depends on what you actually make. This is practitioner consensus drawn from elemental logic, not a single classical rule, so treat it as guidance to weigh, not law.
Industry type |
Favoured plot facing |
Element logic |
|---|---|---|
Textile, garments, design |
East |
Sun, creativity, beginnings |
Food, dairy, consumables |
North |
Water, nourishment, flow |
Metal, hardware, raw materials |
West |
Stability, completion |
Heavy machinery, steel, fire-based |
South / South-East |
Fire, heat, transformation |
Cement, construction materials |
South / West |
Weight, grounding |
Use this as a filter while shortlisting. If you run a textile unit, an east-facing plot gives you a head start. If you melt or mould metal, the south and south-east are working with you.
The Pre-Purchase Vastu Checklist
Before you put money on any industrial plot, run it through these in order:
- Shape - square or rectangle within 1:2, corners near 90 degrees, no triangular or cut form.
- North-east corner - extension is good, a cut is a deal-breaker until corrected.
- Slope - falls toward north, north-east or east; south and west sit higher.
- Soil - firm, sweet-smelling, ideally red or yellow; no black, foul or cracked ground.
- Roads - three or four sides ideal; otherwise a north or east road.
- Surroundings - clear north-east, no large water body in the south-west, no power lines or large Peepal/Banyan within about a hundred metres.
- Facing vs industry - the plot's direction suits your main activity.
- Gate position - a favourable segment of the north, east or north-east boundary is available.
A plot that clears all eight is rare. A plot that clears six or seven, with the failures being correctable ones like slope or open space, is usually workable. Walk away from the plot whose flaws are baked into its shape.
Three Things to Take Away
The plot you choose sets the ceiling on everything you build above it.
- Shape first. A square or clean rectangle with no north-east cut beats a larger irregular plot every time.
- Slope and soil decide the base. Fall toward the north-east, firm sweet-smelling soil, south and west kept higher.
- Audit before you sign, not after. A plot check across two or three options costs a fraction of correcting the wrong land once construction starts.
If you are shortlisting industrial land now, a short plot audit on each option is the cheapest insurance you will buy on the whole project.
Vastu Tips For Plot Selection
- Choose a plot that doesn't have an irregular shape. Square or rectangle shape plot is considered good. Make sure that the plot doesn't have any cracks.
- A plot that has more length in the east or west direction is good for purchasing purpose.
- As per vastu, buying of such a plot that has more of open space in southern portion as compared to the northern side is not suggested, as it is likely to cause some sort of destruction.
- It is advisable to buy a plot that has the main entrance in the mid-west or in the northern portion of the plot.
- It is not recommended to buy a plot facing the west direction.
- A plot-facing road from all sides is considered auspicious.
- People of different occupations are affected by certain directions chosen for plot. For instance, a plot facing east is considered favorable for scholars, philosophers, priests, teachers and professors. For people handling administration of a firm, selecting a plot facing north is good. Government employees can also choose a plot facing north.
- In case you are a business person, then purchase a plot that faces south. For the people providing services to the society, opting for a plot facing west is good.
- According to vastu shastra, fertile plot with greenery surrounding it is considered auspicious.
- Make sure that there is no graveyard or tomb in the front, back or adjacent to your plot.
- Avoid the plot that is located in the vicinity of schools, colleges or cinema theatre.
- Do not purchase a plot, to which rain water from the roof of the neighborhood falls.
- Make sure that there is not tall building located in the north eastern side of your plot, because it would ruin your mental peace. However, if the high-rise building is located in the south, south west or western side, you may purchase the plot.
- Avoid purchasing a plot with rivers or canal flowing on west or south side of the plot.
- Make sure that there is no pillar, electric or post nearby your plot.
Er. Rameshwar Prasad invites you to the Wonderful World of Vastu Shastra
Engineer Rameshwar Prasad(B.Tech., M.Tech., P.G.D.C.A., P.G.D.M.) Vaastu International
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