The eldest member or the head of the family is responsible for
nurturing love, care, trust and respect amongst all the family members. And in Vaastu Shastra, it’s
the South-West, also called Nairutya, direction that gives
authority, leadership and dominating attitude to the head of the family to
enable him to perform his role successfully. So, one may enhance one’s
influence and power by looking after and activating the South-West direction.
In Astrology, South-West direction
is said to be occupied by Rahu which,
besides other things, signifies old men and grand-parents or, in other words,
the elderly persons. So, one may improve one’s domination over others by occupying
the South-West direction and propitiating Rahu with chanting of right kind of
mantras and doing other remedial things.
In Feng-Shui, the South-West
direction embodies love
and relationships among the family members and between couples. Therefore,
keeping this sector always energized is important for providing strength and
stability to relationships.
As
per the Science of Numerology, the South-West direction is favorable for the persons born
on the 4th,
13th, 22nd or 31st in any month, but more importantly
so when these dates occur from the 20th June to 27th
July, and from the 21st July to 28th August.
One can protect and activate the South-West direction by adopting the
following ways:
·
Keep the
south-west direction as heavy as possible.
·
Master bedroom meant
for the head of the family should be in the South-West direction.
·
Walls along the south-west should be thicker as compared to walls along the
north-east.
·
The south-west portion of the house should never
be left open, nor should a pit be dug is this direction. If at all, digging is
necessary it should be covered as early as possible to avoid disastrous effects
on the dwellers.
·
Since the south-west direction is ruled by Pitru
(ancestors), pictures of the ancestors may be placed on the south-west wall of
the drawing-room.
·
Tall trees may be grown in this sector.
·
Any underground water tank in south-west may
prove to be fatal to the head of the family.
·
Any vertical addition should be made in
the south or west of an existing building.
·
The
number of windows or doors should be lesser in this direction as the wind from
this direction brings many diseases to the occupants.
·
The cupboard containing all the valuables should
be kept towards south-west part of a room so that its doors open towards North
or East.
·
In order
to keep the enemies or the bad people at arm’s length, this direction shouldn’t
be lowered or extended in any way.
·
Anything crystal in this sector helps to activate relationships.
One may acquire and improve one’s control and command by following these
simple Vaastu, Feng-Shui and Astrological principles and make life more
meaningful.
© Gulab Jain,
November 19, 2012
Posted from
Bangalore (India)
