Vastu Shastra & Feng Shui
A home that works with you
Where is each space?
Stand at the centre of the plan, find North with a compass, and tap the zone each space sits in. Skip anything you don’t have.
- Main entrance
- Kitchen
- Master bedroom
- Pooja room
- Living room
- Toilet / bathroom
- Children’s bedroom
- Guest room
- Study
- Staircase
- Overhead water tank
- Underground tank / borewell
- Dining area
- Parking / garage
- Septic tank
Vastu score
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Vastu and Feng Shui are traditional design systems. Use them as gentle guidance; structural changes deserve a professional’s eye.
About this tool
About the Vastu checker and Kua calculator
Vastu Shastra, the traditional Indian science of space, links each of the eight directions and the centre (the Brahmasthan) with a deity, a planet and an element, and says which use each zone suits. The kitchen, for example, is traditionally placed in the south-east, the zone of fire, and the pooja room in the north-east. The checker applies these rules to your own home or office.
You place each room in one of the eight zones around the centre of the plan, and every placement is rated from Ideal to Avoid; the score out of 100 is the average of the rooms you place. For the main door you can also choose which of the eight parts of its wall it sits in, since classical Vastu rates each of the 32 door positions on its own. The Feng Shui tab gives your Kua number with your four favourable and four less favourable directions.
Free, with no account
- Your Vastu score out of 100, with a rating for each room you place
- The rating, deity and traditional effect of your main door’s position on its wall
- The direction guide: each direction’s deity, planet, element, colours and best uses
- Your Kua number, your favourable Feng Shui directions and the Bagua map
Vastu report
20 credits per home or office (about ₹0.99)
- Room-by-room assessment
- Prioritised remedies
The report lists what to fix first, weakest placement first, with the reason for each rating, the best directions for that room and practical changes, mostly of placement, colour and light. New accounts get 100 free credits to use within 14 days.
How Taradisha works it out
- Ratings by direction
- Each of the 15 home spaces and 7 office spaces is rated for all eight directions and the centre, from Ideal (+2) to Avoid (−2), following the traditional Vastu zones.
- The score
- The score averages the ratings of the spaces you place and scales them to 100; a room you skip does not count either way.
- The main door
- Each outer wall is divided into eight parts named after their deities, the 32 entrance padas of the Vastu Purusha Mandala, rated from Varahamihira’s Brihat Samhita (53.72–75).
- Kua number
- The Eight Mansions formula for your birth year and gender. The year starts at Li Chun, when the Sun reaches 315° in early February, so for a birth on that day the page asks for the birth time.
Questions about Vastu and Feng Shui
Is the Vastu check free?
Yes. The score out of 100, each room’s rating, the direction guide and your Kua number are free, with no account. The paid report explains each placement and lists the changes to make, weakest room first.
How do I find the directions in my home?
Take a compass, or your phone’s compass, to the middle of the home, keep it clear of metal objects and appliances, and mark north. Then work out which of the eight zones around the centre each room falls in.
Do I need to rebuild my home to fix Vastu?
No. Most suggestions involve moving furniture, changing colours or improving light. For any structural change, ask a qualified architect or engineer.
What is a Kua number?
A Feng Shui number from 1 to 9, except 5, worked out from your birth year and gender. It places you in the East or West group and gives four favourable directions to face or sleep towards, and four to use less.
Does the checker work for an office?
Yes. The office mode has its own spaces, such as the owner’s cabin, reception, accounts and the server room, each rated for every direction.