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Vastu Tips for Plants at Home
घर में पौधों के लिए वास्तु
Best direction: North, East, or North-East (for most auspicious plants)
Plants are powerful energy mediators in Vastu Shastra; auspicious plants like tulsi, bamboo, jasmine, and money plant when placed in the correct directions invite health, prosperity, and harmony into the home. Certain plants like cactus, bonsai, and those with thorns or milky sap are traditionally advised against inside the home as they generate tamasic or stagnant energy.
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Key Vastu tips
01Place the Tulsi (holy basil) plant in the North, North-East, or East zone of the home or compound — it is considered the most sacred plant in Vastu Shastra.
02Keep a money plant in the South-East corner of the living room or near the entrance to attract financial abundance.
03Bamboo plants (lucky bamboo) are excellent in the East or South-East direction for harmony and positive energy flow.
04Jasmine and mogra planted near the North or East entrance attract positive vibrations and calm the household atmosphere.
Dos and don'ts
Dos
- Water plants regularly and remove dead or wilting leaves immediately, as decaying plant matter creates stagnant energy.
- Use flowering plants like jasmine, mogra, or rose in the North-East or East garden to invite divine fragrance and positive vibrations.
- Keep indoor plants healthy and thriving; a flourishing plant symbolizes flourishing life-force energy in the home.
Don'ts
- Avoid keeping cactus, thorny plants, or plants with milky sap (like euphorbia) inside the home, as they generate sharp or heavy energy.
- Do not keep bonsai plants inside the home, as they symbolize stunted growth and can suppress the life-force energy of the household.
- Never keep dead, dried, or artificial plants in the home, especially in the North-East corner.
Frequently asked questions
QWhich plants are most auspicious for the home according to Vastu? — Tulsi (holy basil), money plant, bamboo, jasmine, mogra, ashoka, and banana plants are considered highly auspicious in Vastu Shastra when placed in their correct directional zones.
QCan we keep a cactus inside the home? — Vastu advises against keeping cactus inside the home as the sharp thorns generate conflicting energy. Cactus can be kept outside the home compound in the South or West boundary without significant negative effect.
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