Vastu Shanti Puja is a spiritual and religious process to offer prayers to the Vastu Purush who is the Lord, protector and soul of the house and seek the blessings for positivity and prosperity. During this worship, people also pay their tribute to the deity of directions, five elements of nature, and natural forces.
Some of the major objectives of performing Vastu Shanti Pooja are –
- To eliminate any kind of faults relating to interiors exteriors, or structures of buildings.
- To seek forgiveness of God for the damage done to the nature during construction.
- To ask for the blessings of Vastu Purush for happiness, wealth and good health.
- Offer prayers to Vastu Purush for protection of home or office from natural calamities.
- To appease any form of supernatural force which might be dangerous for the occupants
Significance of Vastu Shanti Puja
Vastu is a place where nature and human beings live together in harmony. Vastu Shanti Puja, also known as Vastu Dosh Nivaran Puja, brings a striking balance between both of them by removing all the hurdles or negativities present in the environment and preventing unforeseen destruction and misfortune to finally improve the Vastu of a place. The puja is performed to appease Vastu Devta to seek his blessings and bless one’s home or workspace with prosperity and harmony.
Vastu Puja is also conducted to reduce the harmful impacts of the Vastu Dosha caused by the construction faults in the Vastu of a place and to maintain a balance between the eight directions and the five elements of nature. People worship Vastu Purush or Vastu deva on several occasions such as land worship, Griha Pravesh, door installation, well mining, foundation laying, foundation mining, and others.
Benefits of Vastu Shanti Puja
Vastu Shanti Puja offers various benefits to people who perform this worship in their homes or workspaces.
They are as follows –
- Vastu shanti puja eliminates any kind of health and wealth issues.
- It helps in removing the negative impacts of the planets on the horoscope.
- The worship helps in improving the relationship between the family members.
- It eliminates all kinds of hurdles in career, marriage or any other areas of life.
- It purges every corner of the home and brings happiness and prosperity in it.
- Blesses home with peace and harmony.
- Protects homes and offices from natural and unnatural calamities.
- It brings wealth and prosperity in business when this Puja is performed in offices.
- Increases the flow of positive energy and removes negative and evil energy
When to Perform Vastu Shanti Pooja
- When one fail to work according to the Vaastu parameters
- Just before the Griha Pravesh Puja
- Reconstruction of an old building which can transform its structure.
- Renovation of home or office.
- Scarcity of space and difficulties in complying with the Vedic norms.
- When people shift into an old home.
- In case, there are faults in the setting of the home interiors.
- When people have completed 10 years or more in one home.
- When family settles somewhere else and locks their home for a good number of years and then comes return.
- Construction of a building against the rules of Vastu Shastra.
- When shortage of financial resources exists in the office or home.
Vastu Puja Material (वास्तु पूजन सामग्री):Before commencing with the Vastu Puja, it is important to make a list of items essential to perform it. Since its an auspicious occasion held to eliminate the negativities from a place, great care must be taken in gathering every item mentioned in the list. Here is the significant list of Vastu Shanti Puja samagri which you can have a look at –
- Vastu Purusha idol/photo
- Lord Ganesha idol/photo
- Kuldevatha photo
- Vastu Yantra
- Panchagavya
- Betel leaves
- Darbh grass
- Kalasha
- Coconut
- Rice
- Sesame Seeds
- Supari
- Haldi
- Kumkum
- Sandalwood paste
- Sugar
- Milk
- Ghee
- Honey
- Five types of fruits
- Five types of flowers
- Five kinds of sweets
- Samidha (Mango wood)
- Urad dal
- Earthen lamp
- Oil
- Dhoop
- Incense sticks