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 January 26, 2010  admin  22 Comments

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In Vastu Shastra, formulae called Aayadi are used to work out SUSTAINABLE
the length, breadth, height, perimeter of buildings
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WHAT DOES THE VASTU SHASTRA
PRINCIPLE, AAYADI MEAN?
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Though the science of Vastu follows generic rules for the design of
spaces, a speci c set of six formulae called Aayadi are used to work HOUSE CONSTRUCTION IN
out the Length, Breadth, perimeter, area and the height of the INDIA

building. Here, the length and breadth mean the outer Vastu Shastra Guru
measurements of the foundation seen above the ground. The
height of the building is considered to be from the bottom of the
base to the topmost point of the building.  Like the other Vaastu
principles, it was necessary that one follows the Aayadi formulae
strictly in order to experience positive e ects within the building. In
fact even today, Aayadi is the only aspect of Vaastu Shastra that is
followed in many parts of India.

EXPLAIN THE AAYADI FORMULAE?

Aayadi constitutes six formulae Aaya, Vyaya, Yoni, Raksha, Vara
and Tithi which are explained below. The remainder obtained by
using these formulae determines whether it is a gain or loss. If it is
a gain, then the structure is proportionate and stable and the
dimensions are right. However if it is a loss, then  it means the
dimensions are not right and should be suitably corrected.

1. Yoni is the remainder of  Breadth x 3 divided by 8

2. Vyaaya is the remainder of  Breadth x 9 divided by 10
3. Aaya is the remainder of  Length x 8 divided by 12
 4. Raksha is the remainder of  Length x 8 divided by 27
5. Vara is the remainder of  Height x 9 divided by 7
6. Tithi is the remainder of  Height x 9 divided by 30

The Aayadi formulae is used to check whether the length,

breadth and height of a proposed building are in proportion

HOW DOES ONE FIX/CHECK THE

DIMENSIONS OF A BUILDING USING THE
AAYADI FORMULAE?
One can use the Aayadi formulae to check whether the length,
breadth and height of the proposed building are in proportion.
Accordingly, the dimensions of the length, breadth or height can be
corrected.

BREADTH: The Yoni and Vyaya formulae are used for xing the
breadth of the building. If the  remainder obtained in the Yoni
formula is an odd number, then it is good whereas if it is even, then
it is considered bad Yoni. 1, 3, 5 and 7 remainders are considered
good Yoni and associated with the directions East, South, West and
North, respectively. Therefore depending on the direction the
building faces, the corresponding Yoni should be used to x the
breadth of the building/rooms. Also, the Yoni of the rst oor
should  be the same as the Yoni of the ground oor. When an old
house is being renovated, then a new Yoni di erent from the Yoni
of the old house should be used for the renovated house.

LENGTH: Aaya, Vyaya and Raksha formuale are used to x the

Length of the building/rooms. Aaya also known as ‘Aadhayam’,
means income and ‘Vyaya’ means loss or expenditure. Therefore,
the Aaya should always be greater than the Vyaya.  Using the
Aayadi formulae it has been concluded that for the Aaya to be
more than the Vyaya the length of rooms/building should
preferrably be 1.5 times the breadth or at least 1.375 times the
width. This is why we nd that sites are generally not square but
rectangular with a Length 1.375  – 1.5 times the Breadth. For
example: Sites have dimensions of 40 x 60, 30 x 40 and 50 x 80.

ORIENTATION: The Yoni formula de ning the breadth

measurement is useful for buildings that are not oriented to the
cardinal directions. Vastu Shastra clearly emphasizes the
importance of orienting the buildings to the four cardinal directions
(North, East, South or West). As far as possible, buildings should not
be oriented to the intermediate directions. But in rare situations, if
the site faces an intermediate direction, the 1 Yoni should be used
for xing the breadth of the building.

The Scienti c Reasoning- The ancients were aware of the power of

monsoon winds and other energies (physical and metaphysical) on
structures. Scienti cally, it was seen that if the 4 faces of the
buildings were oriented towards the cardinal directions, they could
withstand the impact of these energies and also bene t from them.
In fact most religious buildings, palaces, cities, villages and roads of
ancient India and many other parts of the world have been found
to face the cardinal directions. Examples: the Giza and Great
pyramids of Egypt are all oriented to the North. So if it was  not
possible to orient a building to the cardinal directions, it was
important that the dimensions of the building should be such that
it can withstand the forces of nature. This is where the Yoni
(Breadth) calculation was useful.

HEIGHT: The height of the building can be xed using the Vara and
Tithi formulae. The height of the rst oor should not be more than
that of the Ground oor. For arriving at the right height of a
building, the ‘Proportion’ should also be considered. This has
already been explained in the post Vastu Principle Maana
Proportion.
 The height of the rst oor should not be more than that of
the Ground oor.

WHY WAS IT NECESSARY TO FIX DIMENSIONS

ACCORDING TO AAYADI IN VASTU SHASTRA?
The Scienti c Explanation: One reason was  that, in those days the
units of measurement were not uniform in di erent regions. The
units of measurement were Angula (3/4 of an inch) and Hasta ( 18
inches) so that 1 Hasta equals 24 Angulas. However the value of
Hasta and Angula were di erent in di erent regions. Therefore, by
using the Aayadi formulae for xing the dimensions of a building,
the risk of creating disproportionate spaces was eliminated.

Another reason was that these formulae were formulated in order

to make it easy for the Architect to create rooms with the right sizes
for the correct t of tiles on roof purlins and roof purlins on rafters
and rafters on the walls of the rooms, since in olden days, most
houses had tiled roofs with wooden rafters and  purlins.

The formulae were formulated to ensure rooms with the right

sizes for the correct t of tiles on roof purlins and roof purlins
on rafters and rafters on the walls of the rooms,
Typically in any wooden roof construction, the inclined roof rafters
rest on the lintels/walls/under-purlins and are typically spaced at
18″ or 24″ centre to center or closer. Horizontal roof-purlins are
placed on top of the rafters,to which both the top roof tiles and the
decorative ceiling tiles are xed.  Since the whole roof system is
visible from the inside of the house, care is taken to have neat
joints and decorative rafters, purlins and ceiling tiles. So for such
precision work it was ideal that the room dimensions be in
multiples of the rafter /purlin/tile spacing.

This post about the ‘Vastu Shastra principle | Aayadi –

Dimensions‘, explains the six formulae used for xing the
dimensions of  a building. The dimensions, Length x Breadth x
Height, are related to the form/shape of the building. Read about
the di erent forms of buildings in the post, “Vastu Shastra
principle | Chanda – Aesthetics”, here:

Vastu Principle Chanda (Aesthetics)

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Vastu Guidelines | Construction Of A House

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22 thoughts on “Vastu Principle | Aayadi

(Dimensions) | An Architect Explains”

 Anish
 November 17, 2010 at 4:01 am
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how to calculate the pereferable height for a home L = 1751cm & W

= 1525 cm
Hi Anish,
You can read the detailed explanation given by a vastu expert Mr
Pradeep Mannil in the comments section of this post.
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 jayan panackal
 May 18, 2011 at 12:50 am
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In the ayadhi the calculation of yoni aaya and vyaya is clear but the
rest is not given properly can you give an illustration for the same.
Hi Jayan
You can read the detailed explanation given by a vastu expert Mr
Pradeep Mannil in the comments section of this post.
Admin
  Vijay
 June 11, 2011 at 1:13 am
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What is the method to arrive the remainders of length and breadth

resply?

 s ramamurthy
 June 21, 2011 at 8:06 am
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we planned to construct company we planned to 30 feet X 100 feet

by asbestos sheetplease guide me what will be height lenght and
breath
Hi Ramamurthy,
I have attempted to nd a scienti c explanation for the reason the
ancients followed aayadi formulae, in Vastu Shastra. But I do not
personally follow these rules in my designs as they are not practical
and I do not understand them. So I will not be able to help you. But
if there is any vastu expert on this forum, you are welcome to give
your opinion. One such expert Mr Pradeep Mannil has explained in
detail in the comments section of this post.
Admin

 Suresh
 March 22, 2012 at 3:50 am
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Hi,

We are constructing one house.Hw to consider the vasthu width

and lenght?we saw the vasthu size in website in

feet.should we consider full building size or only room sizes as per

vasthu sizes.what about portico.is it included in the vasthu size?we
are under assumption that over all building size (without portico)
should be as per vasthu size.is it correct?our overall building length
comes to roughly 50 feet.but no good points for this size.otherwise
if we consider only room size for vasthu, we can x our Hall room
size at 33 then good points on this size.
pls advise me.vasthu will be considered for room wise or full
building wise?
Thanks in advance.
S.Suresh.(08904078438)
Hi Suresh,
I have attempted to nd a scienti c explanation for the reason the
ancients followed aayadi formulae, in Vastu Shastra. But I do not
personally follow these rules in my designs as they are not practical
and I do not understand them. So I will not be able to help you. But
if there is any vastu expert on this forum, you are welcome to give
your opinion. One such expert Mr Pradeep Mannil has explained in
detail in the comments section of this post.
Admin

 jatinder
 May 17, 2012 at 12:07 am
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hi what should be the bed room size length and breadth according
to vastu
Hi Jatinder,
As a thumb of rule, the length to breadth ratio of a space/room
should ideally be 1.375 to 1.5 for it to be e cient.
Admin

 ramesh babu
 August 17, 2013 at 10:58 pm
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The measurement of North to south is 13 sq feet and the

measurement of East to west is 15 sq feet .pl tell me the result is it
good or Bad.
Hi Ramesh Babu,
Please refer to the detailed explanation given by a vastu expert Mr
Pradeep Mannil in the comments section of this post.
Admin
  pradeep.mannil
 October 31, 2013 at 1:29 am
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one example :for calculating yoni , same example can be used for
other ayyadi calculations too.
perimeter of the house : lenght : 1554 cms , width: 1338

so perimeter is 2(1554+1338)=5784 convert this to hasta by

dividing the same by 72
(24 angulas are one hasta, 1 angula = 3 cms, therefore, 1 hasta = 72
cm)
which equals = 80.33 and in dwjayoni

to know the yoni multiply the perimeter by 3 and divide by 8,

So 80.33 x 3 = 241 hastha
when 241 is divided by 8, the reminder is 1 so the perimeter is
dwajayoni which can be useful for all directions
if your house faces east yoni of 5 or 1 can be used
if your house faces west only yoni of 1 should be used
if your house faces south yoni 7 should be used
if your house faces north yoni of 3 should be used

yoni changes as per direction . they are the reminders when you
mulitply the perimeter by 3 and divide by 8 you get the yoni. avoid
yoni 2 4 8 which is bad.
Hi Pradeep Mannil,
Thank you for the detailed explanation. I am sure many of my
readers will be bene ted by these calculations.
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 VIDYA NADGIR
 December 4, 2013 at 3:44 am
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i have PLOT OF east-west(18 foot) and north-south (45 foot) i

request you for best aya in this area to construst new residential
house in south side is road. my rashi is kanya nakshtra is uttara i
choice dwajaya (15*39) aya. in aya incluing walls of two sides or not
ex: in 15 foot including wall or excluing wall please you tell me.
Hi Vidya Nadgir,
I am not sure if the rashi or nakshatra is taken into account in
Vastu Shastra because a house is inhabited by many members of a
family with di erent nakshatras. But for detailed information on
aayadi calculation, please refer to the explanation given by Mr
Pradeep Mannil in the comments section of this post.
Admin

 amit kochar
 January 30, 2014 at 12:34 pm
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i have the following room size

3415*3905
3025*2900
3750*2800

i have the option to change the size of the room and can reduce
the size of 1st and last room and enlarge or reduce the middle one
please advice
Hi Amit,
Please refer to the detailed explanation given by a vastu expert Mr
Pradeep Mannil in the comments section of this post.
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 raghavendra
 September 5, 2014 at 4:34 am
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My site east20*narth 30.

How to calculate aaya,
Hi Raghavendra,
You can read the detailed explanation given by a vastu expert Mr
Pradeep Mannil in the comments section of this post.
Admin
  Harjeet Singh Mann
 December 29, 2014 at 3:26 am
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Is the square rooms auspicious. I have designed rooms measuring

14 feet x 14 feet in my house and one room of 12 feet x 12 feet.
The plot on which construction is to take place is east facing.
Pradeep Mannil’s explanation is just for calculating yoni.
What is dwjayoni?
Why two formulaes for each length, breadth and height? which to
follow?
What about the remainders in the other formulaes? (Vyaaya is the
remainder of Breadth x 9 divided by 10)
Harjeet Mann
Hi Harjeet,
It is recommended to have square or rectangular rooms in Vastu
Shastra. But as an architect, I prefer using rectangular modules in
the design of houses as they are more proportionate and better
used. I do not know dwjayoni – it must be the same as yoni. In this
post, I have attempted to nd a scienti c explanation for the
reason the ancients followed aayadi formulae, in Vastu Shastra. But
I do not personally follow these rules in my designs as they are not
practical and I do not understand them. So I will not be able to help
you.
Admin

 Sunitha
 December 30, 2014 at 2:26 am
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We r planning to construct a home. Our site dimensions is east

facing 26feet and south facing is 27feet. I want to know that aaya of
our site
Hi Sunitha,
You can read the detailed explanation given by a vastu expert Mr
Pradeep Mannil in the comments section of this post.
Admin

 pradeep
  March 17, 2015 at 2:54 am
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Hi,
Please go through the following site which can throw more light on
vasthu.

http://vasthuvicharam.blogspot.com/

 pradeep
 March 17, 2015 at 2:57 am
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@sunitha,
Hi,
Aayam and vyayam is claculated for the house . not for the plot.

 pradeep mannil
 March 17, 2015 at 11:14 pm
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Hi,
For those who need auspicious perimeter, aaya vyya, age please
use the vasthu calculator from the given link below. it can be used
to nd the perimter of the plot, house and rooms.
Please note when say remiander 1 (dwajayoni) it can be used for all
directions.
3 is for south facing house . The facing of the house is calculated
towards the courtyard. So in the measurements calculations which
show south is for a house exactly facing north.
the link is given below. the excel le can be downloaded and can be
used for nding the auspicious perimeters.
http://www.cadlispandtips.com/2014/11/xls-vasthu-perimeter-
calculator.html
Regards
Pradeep
Thanks Pradeep for the info. All of you who have doubts regarding
calculations, refer to this.
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 krishna
 April 5, 2015 at 6:01 am
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Namaste,
if in the north-east side, we leave some area for car parking under
the same pillars, shouid that area be included in calculating the
aaya? Plz help
Hi Krishna,
In calculating Aaya, consider the outer dimensions of the
foundation of the building. You do not need to consider the porch
area unless there is a foundation under the porch which is
connected to the main building.
Admin

 Srinivasu
 October 6, 2015 at 3:31 am
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Sir,

Is this dimensions are to be measured in outer surface of building

including the tiles / after surface nishing?
(or) Is this dimensions are to be measure at the foundation /
Columns at the start of construction?
Please clarify…
Hi Srinivasu,
The dimensions mentioned here are with respect to the foundation
and structure. Not with nishing.
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 Sujith
 December 28, 2015 at 6:35 am
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Hi,
I have a west facing house (inclined 13degree towards southwest).
The existing perimeter of the house is 4962 cm. now I want to
construct another oor on top of it. As per the calculation of
Pradeep mannil the yoni should be 1. Can correct the perimeter to
5016 cm from existing 4962 cm. expecting reply.
Thanks
Sujith( my birth star is revathi)
Hi Sujith,
Since you seem to be keen on going by exact dimensions and yoni
etc, it is better you consult a vastu expert on this matter. I am only
interested in interpreting Vastu Shastra as a science and not as
something to be followed exactly out of superstitious fear.
Admin

 K.R.Vasudevan
 June 24, 2016 at 7:34 am
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Sir,
If I will send a rough plan(by mail) of my house can you correct its
dimensions as per vastu ?
Thanks, K.R.Vasudevan.
Hi Vasudevan,
I am not a vastu specialist and I do not comment on the vastu
aspects of a plan.
Admin

 lalitha
 July 29, 2016 at 8:55 am
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length of my house is 54 And breath 22 is it ok according to your

measurements
Hi Lalitha,
I am not an expert in this. But one of my readers Mr Pradip Mannil,
has generously shared an Aayadi calculator. Download it and clear
 your doubts.
Admin

 Bassappa Bhagali
 August 15, 2016 at 9:41 am
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Dear Sir, I want to construct Residential building In GF Hall &

kitchen& FF is two bedroom s with attached one WC & one
bathroom. Please suggest me I will want dimensions of the
building.
Hi Bassappa,
Consult an architect with your requirements. The dimensions will
depend on the setbacks, the site dimensions and all your
requirements.
Admin

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