Where should the toilet be?

The toilet, as distinct from the wash room, causes lot  of problems, because strictly speaking it should not be in the house. In olden days, or even today in rural India, there were no toilets in the house. Men and women used to go out side in the fields to ease themselves. But in the present day, toilets are a necessary part of the house.

Why should they not be in house? For obvious reasons. The excreta is dirty and emits foul smell. Now that modern age has taken care of these things, they have come to be accepted in the house. But the question comes where to place them?

North east is most holy place in entire house. It is called Ishaan corner, the place where shiv resides. How can you have toilet here? Symbolically, it is the place where Vastu devta's head is. How can you keep something dirty near it's head? Scientifically, lot of positive energies come in from the northeast, and these should  not be defiled. If you have a toilet in the northeast, you and your family members will have health problems, you may suffer financial losses, your children may not study. In short your life will be a series of problems. You don't want that, do you?

East is the place of sunrise. It is also the place, where lord Indra and other gods resides. You can not defile this place. Scienctifically, the morning sun rays come in from east. You don't want to block its path with filth. How ever a bathroom is permitted here. Sun rays filtered with water is a good combination, especially for the eyes. But no toilet.

South east is the corner of Agni dev. Technically, this place should be Ok, for heat of the fire can dry up the foul smell and it's source. But we use plenty of water to clean up, and fire and water don't go together. The sun is at its peak and emits ultra violet rays, which when mixed with excreta makes a deadly combination. If you have a toilet in this corner, you and your family members suffer ill health.

Northwest corner is Vayu kone, the place of high winds. Strong winds come into the house from this direction. You can imagine what can happen if you have a toilet in this corner. You and other people staying in the house don't enjoy a good reputation and it is difficult to enlist the support of good persons.

The toilet or anything should not be in the centre of the house for that is the brahmasthan, the seat of lord Brahma. If you take the religious angle further, the Vastu Purush's stomach is here and you don't put any weight there. Scienctifically speaking, its the centre of gravity, a very high energy area. That is why it used to be left open, where children used to play.

Where should the toilets be? In the area south of south east corner, south, southwest and west. These are the areas best suited to have a toilet. Or I should say least bad areas. For windows and exhaust fans will be in the two walls which are supposed to be closed, so that positive energies don't go out. Overall, these are the two directions most suitable for a washroom.