Zone / Roomdraftschool: vastu· Svoboda — Vāstu

Bathroom / toilet

स्नानगृहsnāna-gṛha / śauca-gṛha

also: bathroom, toilet, washroom, lavatory

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Definition

The bathing-and-toilet room. Vāstu pundits DISAGREE on its fixtures' placement (Svoboda records the disagreement rather than a single rule). [MODERN — Svoboda; claimed-classical: vāstu].
Modern

Prāṇa relevance

Prāṇa-drainage zone: a toilet opposite the front door lets entering prāṇa drain away; door kept slightly ajar to limit prāṇa-loss (pra-vastu-marma patch). A shrine should not share a wall with, or face the door of, a bathroom.

Connections (1)

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  • →dir-dakshinaModern
    Svoboda: toilets are best in the SOUTH or WEST (second preference NW/SE); the bath/shower water optimally drains toward the NE. He records pundit DISAGREEMENT on the shower/sink, recording a placement range rather than one rule.

Sources

  • txt-svoboda-vastuch. 8 'Bathroom' (PDF p.213)Modern✓ verifiedplacement disagreement for shower/sink/toilet; drainage toward NE; toilet not opposite front door; door kept ajar

Other attributes

Function
bathing, washing, toilet — water-handling and waste-drainage
Recommended Directions
[{"direction":"dir-dakshina","school":"modern","tag":"MODERN","locus":"ch. 8 'Bathroom' (PDF p.213): toilets best S or W"},{"direction":"dir-paschima","school":"modern","tag":"MODERN","locus":"PDF p.213: toilets S/W; sink W"},{"direction":"dir-vayavya","school":"modern","tag":"MODERN","locus":"PDF p.213: NW second preference for toilets"},{"direction":"dir-agneya","school":"modern","tag":"MODERN","locus":"PDF p.213: SE second preference for toilets"}]
Proscribed Directions
[{"direction":"dir-ishanya","school":"modern","tag":"MODERN","locus":"PDF p.213: tubs/showers acceptable on any wall EXCEPT NE; water should DRAIN toward NE though","note":"the NE is Water's abode — a receptacle there is contested; drainage TOWARD NE is endorsed"}]
Fixture Notes
Shower/bathtub: some say SW (largest/heaviest fixture), some say NE (water receptacle, Water's abode), some say any wall except NE; water drains toward NE. Sink: mostly W, a few allow N or E. Toilet: S or W (2nd: NW, SE), never directly opposite the front door (prāṇa-loss). [MODERN — Svoboda records the disagreement]
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