Direction of Face While Cooking as per Vastu

What should be the direction of face while cooking as per vastu and gas stove direction according to vastu. Know why should we face North while cooking (vastu).

Best Direction for Kitchen in the House

The South-East direction is called the “Agni” Disha. And in any kitchen, the most essential factor is fire. As per Vaastu Shastra, the element Fire governs in the direction South-East and so this directions of the house is best for kitchen.

However, if South-East direction isn’t possible, one can place the kitchen in North-West direction. In the kitchen, cooking gas or stove should be placed in South-East direction in such a way that person cooking must face East.

The North-West direction for kitchen is best suited for the South facing house. As in this scenario, it gets difficult to have the Kitchen in the South-East.

So the Kitchen maybe set up in the North-West corner. In the North West kitchen, cooking gas or stove should be placed in South direction in such a way that person cooking must face East.

Also in the North-West kitchen, the cooking stove can be placed in the North-West or West {alternative directions when it is nearly impossible to place gas stove in South}.

Why South-East is Best for Kitchen?

South-East is also called “Agneya Kon” and is governed by element fire (Agni Dev). This is the reason why this direction is most suitable place for kitchen and electrical equipment and for fire related elements such as gas stove, electrical equipment, transformers, generators, invertors, refrigerators and boilers etc.

NOTE: The South-East direction should not have toilet, septic tank or any underground water tank.

The south-east direction is represented by Shukra (Venus), the lord of fire. The Venus represents the female aspect so it is said that any defect or vastu dosh in this direction will have serious harmful effects for the ladies of the house.

Direction of Face While Cooking as per Vastu

The person cooking teh food must face his/her face in North direction while cooking (as per vastu). Alternate direction to face while cooking is East, but facing North is recommended.

Don’t Have Kitchen in This Direction

Note that one must avoid making kitchen in any other direction. Placing the kitchen other than South-East or North-West corner of the house may lead to lots of unrest, quarrels, and misunderstandings between the family members.

It will also bring unsaid, unnecessary expenditures. At no cost should the Kitchen be constructed in the North-East or the East or the North direction.

Kitchen above or below a toilet or bed room. Also the kitchen and toilet should never share a common wall nor the kitchen and bathroom door should not be opposite to each other. Another point to note is – puja room or the prayer room should not be above the kitchen.