The still point of the house
At the middle of every mandala the classical Vastu tradition marks the Brahmasthan — the seat of the centre. In the three-by-three grid it is the central ninth; in the larger grids it is the cluster of central padas. The tradition's instruction for it is consistent and strict: keep it open, light and clean. No well or water body, no toilet, no heavy slab, no pillar, no tree — the centre is to remain unburdened, like the hub of a wheel that turns because it is empty.
What the tool checks
Give the tool your plot or floor dimensions and it computes where the Brahmasthan falls and how large it is, for both the simple and the finer grid. Then tell it what occupies that area — rooms, columns, stairs, water, storage — and it reports which of the traditional cautions are met and which are breached. The classical basis appears with the result, quoted from the practice's source records.
How to use this tool
Measure the overall length and breadth, enter them, and mark what stands in the computed centre. In a flat, treat the flat's own outline as the field. Where the centre is built over — common in modern plans — the result names the specific weight involved, and the Balancers page lists the tradition's softening measures.
FAQ
Q. My kitchen is in the centre. What does the tradition say? It places activity at the periphery and stillness at the centre; the reading will flag the specific concern and its usual moderation.
Q. How large is the Brahmasthan? Proportional to the house — one-ninth of the area in the 3x3 reading; the tool computes it exactly.
Q. Does a courtyard satisfy the rule? An open courtyard at the centre is the tradition's own ideal form of this zone.
The classical basis appears with each calculation result, quoted from the practice's source records.