Vastu Tortoise: Importance and its Placement in Vastu Shastra

As kids, everyone has heard about the popular story of the tortoise defeating the hare in a race. The story focuses on how hard work and strong determination can help you to achieve success. You may face hardships and challenges. Characterized by slow and steady pace, tortoises hold great significance in Vastu Shastra. 

As such, decorative tortoise-shaped items have become popular in recent years. When you place a tortoise idol in your home, it brings happiness to your life and fulfills your desires. Tortoise in Hinduism has an important place in Hindu mythology. Legends say that Lord Vishnu put on the tortoise avatar during Samundra Manthan. 

Even in ancient China, the slow-paced tortoise has great significance. It is like a spiritual creature that represents peace and longevity. A tortoise idol in the right placement directions increases positivity in your house. Also, it promotes good luck. But, you should follow a few rules while placing the idol in your office or home.

Significance of Tortoise in Vastu Shastra and its Direction:

According to Feng Shui, the slow-moving tortoise is a special celestial being. And, it acts like a guardian that corresponds to the compass directions. Tortoises with different colors represent separate significance and meaning. The black-colored tortoise represents the North direction. Whereas the Red Phoenix represents the South, the White Tiger represents the West, and the Green Dragon represents the East.

All four animals act like guardians as per Feng Shui culture. All you need to do is place them in the right direction where you live. It helps to channel and improve the flow of positive energy. But, on the flip side, if they are not in the proper place, there could be an obstruction in the flow of positive energy.

So, tortoise holds a special place when it comes to Feng Shui energy. But it has a strong connection to Hindu mythology, too. And, you cannot ignore the importance of tortoise in Vastu Shastra. According to mythology, Lord Vishnu took the form of a tortoise and upheld the earth. It was during the legendary event Sagar Manthan.    

The tortoise avatar of Lord Vishnu is the second one and called Kurma Avatar. The materials needed to make a tortoise figurine are metal, mud, wood, glass, or resins. You need to know a few Vastu rules before planning to place the tortoise figurine. This way, it helps you with plenty of benefits.  

Vastu Tortoise and their types:

According to Vastu Shastra, the tortoise act as a defender. So, when you keep the tortoise in a suitable place at the passage of your office or house, it behaves as a shield. In short, it protects you from all kinds of negative vibes.  

It is crucial to understand that each tortoise figurine has a different purpose. This way, you can avoid any kind of dispute. Here are the five different types of tortoise recognized. And, each of them comprises of distinctive materials.

• Metal
• Mud
• Wood
• Glass or Crystal
• Resin

How does tortoise bring prosperity and happiness in your life?

Both Feng Shui and Vastu Shastra believe that tortoises can give extended life to humans. This is the reason why tortoise is very much popular. People who have faith in Vastu Shastra and Feng Shui keeps them in their homes. 

To get good results, you have to follow some rules. This is important while putting the tortoise in a suitable place in your home, or at the office. When these rules are not observed, there could be some kind of adverse reactions and results. 

So, are you in great need to increase harmony and peace in your home? Putting the tortoise in the right place is the only way to go. Tortoises are one of the most popular Feng Shui gifts intended for any kind of occasion. Tortoises are celestial beings, and they represent a compass for the north direction.

Also, tortoises have an important role in fulfilling wishes. The entire concept works in the following ways.

• Bring a tortoise made of metal, and ensure that you can open it
• Now, write what you wish for on a yellow color piece of paper
• Put the piece of paper inside the metal tortoise made of copper and close it
• Take a piece of red color cloth and put the tortoise on it
• Perform the recommended pooja for the tortoise
• When you find that your wish came true, take out the piece of paper from the tortoise

What should be the perfect direction to place a tortoise?

People believe that tortoises can bring in a great deal of success and bliss. All you have to do is place them in the proper direction. Some tortoises constitute earthen materials such as resin or mud. You have to place them in the South West, center, and North East.

For a Feng Shui tortoise made up of metal like brass, the North-West or South-West direction is the best. Place the tortoise figurines either in the South East or East direction crafted out of wood. For better results from the wooden tortoises, you need to place them only in the East direction. When you place the tortoise in your living room, it helps bring happiness and peace to the family.

Benefits of placing tortoises in the proper direction:

Tortoises are auspicious according to Hindu mythology. A tortoise symbolizes growth in every aspect of humans. Here are the benefits of keeping them at your home.

• Facing the tortoise in the recommended direction helps in spreading positive energy. Also, you can add a few more objects in a specific direction to achieve more positive results
• You can place the tortoise beside an aquarium, waterfall, or water tank to bring out more power
• When you place it in the health direction (Tien Yi), it fights several kinds of illnesses. The figurine keeps your family healthy 
• If you are dealing with anxiety, you can place the tortoise beside your bed in the direction of your head. It helps to remove all kinds of anxieties. Also, it relieves you from insomnia so that you can sleep without issues. Sometimes your kids may have trouble sleeping alone. Place a tortoise figurine beside their bed and see the result
• Many people face a lot of trouble while improving your career. So, put the tortoise facing the north direction. Soon, you would see good results in your career
• Sometimes you may need a clear attitude so that you can focus on certain important things. In that case, find the east direction and face the tortoise toward it
• When you put tortoise figurine with other material, it helps to bring peace and harmony in your house. Also, you can add a variety of colored stones alongside the water. That way, you can have a great décor material in your home
• When you receive a tortoise figurine as a gift, it is auspicious and sacred in Feng Shui. They have the power to attract good fortune. This way, you can improve your business opportunity and income
• The tortoise figurine protects you from evil forces and unfortunate events. Keep in mind that unlike Phoenix and a dragon, a tortoise is a living animal. When you have the presence of a tortoise in your abode, it brings good luck. As such, it helps you with different types of opportunities. You can make progress in your life and improve your finances    
• Last but not the least, tortoises represent longevity and help you to increase it. As you know from Aesop’s fable, the hare lost the race to the tortoise. The tortoise demonstrates that with the right attitude and hard work, you can win every race. It inspires people to move forward without stopping. 

What is the best day and time to put the tortoise in the right direction for positive results?

It is good to place the tortoise in the right direction on Wednesday, Thursday, or even Friday. So, you can place the tortoise figurine on these days, but Wednesday is more favorable. That’s because Wednesday is the day of Mercury and Lord Vishnu is the deity. 

Everyone knows about the legend of Samudra Manthan. According to Vastu Shastra, tortoises gives you material growth. You can choose the proper timing to install the figurine in your home. Take help from the Hindu calendar Panchang to find the most suitable time.

What are the procedures for placing the tortoise in your workplace?

According to Hindu mythology, anything auspicious and sacred should have a proper way of installation. Here is the procedure for placement of the tortoise in your desired location. 

• You need to know the auspicious time before placing the figurine in the right direction. So, take help from the ‘Panchang’
• Take gangajal and panchamrut, and wash the tortoise figurine with them 
• Perform a light puja by showing a joss stick (agarbatti). Then, offer yellow or saffron flowers to the idol
• Finally, place the idol facing the North direction

Keep in your mind that in Vastu Shastra, there has been a special mention of the North direction. Lord Kuber owns this direction. And, Lord Kuber is the ‘Treasurer’ in both Hindu mythology and Vastu Shastra.
If you are a proprietor and own a shop, there are certain benefits of keeping a tortoise in the workplace. It is good if you chant the name ‘Vishnu Saahasranamaam’ a few times in front of the tortoise idol. You can do that every Wednesday in the morning.

That way, it helps in bringing positive vibes to the place. Also, it helps to increase opportunities for new ventures in your business. All these things help you to achieve success in life.

Can you keep a live tortoise at your home?

Everyone knows that tortoises move at a slow pace. So, people who keep them at home or workplace get good results, but slow and steady. But what about owning a live tortoise? There are two aspects to it. 

Tortoises are slow-moving animals that can live for about 200 years. But the action of capturing the creature and keeping them in your home is not good. It comes under the karmic reaction. Hence, it is not good to keep a live tortoise at your house. 

The law of karma says that living beings are free to live in this universe. And, those who capture living entities, karmic reaction finds them.

You may think of keeping a tortoise at your home because it is a symbol of wealth creation. But Vastu Shastra says that keeping a live tortoise creates negative vibes in the house. Hence, it is not suggested not to keep live tortoises at home. 

Closing thoughts:

Vastu Shastra is all about the placement of the tortoise idol in the right direction. As such, it gives you a lot of benefits. So, a tortoise placed in specific directions brings you good luck and prosperity. A tortoise placed at the entrance safeguards your house from negative vibes.
 

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