What does the Marwari saying jiske sammukh hove naal, uske sar par hove kaal mean?
In Marwari the staircase is called naal, and the saying means that whoever has a staircase directly facing the main door has death hovering over the head, so mishaps keep happening. Marwaris decide where the naal will go even before the door when planning a house, because the stairs run the business. In one house with stairs right at the front main door, many children fell and were hurt, and there were accidents and even a suicide.
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A house has its entry in the Agni kon (South-East), an underground water tank in the South-East with the stairs over it, and the slope running to the South. The family fights constantly. What is the remedy?
Either leave the house or treat it: close the South-East underground water tank immediately and correct the slope. The staircase can stay. An overhead tank in the South-East is acceptable.
A shop shutter often spans four padas, such as S3, S4, S5 and S6. Which pada decides the results?
Do not worry that S3 and S6 are also open: if the good pada, S4, is open within the shutter, the shop gives the results of S4, because when energy enters from every part, positive and negative, the result follows the positive. Trouble comes only when the good part is closed and the bad parts are open; then keep the shutter closed and open a small door on the good pada instead. In combination doors for business, always keep the favourable pada fully open.
Are stairs made of mixed iron and plywood acceptable in the North?
Stairs should not be built in the North at all; if they must be, use wood. Many showrooms with wooden double-height staircases are found to do very well, because wood represents Mercury just as stairs and business do, so wooden stairs boost intelligence and keep business running.
If the stairs are in front of the main door but about 20 feet inside, is there still a dosh?
No. When the stairs are at least twice the door's height away, for example beyond 14 feet for a 7-foot door, they are not counted as facing the door and cause no dosh even if they are in front. Create some interior feature in between as well.
Is a staircase going downward in front of the main door a dwar vedh?
Yes, stairs right in front of the main door are wrong even when they go downward.
Is the entry of a basement counted where the stairs reach below or at the top?
The entrance is counted where the door begins, so the basement entry is counted from the top.