What should be done if the kitchen is in the Brahmasthan?
Remove the kitchen from the Brahmasthan completely. A kitchen in the Brahmasthan causes division (vibhajan), as if the house were split in two. For the same reason the kitchen platform should not be made in the centre of the kitchen either.
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If the Brahmasthan is kept open on the ground floor, should the same area be kept open on every upper floor?
Keeping it open on all floors is excellent. If that is not possible, a double height open at the Brahmasthan, for example about 20 ft, still balances the space element even if it is closed above. A survey found that houses with a double height at the Brahmasthan had more happiness and peace.
Half of the kitchen is in the North-West and half in the West-North-West; where should the burner go?
Place the burner in the North-West part. A North-West kitchen is rated good, while a kitchen fire in the West-North-West brings differences between husband and wife.
If one family member has a planet exalted and another has it debilitated, should that planet's items be kept in the interior?
Decide room by room. In your own bedroom use the materials of your exalted planet and not of your debilitated one; your daughter's bedroom is designed from her kundli. The house facing and common areas such as the drawing room and kitchen are decided from the grih swami's kundli. Many people make the master bedroom in the South-West by default, which is wrong when Rahu is debilitated: such people suffered there and got very good results after moving to another direction.
In Dubai most flats have toilets in the Brahmasthan padas; how can this be treated?
The Brahmasthan's energy reaches every part of the house, so a toilet there affects everything. Nullify it with the mercury injection method all around, leaving the Brahma bindu itself untouched.
In the house I am moving to, my room may fall in the Brahmasthan or the North-East. Which is right during pregnancy and delivery?
Do not stay in the Brahmasthan at any cost; sleeping in the drawing room, or even on the road, would be better. If zoning the whole area puts the room in the North-East, it can be used with discretion, but it is not ideal; the best zone for a delivery is the South-West, the zone of stability. A backyard on the North side is good.
Is it fine if a dining chair comes over the Brahmasthan?
Keeping the Brahmasthan empty is best. A brahma nabhi can be made, but the Brahma bindu itself must always be kept empty.