After the hustle and bustle of the day, when the sun sets, it is the time when nature becomes calm and positive energy enters the house. In Hinduism and Vastu Shastra, the evening time is called ‘Sandhya Kaal’—a sacred time dedicated to the worship of Gods and Goddesses. The elders in our homes often forbid us to sleep or sweep the house during this time. Is it just a superstition? Or are there some deep reasons related to Vaastu and science hidden behind these beliefs?
1. Sweeping the house
According to Vastu Shastra, cleaning the house in the evening is considered like driving Goddess Lakshmi out of the house. It is believed that Goddess Lakshmi enters the house only at sunset. If you sweep the house at this very moment, you unknowingly push out the positive energy and prosperity from the house.
2. Economic transactions
It is considered inauspicious to lend money to someone or borrow money from someone in the evening. It is said that by exchanging money after sunset, Lakshmi (wealth) goes to others, which may result in a situation of financial crisis or scarcity in your own home.
3. Touching or watering plants
Plants also have life, and after sunset they also go into a state of rest. Touching them, plucking their leaves or watering them in the evening is considered to cause them pain; And by doing this, ‘Vastu Dosh’ (imbalance related to Vastu or energy) arises in the house.
4. Donating curd or white colored items
According to Vastu Shastra and astrology, one should avoid donating white colored items—such as curd, milk or salt—after sunset. White colored objects are associated with the planets Venus and Moon. It is believed that donating these things in the evening reduces the happiness, peace and prosperity of the house.
5. Sleeping in the evening
Sleeping in the evening for any healthy person, except the sick or elderly, is considered to invite laziness and poverty. This is a special time for meditation, prayer, and spiritual practices—not for sleeping.