The ঈশান is guarded by ঈশান (শিব) and carries জল. The tradition places মুখ্য দ্বার, পূজা কক্ষ, বৈঠক, অধ্যযন কক্ষ, জল টংকী here.
Also called: ঈশান কোণ
The north-east — Ishanya — is the most protected corner in the whole mandala. It carries water and belongs to Shiva, and every school agrees on the same instruction: keep it light, clean, open and low. Almost every serious Vastu fault is some version of loading this corner.
| মুখ্য দ্বার | Ideal |
| রসোঈ | Avoid |
| পূজা কক্ষ | Ideal |
| মুখ্য শযনকক্ষ | Avoid |
| বচ্চোং কা কক্ষ | Acceptable |
| বৈঠক | Ideal |
| অধ্যযন কক্ষ | Ideal |
| স্নানঘর | Avoid |
| সীঢ়ী | Avoid |
| জল টংকী | Ideal |
No. The tradition assumes you cannot move a kitchen or a staircase, which is why almost every placement rule comes with a remedy — usually a change within the room (where the hob sits, which way the bed faces, what is stored in a corner) rather than a change to the building.