The নৈঋত্য is guarded by নিঋতি and carries পৃথ্বী. The tradition places মুখ্য শযনকক্ষ, সীঢ়ী here.
Also called: নৈঋত্য কোণ
The south-west — Nairutya — is the earth corner: the heaviest, most grounded part of the plan. It is where the tradition puts what should not move, which is why the master bedroom and the structural mass belong here and water does not.
| মুখ্য দ্বার | Avoid |
| রসোঈ | Avoid |
| পূজা কক্ষ | Avoid |
| মুখ্য শযনকক্ষ | Ideal |
| বচ্চোং কা কক্ষ | Avoid |
| বৈঠক | Avoid |
| অধ্যযন কক্ষ | Avoid |
| স্নানঘর | Avoid |
| সীঢ়ী | Ideal |
| জল টংকী | Avoid |
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.