The ઈશાન is guarded by ઈશાન (શિવ) and carries જલ. The tradition places મુખ્ય દ્વાર, પૂજા કક્ષ, બૈઠક, અધ્યયન કક્ષ, જલ ટંકી here.
Also called: ઈશાન કોણ
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.
| મુખ્ય દ્વાર | Ideal |
| રસોઈ | Avoid |
| પૂજા કક્ષ | Ideal |
| મુખ્ય શયનકક્ષ | Avoid |
| બચ્ચોં કા કક્ષ | Acceptable |
| બૈઠક | Ideal |
| અધ્યયન કક્ષ | Ideal |
| સ્નાનઘર | Avoid |
| સીઢ઼ી | Avoid |
| જલ ટંકી | 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.