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