The ಈಶಾನ is guarded by ಈಶಾನ (ಶಿವ) and carries ಜಲ. The tradition places ಮುಖ್ಯ ದ್ವಾರ, ಪೂಜಾ ಕಕ್ಷ, ಬೈಠಕ, ಅಧ್ಯಯನ ಕಕ್ಷ, ಜಲ ಟಂಕೀ here.
Also called: ಈಶಾನ ಕೋಣ
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.
| ಮುಖ್ಯ ದ್ವಾರ | Ideal |
| ರಸೋಈ | Avoid |
| ಪೂಜಾ ಕಕ್ಷ | Ideal |
| ಮುಖ್ಯ ಶಯನಕಕ್ಷ | Avoid |
| ಬಚ್ಚೋಂ ಕಾ ಕಕ್ಷ | Acceptable |
| ಬೈಠಕ | Ideal |
| ಅಧ್ಯಯನ ಕಕ್ಷ | Ideal |
| ಸ್ನಾನಘರ | Avoid |
| ಸೀಢ಼ೀ | Avoid |
| ಜಲ ಟಂಕೀ | 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.