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