The ఈశాన is guarded by ఈశాన (శివ) and carries జల. The tradition places ముఖ్య ద్వార, పూజా కక్ష, బైఠక, అధ్యయన కక్ష, జల టంకీ here.
Also called: ఈశాన కోణ
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.
| ముఖ్య ద్వార | Ideal |
| రసోఈ | Avoid |
| పూజా కక్ష | Ideal |
| ముఖ్య శయనకక్ష | Avoid |
| బచ్చోం కా కక్ష | Acceptable |
| బైఠక | Ideal |
| అధ్యయన కక్ష | Ideal |
| స్నానఘర | Avoid |
| సీఢ఼ీ | Avoid |
| జల టంకీ | 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.