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