South-West Direction Vastu: Nairutya Disha Vastu Effects and Remedies

According to Vastu Shastra, the southwest direction, also known as the Nairutya corner, represents the earth element, ruled by Rahu. According to Vedic astrology, Rahu is one of the fierce planets. The southwest corner represents stability in the house and hence you need to balance all the elements in this area to ensure happiness and prosperity in the house.

South-West Direction Vastu Effects

• The presence of a southwest angle in the plot brings many inauspicious results. This makes the homeowner a financial loss as well as a debtor and it becomes very difficult for the homeowner to get out of this situation.
  
  

• Do not build sloping verandahs in the direction of the southwest angle. The flow of water used in the house should not be from the southwest.
  
  

• Constructing the main door in the South-West is a huge Vastu defect. This type of Vastu attracts money loss, mental stress, infamy, surgery, favoritism, and accidental accidents. Constructing the main gate in these directions is tantamount to committing suicide.
  
  

• Since making a pit in the southwest direction is not Vastu-compliant, do not build underground water tanks, septic tanks, borewells, etc. in this direction.
  
  

• The southwest direction is not suitable for children's bedrooms. It makes children less obedient. Tamas quality of southwest also makes this place unusable for children's bedrooms. It is best suited for the master bedroom only.
  
  

• Under no circumstances should you buy a plot with a road in the southwest direction. This type of plot greatly increases negative energy.

South-West Direction Vastu Remedies

• The use of the South West direction of the house for the main door of the house is considered inappropriate, it has negative consequences. However, according to Vastu Shastra, Vastu remedies for the South West direction can help in reducing the negative effects and increasing the positive energy around the house.
  
  

• Since large spaces in the southwest sector of the house can cause harm, they should be avoided. Instead, open space should be created in the northeast sector of your home to encourage positive energy.
  
  

• Make sure not to keep an underground water tank in the southwest corner of the house. Instead, build an upper water tank on the southwest side of the house to balance the energy around your house.
  
  

• According to Vastu, always keep hefty items like washing machines, and sofas in the southwest corner. This cure will help you stop negative energy from getting inside your home.
  
  

• Negative energy will not enter your house by always keeping the toilet doors closed in the southwest direction of the house.
  
  

• Never try to expand the house in the southwest corner as extra space can increase the flow of negative energy. However, if there is no other option, you can install brass, wooden, or copper Vastu strips on the walls to rectify the defect.
  
  

• Never install a borewell in the South-West direction. If this is not possible, then paint it a red color and install Rahu Yantra over it.
  
  

• This direction should be the highest and heaviest in the house. It is considered better to have the main construction of the house in this direction. Due to this, the auspicious energy entering from Ishan (North-East) stays in the house and the negative energy does not enter the house.

Conclusion

Rahu and Goddess Nirrti are the lords of the Southwest direction. Rahu is considered a shadow planet. According to the Garuda Purana, Nirrti's body is black and gigantic. They are very cruel. That's why this direction is kept high and heavy. Nirrti rides on man. The auspicious or inauspicious blame of this direction falls on the householder, his wife, and elder children. Due to defects, one has to face problems like accidents, disease, mental disturbance, ghost-haunted obstruction, etc. When the direction is free from defects, the people living in the building remain healthy and its respect also increases. In the language of Vastu, the southwest direction has been considered very bad. It is also called the direction of bad luck and hell. Want to get more knowledge about it, then Talk to Astrologers.