Vastu Doshas
Cut Corner Vastu Dosha — Effects by Direction and Practical Remedies
Quick Answer
Cut or missing corners in a house or plot create directional doshas. North-east cut is the most serious (spiritual and health impact). South-west cut undermines stability and authority. Remedies include mirrors to energetically "extend" missing corners, plants, and directional yantras.
Last updated: 20 April 2026 · Source: Vastu Shastra tradition
Irregular plots and non-rectangular floor plans are extremely common in modern construction — resulting in cut corners or missing directions. Each missing corner affects specific life areas governed by that direction.
Effects by Cut Direction
North-east cut: The most serious cut in Vastu. Effects include blocked spiritual growth, health deterioration (particularly in children), suppressed wisdom, and financial instability. The north-east is where beneficial cosmic energy enters — cutting it suppresses the household's primary energy source.
South-west cut: Undermines stability, authority, and the head of household's position. Financial losses through poor decisions, relationship instability in the primary couple, and difficulty achieving lasting success.
North-west cut: Legal disputes, travel disruptions, relationship problems with friends and associates, and banking difficulties.
South-east cut: Suppresses financial generation, creates women's health issues, reduces vitality, and creates kitchen/cooking problems.
Universal Remedy Principle
The principle for all cut corner remedies is to energetically complete the missing corner. Methods include: - **Mirror on adjacent wall**: Hung at the corner's theoretical point, it reflects and extends the energy into the cut space. - **Plant at corner point**: A healthy plant at the external cut corner point activates the missing energy with living wood element. - **Vastu pyramid**: Copper or crystal pyramid at the exact missing corner coordinates. - **Light**: A lamp or spotlight pointed toward the cut corner from inside the room activates the direction energetically.
Key Vastu Tips
- ✓North-east cut is the most serious — priority remedy
- ✓Mirror on adjacent wall extends missing energy
- ✓Plant at external cut corner point activates direction
- ✓Vastu pyramid at exact missing corner coordinates
- ✓Light pointed at cut corner activates it energetically
- ✓South-west cut: add weight (heavy furniture) to nearest SW corner
FAQ — Cut Corner Vastu Dosha
Q.How to remedy a cut north-east corner?
For a cut north-east corner: (1) Place a mirror on each of the two walls flanking the cut — facing toward the cut space. (2) Install a Vastu pyramid at the outer corner point. (3) Keep a tulsi plant near the outer north-east corner point. (4) Place a small fountain or water pot inside the nearest north-east space available. (5) Keep this area very clean and light. No combination of remedies is as effective as a geometric north-east, but these measures significantly reduce the impact.
Q.Is L-shaped house bad in Vastu?
An L-shaped house (one missing corner) is considered a Vastu challenge, but it is extremely common and manageable with proper remedies. The seriousness depends on which corner is missing. L-shapes missing the north-east corner are most challenging; L-shapes missing the south or west corner are relatively easier to manage. The remedy approach is the same: energetically complete the missing corner with mirror, plant, and light.
Q.Can furniture placement fix cut corner dosha?
Furniture helps reinforce remedies but cannot independently fix a structural cut corner dosha. A large heavy cabinet in the south-west area adjacent to a south-west cut can anchor earth energy in that zone. A large crystal or plant shelf in the north-east adjacent area reinforces north-east remedies. Use furniture as a complement to mirror/yantra/plant remedies, not as a standalone fix.