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: 22 May 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.