Nairrati Deva is also one of the eight deities of the directions. Nairrati Deva resides in the south-west corner. Nairrati Deva is the lord of the goblins or rakshasa called Nairrati. Nairrati Deva is blue in colour and rides on a corpse. His two hands hold a sword and a khetaka or Kapala filled with meat. He has a wrathful face with exposed teeth.

In the Durgatiparisodhana Tantra, in the chapter of Mandala of Dikpalas, Nairrati, the great lord of the Rakshasas, said this: “O Lord, with regard to the king, prince brahmana, warrior or any other person who hold this tantra, I will not cause diseases, fear of Pretas and Pisacas, fear of Rakshas and others or fear of untimely death. I will always provide them with security, protection and cover.”

As usual he is worshipped in the Guru mandala rite of Nepalese Buddhism, in a group of eight deities of directions.