Vaastu Shanti -Religious ritual of Living House
Vaastu shanti is the ritual to perform after completion of the House and before living there. This is a Crucial event for the entire family which is famous as “Grah Prvesh” House warming ceremony. This ritual purifies the House and fill with positive energy.
This ritual modifies all negative Pranic energy and replaces it with healthy, positive and harmonious Pranic Positive energy. This method dedicates the space and has a deep impact on the atmosphere and the habitats in that House.
Avoid using the house
Family can start Cooking, staying and using the Toilet after this ceremony only.
Preparation for the occasion
Consult a well known Priest in your area, decide a auspicious day, keep everything ready a day before.
Why Vaastu Shanti
During the period of house construction, from getting blueprint to its final shape, the land [Plot] and the construction undergo numerous activities.
During the construction process the land requires to dug, drill and sometimes blasting also.
The construction faces hammering, cutting, welding, machining, movement of labor and machines will last long. By the time of building completion, it collects various types of negative and violent energies. This requires purification of the energy to make it Sacred.
Vaastu Shanti for Existing / Old Buildings, Houses
While living in House it becomes an inventory of the emotions, sentiments and feelings of its residents. Every single feeling becomes attitude in the structure like: in the walls, in the furniture, in the very atmosphere.
In certain cases this accumulation is high. Like Loft, Basement, Corners under the Stairs and the areas which rarely used.
Over period of time this energy starts obstacles in the movement of fresh or positive energy. This will increase the negativity in personnel relation ship, physical and mental health along-with financial stability.
Negative energy of the previous residents can live in the place, though they have left the house. For example the previous occupants became insolvent, they have undergone a prolonged sickness, unless space is purified it will affect.
House also needs purification if there is a prolonged illness and / or Death.
In present days the powerful generators of negative energy are the electromagnetic devices like Televisions, Computers, Refrigerator, Microwave Ovens, Vacuum cleaners, Mobile phones, Laptops, Headphones etc. can generates enough radiation to induce sleep disorder, miscarriages, allergies, hyperactivity in children.
There are also some external sources of bad energy. A house is very likely to accumulate bad energy and vibrations if it is beneath a power cable, very close to railway line, high hoardings, flyovers, graveyard, abattoir [a place where animals are killed], worship places, anthills, excavations, electricity generating station, near a hospital, or if it faces a road dead end (Vidhi Potu).
The Benefits of Vaastu Shanti
The space cleansing process itself is so beautiful that every act can bestow tranquility [Calmness] inside you.
- As the dirty unhealthy spoiled Pranic energy is replaced with fresh life-giving healthy energy, the house building begins to breathe and vitality gets to circulate and harmony returns with happiness.
- Personal relationships of residents begin to improve. So does the physical health.
- The sense of fatigue is renewed with sense of well-being.
- Difficulties in life starts getting resolved.
- Disharmony in Friends, Family members and partners gets to vanish
But the biggest advantage of sacred ritual Vaastu Shanti is that, there is a corresponding sanctification of our inner space also. The sense of insecurity, fearfulness, failure will be replaced by self-confidence, elegance, determination, harmony and peace in our lives.
Boil and Distribute Milk
As part of the ritual, the Women of the house should boil milk in the kitchen until it overflows. The milk should then be shared among the family members or can be used it to make prasad, like halwa or kheer. Here you are wondering why the milk is allowed to overflow, this symbolizes that the family will always have overflowing richness in-terms of health, wealth and happiness.
Once the ceremony ends, the family should sleep in the same house in that night. This is because Griha Pravesh ceremony symbolizes a new beginning for your family, which starts with decoration, celebrations, feast and should conclude with a peaceful sleep in the New house.