What astrology says about Griha Pravesh?

Bricks, pillars and beams can construct a house but only love and happiness transform it in a home.
It’s true seen as well as unseen forces share space with human beings on this earth. Astrology, the architectural science, has vivid mention of positive and negative energies. Both energies exist. The latter energy casts evil spell. It hampers growth, prosperity and career. Wealth and heath decline just because of negative forces. Therefore, cleansing must be done before occupying a place.

Cleansing implies decontamination. Griha Pravesh or house warming has potential to drive away negative energies as per Rig Veda. For it, positive forces are invoked to kick away evil forces.

How Griha Parvesh is performed?

The prospective inhabitant deploys an adept priest. He conducts this pious ceremony at the dwelling place on an auspicious date. The place can be a newly built architecture or a revamped house. Astrology recommends ritualistic cleansing of every living place before making it shelter.

The couple should put on clean new cloths on this day. It should sit at the makeshift fireplace beside the priest. Before boiling the milk, Ganpati Homam is done at the place in the early morning on the house warming day. Milk is boiled in new utensil and spilled on the stove. Its pious smoke permeates the place. This holy smoke dispels negative vibes. Then, the conch shell is blown to kill the germs in the air.

Stepping the right leg in first by the lady of the house is followed thereafter. A copper Kalasha (pot) filled with Ganges water is kept at the pooja place. Alternatively, a clay pot can be used. But a copper coin should be kept inside. It should be marked with Swastik using turmeric. Un-husked betel nut should be dropped in the water. The, 5 mango leaves entice its top with the un-husked coconut at the middle.

Betel nut aromatizes water reducing copper ions in the water. Mango leaves keep the evil spirits at bay. These also symbolize fertility. This is why their festoon is also hung at the door.
With the incense sticks are lighted to worship almighty and take blessings of the lord. Subsequently, camphor, sandalwood, mango branches along with other herbs and spices are burnt to ashes in the fire.
Milk and rice are boiled in the vessel. Both signify purity and long life. The vessel should be overflown which indicates inflow of wealth.

Then, the earth is dug till a 15m at the doorstep to bury some pieces of silver, gold, bronze, iron and copper coins. The conch is put as the seal of the dig. Bring in a cow & its worshipping completes this auspicious ceremony.