Griha Arambha Process

After Acquiring the site , there are certain vastu principles to be followed  while constructing house.There are 5 rituals that need to be followed

 

1. Boomi Pooja 2. Balidanam 3. Hala Karshana 4. Ankuraarpana 5. Shilanyasa  As per Dharma Sindhu, First brick installation should be started in South east direction.  To be more than level of Road. And also make slope from Nairutti to Ishanya directionAnkurarpanam:- Nava danyalu are dispersed all over the land .Shilanyasam:- the stone/brick which was used in Boomi Pooja will be used to resume the construction.
2. HalaKarshana:- With this , the old samskaras of land will be erased . All uneven rocks will be removed and land will be ploughed to make it uniform.And make sure to have the level of site
3. Balidana:-This is performed to drive out any evil forces that are in the site.
4. Now dig land in square shape in north East corner. Normally 4 x 4 ft or 5 x5 ft depending upon construction plan. Now make a marking of 2ft 9 inches deep  in this square where installation shanku going to be done. A shanku 12” height 4” width made of Wood/chandra/teak/sandalwood/Burma teak. Pancha lohalu, Nava danyalu are put inside shanku
5. Boomi Pooja:- Before starting Boomi Pooja, clean the site very well, remove unwanted trees, big rocks and make land uniform. Now sub divide the site into 9 x 9 parts( Ekassi)

• Installation of First brick should start from SE (Agneyam) and continue with rest of the direction with shankus in all four directions and one at bramhastahna. Or start with five bricks in SE direction and use one Shanku at brahma sthana. Make site 28 parts diagonally, count 11 parts from NE and identify the center which is Bramhasthana.This process is called Prathmeshtikanyasa( laying of first brick) Bramha sthana should be left open.
• Sravana , Kartika, vishak and magha months are good for muhurtha. Marga sira and phalguni are also considered good by some
• Look at tara balam( tithi , vara, nakshatra, yoga, karana and lagna should be checked )

Tithis 4, 9 and 14, Amavasya should be left out ( avoided). Sukla paksha vidhiya to Saptami considered to be good. check the compatibility with nama nakshatra and janma nakshatra.

• Vara:-Mon, wed thurs and Friday are considered as auspicious but some times Saturday is also considered.
• In the same way check for auspicious yoga and Karana.
• Lagna:- Sthira Lagnas are preferred , Taurus, Leo, Libra and Aquarius are considered good for Griha arambbha.
• Check Lagna of house owner. Muhurtha lagna should be in 3, 6, 10 and 11 from Owner’s lagna. If lagna has Jupiter, Ve, Me posited in Muhurtha lagna, its good. 7, 8 house should be Vacant. 4^th house should be vacant for Gruhaarambha.
• Moon cannot be in muhurtha lagna but can aspect Lagna
• Vrishabha chakram can be used for Muhurtha
• Griha nakshatra and owner’s nakshatra cannot be same.
• Check sarvastka varga with greater than 28 points
• Check binnastaka varga for nakshatradipathi
• Muhurtha for Griha arambha cannot be later night or in mid night. But can be in the early hours of day before sun rise
• Look for panchaka rahitha muhurtha.
• Debilitated Moon in Anuradha is not considered as inauspicious