Grahapravesam-Query

[vj2306]

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Vanakkam to all,

Recently I bought a house and would like to have the house warming ceremony in the month of thai. Since my wife is pregnant I am planning to perform the pooja with the help of my parents. However my friends say since my wife is pregnant and the house is registered in my name, we have to conduct the house warming ceremony after child birth only. Please clarify.

thanks & regards

Vijay.S

 

[Naina_Marbus]

Vanakkam to all,

Recently I bought a house and would like to have the house warming ceremony in the month of thai. Since my wife is pregnant I am planning to perform the pooja with the help of my parents. However my friends say since my wife is pregnant and the house is registered in my name, we have to conduct the house warming ceremony after child birth only. Please clarify.

thanks & regards

Vijay.S

If you plan to perform the ceremony under the aegis of purohits or vathiyars, consult them mainly, and let them be the arbiters of the proper conduct of the house-warming function. Your friends may not necessarily be familiar with all the sastrams and aacharams. In all my years of familiarity with Tamil practices, I have never heard of such restriction.

 

[sangom]

Vanakkam to all,

Recently I bought a house and would like to have the house warming ceremony in the month of thai. Since my wife is pregnant I am planning to perform the pooja with the help of my parents. However my friends say since my wife is pregnant and the house is registered in my name, we have to conduct the house warming ceremony after child birth only. Please clarify.

thanks & regards

Vijay.S

Yes, sir. There is a belief that when the wife is already pregnant, one should not start constructing own house, instal the main "uttharam" or beam in his own house, nor perform grihapravesam. It does not matter whether you circumvent it by doing the grihapravesam with the help of your parents, but the belief says that irredeemable harm will befall your family. So, it depends upon you, finally.

 

[V.Balasubramani]

I fall in line with you, Sir

 

[Raji Ram]

Dear Sangom Sir,

Please correct the typo - first word in the third line!!

 

[sangom]

Dear Sangom Sir,

Please correct the typo - first word in the third line!!

If you are referring to the word "grihapravesam", I think this is the second best. Graha refers to planet and the sanskrit word may also mean something which siezes, lays hold on, etc. The correct word for housewarming is गृहप्रवेशं (gṛhapraveśaṃ) but when IAST is not easy, we write grihapravesam.

 

[Raji Ram]

If you are referring to the word "grihapravesam".......

I was not referring to the word "grihapravesam". You have already corrected the word - 'dies', which I meant:

......... Please correct the typo - first word in the third line!!

FYI, I spell गृहप्रवेशं as 'gruhapravEsam'.

 

[Veeramanikandan]

Namaskaram to all,

My Grandfather(Age 87) expired on July 30,2012. We performed 6th month anniversary in the month of Jan'13. His varshabdigam is in the month of Aug'13.

We bought an Apartment which is under Construction. It will be handed over to us in the month of April'13 or May'13.

My question is "Can we perform Grahapravesam before my grandfather's varshabdigam or do we need to wait till that time??"

Kindly advice me..