Blessings to the Architect
The following verse is recited to the architect:
मा नः पाशं प्रति मुचो गुरुर्भारो लघुर्भव।
वधूमिव त्वा शाले यत्रकामं भरामसि ॥
Maa nah paasham mucho gururbhaaro laghurbhava.
Vadhoomiva tvaa shaalo yatrakaamam bharaamasi.1
May God bless you to build according to our wishes and plans. May you be blessed to build a strong home that is well-balanced and well-structured. May the weight and size be perfect, neither imbalance, too heady or too light. May you be blessed to provide us with our home, which will be our loving place of abode.
मा not नः us पाशम् bind, fetter/affix, a measure of land प्रतिमुच released, loosened, toward गुरुर्भारो unstable heaviness, unnecessary burden, imbalance gravity, heaviness, लघुर्भव be light weighted, be balanced weightedness वधू like a bride, one’s very own, vessel इव like, as if त्वा you, to you शाले home यत्रकामम् according to these desires/wishes भरामसि strong
Blessings for the construction
प्रतीचीं त्वा प्रतीचीनः शाले प्रैम्यहिंसतीम्।
अग्निर्ह्यन्तरापश्चर्तस्य प्रथमा द्वाः ॥
Prateecheem tvaa prateecheenah
shaalo praimi-ahimsateem.
Agnir-hi-antar-aapashchar-tasya prathamaa dvaah.2
O Lord, may you bless this construction. May every layer and part be built with care, following precise logic and measurements. May this building be constructed without any harm to anyone and may there never be harm to anyone in the home ever. May the front and rear doors to this home be safeguarded from negative and harm always. May there be the positive energy in every piece of material used and every drop of water used in this construction.
प्रतीचीम् going or coming towards, front and back त्वा you प्रतीचीन: in every layer or pile, materials of construction शाले home प्रे inspire मि fix, cast, construct अहिंसतीम् free from voilence अग्नि: God, energy हि surely, certainly, so अन्त: within आप: waters च and ऋतस्य truth, logic प्रथमा first द्वा: doors
Make an oblation with the following mantra:
अच्युताय भौमाय स्वाहा॥
Achutaaya bhaumaaya svaahaa.Paaraskaara Grihyasutra 3.4.3
May the base of this home, cast within the earth, be firm and solidly cast.
अच्युताय steadfast, firm, solid, without leaks or cracks भौमाय earth, floor, consisting of earth
पूर्णाहुत्याः – Poorṇa-ahuti
Final Offering: Chant this mantra three times and make the three final oblations
ओं सर्वं वै पूर्णं स्वाहा।
Om sarvam vai poorṇam svaahaa.3
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