15 May 2014

Gharonda (The Nest)


The word home has so many synonyms -  abode, diggings, domicile, dwelling, firseide, habitation, hearth, hearthstone, house, lodging, pad, place, quarters, residence, roof in the English language and in Hindi, it is synonymous to ghar, gharonda, basera, makaan, sadan and so on..

 
Ye Tera Ghar Ye Mera Ghar Kisi Ko Dekhna Ho Gar
To Pehle Aake Maang Le Meri Nazar Teri Nazar
Ye Tera Ghar Ye Mera Ghar Ye Ghar Bahut Haseen Hai
Ye Ghar Bahut Haseen Hai Ye Ghar Bahut Haseen Hai

This song from the movie Saath Saath exactly depicts my mood today when my dad just called me up to tell that he has collected the property documents from the bank (after we cleared the home loan 2 months back) and the house, our dream home in Bangalore is finally ours! Oh! What a feeling! We are the proud owners now, the house is finally ours. The moments just flashed before my eyes. How we booked this particular flat in a single day and how we liked it very much and how we saw it getting its shape and size and how we got it adorned it with furniture and loveable colors and how we decorated it with nice, beautiful things, how we moved in and more good things happened to us! How we loved sitting in the balcony on the sit-out sipping our tea and listening to the birds chirping and seeing the parrots flying. How the rain drops trickled down to the balcony and wet the floor.  How Tanay arrive in our lives after moving here, his first steps, his first mischief etc. The list is endless. I can’t thank the Vastupurush enough. And of course our parents, grandparents and friends and well wishers also should be thanked who showered their blessings and good wishes on us.

I got this reference from google http://vastusecrets.com/vastu-purush-vastu-man.html for the people who might be new to this term:

Vastu purush is a concept of Indian vastu shastra which is very very powerful and appealing too. According to Matysa Puran,   (sacred scriptures of Hinduism) when Lord Shiva was fighting a war with asuras, a weird personality was created from a drop of his sweat. He was cruel, horrifying and devoured everything on his way. Terrified Deities went to Lord Shiva and prayed for protection. Lord Shiva pressed the weird man under his foot till the war was over.
The weird man surrendered himself to Lord Shiva and begged for his forgiveness. Lord Shiva named him as Vastu Purush and ordered him that he would go on the Earth and give Health, Wealth and Happiness to the people residing there. He blessed him that the occupants there will always worship him.

Then 45 Deities including Lord Bramha collectively caught hold of Vastu Purush and threw him on the Earth with the face downwards, head in the North East and his feet in the south west. Each  body part of the Vastu Purush was given the name of the Deity who touched it. E.g. Lord Bramha touched the navel of the Vastu Purush so it was given the name of Bramha. So the centre of the house where Vastu Purusha’s navel comes is called as "Bramhasthan".

I am on Cloud Nine today and will definitely celebrate this moment with dear hubby and sonny.
There is great importance attached to having an own house in India even today. It is considered as a great asset and usually comes handy in the fallback times. The budget of the people buying property varies and so do the prices when it comes to different areas in a particular city. Everybody wishes 4 walls of his/her own, where one can come back, relax, chill and spend time and just hit the bed at night,

Have you seen the advertisements of Asian Paints on Television? I love its tagline ‘har ghar kuch kehta hai’. Watch it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdzRjvdK67w.  Houses have moods and colors too, exactly like the people they house, is what I believe! Why is that you go to somebody’s house and get uncomfortable and panicky and feel like getting out immediately and on the other hand to a house where you think you have always been staying for years, very quiet and relaxing? There may be houses which have the best of furniture and valuables, but there is no peace in that house and there might be also a case where people are pauper, but satisfaction and peace prevails. 

I am waiting to get back to my home sweet home next year, where I can be myself and enjoy the warmth and peace!




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