Auspicious Time for Bhoomipujan (Worship of the Land)
Before starting construction on the plot we have purchased, it is necessary to get it cleaned thoroughly unnecessary stones, rubble, earth mounds, pits etc. should be removed. All the thorny bushes and other trees should be uprooted from the roots. If there are Babool (Gum Arabic tree) trees, they should be uprooted first. The construction is unnecessarily delayed. If there are heaps of rubbish in the north-east or the south-east corners, it should be removed immediately, otherwise paucity of funds will always be felt and there will always be unnecessary troubles. If there is a pit at the center or in the southeast corner or the south-west corner of the plot it should be immediately filled up otherwise the construction work is delayed.
It is extremely necessary to worship the land before the construction work starts. At any place after digging up to one foot if we find bones and filthy rubbish, hair etc. they should be removed. Baisakh, Shravan, Margshirsh and Falgun these four months are auspicious for the worship of the land
Auspiciousness and In-auspiciousness of the Auspicious (opportune) Moment.
1) As far as possible the auspicious (opportune) moment should not coincide with the extra month (Adhik Mas), the zero month, the lunar month and the sunset.
2) Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday should be avoided.
3) Monday and Thursday are very auspicious.
4) The auspicious (opportune) moment should not fall in the pregnancy stage after the seventh month of any lady in the house.
5) Auspicious (opportune) moment should not fall during the mensis period of any lady.
6)The auspicious (opportune) moment should not fall in Hadpaksha, mourning period, Divaskarma (performing rituals relating to dates) and Shraadha ceremony (religious rites after the death of a person) If the auspicious (opportune) moment falls in Jaishth or Aashadh, Sickness or unnecessary increase in expenditure results.
7) If the auspicious (opportune) moment falls in Bhadrapad or Ashwin month, expenditure increases unnecessarily and the situation becomes tense for no reason.
8) If the auspicious (opportune) moment is celebrated in the month of Karlik, Paush or Magh the construction is delayed. There is also a possibility of theft of the building materials. Some provoking incidents take place. If there is a conjunction of auspicious stars in the sky at the auspicious (opportune) moment it gives good results. In this age of science even well known and highly qualified people start their new enterprises at the auspicious moment. The worship of the land should be done in the east or the northeast comer of the plot at the opportune moment.
