Facts and Figures about Sanatana Dharma - Spirituality in a house

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Radhe Krishna to All,

 

It is astonishing to see how our elders have used the intricacies of the

scriptures even in mundane worldly matters such as architecture of a house.

 

The houses in South India are built in a linear fashion and they have a typical

architecture. The house has steps. (‘padi’ in tamil). ‘Padi’ also means

‘learn’. It denotes learning of the scriptures. One first learns the

Vedas. The moment one becomes learned, he becomes heavy-headed because of ego.

One can notice in the houses of yonder times that however huge the house may be,

the height of the entrance/door is significantly small. One has to bow down and

enter the house. This denotes that how ever learned a person might be, he has

to learn to be humble.

 

Beyond the entrance, there is a walkway, (‘nadai’) which one has to cross in

order to reach the main part of the house. (‘nadai’ in Tamil literally

means ‘walk’). It signifies that after one learns the scriptures, he has to

walk /live by it.

 

Once ‘nadai’ is crossed, one gets into the hall (‘koodam’). ‘koodu’

in Tamil refers to ‘get together’. Here it signifies that by mere learning

one’s goal is not attained. One has to get together with (the association of)

the Sants and Sadhus.

 

Past the ‘koodam’ one would see the kitchen (‘samaiyal arai’).

‘samai’ in Tamil also means ‘to become seasoned’/’to mature’/‘to

ripen’.

 

Finally one encounters the ‘muttram’ which is the tail end of the house.

‘Muttram’ also means the End (Mukti/liberation).

 

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Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

 

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