father in laws house

असारे खलु संसारे सारं श्वशुरमन्दिरम्।

हरो हिमालये शेते हरिः शेते महोदधौ॥

नीतिशास्त्रे 

सुभाषितरत्नभण्डागारे ३८९-१२

asāre khalu saṁsāre sāraṁ śvaśuramandiram|

haro himālaye śete hariḥ śete mahodadhau||

nītiśāstre 

subhāṣitaratnabhaṇḍāgāre 389-12

A funny subhashitam found in many anthologies like Subhashita ratnabhandagaram, neetisshastram.. etc

The blessedness of happy stay in father in laws house is extolled here

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In this world of woes where existence is clueless and difficult, life and stay would be most comfortable if the place happens to the house of the father in law..

We can see that Hara, the Lord Shiva stays in Kailasa which is a part of Himalaya ranges.. and Himalaya is none other that Uma's father.. and Sivas father in law.

Similarly Lord Vishnu also does not lag behind.. He has taken abode floating aloft the Shesha Naga.. on the ocean.. and one should not fail to note the fact that ocean is from where Lakshmi the better half of Vishnu was born.. So Vishnu also endorses the bliss of residing in the house of father in law..

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Of course, the parents in law would be very hospitable to the son in law even if he is an idiot.. because they have to ensure peace for their daughter.

It is another thing that prison is often referred to as Mamiyaar Veedu or the mother in laws house..

word analysis

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असारे fathomless, clueless, difficult 

संसारे life of worldly woes 

श्वशुरमन्दिरं house of the father in law 

सारं खलु is indeed worthy and beneficial for stay

हरः Hara Lord Shiva

हिमालये शेते sleeps in the Himalayas ( Kailas)

हरिः Hari the Vishnu 

महोदधौ शेते sleeps floating over the great ocean