The festival is related to the Surya Upasana that the eldest Pandav Yuddhishthir performed.
It is because of this ritual that Surya Dev appears & gifts him the copper vessel called Akshay Patra that provides unlimited food till Draupadi has eaten. +
The entire ceremony being performed while standing in water is quite suggestive of the Chhat ritual.
The terms Chhat & Chhati are colloquial terms derived from Shashti since this festival is celebrated on the 6th day of the Kartik month or the Kartik Shukla Shashti.
This can be corroborated with the same term being used for the festival when it falls in the month of Chaitra and is known as Chaiti Chhati. This day forms a part of the Chaitra Navratri falling on the 6th day and is also known as Yamuna Chhath.
There are various folk-songs in Maithili, Angika, Bhojpuri and Maghadhi which clearly indicate that the Chhat is the celebration of Sun. Women folk bear the great hardship of this Vrat for the well being of their children. And they wish their children should be like this Sun.
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Many people think lighting a lamp is a duty of a woman in family. In fact it is a duty of Yajmaani ( Head of Family ) , the man of the family. A man should be performing puja and lighting the main lamp of the home.
A man lighting the main deeya and praying would give more benefits to the family than just a woman doing it. In addition the woman and children of family should light a deeya. This should be made a daily ritual for all in the family. There are reasons for the same.
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It is said that our manas chitta is exactly the jyoti we light. A deeya represents our aatma and paramatma. A lamp with 2 wicks should be used for Devta Aaradhana. Anulyrhing above 2 wicks also have different usages. But, one shouldn't light single wick for Devta aaradhna
Birth, life and death are the Triguna Maya, only Atman is the eternal. Bodies are clothes, how can you keep them for eternity if you have not created them in the first place or know their creation code from their maker?
Shree Gita is the guide to overcome all kind of pain. 1/5
The Supreme Lord said: While you speak words of wisdom, you are mourning for that which is not worthy of grief. The wise lament neither for the living nor for the dead.
न त्वेवाहं जातु नासं न त्वं नेमे जनाधिपा |
न चैव न भविष्याम: सर्वे वयमत: परम् || 2.12||
Never was there a time when I did not exist, nor you, nor all these kings; nor in the future shall any of us cease to be.
Deepawali Mark's a symbol of many achievements in sanatan history. The aagama of Raama back to Ayodhya, Narakasura Vadh by Shreemati Sathybhama, and new year for many etc
The series of festival starts from krishna Paksh 1. Trayodashi - Dhan Trayodashi 2. Chaturdashi - Narak Chaturdashi 3. Amavasya - Deepawali 4. Padyami - Bali Padyami 5. Dwitiya - Yama Dwitiya 6. Chaturthi - Naag Chaturti / Chavithi 7. Panchami - Gnyana Panchami
This is the 2nd largest stretch after Navrathra of Asweeyuja maas. These days are most auspicious across the world. Days filled with joy, prayer, sharing & caring
In Kaliyug, dharma runs only on one pillar. During the toughest times when the dharma is completely going to vanish and things go out of human's capability to solve the attrocities, it is said that Maharshis would come back to action
These rishis are now living as agnyaatavasis at different temples and places in adhrusha rupa. They perform their activities in the temples and different places with their mystic capabilities.
In Badrinath Temple, it is said that Shree Hanuman comes as sookshma Rupa and performs all his sandhyavandana, japa Kriyas etc in the temple in front of Swami. The temple is closed for 6 months with a akhanda deeya lit and it remains absolutely untouched even after months closed
Usually celebrated in the months of October-November, KarwaChauth is especially popular in the northern parts of India by Hindus & Sindhis. The festival is celebrated on Kartikki Chouth, which occurs nine days before Diwali. Below are the text references from Narada puran.
The Narada Purana (Part IV) has an entire section dedicated to performance on vratas on different tithis.
In the section of different vratas to be performed on the Chathurti Tithis, there is a rite known as Karaka Vrata observed on the 4th in the dark half of Karttika.
Rudraksha Mala : For sakala sidhi
Mani Mala : Wealth
Sphatika Mala : Bhoga Bhagya and Santana Saibhagya
Shankh Mala : Nasht Dravya Laab
Sphatik: Bhoga Bhagya
Padma Mala: Santana Prapti
Lahsuniya / Vaidurya : Vasheekaran
Moti Mala : Mukti
Red Chandan : Yakshini Sadhna
Snail Shell : Good Health
Bilva : Uchatan
Devadaru Beads : Sarva Gnyana Sidhi
Different bones of animals are used for jaap for various dark force results like Vasheekaran, kshudra pujas and Maaran sidhi. This is prohibited in Vedic Culture.