How to celebrate Janmasthami
Janmashtmi The word Krushna is made up of 2 elements: Krush and Ana. Krush refers to authority with which one can control. Ana refers to the bliss and joy with which one can lead. And thus, Krushna is someone who can do both.
Janma = birth and ashtmi = eighth. Eighth day of dark fortnight of the Shravan month is celebrated as the birth of Lord Krushna, one of the most popular, most revered, most loved and most celebrated gods of Hindu culture.
Lord Krushna, born on the eighth day, was the eight avatar (incarnation) of Lord Vishnu and was the eighth child born to Vasudev (father) and Devki (mother). Vasudev and Devki were imprisoned by Devki’s brother, Kansa (king of Mathura) because of a prophecy that Devki’s eighth child would kill Kansa.
To save him from Kansa’s wrath, Vasudev escaped from jail that very night and dropped off baby Krushna at Vrundavan at Nanda and Yashoda’s place.
Thus, Lord Krushna, born to Devki and Vasudev in Mathura, was raised by Yashoda and Nanda at Vrundavan. Such were the events that took place before Krushna was even a day old!
Celebrating
People keep fast until midnight, decorate temples, prepare Jhankis and chant various cultural songs to signify Krushna’s birth. Along with religious pujas and rituals, people keep Ras Leela programs and Dahi-handi Utsav as well to make this festival more colorful and delightful. Janmashtmi is mostly celebrated quite literally by reenacting the birth of Lord Krushna at midnight. Devotees stay up till midnight and celebrate the birth of the little baby Krushna.
Tap to see how the Janmasthami is celebrated ... https://www.sameedh.com/inspire/janmashtmi
Tap for the Three prayers on Lord Krusha -
📷 Achyutashtakam 📷 (It blesses people with soothing energy and spiritual connection ) https://www.sameedh.com/desire/hindu-prayer/achyutashtakam
📷 Madhurashtakam 📷 (Everything is beautiful about Lord Krishna. There is also a video by Shankar Mahadevan) https://www.sameedh.com/desire/hindu-prayer/madhurashtakam
📷 Krushnashtakam 📷 (A beautiful prayer for Lord Krishna by Adi Shankaracharya.) https://www.sameedh.com/desire/hindu-prayer/krushnashtakam
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