Kathmandu. Bada Dashain, the great festival of Nepalis, which formally begins every year from Ashwin Shukla Pratipada, has started from today.
This festival is celebrated with great pomp for 15 days till Ashwin Shukla Purnima. On the first day of Bada Dashain, Ghatasthapana is performed in every house with the installation of lamps, urns and Ganesha. In the puja room or Dashain house, the worship begins by invoking Goddess Durga, the presiding deity of Shakti, according to the Vedic rituals.
Today, after finishing the daily rituals early in the morning, sand or soil is brought from the nearest river or a clean place and placed in a puja room or Dashain house smeared with cow dung and planted on it. This ritual is also called keeping the jamara. Since barley sprouts are a favorite thing of Goddess Durga, today barley is planted and offered to Durga and on the day of Vijayadashami, along with Tika Prasad, the yellow jamara symbolizing prosperity is also accepted.
There is no classical method of planting grains other than barley in Jamara, said theologian and former chairman of the Nepal Calendar Determination Development Committee, Prof. Dr. Ramchandra Gautam said. According to the family tradition, some other grains are also planted with barley. Jamara is also used in Ayurvedic medicine.
Ghatasthapana at 11:47 am
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On this day, Durga is worshiped on the same pot and on the same pot, this day is also called Ghatasthapana. On the day of Bijayadashami, the prasad of Goddess Durga is taken by anointing with the water of the full urn installed today.
According to the committee, the auspicious time for Ghatasthapana is 11:47 am today. As the Chitra Nakshatra falls throughout the day, the auspicious time for Abhijit Muhurat has been given at noon for Ghatasthapana. Dr. Purushottam Bhattarai said.
He also informed that the committee has decided to call this day as Ghatasthapana as per the classical belief that Ghatasthapana should be performed on the day of Pratipada at sunrise. He also said that the rumors made by some people on social media that Ghatasthapana should be performed on Monday are not according to the scriptures.
The three forms of Goddess Durga, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati, are worshiped during Navratri. There is a tradition since the Vedic period of worshiping Mahakali as the symbol of Shakti, Mahalakshmi as the symbol of wealth and prosperity, and Mahasaraswati as the symbol of knowledge and wisdom.
Special worship and adoration is performed on the occasion of Durga Paksha of nine forms taken by Durga to kill demons including Chand, Munda, Shumbha, Nishumbha and Raktabija, who are symbols of demonic tendencies. The 15 days from Ashwin Shukla Pratipada to Purnima are also called Durga Paksha.
Nine Days Nine Durga Puja
Shailputri is worshipped on the first day, Brahmacharini on the second day, Chandraghanta on the third day, Kushmanda on the fourth day, Skandmata on the fifth day, Katyayani on the sixth day, Kalratri on the seventh day, Mahagauri on the eighth day and Siddhidatri on the ninth day. These nine forms of Durga are also called Navdurga.
There is a scriptural rule that all human beings should worship Goddess Durga because they protect human beings from demonic and demonic tendencies. Gautam, a religious scholar and former chairman of the committee, said that there is a scriptural proof that Durga Puja and Dashain festival do not belong to any particular caste or religion. Dashain festival is celebrated as a symbol of the victory of truth over evil and the victory of divine power over demonic power.
As a symbol of Durga, Naubati Kanya is also worshiped separately every day from this day to Maha Navami. There is a classical rule that the girl who is worshipped in this way should be above two years of age.
On the seventh day of Bada Dashain, Phulpati is brought according to the religious rituals. On the day of Maha Ashtami and Maha Navami, those who perform Bali Puja perform special offerings with sacrifices at Dashain Ghar, Kot and Shakti Peeth.
During Navratri, Durga Saptashati Chandi, Shrimad Devi Bhagwat and other goddess hymns and hymns are also recited. On this occasion, devotees from all over the country including Naxal Bhagwati, Shobha Bhagwati, Nala Bhagwati and Palanchok Bhagwati are also crowded with devotees who worship and pay obeisance.
Vijayadashami auspicious time on October 19 at 10:26 am
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Dashain, also known as Navratri, lasts for nine nights and 10 days. Today, Goddess Durga is worshiped in every house on the day of Bijaya Dashami, which is performed on Wednesday, October 19 and tika, jamara and pul prasad are received as prasad from the elders.
According to the committee, the auspicious time for immersion of the goddess on October 19 is 8:49 am. For those looking for an auspicious time for receiving Tika Prasad, the auspicious time of 10:26 am is best. There is a classical method of offering prasad to the goddess from Bijaya Dashami to Kojagrat Purnima until all the sacrifices are fulfilled.
From Vijayadashami to Kojagrat Purnima, the offerings and blessings of the goddess are received from their elders. On the day of Purnima, Mahalakshmi, the symbol of wealth, is fasted and worshipped at night and worshiped for wealth and prosperity. There is a religious belief that Lakshmi gives wealth and prosperity to the people who stay awake on this day. On this day, the Jamara kept by Ghatasthapana is immersed in a pure place on the day of Kojagrat Purnima.
Special Puja at Hanuman Dhoka’s Dashain Ghar
According to the tradition, the worship of Goddess Durga, the embodiment of Durga, begins from today by placing Jamara in the Dashain house at Hanumandhoka Durbar in Kathmandu. Jayanti Shrestha Pradhan, chief of the Hanuman Dhoka Durbar Care Office, said that Ghatasthapana will be performed on Sunday morning after worshiping Chitra Nakshatra and Vaidhriti Yoga.
People who are out of their homes for employment, studies and other work celebrate the great festival by returning home on the occasion of Dashain and staying with the family. Therefore, Bada Dashain is also considered as a festival of family reunion.
Most educational institutions have been giving public holidays on the occasion of Dashain from today. This is why there is a queue of people returning to their native places from the capital and urban areas.
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