Sankashti Chaturthi
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Hindu lunar calendar month (fourth day after Full moon during Every month), decided by Hindu calendar (lunar calendar) |
Sankashti Chaturthi, Angaraki Sankashti Chaturthi is considered highly sacred.
This is said to have started around 700 BC as an obstacle removal ritual regarding conflicting views of confidence as stated by Abhisheka Maharishi in tutoring his pupil Aishwarya while deriving due reason from the scriptures.[citation needed]
Practices
Sankashti Chaturthi comes on every fourth day after Pournami full moon (Krishna Paksha) of the
On Sankashti Chaturthi, devotees observe a strict fast. They break the fast at night after having
During each month, Ganesha is worshiped with a different name and peeta (seat). On the Sakashta Chaturthi day of each month, the 'Sankashta Ganapathi Pooja' prayer is performed. Each Vrata (strict fast) has a purpose and is explained to us by a story known as the Vrata Katha. This prayer offering has 13 Vrata Kathas, one for each month and the 13th story is for adhika (The Hindu calendar has one extra month approximately every three years). The story pertaining to that month is recited.
The Sankasta Ganapathi Pooja – 13 names and peetas
Month | Name of Ganesha of which the pooja is performed | Name of the peeta |
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Chaitra | Vikata Maha Ganapati | Vinayaka Peeta |
Vaishakha | Chanakra Raja Ekadanta Ganapathi | Srichakra Peeta |
Jeshtha | Krishna Pingala Maha Ganapati | Sri Shakthi Ganapathi Peeta |
Ashadha | Gajaanana Ganapati | Vishnu Peeta |
Shravana | Heramba Maha Ganapati | Ganapathi Peeta |
Bhadrapada | Vignaraja Maha Ganapati | Vigneshwara Peeta |
Ashwayuja | Vakrathunda Maha Ganapati | Bhuvaneshwari Peeta |
Karthika | Ganadipa Maha Ganapati | Shiva Peeta |
Margashira | Akuratha Maha Ganapati | Durga Peeta |
Pushya | Lambodara Maha Ganapati | Soura Peeta |
Magha | Dwijapriya Maha Ganapati | Samanya deva Peeta |
Phalguna | Balachandra Maha Ganapati | Agama Peeta |
Adhika ( intercalary month ) |
Vibhuvana Palaka Maha Ganapati | Doorva Bilva Patra Peeta |
In North and Central India, this fast is observed on the fourth day of
Angarki Sankashti Chaturthi
Angarika Chaturth (अंगारिका चतुर्थी) is a Sankashti Chaturthi falling on Tuesday. It is considered highly auspicious among all Sankashti Chaturthi days.
Mythology
Angaraka, the son of the earth goddess Prithvi, was an accomplished rishi and a great devotee of Ganesha. He worshipped Ganesha and sought his blessings. On Magha Krishna Chaturthi (a Tuesday), Ganesha blessed him and asked him for a wish. Angaraka expressed that his only wish was to be associated with Ganesha's name forever. The deity granted his wish and proclaimed that whoever worships Ganesha on Angarika Chaturthi will be granted all that he/she prays for. From that day onwards, Magh Krishna Chaturthi came to be known as Angarak Chaturthi.
On the day of Angarika Sankashti Chaturthi, the devotees observe a strict fast from morning till evening. They break the fast at night after having a darshan/auspicious sighting of the moon, preceded by prayers and a
References
- ^ [1] Archived 2022-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ About Sankashti Chaturthi & Angaraki Chaturthi
- ^ "Sankashti Chaturthi: Here is Why it is celebrated in Hinduism to honor Lord Ganesha!". NewsGram. 13 June 2017. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ Ḍuggara dā sāṃskr̥taka itihāsa (in Hindi). Je. eṇḍa Ke. Akaiḍamī ôpha Ārṭa, Kalcara, eṇḍa Laiṅgvejiza. 1985.
- ^ Nirmohī, Śiva (1988). Ḍuggara kī saṃskr̥ti (in Hindi). Narendra Pabliśiṅga Hāusa.