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Krishna Janmashtami 2021: Date, Puja Timings, Rituals And Significance
The eighth incarnation of Lord Vishnu, Krishna has been described as the invincible, the divine form of God. The eighth chapter of the Gita says that he is in everything and everything is in him. Born on the eighth day during the Krishna Paksha in the month of Bhadrapad, Lord Krishna is worshipped as the primary deity in many Hindu houses. His birth anniversary is known as Janmashtami, also known by other names such as Krishna Ashtami, Krishna Janmashtami, Bhado Ashtami, Rohini Ashtami and Krishna Jayanti.
This year, in 2021, the festival will be celebrated on 30 August, Monday.
According to the South Indian calendar, Krishna was born in the month of Shravan. However, the difference is only in the names of the months, as the day falls on the same date as per both the calendars.
Janmashtami 2021
Krishna Janmashtami this year will be observed on 30 August 2021. This is believed to be the 5248th Birth Anniversary of Lord Krishna. According to a website, Drikpanchang, these are the timings and dates for the puja and rituals.
Nishita
Puja
Time
-
11:59
PM
to
12:44
AM,
Aug
31
(Duration
-
00
Hours
45
Mins)
Dahi
Handi
on
Tuesday,
August
31,
2021
Parana
as
per
Dharma
Shastra
Parana
Time
-
after
09:44
AM,
Aug
31
(On
Parana
Day
Rohini
Nakshatra
End
Time
-
09:44
AM,
on
Parana
Day
Ashtami
got
over
before
Sunrise)
Alternate
Parana
as
per
Dharma
Shastra
Parana
Time
-
after
05:59
AM,
Aug
31,
Parana
can
be
done
on
the
next
day
sunrise
after
Deva
Puja,
Visarjan
etc.
Parana
as
per
modern
tradition
in
society
Parana
Time
-
after
12:44
AM,
Aug
31
at
many
places
in
India,
Parana
is
done
after
Nishita
i.e.
Hindu
midnight
Mid
Night
Moment
-
12:22
AM,
Aug
31
Chandrodaya
Moment
-
11:35
PM
Krishna
Dashami
Ashtami
Tithi
Begins
-
11:25
PM
on
Aug
29,
2021
Ashtami
Tithi
Ends
-
01:59
AM
on
Aug
31,
2021
Rohini
Nakshatra
Begins
-
06:39
AM
on
Aug
30,
2021
Rohini
Nakshatra
Ends
-
09:44
AM
on
Aug
31,
2021
A Divine Child Was Born: Story Of The Birth Of Lord Krishna
From his birth to his triumph over the enemies, the life of Lord Krishna offers a lot to learn from. He has come as the saviour of the lives of his devotees a number of times. Events much before his birth had begun to indicate that a divine incarnation with supernatural powers was to be born on earth in Dwapar Yuga (one of the phases of mankind).
There lived a king, Kamsa who ruled tyrannically over the kingdom of Mathura. His oppressive rule over the world was continuing to become intolerable for his subjects. But the king dearly loved his sister Devaki. When Devaki got married to Vasudeva, a prophecy was made that the eighth child of the couple would bring death to his uncle Kamsa.
Kamsa, upon hearing this, got enraged and decided to kill all the babies that Devaki would give birth to. To ensure this, he made his sister and brother-in-law captives and kept them in a jail cell in his kingdom, Mathura.
Kamsa went on killing all the babies of Devaki until the seventh child (Balram) was mystically transferred to the womb of Rohini by the divine power. When the eighth child, who was to kill Kamsa, was born, Vasudeva secretly carried him to the house of Nanda, the chief of the village of Gokul, and replaced the baby with Nanda's newborn baby girl.
He thought Kamsa would not attack a girl child. But when Kamsa got the news of the eighth child of Devaki, a baby girl having born, he rushed to the jail and held the girl in his hands, to throw her away. The moment he tried to throw her, the girl escaped from his hands and rose to the sky and told Kamsa that the one who would bring him to death, was already safe in Gokul. She was the divine form of Goddess Durga, who took form just to aid in Krishna's escape.
On the other side, the birth of a baby boy to Yashoda, the wife of Nanda, was celebrated at his house, in Gokul. The child was named as Krishna and his birth anniversary is observed as Krishna Janmashtami today.
How Janmashtami Is Observed
People observe the festival by fasting where they stay on fruits and water for the whole day. Lord Krishna is given a bath with milk, ghee, honey, and water. The ritual of Dahi Handi is performed on the day after Janmashtami. People make a pyramid of humans and the person on the top of this pyramid breaks a pot filled with curd, hung at some height off the ground.
Incredible Facts About The Divine Krishna
This is done to mark the events when Lord Krishna, as a baby, used to steal curd like this, making human pyramids with his friends. Thus, the Janmashtami festival is celebrated with huge religious fervour, for two days, throughout the country.
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