Know Ghatasthapana Muhurta, method, ingredients on the first day of Shardiya Navratri

Navratri Kalash Sthapana 2024 Muhurat: The holy festival of Shardiya Navratri is starting from 3rd October 2024. This year, Mother Goddess is coming to earth riding in a palanquin (Mata ki sawari). Goddess Durga is the mother of the world. It is believed that by worshiping Mother Goddess during Navratri, all troubles, diseases, faults, sorrows and poverty are destroyed.

Devotees of Mother Goddess keep fast (Navratri vrat) for 9 days and remain engrossed in the worship of the Goddess. There is a religious belief that by doing this, Mother Durga fulfills all the wishes of the devotees. Ghatasthapana is performed at an auspicious time on the first day of Sharadiya Navratri. This year, there are two auspicious times for establishing the Kalash during Navratri. Know the auspicious time, method and rules of the first day.

Ghatsthapana Muhurat in Shardiya Navratri (Shardiya Navratri 2024 Ghatsthapana Muhurat)

Ghatsthapana Samagri (Navratri Ghatsthapana Samagri)

• A wide and open earthen pot, clean soil for planting seven grains
• sacred thread, molly
• Sapta Dhanya (7 types of grain seeds – barley, sesame, kangani, moong, gram, wheat, paddy)
• Earthen pot, Ganges water, pure water
• lid of a container for covering coin, urn
• perfume, betel nut
• Ashoka or five mango leaves
• intact
• coired coconut
• red cloth to wrap coconut
• flowers, durva grass

Method of Ghatasthapana in Navratri (Navratri Ghatsthapana Vidhi)

• First phase – First of all, spread a layer of soil in a large earthen vessel and scatter grains (seeds). Then spread a layer of soil and sprinkle some water.
• Second phase – Now tie Kalava (Mauli) on an earthen or metal Kalash and fill Ganga water in it. Put betel nut, perfume, Durva grass, Akshat, coin in the water of the Kalash. Before covering the Kalash, place five leaves of the Ashoka tree on the mouth of the Kalash and then put the lid on it.
• third step – Now wrap a red cloth around the coired coconut and tie a mouli on it. Place it on the mouth of the Kalash, install this Kalash in the middle of the vessel in which the grains were planted.
• Goddess Durga invocation – Invoke Goddess Durga and pray to her to accept the worship and request Mother Goddess to reside in the Kalash during this nine-day ritual.
• Panchopachar Puja – First of all, light the lamp in front of the Kalash and all the gods and goddesses invoked. Offer incense, flowers, perfume. Offer fruits and sweets to the Kalash as Naivedya.

Why is Ghatasthapana done during Navratri? (Shardiya Navratri Ghatsthapana significance)

Ghatasthapana is one of the important rituals performed during Navratri. This marks the beginning of the nine-day festival. Ghatasthapana is an invocation of Goddess Shakti

Which goddess is worshiped on the first day of Navratri? (Navratri 2024 First Day)

The first day of Shardiya Navratri is dedicated to Maa Shailputri. After immolating herself as Goddess Sati, Goddess Parvati was born as the daughter of the mountain king Himalaya. Shail means mountain in Sanskrit, that is why the goddess is known as Shailputri, the daughter of the mountain.

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