Kurma Jayanti 2026: Must read this story during the worship of Kurma Jayanti, know why Shri Hari had to take

Kurma Jayanti 2026 Story in Hindi: Lord Vishnu is said to be the protector of the world. Because whenever there was a crisis in the world or mankind, God did public welfare in different incarnations. Lord Vishnu appeared in every era in incarnations like Ram-Krishna, Buddha and fish-tortoise.

Kachhapa (tortoise) incarnation is one of the many incarnations of Lord Vishnu. It is considered to be the second incarnation among the Dashavatars of God. According to religious and mythological beliefs, Shri Hari took the tortoise incarnation on the full moon date of Vaishakh month. Therefore this day is celebrated as Kurma Jayanti.

Today, on May 1, 2026, the festival of Kurma Jayanti is being celebrated on Vaishakh Purnima. There is a tradition of worshiping the Kurma incarnation of God on this day. The time for puja will be from 06:17 to 06:56 in the evening. This story related to the Kurma incarnation of God must be recited during the puja, only then one gets the full results of the puja.

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Kurma Jayanti Mythology

According to the legend, once due to the curse of sage Durvasa, all the gods including Indra became powerless. To get relief from the curse of the sage, all the gods reached Lord Vishnu for help. Vishnuji advised to churn the ocean. Lord Vishnu said that nectar will emerge from the churning of the ocean, drinking which will restore the power of the gods. But due to the curse of the sage, the gods had become weak, due to which the task of churning the ocean was not easy.

Then the gods thought that both the gods and the demons would together churn the ocean. Due to the desire of nectar, even the demons agreed and then the process of churning the ocean started by using Mandrachal mountain as churner and Vasuki serpent in place of rope. 14 valuable things were obtained from the churning of the ocean, but even before the nectar could be released, the mountain started sinking into the ocean.

Then Lord Vishnu took the Kurma incarnation and lifted the weight of Mandrachal mountain on his back. Using God’s back as the base, the ocean was again churned and finally the pot of nectar emerged. According to the legend, in the tortoise incarnation of Lord Vishnu, the diameter of the tortoise’s back was 100,000 yojanas. It was only due to the tortoise incarnation of Lord Vishnu that the process of churning the ocean became possible and the gods regained their power.

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