What does the festival of Janmashtami teach us, know its importance from the astrologer

Birthday 2024: India is a unique confluence of faith and the world’s oldest religion survives on this faith. Lord Vishnu’s incarnation Shri Krishna has a special place in Hinduism. According to Jataka tales and Mahabharata, Lord Krishna was born from the womb of Mother Devaki in the prison of Mathura at a time when there was an outbreak of sin, injustice and terror all around, and religion had almost vanished.

Kanha was born in Dwapar Yug to re-establish religion. Even today, Shri Krishna Janmashtami is celebrated for this purpose. This year Janmashtami is on 26 August 2024. Janmashtami is celebrated with great pomp in every part of India.

Sri Krishna Janmashtami is a special festival especially in North India. Be it the streets of Vrindavan or the Chaupal of a remote village or the grand temple of the city, every devotee rejoices on Janmashtami. As much as it is important to celebrate Janmashtami, it is even more important to know the purpose behind it.

Why is Janmashtami celebrated? (Why we celebrate Janmashtami)

Janmashtami festival is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Krishna. This festival is celebrated with full faith and devotion all over the world. Janmashtami is celebrated not only in India, but Indians living abroad also celebrate it with full faith and enthusiasm. Lord Krishna has been the center of our faith for ages. Sometimes he is Yashoda Maiya’s son, and sometimes the naughty Kanha of Braj.

During Janmashtami, houses are decorated and people celebrate the birth of their beloved Kanha with festivities. Shri Krishna Janmashtami has special significance all over India. It is one of the major festivals of Hindus. It is believed that the creator of the universe, Shri Hari Vishnu, took the eighth incarnation in the form of Shri Krishna to protect religion.

How is Janmashtami festival celebrated?

• All the states of the country celebrate this great festival in different ways. On this day, children and old people observe a day-long fast in the joy of the birth of their deity and sing praises of Krishna.
• Bhajans keep playing in homes and temples throughout the day. Temples are decorated in a grand manner and Shri Krishna Leela is staged in schools. Shri Krishna Janmashtami has special significance.
• On the eighth day of the month of Bhadrapad, Purnavatar Yogiraj Shri Krishna was born. On this day, Uma-Maheshwar Vrat is also observed. Fasting for Shri Krishna on this day increases virtue. All kinds of troubles are removed by fasting and worshipping God and donating on Janmashtami.

What does Janmashtami festival teach us?

Everyone, rich and poor, should celebrate the birth anniversary of Yogeshwar Krishna with all possible means. Do not eat food till the festival is over. A Vaishnav who eats food on Krishnashtami is definitely a wretch. He has to live in a terrible hell till the end of the world.

The birth of Lord Krishna teaches us that just as mother Devaki gave birth to Kanha despite the many efforts of uncle Kansa, she had faith in God and hoped that a day would surely come when her brother’s sin would be defeated by religion. Similarly, we should also have faith in God and uphold religion with our body, mind and wealth.

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