Krishna Janmashtami , also known as "Krishnashtami","Saatam Aatham" ,"Gokulashtami", "Ashtami Rohini", "Srikrishna Jayanti", "Sree Jayanthi" or sometimes merely as "Janmashtami", is a Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna.
Krishna Janmashtami is observed on the Ashtami tithi, the eighth day of the dark half or Krishna Paksha of the month of Shraavana in the Hindu calendar, when the Rohini Nakshatra is ascendant.
Rasa lila or dramatic enactments of the life of Krishna are a special feature in regions of Mathura and Vrindavan, and regions following Vaishnavism in Manipur. While the Rasa Lila recreates the flirtatious aspects of Krishna's youthful days, Govinda Pathaks or Dahi Handi celebrate the God's playful and mischievous side, where teams of young men form human pyramids to reach a high-hanging pot of butter and break it.
The ritual is to fast the previous day (Saptami, seventh day), which is followed by a night-long vigil commemorating the birth of Krishna at midnight in the jail where his maternal uncle Kansa was keeping them captive, and his immediate removal by his father Vasudeva to a foster-home for safe-keeping.
At midnight, the idol of the infant Krishna is bathed, adorned in new clothes and jewellery, placed in a cradle and worshiped. The fast is completed after Aarti, a special prayer. At day break, ladies draw patterns of little children's footprints outside the house with rice-flour paste, walking towards the house. This symbolizes the entry of the infant Krishna into his foster-home i.e. their homes.
Shri Krishna Govind Hare Murari Hey
Nath Narayan Vasudeva
Jai Ho Shri Krishna
Happy Janmashtami
Gokul me jo kare niwas, Gopiyo sang jo rachaye raas, Devki-Yashoda jinki maiya, aise hamare kishan kanhaiya. May Krishna fulfill all your wishes. Happy Janamasthami!
Aao milkar sajaaye nandal ko,aao milkar karein gungaan unka,jo sabko raah dikhaate hai aur sabki bigdi banate hain, chalo dhoom dhaam se manaaye janmadin unka...janmashtami ki subhkamnaayein...
Radha ki bhakti, Murli ki mithas, makhan ka swaad aur gopiya ka raas inhi sabse milkebanth hai janmastham ka ye din khas.
Happy janmasthami!!
Jai ho shri krishna jinka nam, gokul jinka dham, ase SHREE KRISHAN bhagwan ko, ham sab ka pranam. JANMASHTAMI KI SHUB KAMNAYE. jai shree krishna......
Popularly known as Krishna Jayanti
Janmashtami festival also known as Krishna Jayanti falls in the month of August-September every year. Lord Krishna is said to have been born on a rainy and stormy night and it seems as if Lord Varun-God of rain welcomed the lord himself. The trend continues with Janmashtami falling during the peak of rainy season in India.
Reason for Birth of Lord Krishna
According to Puranas, Krishna is the incarnation of Lord Vishnu, who took birth to kill the evil king Kansa and free the people of Mathura and other nearby towns from his cruelty and save them from his evil clutches. Kansa was the maternal uncle of Sri Krishna who was destined to be killed by the eighth child of his beloved sister Devki.
Krishna Janmashtami is observed on the Ashtami tithi, the eighth day of the dark half or Krishna Paksha of the month of Shraavana in the Hindu calendar, when the Rohini Nakshatra is ascendant.
Rasa lila or dramatic enactments of the life of Krishna are a special feature in regions of Mathura and Vrindavan, and regions following Vaishnavism in Manipur. While the Rasa Lila recreates the flirtatious aspects of Krishna's youthful days, Govinda Pathaks or Dahi Handi celebrate the God's playful and mischievous side, where teams of young men form human pyramids to reach a high-hanging pot of butter and break it.
The ritual is to fast the previous day (Saptami, seventh day), which is followed by a night-long vigil commemorating the birth of Krishna at midnight in the jail where his maternal uncle Kansa was keeping them captive, and his immediate removal by his father Vasudeva to a foster-home for safe-keeping.
At midnight, the idol of the infant Krishna is bathed, adorned in new clothes and jewellery, placed in a cradle and worshiped. The fast is completed after Aarti, a special prayer. At day break, ladies draw patterns of little children's footprints outside the house with rice-flour paste, walking towards the house. This symbolizes the entry of the infant Krishna into his foster-home i.e. their homes.
Shri Krishna Govind Hare Murari Hey
Nath Narayan Vasudeva
Jai Ho Shri Krishna
Happy Janmashtami
Gokul me jo kare niwas, Gopiyo sang jo rachaye raas, Devki-Yashoda jinki maiya, aise hamare kishan kanhaiya. May Krishna fulfill all your wishes. Happy Janamasthami!
Aao milkar sajaaye nandal ko,aao milkar karein gungaan unka,jo sabko raah dikhaate hai aur sabki bigdi banate hain, chalo dhoom dhaam se manaaye janmadin unka...janmashtami ki subhkamnaayein...
Radha ki bhakti, Murli ki mithas, makhan ka swaad aur gopiya ka raas inhi sabse milkebanth hai janmastham ka ye din khas.
Happy janmasthami!!
Jai ho shri krishna jinka nam, gokul jinka dham, ase SHREE KRISHAN bhagwan ko, ham sab ka pranam. JANMASHTAMI KI SHUB KAMNAYE. jai shree krishna......
Popularly known as Krishna Jayanti
Janmashtami festival also known as Krishna Jayanti falls in the month of August-September every year. Lord Krishna is said to have been born on a rainy and stormy night and it seems as if Lord Varun-God of rain welcomed the lord himself. The trend continues with Janmashtami falling during the peak of rainy season in India.
Reason for Birth of Lord Krishna
According to Puranas, Krishna is the incarnation of Lord Vishnu, who took birth to kill the evil king Kansa and free the people of Mathura and other nearby towns from his cruelty and save them from his evil clutches. Kansa was the maternal uncle of Sri Krishna who was destined to be killed by the eighth child of his beloved sister Devki.
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