Skanda Shashti Dates for 2013

date	day	skanda shasti
16 January	Wednesday	skanda shasti
15 February	Friday	skanda shasti
17 March	Sunday	skanda shasti
16 April	Tuesday	skanda shasti
15 May	Wednesday	skanda shasti
14 June	Friday	skanda shasti
14 July	Sunday	skanda shasti
12 August	Monday	skanda shasti
10 September	Tuesday	skanda shasti
10 October	Thursday	skanda shasti
03 November	Sunday	skanda shasti day 1
04 November	Monday	skanda shasti day 2
05 November	Tuesday	skanda shasti day 3
06 November	Wednesday	skanda shasti day 4
07 November	Thursday	skanda shasti day 5
08 November	Friday	Soora Samharam
09 November	Saturday	Tiru Kalyanam
07 December	Saturday	Subrahmanyan Sashti

Sakat Chauth Vrat Katha

How to do Sakat Chauth Vrat

Sakat Chauth or Till Chaurthi Vrat comes on the month of Magh( Jan -Feb ) during Krishna Paksha. It is celebrated on the 4th day (Chauth) of Krishna paksha of Magh. Lord Ganesh is worshiped on this day. It is a very popular fast in UP , MP and Rajasthan.
Til or Seaseme Seeds with Gur is offerd to lord Ganesh and to moon as Naiveddya . This fast removes all obstacles from life. It  is observed for Health, wealth, Soubhagya . and Chidren.

SO how to do this vrat ? Here are the step by step process :-
1. In the morning, after your daily cores, take bath Do your morning prayers. Recite any mantra of lord Ganesh.
2. You are allowed to take water , milk , juice and fruits during this fast.
3. Prepare prasad or naiveddya of til and gur ( Laddu or Barfi )
4. If you have son then prepare a small mountain like mound with the roasted black til mixed with jaggery . ( It would be like coarse powder )
5. In the evening during the moon rise time prepare a puja place with , atta Chauk or alpana
6. Place a peeda or a wooden platform , Spread a clean cloth on that.
7. keep the picture or idol of the lord Ganesh on it.
8. Lit a lamp or you can make a kalash as well.
9. Worship lord Ganesh with water . flower, Akshat ,Dhoop , durva , sindoor and til. 
10. Offer Black till mound to Ganesh, keep that mound on the side of lord Ganesh 
11. Offer till laddu or barfi to lord Ganesh as naiveddya
12 keep aside 5 laddus or barfi for donation to brahmin
00.Listen to the Sakat Chauth Katha

Sakat Chauth Til Chauth Katha

13 offer some dakshina to lord Ganesh
14 Do Havan for Lord Ganesh and Moon ( if Possible )
15.Do Arti Jai Ganesh Deva

जय गणेश जय गणेश जय गणेश देवा ।
माता जाकी पार्वती पिता महादेवा ॥ x2

एकदन्त दयावन्त चारभुजाधारी
माथे पर तिलक सोहे मूसे की सवारी । x2

(माथे पे सिंदूर सोहे, मूसे की सवारी)

पान चढ़े फल चढ़े और चढ़े मेवा

(हार चढ़े, फूल चढ़े और चढ़े मेवा)

लड्डुअन का भोग लगे सन्त करें सेवा ॥ x2

जय गणेश जय गणेश जय गणेश देवा ।
माता जाकी पार्वती पिता महादेवा ॥

अंधे को आँख देत कोढ़िन को काया
बाँझन को पुत्र देत निर्धन को माया । x2
'सूर' श्याम शरण आए सफल कीजे सेवा
माता जाकी पार्वती पिता महादेवा ॥ x2

(दीनन की लाज राखो, शंभु सुतवारी )
(कामना को पूर्ण करो, जग बलिहारी ॥)

जय गणेश जय गणेश जय गणेश देवा ।
माता जाकी पार्वती पिता महादेवा ॥ x2

16. Wait for the moon rise.
17. Offer Argya (water ) to moon
18 offer till prasad , durva , akshat to moon
19 show lamp or agarbatti to moon
20. Pray for the well-being of the family

21. Eat some til sweet as prasad.
22 Some people take falahar after moon puja and some eat there simple dinner (normal veg food with out onion and garlic)
23. Leave the Til Pahar (covor it with a lid ) near ganesha for overnight
24. Next morning after bath. Do small puja with water , sindoor , and flower for Lord Ganesh.
25. Give a coin to your son and tell him to break the mountain with that.
26. Distribute that till-gur mountain coarse powder as prasad to everyone. BUT REMEMBER YOU WILL NOT EAT THIS MOUNTAIN PRASAD . you can eat the other peoples mountain prasad but not your own.




 

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Lyrics of the Songs for Lohri

Song For Lohri

Sunder Mundriye Ho...

Sunder mundriye ho!
Tera kaun vicaharaa ho!
Dullah bhatti walla ho!
Dullhe di dhee vyayae ho!
Ser shakkar payee ho!
Kudi da laal pathaka ho!
Kudi da saalu paatta ho!
Salu kaun samete!
Chache choori kutti! zamidara lutti!
Zamindaar sudhaye!
bade bhole aaye!
Ek bhola reh gaya!
Sipahee far ke lai gaya!
Sipahee ne mari eet!
Sanoo de de lohri te teri jeeve jodi!
Bhanvey ro te bhanvey pit..!


Hulle Nee Maiyee Hulle....

Hulle nee maiyee hulle do beri patte jhulle
Do jhul payeaan kahjurran
Khajurran suttya meva
Es munde de ghar mangeva
Es munde di voti nikdi
Oh! khandi choori, kutdi
Kut! Kut! Bharaya thaal woti bave nananaa nal

Ninaan te wadi parjaee
So kudma de ghar aayee!
mein lohri lain aayee!
 

Karwa Chauth Vrat Vidhi in Hindi

करवा चौथ व्रत विधि :-
* करवा चौथ की आवश्यक संपूर्ण पूजन सामग्री को एकत्र करें।

* व्रत के दिन प्रातः स्नानादि करने के पश्चात यह संकल्प बोलकर करवा चौथ व्रत का आरंभ करें-

 'मम सुखसौभाग्य पुत्रपौत्रादि सुस्थिर श्री प्राप्तये करक चतुर्थी व्रतमहं करिष्ये।'

* पूरे दिन निर्जला रहें।

* दीवार पर गेरू से फलक बनाकर पिसे चावलों के घोल से करवा चित्रित करें। इसे वर कहते हैं। चित्रित करने की कला को करवा धरना कहा जाता है।

* आठ पूरियों की अठावरी बनाएं। हलुआ बनाएं। पक्के पकवान बनाएं।

* पीली मिट्टी से गौरी बनाएं और उनकी गोद में गणेशजी बनाकर बिठाएं।

* गौरी को लकड़ी के आसन पर बिठाएं। चौक बनाकर आसन को उस पर रखें। गौरी को चुनरी ओढ़ाएं। बिंदी आदि सुहाग सामग्री से गौरी का श्रृंगार करें।

* जल से भरा हुआ लोटा रखें।

* वायना (भेंट) देने के लिए मिट्टी का टोंटीदार करवा लें। करवा में गेहूं और ढक्कन में शक्कर का बूरा भर दें। उसके ऊपर दक्षिणा रखें।

* रोली से करवा पर स्वस्तिक बनाएं।

* गौरी-गणेश और चित्रित करवा की परंपरानुसार पूजा करें। पति की दीर्घायु की कामना करें।

'नमः शिवायै शर्वाण्यै सौभाग्यं संतति शुभाम्‌। प्रयच्छ भक्तियुक्तानां नारीणां हरवल्लभे॥'

* करवा पर 13 बिंदी रखें और गेहूं या चावल के 13 दाने हाथ में लेकर करवा चौथ की कथा कहें या सुनें।

* कथा सुनने के बाद करवा पर हाथ घुमाकर अपनी सासुजी के पैर छूकर आशीर्वाद लें और करवा उन्हें दे दें।

* तेरह दाने गेहूं के और पानी का लोटा या टोंटीदार करवा अलग रख लें।

* रात्रि में चन्द्रमा निकलने के बाद छलनी की ओट से उसे देखें और चन्द्रमा को अर्घ्य दें।

* इसके बाद पति से आशीर्वाद लें। उन्हें भोजन कराएं और स्वयं भी भोजन कर लें।

पूजन के पश्चात आस-पड़ोस की महिलाओं को करवा चौथ की बधाई देकर पर्व को संपन्न करें।

Ahoi Ashtami Vrat

Ahoi Ashtami vrat is a fasting ritual performed by all Indian mothers for well being of their sons. This vrat falls on the eighth day of dark fortnight in Kartik month as per Hindu calendar. On this day mothers keep fast for the whole day and in the evening they offer sacred water to stars and pray for well being of their sons. Especially people from different parts of North India celebrate this vrat with a few variations,But broadly the following method is followed to observe the fasting and prayer.

All mothers wake up before sunrise, to have some refreshments and proceed to the temple to offer prayers for their children. The fast ends in the evening when the moon appears. Some families also break their fast once they see the stars in the sky.

The picture of Ahoi Mata is painted on a wall and a bowl of water is placed on it. Printed calendars, posters and pictures of Ahoi Mata are now available and can be used in place of the wall painting. An untwisted red colored thread is wrapped around the bowl of water and the edges are smeared with turmeric powder and placed on the left of the picture. Then the story of Ahoi Mata is read out by an elderly lady in the household. All the other women sit down to listen to the story.

The other essentials required for the prayer include grains that are placed in a plate and positioned in the center of the picture. The food offerings include puris, halwa, boiled channa and jowar, etc. Money offerings are also placed before the Mata's picture. Once the reading of the story is done, the sweets and money are distributed among children and elders of the family. Some families also have the tradition of making a garland with silver coins or keepsakes. They keep adding to this garland when a child is born in the family or a son gets married. Every year the Ahoi Mata picture is adorned with this garland and this tradition is passed on to future generations.

Legend :

Once upon a time, there lived a woman in a village. She had seven sons. One day she went to the forest to bring soil for the renovation and painting of her home (this was in the month of kartik just before the Hindu festival Deepawali). She started digging soil with axe nearby a den. Suddenly the woman's axe fell on the cub in the den and the cub died. The woman felt very sorry and sympathetic. She took soil from the forest and came back.

Few days later, all her seven sons died within a year. She was very sad. One day she narrated her woes to old ladies in her village . she was crying and told them that she didn't commit the sin and it happened unintentionally. She narrated to the ladies that once when she was digging for the soil in the forest her axe fell on the cub and thereafter within a year all my seven sons died. The ladies appreciated for confessing her guilt and then these ladies told that by confessing the sin she has atoned her half of the sin. They suggested the woman to pray the goddess Ashtami Bhagwati by sketching the face of the cub. By the grace of god your sin will cast off. The woman kept fast on the Kartik Krishna Ashtami and then onwards she started praying and keeping fast regularly. By the power of her prayer the God's grace showered and she could get back her all seven son. Since then, it became a ritual to worship the goddess Ahoi Ashtami Bhagwati religiously every year.