Special service worship is performed in temples on this day. Shiva on this day, Parvati and Kartikeya are also worshipped. On the same day with Kartik bath, There is also a law to observe Radha-Damodar worship fast. Mothers worship the gods and goddesses with the good wishes of their children. After getting married, the rule of fasting on Purnima i.e. full moon is the law to start from Sharad Purnima itself. It is noteworthy that out of the incarnations of Lord Vishnu, only Lord Krishna has sixteen arts, like the moon on the night of Sharad Purnima, combined with sixteen arts. That is why he is called Shodash Kalayukta Yogishwar Shri Krishna.
October 9 – Sharad Purnima
In the name of Sharad Purnima, Sharad Purnima fast is observed on the full moon day of Shukla Paksha of Ashwin month for fulfillment of all wishes and happiness of children. It is also known as Sharat Purnima, Ras Purnima, Tesu Poonai, Bengal Lakshmi Puja, Kaumudi Vrat, Kojagari Lakshmi Puja. According to astrology, in the whole year, only on the day of Ashwin Shukla Purnima, the Moon is of the six phases. On this night, Lord Krishna has fixed this day of Rasotsav for the welfare of the world because of the beautiful spring from the rays of the moon. On this day, while taking a Kartik bath in Kartik bath, the kumaris who worshiped the goddess remembered the boon given on the occasion of Cheer Haran and played the murli with the gopis on the banks of the Yamuna. was.
Special service worship is performed in temples on this day. Shiva, Parvati and Kartikeya are also worshiped on this day. On this day, along with bathing Kartik, there is also a law to observe Radha-Damodar Puja fast. Mothers worship the gods and goddesses with the good wishes of their children. After getting married, the rule of fasting on Purnima i.e. full moon is the law to start from Sharad Purnima itself. It is noteworthy that out of the incarnations of Lord Vishnu, only Lord Shri Krishna contains sixteen arts, like the moon on the night of Sharad Purnima, combined with sixteen arts, that is why he is called Yogeshwar Shri Krishna. It is believed that on Sharad Purnima, Lord Krishna himself created Maharas, the confluence of divine love and dance, in Vrindavan. That is why Sharad Purnima in Brij Kshetra is also called Ras Purnima.
According to the beliefs of astrology, the rays of the moon have healing power on the day of Sharad Purnima. Traditionally, on the day of Sharad Purnima, in desi cow’s milk, Dashmool Kwath, Saunth, Vasa, Arjuna’s Chaal Churna, Talish Patra Powder, Vanshlochan, Big Cardamom Pippali, mixed with sugar in the required quantity and cooked in kheer or any other confectionery from above. Mix honey and Tulsi leaves in a clean copper vessel overnight in the full moon moonlight in the open sky, covered with a mesh lid or cloth, and put the moon on the roof of your house, so that the power of immortality can enter in those dishes. . By taking this kheer in the morning of Brahma Bela to the asthma patient who is awake at night, the asthma patient gets freedom from the disease.
Due to this, the patient gets benefit in the troubles caused by breathing and kapha dosha. Due to the importance of night awakening, it is also called Jagriti Purnima. One of the reasons for this is to reduce the natural phlegm outbreak at night by awakening. Healthy people in general and patients suffering from diabetes can also consume this kheer by mixing natural sweet stevia leaves instead of sugar candy. Consuming according to quantity throughout this month is also beneficial in problems related to sinusitis like Urdhvajatrugat (ENT). Ayurvedic practitioners also do Karnavedhana along with night awakening to asthma patients on the night of Sharad Purnima, which scientifically removes the obstruction of breath. According to scientific belief, due to the moon being closest to the earth on the night of Sharad Purnima, it is considered to give health and positivity. On the night of Sharad Purnima, special types of salts and vitamins come in the rays of the moon.
When its rays fall directly on the food items when it is near the earth, then their quality increases. It is believed that on the night of Sharad Purnima, the moon completes sixteen arts and completes the nectar year, that is why kheer made of milk is kept in the open sky on this night, and in the morning it is eaten as prasad. It is believed that it gives freedom from many diseases and prolongs life. In the form of a healthy body, you get a never-ending wealth of health, a store full of wealth. Describing the glory of Sharad Purnima, the full moon of the month of Ashwin, Shodash Kalayukta Shri Krishna himself has said in Shrimad Bhagavad Gita 15/13-
Pushnami chaushadhih sarvah somo bhutva rasatikah.
That is, being the nectar moon in the form of juice, I strengthen all the medicines, that is, the plants.
The legend of Sharad Purnima is associated with the creation of Maharas by Shri Krishna with the Gopis, but there is another story showing its importance. According to that legend related to Sharad Purnima, a moneylender had two daughters and both of them used to observe Poornamasi fast. The elder sister used to do the entire fast properly, but the younger sister used to do half-incomplete fasting and consider it to be itshree. On time both the sisters got married. After marriage, all the children born of the younger sister died as soon as they were born, and all the children of the elder sister would live. Concerned about this, the younger sister called the pundits one day and told them her grief and asked the reason for its redress. On this, the pundits told- It is because of you that you have been observing incomplete Poornima fast until now, your children die prematurely. By observing full moon fasting methodically, your children will also live like the children of your elder sister. Then, obeying the orders of the pundits, he fasted on the full moon according to the rules and regulations. After some time he had a son, but he too soon died. Then he made the boy lie on his back and covered him with a cloth.
Then he called his elder sister and gave her the same generation to sit. When the elder sister started sitting on that generation, her clothes were touched by the generation and the dead child. As soon as his clothes touched the child, the boy came alive and started crying. Then the elder sister got angry and said to the younger sister – you wanted to stigmatize me. If I had sat in this generation, this boy would have died and you would accuse and scolding me with all kinds. Then the younger sister said – it was already dead, and now it is alive due to your fate. Both of us sisters fast on the full moon, you fulfill and I am incomplete, due to which my children die. But by your virtue this child has come to life. After this, he made a loud announcement in the whole city that from today everyone should observe full moon fast, this child is going to give happiness. It is said that since then this fast started.
According to the belief, Mata Lakshmi was born on this day. Therefore, this date is considered to be the best for getting money. It is believed that moonlight, showered by the moon god, fills kheer or milk with nectar. On the day of Ashwin Purnima, Ravana became powerful again with the rays of the moon on his navel. According to mythology, on the night of Sharad Purnima, Lord Vishnu goes on a pilgrimage with Mata Lakshmi and holds a pot of nectar in her hand. Everywhere he goes, a drop of nectar falls. It is said that one should neither darken nor sleep in the houses on this night. At night, people wake up and worship Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi.
This Kojagar fast performed every year is going to satisfy Mata Lakshmi. Pleased with this, Goddess Lakshmi not only gives prosperity in this world and also gives salvation in the afterlife when the body ends. Sharad Kojagari Puja is dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi during Ashwin Purnima in Indian states such as Orissa, West Bengal and Assam. This day of Lakshmi Puja is also known as Kojagari Purnima or Bangla Lakshmi Puja. The marriage of Tesu and Jhenji takes place in the Braj region on the same day of Sharad Purnima. It is only after this marriage that the preparatory work starts in the area like marriage festivities. According to one belief, Tesu will first get married, then only after that one will be able to start the process of marriage celebration.
