krishna Janmashtami
9th
August 2012
(Thursday) |
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Krishna Janmashtami Puja Muhurat
Nishita Puja Time = 24:10+ to 24:54+
Duration = 0 Hours 44 Mins
Mid Night Moment = 24:32+
Next Day Parana Time = After 13:41
On Parana Day Ashtami Tithi End Time = 13:41
Janmashtami without Rohini Nakshatra *Vaishnava Krishna Janmashtami falls on 10/Aug/2012 For Vaishnava Janmashtami Next Day Parana Time = 06:05 (After Sunrise) On Parana Day Ashtami got over before Sunrise Janmashtami without Rohini Nakshatra |
Note - 24-hour clock & DST adjusted for all Muhurta timings (if applicable)
2012 Krishna Janmashtami
Fasting Rules on Krishna Janmashtami No grains should be consumed during Janmashtami fasting until the fast is broken on next day after Sunrise. All rules followed during Ekadashi fasting should be followed during Janmashtami fasting also. Parana which means breaking the fast should be done at an appropriate time. For Krishna Janmashtami fasting, Parana is done on next day after Sunrise when Ashtami Tithi and Rohini Nakshatra are over. If Ashtami Tithi and Rohini Nakshatra don't get over before Sunset then fast can be broken during day time when either Ashtami Tithi or Rohini Nakshatra is over. When neither Ashtami Tithi nor Rohini Nakshatra is over before Sunset or even Hindu Midnight (also known as Nishita Time) one should wait to get them over before breaking the fast. Depending on end timing of Ashtami Tithi and Rohini Nakshatra fasting on Krishna Janmashtami might continue for two complete days. Devotees who are not able to follow two days fasting might break the fast on next day after Sunrise. It has been suggested by Hindu religious text Dharmasindhu. About Two Krishna Janmashtami Dates Most of the time, Krishna Janmashtami is listed on two consecutive days. The first one is for Smarta Sampradaya and other one is for Vaishanava Sampradaya. Vaishanava Sampradaya date is the latter one. A single date for Janmashtami means that both Sampradaya would observe Janmashtami on the same date. However many people will notice unanimity in North India on choosing the day to celebrate Krishna Janmashtami. The reason behind this unanimity is the institution of ISKCON. The International Society for Krishna Consciousness, commonly known as ISKCON is founded on the principles of Vaishnava traditions and most followers of the ISKCON are the followers of Vaishnavism. With all due respect, ISKCON is one of the most commercialized and global religious institutions which spend money and resources to promote ISKCON brand and ISKCON culture. In North India most people observe Janmashtami on the day chosen by ISKCON. Many people who are not the followers of Vaishnavism don't even understand that ISKCON traditions are different and the most appropriate day to observer Janmashtami fasting might not be same as that of ISKCON. Smarta followers who understand the difference between Smarta and Vaishnava sectarian don't follow ISKCON date to observer Janmashtami fasting. Unfortunately ISKCON date to observer Janmashtami is unanimously followed in Braj region and most common people who just follow the buzz observe it on the date followed by the ISKCON. People who are not the followers of Vaishnavism are followers of Smartism. Hindu religious texts like Dharmasindhu and Nirnaysindhu have well defined rules to decide Janmashtami day and those rules should be followed to decide Janmashtami day if one is not the follower of Vaishnava Sampradaya. Ekadashi fasting is one of the good examples to understand this difference. Rules to observe Ekadashis' fasting are also different for Smarta and Vaishnava communities. However there is more awareness about different Ekadashi rules followed by Vaishnava sectarian. Not only Ekadashis, Vaishnava fasting day for Janmashtami and Rama Navami might be one day later than Smarta fasting day. The followers of Vaishnavism give preference to Ashtami Tithi and Rohini Nakshatra. The followers of Vaishnavism never observe Janmashtami on Saptami Tithi. Janmashtami day according to Vaishnava rules always fall on Ashtami or Navami Tithi on Hindu calendar. However rules followed by Smartism to decide Janmashtami day are more complex. The preference is given to Nishita or Hindu midnight. The preference is given to the day, either Saptami Tithi or Ashtami Tithi, when Ashtami Tithi prevails during Nishita and further rules are added to include Rohini Nakshatra. The final consideration is given to the day which has the most auspicious combination of Ashtami Tithi and Rohini Nakshatra during Nishita time. Janmashtami day according to Smarta rules always fall on Saptami or Ashtami Tithi on Hindu calendar. This page list Janmashtami according to Smarta Sampradaya and make a footer note if it doesn't coincide with Janmashtami day observed by the ISKCON. Krishna Janmashtami is also known as Krishnashtami, Gokulashtami, Ashtami Rohini, Srikrishna Jayanti and Sree Jayanthi. When is Janmashtami 2012 – Well the Date for Janmashtami 2012 is Friday 10th August. Krishna Janmashtami, Gokulashtami, कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी, Krishnashtami is celebrated by Hindus as the birthday or Lord Krishna. August 10 is celebrated as Janmashtami by Vaishnavas whereas Gokulashtami date for Smartha sect is on August 9 one day before the Krishnashtami celebrated by Vaishnavas. According to the Hindu Calender Krishna Janmashtami is celebrated in Bhadrapada month on Ashtami tithi which happens to be the 8th day of Krishna Paksha’s dark half. It generally falls between 10th of August to 10th of September. यह उत्सव भगवान श्री कृष्ण के जन्मोत्सव के रूप में मनाया जाता है. यह उत्सव कृष्ण पक्ष की अष्टमी को, भाद्रपद माह में मनाया जाता है. २०१२ में यह पर्व १० अगस्त को श्रधा पूर्वक मनाया जायेगा. स्मार्त संप्रदाय के लोग इस पर्व को ९ अगस्त २०१२ को मनायेगे. The Hindus celebrate this festival with great fervor and gaiety as it happens to be the birthday of Lord Krishna. It is a very popular festival all over India. The Vaishnavites call it Srijayanthi or Krishnashtami. The smartas call it Gokulashtami, and in the northern part of India it is known as Janmashtami.  According
to the Puranas, Sri Krishna was born on the 8th lunar day (ashtami) in
the month of Sravana at midnight. Sri Krishna is held in high esteem as a
deity and is the eight avatar of Lord Vishnu.Legend of Janmashtami Mathura was led by Kansa a wicked king, who was also the uncle of Sri Krishna. He had a sister Devaki, who was married to Vasudeva. It was predicted that Sri Krishna would be born to Devaki and would kill the wicked king Kansa. This enraged Kansa and he had all the male child of Devaki killed, after imprisoning Devaki and Vasudeva. But since the eight avatar of Lord Vishnu was bound to kill Kansa, Sri Krishna was born in midnight. All the other children born to Devaki, except Balaram were killed. The day Krishna was born it was raining heavily and there was thunder and lightning. Vasudeva came out of the jail with the child and found that the guards were in hypnotic sleep. With the help of Seshnag, the Cobra which protected the child from the torrential rains, Vasudeva managed to save the child from the cruel clutches of Kansa. Yashoda living across the Yamuna river had delivered a female child. Since she was also in a hypnotic sleep, Vasudeva exchanged the child and placed Sri Krishna near her and took away the female child. Kansa tried to get rid of the child but the child vanished into thin air by predicting that the person who was going to kill him was already born. Finally, Sri Krishna kills Kansa. Celebration of Janmashatami It is day of prayer and bhajans (religious songs). Holy mantras are read out. People visit the temple and offer their prayers to Sri Krishna. And pull the string of the cradle in which the image of Sri Krishna has been placed. Sweets are prepared in the houses and special dishes are cooked for the feast after the day long fast. Plays are organized and small children dress up like Sri Krishna. The festivities are held at Gokul, which is located on the banks of river Yamuna, which is 7 miles from the city of Mathura. This is where Sri Krishna was exchanged for another child belonging to Yashoda, who is the wife of Nanda. Ritual of Janmashtami The festivities actually begin at midnight and reach their peak at midnight, when the birth of Sri Krishna takes place. Hymns are sung, arti is performed and conches are blown. The cradle in which the image of Sri Krishna is kept is rocked. The idol of Sri Krishna is bathed with a mixture of ghee, milk, honey oil and Gangajal known as Panchamrit.. Later on the Panchamrit is distributed among the devotees along with sweets. Some fast on the first day and break it at midnight. Others fast for both the days. People fast a day before his birthday and break the fast after his birth. They feast after the fast is broken. A clay image of Sri Krishna is made and kept in the house and worshiped. Several dishes and sweets are offered to the God and then consumed by the members of the household. A cradle is laid out and either a small child dressed up as Sri Krishna is kept in it or an idol of his. It is pulled by a string and rocked. Janmashtami is indeed a day when adults and children offer their prayers to Lord Krishna. It is day when evil was surmounted and goodness prevailed. Below are some of the bollywood songs which are popularly layed on the occassion of Krishna jan –
ॐ देवकी नन्दनाय विद्महे वासुदेवाय धीमहि, तन्नो कृष्णः प्रचोदयात् । वसुदेव सुतं देवं कंस चाणूरमर्दनं । देवकी परमानंदं कृष्णं वंदे जगद्गुरुं ॥ ॐ क्लीं कृष्णाय गोविंदाय गोपीजन वल्लभाय स्वाहा । मूकं करोति वाचालं पङ्गुं लङ्घयते गिरिम् । यत्कृपा तमहं वन्दे परमानन्दमाधवम् ॥ |
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