Friday 1 July 2011

Roop Chaturdashi

It comes on fourteenth day of the Kartik Krishna Paksha. On this day Lord Shri KrishnaFast is also done on this day; by doing this Lord Krishna giving beauty and prosperity to his devotees. This day is also known as Narak Chaturdashi and Choti Diwali.

should be worshipped.

In south India, people are beautifying themselves at the most on this day and it is a belief that those who are worshipping the Lord Krishna with full of devotion after bathing and cleaning, they spend their whole year happily and cheerfully.

The importance of this day is also described in Vedas:- on this day, after bathing early in the morning do the Tarpan for Yamraaj and offer three handful of water (Jalanjali). The people whose fathers are alive can also do this Tarpan. At evening, worship the God by lightening the deeps (lights).

Roop Chaturdashi Katha
Once upon a time a saint was living in the city Hiranyagarbh in India. The saint wanted to devote himself completely into God so he went to the mausoleum. After some times, saint found small tiny insects into his body and hair. The saint was very disappointed about his condition. At same time The same time Narad ji came to him by playing harp, saint asked to Narad ji, “O Naradji I wanted to devote myself completely into the God, but why I am in this condition?” Then Narad ji replied, “O Yogiraaj, you know the contemplation but you doesn't know about body ethics.” Then saint again questioned Naradaji, “Please do let me know about body ethics.” By seeing him in the trouble, Narad ji said to him, “At present you need not to know about body ethics, you just do, what I am telling you and by doing this you would be the same healthy and graceful.” The saint did the same as Naradji told him and by doing it he become healthy and happy and from same day fourteenth day of the Kartik Krishna Paksha called Roop Chaturdashi.It comes on fourteenth day of the Kartik Krishna Paksha. On this day Lord Shri  Krishna

should be worshipped. Fast is also done on this day; by doing this Lord Krishna giving beauty and prosperity to his devotees. This day is also known as Narak Chaturdashi and Choti Diwali.In south India, people are beautifying themselves at the most on this day and it is a belief that those who are worshipping the Lord Krishna with full of devotion after bathing and cleaning, they spend their whole year happily and cheerfully.

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