Published on Nov 30, 2020
Chhath Puja Mantra : Chhath is an ancient Hindu Vedic festival historically native to the Indian subcontinent, more specifically, the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh and the Madhesh region of Nepal.
Chhath parba is observed for 4 days from Kartik Shukala chaturthi to Kartik Shukala Saptami.
The Chhath Puja is dedicated to the solar deity Surya and Shashthi devi (Chhathi Maiya) in order to thank them for bestowing the bounties of life on earth and to request the granting of certain wishes. This festival is observed by Nepalese and Indian people along with their diaspora
एष ब्रम्हा च विष्णुष्च शिव: स्कन्द: प्रजापती: ।
महेन्द्रोधनद: कालो यम: सोमो ह्यपाम्पति: ।।
एनमापत्सु क्रिच्छेषु कन्तारेषु भयेषु च ।
किर्तयन पुरुष्: कष्चिन्नवसिदती राघव ।।।
आदित्य्म सर्बकर्तंरं कलाद्वदाद्शम्युतमं ।
पद्महस्त्द्वयं वन्दे सर्वलोकैकभस्करमं ।।
Chhath puja is celebrated 6 days after Diwali on sukhla paksha sasthi of Kartik month. In 2020 it falls on Friday, 20 November. Actually the rituals of Chhath Puja are observed over a period of four days. The 4 days holy festival of Chhath starts with Nahay-Khay from Wednesday, 18 November 2020.
Chhath Puja Day 1: Nahay-Khay: Wednesday, 18 November 2020
Chhath Puja Day 2: Lohanda and Kharna - Thursday, 19 November 2020
Chhath Puja Day 3: Sandhya Arghya - Friday, 20 November 2020
Chhath Puja Day 4: Usha Argh and Paran - Saturday, 21 November 2020
Another Chhath puja is also celebrated after Holi on Chaitra Shashthi; called Chaiti Chhath.
Chhath parba is observed for 4 days from Kartik Shukala chaturthi to Kartik Shukala Saptami. This festival falls in October or November in the English Calendar. Chhath is also celebrated in on Chaitra Shashti, the early summer about March or April, and is called Chaiti Chhath. The Kartik Sukla Shasti Chhat is more popular.
Chhat festival is celebrated for four days. The ritual of Chhat Parba includes taking holy bath, fasting, standing and worshiping sun for a long time and offering Prasad and Argha to ‘Rising and setting Lord Surya”. Some worshipers observe fasting even without water for 36 hours continuously.
Distinctly known as "Chaiti Chhath", this is observed in the Chaitra month of Vikram Samvat.
Popularly called "Chhath", this is celebrated at very large scale in the Kartika month of Vikram Samvat.
Chhath Puja is a four-day event. Entire house, its surrounding and pathways to the Ghaat is thoroughly cleaned. It starts with
The Parvaitin cooks the most Satvik Kaddu Bhaat (Bottle Gourd and Bengal Gram Lentil preparation with Arva Rice Bhaat) This preparation is served to the deity in the afternoon as Bhog. This initiates the parav and is the last meal of the Parvaitin during Chhath Puja
This is observed the next day of Kaddu Bhaat or on the eve of Pahli Arag (Arghya). The preparation starts in the afternoon. Parvaitin Cooks a Rice and Jaggery Kheer with Dosti Poori, other seasonal fruits and dry fruits as also offered to the deity as naivedya (bhoga)
This is the 3rd day. It is on Kartik Shukala Shashti.This day Sanjhiya Arghya (evening offerings) is done. Whole day people prepare prasad at their home. In the evening whole family accompanies the devotee to a riverbank, lake or a common large water body to make the offerings (Aragh) to the setting sun. In Kathmandu, Rani Pokhari is opened for Argha that day. In Janakpur, Argha is offered in Ganga Sagar.
Bihaniya Aragh is fourth and final day of Chhatt Pooja. Bihaniya Argha means Morning Offering. On Saptami, the final day of Chhath Puja, the devotees, along with their family and friends, go to the riverbank again before sunrise. They make the offerings (Aragh) to the rising sun. The festival ends with the breaking of the fast by the devotee of chhatt parba. Prasad is distributed and gatherings of family and friends ends the celebration.
The prasad offerings include sweets, Kheer, Thekua and fruits (mainly sugarcane, sweet lime and banana) offered in small bamboo soop winnows. The food is strictly vegetarian and is cooked without salt, onions or garlic. Emphasis is put on maintaining the purity of the food.
This day is spent preparing the prasad (offerings)at home. On the eve of this day, the entire household accompanies the Vratins to a riverbank, pond or a common large water body to make the offerings (Arghya) to the setting sun. It is during this phase of Chhath Puja that the devotees offer prayers to the just setting sun. The occasion is almost a carnival. Besides the Vratins, there are friends and family, and numerous participants and onlookers, all willing to help and receive the blessings of the worshipper. The folk songs sung on the evening of Chhath.
After returning from ghat to home the vratins perform the ritual of kosi bharai. In this ritual the vratis along with other family members involve to perform all the rituals regarding kosi bharai. They took 5 to 7 sugarcanes and they tied them together to form mandap and beneath the shed of that mandap 12 to 24 earthen lamps are burnt and offerings like thekua and other seasonal fruits offered there.. The same ritual is repeated in the ghat next morning in between 3:00 am to 4:00 am and afterwards the vratis offers arghya or offerings to the rising sun
Chhath pooja can be traced back to period of Mahabharat. Mahabharat has the reference of Chhat pooja. Draupadi, wife of the 5 Pandavas, has a great power to cure any type of disease including leprosy. The main reason of her power is her worship and devotion to Lord Sun (Surya Devata). Hindu believe sun has unlimited power to cure several diseases. The holy and divine energy of Surya made Draupati most powerful woman in the world to cure many diseases. As a commemoration of Draupadi and Lord Surya, Chhath Parva is celebrated worshiping Surya Devata.
Chhat Pooja or Surya Sashti vrat is observed by Warrior Karna, the son of Surya, who was renowned warrior and well-known for his nature of charity. Since Karna became a popular and powerful by observing Surya Puja, Hindus also worship Surya devata for courage, fame, health, wealth and prosperity
• Photo-electro-chemical effect
• Photo-electro-psychic effects
• Daily sun meditation
• Chhath Dhyan Sadhana
CDS should be practiced within one-hour window after sunrise or within one-hour window before sunset. Any person of any age can practice CDS. If you wish to practice CDS at any time other than sunrise or sunset, do not practice it in front of Sun. You can however, practice CDS in a room. Even a bed-ridden person can try and consciously draw in the solar energy while lying on the bed. With regular practice, he/she will notice an improvement in physical and mental health. For those who are not comfortable facing the sun, they can practice the technique in any room having proper ventilation. If you have time, you can also practice twice a day. Do not hurry in increasing the number of rounds, as there is no shortcut to success in this method. The nervous system of the body takes its own time in adapting and to be able to receive the energy.
