Ganga Dussehra 2022: According to the Panchang, the tenth day of Shukla Paksha of Jyeshtha month is celebrated as Ganga Dussehra. It is a religious belief that on this day Mother Ganga had descended. This time Ganga Dussehra is being celebrated on 09 June i.e. today. It is said that taking a bath in the Ganges river on this day washes away all the sins. Such is the mythological belief that it is only because of the purity of Mother Ganga.
Ganga Dussehra 2022: According to the Hindu calendar, the holy festival of Ganga Dussehra is celebrated on the tenth day of Shukla Paksha of Jyeshtha month. According to religious beliefs, on this day Mother Ganga, pleased by the penance of Bhagirath ji, came from heaven to earth. Worshiping Maa Ganga gives freedom from all kinds of sins and attains salvation after death. This festival is celebrated as Ganga Dussehra. It is a prayer to Maa Ganga that she keep her blessings on all of us and spread happiness and prosperity in our lives.
Samridham Saubhagyam Sakal Vasudhaya: Kimpi Tat-
The world born of Mahaishwarya Leela: Khandaparsho.
Shrutinam Sarvasvam Sukritmath Murtam Sumanasam
Sudhasundaryam te salilamshivm nah shamayut.
समृद्धं सौभाग्यं सकल वसुधायाः किमपि तत्-
महैश्वर्यं लीला जनित जगतः खण्डपरशोः ।
श्रुतीनां सर्वस्वं सुकृतमथ मूर्तं सुमनसां
सुधासौन्दर्यं ते सलिलमशिवं नः शमयतु॥
(O Mother!) You are the prosperity and good fortune of this entire Vasudha born of the Leela of Maheshwar Shiva, you are also the essence of the Vedas. May your waters, blessed with the beauty of the embodied divinity, be the quencher of all our misfortunes.
It is written in the Bhavishya Purana that, on this Dussehra, a person who stands in the water of the Ganges and recites the praise of the Ganges 10 times, whether he is poor or incapable, he also gets that fruit by worshiping the Ganges with effort.
Maa Ganga is the most beautiful of all the elements, the three-eyed quadrilateral, whose four arms are adorned with Ratnakumbh, Shvetkamal, Varad and Abhay, you are dressed in white clothes. You are adorned with free pearls, you are gentle, give pleasure like the radiance of the moons, on which chamars are being thrown, you are well adorned with white parasols, you are very happy, give a boon, are constantly compassionate. , is flooding the earth with nectar, is imbued with divine scent, is worshiped with Triloki, is enshrined by all the gods, is adorned with divine gems, divine is the wealth and beauty, such a devotional mantra by meditating in the water of the mother Ganges I am worshiping.
Ganga Dussehra has special significance in Sanatan Vedic religion. According to mythology, the day Mother Ganga descended on the earth after being pleased by the unbroken penance of Maharaja Bhagirath, it was a very divine and holy day. This day was Ekadashi of Shukla Paksha of Jyeshtha month.
Ganga Dashra is celebrated on the day of descent of Mother Ganga. It is believed that bathing in the Ganges on this day gives a person equal virtues equivalent to performing many yagyas. Therefore, a faithful person should take a holy dip in the Ganges with a pure mind. During this, many people also remember Mother Ganga and Lord Shiva.
This time 4 very special coincidences are being made on the day of Ganga Dussehra. According to astrology, these auspicious combinations are being formed due to the position of planets and constellations. Let us know which auspicious coincidences are going to happen on Ganga Dussehra and what things are considered auspicious to donate on this day.
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According to astrologers, this time Ganga Dussehra is special in many ways. The position of the planets and constellations is going to be very auspicious on the day of the descent of Mother Ganga i.e. Gaga Dussehra. 4 auspicious coincidences are being made on this day. Actually, on this day the Sun God and the planet Mercury will be present in Taurus. By which Budhaditya Yoga will be formed.
Along with this, there will also be an auspicious coincidence of Ravi Yoga on this day. Along with this, auspicious coincidence of Hasta Nakshatra is also happening on this day. Apart from this, Vyatipat Yoga is also being formed. Mother Ganga was incarnated in Hasta Nakshatra. In such a situation, making this yoga on the day of Ganga Dussehra is considered very auspicious.
Auspicious time to take bath on Ganga Dussehra
Dashami Tithi has special significance on Ganga Dussehra. Dashami Tithi will remain from 8.23 am on 9th June to 7.27 am on 10th June. Taking a bath in the Ganges during this time is considered pious. If bathing in the Ganges is not possible, then bathing can also be done by mixing Gangajal in the bathing water.
These things are donated on Ganga Dussehra
Apart from bathing in the river on the day of Ganga Dussehra, there is also a tradition of giving charity. It is said that the virtuous deeds of not donating on this day remain incomplete. In such a situation, it is considered good to donate melon, sattu, sesame, lamp, food, clothes, antara, paan, fan and barley etc. on this day.
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