Chath Puja 2010
Why Soorya Shashthi or Chath Puja is done?
Chath Puja is on 11th November 2010, Thursday
When it is celebrated?
This festival of Soorya Shashthi or Chath Puja is celebrated on the sixth day of Kartik Shukla Paksha. The adoration (aaradhna) of Sun, who himself is an incarnation of Narayana is very popular in Indian society. The benefit of health, wealth and son (child) can get by worshiping the Sun. This festival is celebrated in a huge scale with faith and devotion in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. The water is offered to the Sun at the evening of Shashthi or Chath and at the morning of Seventh day of kartik shukla paksha.
Why it is celebrated?
In religious scriptures and mythology there are different days to worshiping various forms of God. As the day of Chaturthi for worshiping Lord Ganesha and Ekadashi for Lord Vishnu. Similarly, according to our scriptures and mythology, the Goddess of Nature has divided herself into five parts:
1. Durga
2. Lakshmi
3. Radha
4. Sarasvati
5. SavitriThese five Goddesses are absolute nature and the excerpt of these Goddesses are showing in all women. The Mythology of Markandey is also having the slogan:
Striyah Samastaha Sakla JagatsuThe super most excerpt of Goddess of Nature is called 'Devsena'. She is the Goddess who protects all the babies of the all three worlds. Because she's the sixth part of the Goddess of Nature it is named as Shashthi.
The Story of Shashti or Chath
The King Priyavrat, son of the first Manu (Adam) Swayambhuv did not have any child. Once, he shared his grief with saint Kashyap and asked for the solution to get a son. The saint has suggested to do the Putreshti Yagya (a fire ceremony). After some time, as the result of Yagya, the Queen of King has delivered a baby boy, but that baby was dead. The mourning news was spread throughout the city. King Priyavrat was under a big shock and he was carrying his son's dead body and crying like a crazy man. All other people was standing nearby with helplessness and no one is having courage to take away babies body from the King for the funeral.
At the same time an amazing thing happened. Everyone saw a light aircraft from the sky coming towards the Earth and a divine female figure is sitting in the aircraft. After appropriate prayers by King that lady said to him, “My name is Shashthi Devi and I'm the psyche daughter of Lord Brihma. I'm the protector of all the sons of this world and giving sons to the parents without son. She said, “Putradaaham aputraay” and touched to the dead baby. Just by the touch of Shasthi Devi, King's son get alive. The King was very pleased and he praised the Shashsthi Devi. The Shasthi Devi was also become happy and said to the King, “Start my worshiping on the earth by everyone.” and then she disappeared from there. Thereafter, King happily accepted it and every month on the sixth day of shukla paksha's celebrated as Shashthi Tithi (date) in a form of huge festival in his state.
Since then Shashthi Pujan / Chath Pujan has been started at the time of birth, Namkaran, Annaparashan rituals of the babies. In this festival, offering of sweet rice is very important. At present, Chati Pujan is common at the sixth day of child's birth in India in various forms. It is celebrated with folk songs and special feasts. The first bathing after the delivery of a mother is also done on the sixth day of the baby's birth.
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