Janmashtami Vrat Vidhi / How to do Janmashtami fast and know the complete method of the story

Janmashtami Vrat Vidhi: Just as Ekadashi fasting starts from Dashami Tithi, similarly Janmashtami fast starts from Saptami Tithi. Tamasic food like garlic, onion, brinjal, radish etc. should be abandoned from the day of Saptami Tithi and brahmacharya should be followed after eating sattvik food. On the day of Janmashtami, after getting up in Brahma Muhurta in the morning, after bathing and meditating, wear clean clothes and take the resolution of fasting on Janmashtami. After this, “Sarbhishta Siddhaye, Shri Krishna Janmashtami Vramham Karishye with Mamkhilpapa Prashman.” Mantra should be chanted. On this day you can fast for fruits and water, but you have to remain waterless from sunset till Krishna's birth. One should remain sattvik during the fast. At the same time, one must take a bath before the evening worship.

Worship Janmashtami like this

The festival of Lord Krishna took place at midnight in Rohini Nakshatra, so worship is done at night. It is a religious belief that by worshiping Lord Krishna, all kinds of miseries end. In such a situation, while fasting on the day of Janmashtami, worship the child form of Lord Krishna. After installation of the idol, anoint them with cow's milk and Gangajal. Then dress them in cute clothes. Adorn them with peacock crown, flute, sandalwood, Vaijayanti garland, Tulsi Dal etc. Offer flowers, fruits, butter, sugar candy, sweets, dry fruits, incense, lamp, scent etc. Then, at the end, after performing the aarti of the child Shri Krishna, distribute the prasad.

Story of Shri Krishna Janmashtami

According to mythology, Shri Krishna was born in Mathura on Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami. It is said that Kansa snatched his father Ugrasen's throne and put him in jail. After which he himself sat on the throne of Mathura. Kansa had a sister, whose name was Devaki. He had great affection for Devaki. Kansa got Devaki married to Vasudev, but at the time of the departure of Devaki, there was an Akashvani that his eighth son would kill Kansa. Kansa was frightened on hearing the voice of Akash, after which he imprisoned both Devaki and Vasudev. It is said that Kansa killed 7 children of Devaki and Vasudeva, but when the eighth child of Devaki was about to be born, there was lightning in the sky. According to the belief, at 12 o'clock in the night, all the locks of the jail were broken on their own and all the soldiers monitoring there fell into a deep sleep. they slept. It is said that at that time Lord Vishnu appeared and told that he would be born from Devaki's womb. In this sequence, he further said that he should leave his Krishna incarnation with Nanda Baba in Gokul and bring the girl born in his house to Mathura and hand it over to Kansa. After which Vasudev did as per the instructions of the Lord. He left Kanha with Nanda Baba and handed over his daughter to Kansa. Nanda and Yashoda raised Shri Krishna and Shri Krishna killed Kansa.