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21 AUG 2016 SANKATHARA CHATURTHI-TAMIL

Sankata Hara Chaturthi - Importance & Benefitsby Bharadwaj Sastrigal

  • Apr 07,2015
  • 02:26 PM
Sankashti Chaturthi also known as Sankata Hara Chaturthi is an auspicious day dedicated to Lord Ganesha.

On this day, the devotees observe strict fast. They break the fast at night after having darshan/auspicious sight of the moon preceded by prayers to Lord Ganesha. Devotees believe their wishes would be fulfilled if they pray on this auspicious day.

Sankashti means deliverance during troubled times, hence observing this fast is believed to reduce the devotees problems as Lord Ganesha symbolizes the remover of all obstacles and supreme lord of intelligence.

Before moonlight the Ganapati Atharvashesha is recited to summon the blessings of Lord Ganesha.

Traditional stories tell that Lord Ganesha was created by goddess Parvati, consort of Lord Shiva.

Parvati created Ganesha out of sandalwood paste that she used for her bath and breathed life into the figure. She then set him to stand guard at her door while she took bath. Lord Shiva returned and, as Ganesha didn't know him, he didn't allow him to enter. Lord Shiva became enraged and asked his follower gods to teach the child some manners.

Ganesha was very powerful, being born of Parvati, the embodiment of shakti. He defeated the godly-followers (called "Ghana"s) and declared nobody was allowed to enter while his mother was bathing.

The sage of heavens, Narada, along with the Saptarshi (the seven wise rishis) sensed a growing turmoil and went to appease the boy with no results. Angered, the king of Gods, Indra attacked the boy with his entire heavenly army but even they didn't stand a chance. By then, this issue had become a matter of pride for Parvathi and Shiva.

After the devas were defeated, the trinity, the controller, preserver and destroyer of the universe launched an attack against Ganesha. Amidst the fighting, Shiva severed the head of the child. And brought on Parvathi's rage.

Seeing her son dead, Parvathi revealed her true self, as the Adi-shakti, the prime energy that fuels the universe and sustains matter. Taking on a terrible form, she vowed to destroy the universe where her son was killed and re-create a better one. The Gods prostrated before her and Shiva promised that her son will live again. The trinity hunted the world for a head and came across a mother elephant crying for her dead baby. They consoled the mother and fixed the head of the baby elephant in place of Ganesha's head. Lord Shiva also declared that from this day, the boy would be called as "Ganesha" (Gana-Isha : lord of the Ganas). In this way, Lord Ganesha came to be depicted as the elephant-headed God.

SANKATAHARA GANAPATHI

Lord Ganapathi worshipped in this form relieves us from all fears. He was worshiped by kuja/Chevvai (Mars) and he relieves from Kuja Dosha/Chevvai (Manglik Dosha) present in our horoscope. Sankashtahara Ganapathi was worshiped by Lord Yama and he also destroys the effect of sins in one's life.

It is said that Shukla Chaturthi is important for the worship of Varada Ganapathi and Krishna Chaturthi (Bahula Chavithi) is important for worship of Sankashtahara Ganapathi. Krishna Chaturthi along with Tuesday is more significant. This is called Angaraka Chaturthi or Bhauma Chaturthi these days occur just twice or thrice in a year. But these days which happen to be in Magha masa are very very rare.

BENEFITS OF SANKATAHARA CHATURTHI

Ganesha is the god of wisdom and prosperity and is invoked before the beginning of any auspicious work. It is believed that for the fulfillment of one's desires, his blessing is absolutely necessary. According to the mythology, he is the son of Shiva and Parvati, brother of Kartikeya - the general of the gods, Lakshmi - the goddess of wealth and Saraswati-the goddess of learning. There are numerous stories in Hindu mythology, associated with the birth of this elephant-headed god, whose vehicle is the Mooshak or rat and who loves Modaks (droplet shaped Indian sweet).

The word gana, ga stands for intellect (buddhi) and na means Vaijnaana (the higher knowledge or wisdom). Ganapathi is the Lord of the intellect and higher knowledge. Vinayaka is the master of every kind of knowledge. Learning is related to the intellect (buddhi). It is not mere scholarship.

The benefits and uses of Sankatahara Ganapathi Vrata are clearly depicted in Ganesha Purana as stories. Among them:

Being blessed with children,
getting rid of the sin of Brahmahatya,
getting rid of handicap,
getting rid of Kuja Dosha (Chevvai Dosha),
to be become a king, cure of leprosy,
to be free from slavery,
control of anger,
to escape from unexpected sudden ďeath,
to get cured of TB,
to be blessed with true knowledge,
to get back lost articles,
being blessed with one's desires,
victory in war,
blessings of Guru,
vitality etc..

Devotees who worship Lord Ganesha do this Fasting

to get rid of the obstacles for marriages,
to be blessed with children,
to meet lost relatives and
to get relieved of all bad effects in their horoscope.

This great Fasting which has immense benefits can be fruitful if done just for one day and gives a place in Ganesha loka.

Sankat Hara Ganesha Stothram
Om Pranamya Sirasa devam  Gauri Puthram Vinayakam
Bhaktavasam Smarennithyam  Ayuh Kamartha Siddaye (1)

Prathamam Vakrathundam cha Ekadantham Dvithiyakam
Thrithiyam Krishna Pingaaksham Gajavakthram Chathurthakam (2)

Lambodaram Panchamam cha Shashtam Vikatameva cha

Saptamam Vighna Rajam cha Dhoomravarnam thathashtakam (3)

Navamam Phala Chandram cha Dasamam thu Vinayakam
Ekadasam Ganapathim Dwadasam thu Gajananam (4)

Dwadasaithani Namaani Thri Sandhyam Yah Pathennarah
Na cha Vighna Bhayam thasya Sarva Siddhi karim Prabho (5)

Vidyarthi Labhate Vidyam Dhanarthi Labhate Dhanam
Puthrarthi Labhate Putraam Mokshaarthi Labhate Gatim (6)

Japeth Ganapthi Stotram Shadbhirmaasai Phalam Labheth,
Samvatsarena Siddhim cha Labhate Naathra Samsayaha (7)

Ashtabhyo Brahmanebhyash cha Likhitwa yah Samarpayeth
Thasya Vidya bhavetsarva Ganeshasya Prasadathaha (8)

Ithi Sri Narada Purane Sankashta Nashana Ganapathi Sthothram Sampoornam. 

STORY OF SANKATAHARA CHATURTHI AND THE BENEFITS OF DOING IT

                                    BENEFITS OF SANKATAHARA CHATURTHI
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There are two types of chathurthi. One is sukla patksha chathurthi which comes after New moon day and the other one is krishna patksha chathurthi that comes after Full moon day. In Krishna patksha chathurthi Lord Ganesha's pooja should be performed in the evening when the moon rises in the sky after keeping upvaas for the whole day. This pooja is completed only after giving arkya to lord Chandra. This is called sankatahara chathurthi pooja. It is believed that the person who does this pooja will get relieved from all their worries and troubles.  
 
On sukla patksha chathurthi day in the month of Badrapada nobody should see the cresant moon . If anybody  happens to see it by bad luck , they will face lot of troubles and problems. I will tell a story from purana for this .
Lord Krishna who was born in Yadav family once saw the cresant moon on sukla patksha chathurthi in the month of Badrapada . As the result he had many problems. Once he met the Yadav Raja Rishi  " Sathrajith " . He had a beautiful gem called "chyamanthaka mani" on his neck. This gem is known to give heavy amount of gold when requested. Satrajith got this from the Sun God after worshipping him for so many years.  Krishna told the raja rishi to give that gem to him since such a powerful gem should not be with a rishi  and that it should be with the king "Ugrasenan" for the benefit of everybody. But Satrajith refused since he had already given that to his brother Prasenan (who is Krishna's friend). 
 
After some days Krishna and Prasenan along with their other friends went to forest for hunting. Prasenan got separated from that group. A lion killed him and took that gem. A bear named Jambavan killed that lion in turn and took that gem. He gave the gem to his daughter and  told her that he will give it to his son- in- law as a gift.
  
In the mean time, Krishna and his friends were worried as they could not see Prasenan even after thorough search .They all went back and informed Satrajith . On hearing this Sathrajith got angry and doubted that Krishna might have killed his brother Prasenan  and  had stolen the gem. 
 
So he went to the King Ugrasena and complained. After hearing both the sides the king held Krishna culprit and ordered that nobody should talk to Krishna and he should be  avoided . Krishna felt very bad and was worrying himself thinking as to why he suffers like an ordinary man even though he is the avathar of Lord  Vishnu . 
   
He decided to find out the truth so that he gets rid of his bad name . So he went  again to the same place with his friends . There he saw the footsteps of a horse and he followed it . After going some distance he saw a dead horse and the dead body of Prasenan.  Krishna felt sorry for the death of his friend, but the  gem was not there. He saw foot trace of a lion besides the body. He came to the conclusion that the lion had killed his friend and the horse, and had taken the gem. He started following the lions foot trace . After crossing some distance he saw the lions dead body. There he found the foot prints of a bear. He could not find the gem near the lion also . Then he followed the bears footsteps which finally ended near a cave. 
   
At this stage Krishna stopped all his friends and he went alone inside the cave. He walked a small distance where he saw a beautiful girl ( Jambavathy who is Jambavan's daughter ) swinging in a cradle and the gem was hanging in the centre of the cradle. Immediately Krishna sang a song  about the  story of Prasenan, the lion, and the bear which brought the gem decorating the cradle. 
    
The girl understood the story .  On seeing the beauty of Krishna she fell in love with him and gave the gem to him. She told Krishna to immediately leave the place with the gem or else her father (Jambavan ) will kill him. On hearing this Krishna immediately blew his Sankh . On hearing the sound (Jambavan ) the bear came in roaring and shouted "who are you? How you came inside my cave ? Before Krishna could open his mouth,  the bear started fighting with him. In the meantime all the friends who were waiting for Krishna outside the cave thought that he was dead as he did not come back even after so many days. So they returned to Dwaraka.

    Krishna and Jambavan fought for 21 days . Both were fighting in full power and strength even after 21 days. Jambavan started thinking about his previous birth and understood  that this beautiful and powerful person  could only be " Lord MahaVishnu ". Then he realised his mistake. He immediately  surrendered  to Krishna and returned the gem.  He regreted for his mistake and requested him to accept his daughter Jambavathi as his wife. Krishna accepted Jambavathi and went to Dwaraka. He met Sathrajith and returned the gem to him after telling everything. Sathrajith regretted for his mistake. He gave back the gem to Krishna  requested him to accept his daughter Sathyabama . Krishna accepted Sathyabama but not  the gem.
   
Three other people Sathathanva, Akrurar, and  Krithavarmar were not happy about the marriage of Krishna and Sathyabama. They were very angry with Sathrajith. They decided to steal the gem. One night when Krishna was away from Dwaraka, they all planed and killed Sathrajith and  took  the gem. 

Krishna on hearing this returned to Dwaraka with Balarama. After hearing Krishna's arrival in Dwaraka , Sathathanva tried to give the gem to  Akrurar and Kiruthavarmar. They being scared of Krishna refused to  take it. Since they refused, Sathathanva threw the gem to Akrurar and went away in his horse. Krishna  caught Sathathanva and killed him, but the gem was not with him. He came empty handed. On seeing Krishna with empty hand, everybody ( who were not aware of the facts ) scolded Krishna and blamed him for killing innocent Sathathanva. Krishna felt very ashamed. He was worried and wept to himself. 
     
After some days Narada, the Deva Rishi came to Dwaraka , saw Krishna and asked him the reason for his sad face . Krishna told everything to Narada. Narada using his divine power found that all these were the evil effect of seeing the cresant moon on Badrapada sukla chathurthi by Krishna. He told this to Krishna . He adviced Krishna to keep upvaas on sankatahara chathurthi and do  pooja for Ganapathi in the evening duly giving arkkiya to  chandra (moon). He emphasised that it is only  Ganapathy who can solve all his problems and  give him peace. Krishna followed  Narada's advice and did the pooja sincerely . Ganapathy appeared before him and blessed him that he will be  free from all his worries and problems very soon . Krishna also prayed Ganesa that whoever see the creasant moon on Badrapada sukla chathurthi day , should be relieved by the evil effects if they do pooja for Ganapathy in krishna patksha chathurthi. Ganesa happily agreed to this.
   
After some days Akrurar came to Yadhava's court room and explained the truth and returned the gem to Krishna. Krishna took it and he  was very happy as he got relieved from all the worries and bad names .  Everybody was happy and peaceful .
  
So coming to a conclusion do not see the cresant moon on sukla paksha chathurthi in the month of Badrapada. Observe upavaas on krishna patsha chathurthi, do puja in the evening, give arkya to chandra and complete the  pooja happily. Be happy always with out any worries.  

 Subam

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