Navratri’s auspicious festival tomorrow, know what to do, what not to do, read special things related to worship here

Chaitra Navratri 2023, Jau Bone Ke Niyam: The festival of Navratri has special significance in Hinduism. Navratri falls four times in a year. The Navratri that falls in the month of Chaitra is also known as Chaitra Navratri or Vasant Navratri. This year Chaitra Navratri is starting from Wednesday, March 22, 2023, which will end on March 30, 2023.

During Navratri, nine forms of Maa Bhagwati are worshiped with rituals and fasts are observed. Barley or jowar is very important in this festival. On the first day of Navratri i.e. Ghatasthapana or Kalash Sthapana, there is importance of sowing barley in homes and temples. Navratri worship is considered incomplete without barley. But do you know why barley is sown on Navratri? Know its secret and religious beliefs related to it.

Navratri barley sowing secrets

In Hinduism, barley is considered a symbol of Goddess Annapurna. It is a mythological belief that, when Lord Brahma created the universe, the first crop that was developed among the flora was barley or jowar. It is also called full crop. This is the reason why sowing of barley is important on the first day of Navratri i.e. along with Ghatasthapana. Kalash is established along with sowing barley. It is believed that sowing barley on Navratri pleases Maa Bhagwati and by this one receives the blessings of Goddess Durga as well as Goddess Annapurna and Lord Brahma. After the barley sown on Navratri sprouts, auspicious and inauspicious signs are detected from it. Apart from this, barley is also offered during the worship of deities, Havan or any special ritual.

reduced installation 2023 Auspicious beginning

Ghatasthapana or Kalash Sthapana takes place on the first day of Navratri. The auspicious time for Ghatasthapana on March 22, 2023 is from 06:29 to 07:39 am on Chaitra Navratri. On the first day of Chaitra Navratri, on March 22, Brahma Yoga will be from 9:18 am to 06:16 minutes on March 23. On the other hand, Shukla Yoga will be from 12:42 am on March 21 to 09:18 am on March 22.

Auspicious and inauspicious signs of barley sown on Navratri

• On the day of Ghatasthapana or Kalash Sthapana of Navratri, barley is sown in an earthen pot in front of the Kalash and worship is done according to the rules and regulations. When the barley has grown well after nine days, it is immersed in the river.
• It is believed that rain, crop and future can be ascertained by sowing barley. If the length of the barley is less or the barley does not grow well, it means that the rain and crop will be less that year.
• If the color of the sown barley is half green and half yellow, then it is predicted that this year will be mixed and fruitful. That is, half the year can be good and half can be full of problems.
• If barley first grows green and then turns white later, it is considered auspicious sign. It means that with the grace of Maa Bhagwati, happiness and prosperity will come in your life.
• If the barley sown in Ghatasthapana sprouts in 2-3 days, then it is considered very auspicious. On the other hand, if barley does not grow at all during the nine days of Navratri, then it is considered an inauspicious sign. Therefore, while sowing barley, sow barley properly and sprinkle water regularly.

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