Worship Goddess Lakshmi in auspicious yoga on the night of Sharad Purnima, know the worship method and importance of keeping kheer in the video.

Today i.e. 16th October is Sharad Purnima. Sharad Purnima has special significance in religious texts. On the day of Sharad Purnima, the Moon is closest to the Earth and is in all its 16 phases. According to the Hindu calendar, Sharad Purnima is celebrated every year after the Chaturdashi date of Shukla Paksha of Ashwin month.

Sharad Purnima is also known as Kojogar and Raas Purnima. This time, due to differences in calendar and increase or decrease in dates, according to the English calendar, the full moon of Ashwin month will be of two days. Let us know Sharad Purnima date, puja auspicious time and significance.

Sharad Purnima 2024 date and auspicious time
Due to increasing and decreasing dates, this year Sharad Purnima Tithi will be on two days i.e. 16th and 17th October. According to the calculations of the Vedic calendar, Sharad Purnima of Ashwin month will start at around 8 pm on October 16. Which will remain till 5 pm on 17th October. However, the festival of Sharad Purnima is celebrated only at night, hence this festival will be celebrated only on 16 October. The new Hindu month Kartik Shukla Pratipada will start after 5 pm on 17th October. The time of moonrise on Sharad Purnima will be around 5 pm.

Ravi Yoga will be formed on Sharad Purnima
This year, there will be an auspicious coincidence of Ravi Yoga on Sharad Purnima. In Vedic astrology, Ravi Yoga is considered a very auspicious yoga. This Ravi Yoga will last from 06:23 am to 07:18 pm.

Importance of Kheer on Sharad Purnima
Sharad Purnima has a special place. On this day, there is special significance of keeping the kheer in the open air and then consuming it the next morning. According to religious beliefs, on the day of Sharad Purnima, the moon is full of all its 16 phases. In the scriptures, the moon's rays are considered nectar, hence on Sharad Purnima, nectar rains from the moon's rays, which has medicinal properties. On the night of Sharad Purnima, the Moon is closest to the Earth and is full of its sixteen phases. It is believed that on Sharad Purnima, the medicinal properties of the moon's rays cure many diseases and the mind remains happy.
According to another belief, Goddess Lakshmi was born on the day of Sharad Purnima, hence in many parts of the country Lakshmiji is worshiped on the day of Sharad Purnima. Apart from this, there is also a belief that on the day of Sharad Purnima, Goddess Lakshmi travels on earth with Lord Vishnu and asks her devotees who is awake. For this reason it is also called Kojagar Purnima. In such a situation, by worshiping on Sharad Purnima, Goddess Lakshmi is pleased and bestows blessings of happiness and prosperity. According to another belief, on the day of Sharad Purnima, Lord Shri Krishna had created Maharas in Vrindavan with the Gopis at night.

Importance of worship and bathing.

There is a tradition of bathing in holy rivers, charity and worship on Sharad Purnima. It is believed that whoever takes a bath in the Ganga on the day of Sharad Purnima gets special blessings of God. In such a situation, along with the Moon, Goddess Lakshmi should also be worshiped on Sharad Purnima. On the day of Sharad Purnima, worship the Sun in the morning and worship the Moon at night, along with this, worship Lakshmi ji at night with Shodashopachar method, recite Sri Sukta, Kanakdhara Source, Vishnusahastranam. With this, Goddess Lakshmi will fill your house with wealth.