guru-nanak-jayanti nd kartik purnima: This year Purnima and Guru Nanak Jayanti are being celebrated on the same day, i.e. Kartik Purnima. Kartik Ekadashi has arrived and weddings and all other auspicious functions have started.
The last day of Kartik month is Purnima on 15th November. Kartik Purnima has religious and cultural significance, and is considered auspicious.
On this day, the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism, is also celebrated with great pomp, which is known as Guruparva or Gurunanak Jayanti. On this special day, devotees participate in Ganga bath, worship and kirtan. (guru nanak jayanti and kartik purnima)
Prabhat pheri, kirtan, and langar are organized in Gurudwaras, through which devotees remember and pay respect to the thoughts and teachings of Guru Nanak Ji.
Kartik Purnima is also called Dev Diwali and Tripurari Purnima. On Kartik Purnima, there is a tradition of river bathing, charity as well as donating lamps.
It is believed that the religious activities performed on this festival provide eternal virtue. Akshaya virtue means such virtue, whose effect remains throughout life. Kartik Purnima i.e. 15th November is the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Ji.
According to the legend, Lord Shiva had killed the demon named Tripurasura on Kartik Purnima, hence this date is called Tripurari Purnima. (guru nanak jayanti and kartik purnima)
According to another story, Kartikeya had killed Swami Tarakasura in the eighth month of the Hindi calendar. Pleased with this, Lord Shiva named the eighth month Karthik after Kartikeya.
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Auspicious work on Kartik Purnima(guru-nanak-jayanti and kartik purnima)
1. On Kartik Purnima the day should be started with Surya Puja. While offering water, the mantra Om Suryay Namah should be chanted.
2. After worshiping Ganesh on Purnima Tithi, special consecration of Lord Vishnu and Mahalakshmi should be done.
3. On this day, water, milk and Panchamrit should be offered to Shivalinga. After offering Panchamrit, offer water again. Offer Bilva leaves, garlands, flowers and Dhatura. Apply sandalwood paste on Shivling. Chant the mantra Om Namah Shivay. Light a lamp, perform aarti and offer sweets.
4. Along with worshiping on Kartik Purnima, donate grains, clothes, shoes, food and money to the needy people. Donate green grass for the care of cows in a cowshed.
Light a lamp in Hanuman ji’s temple. Recite Sunderkand and Hanuman Chalisa.
5. Offer Arghya to Moon God at the time of moon rise after sunset in the evening. It will be very auspicious if you offer milk to the moon from a silver pot. While offering Arghya, the mantra Om Son Somay Namah should be chanted.
6. Offer water to Tulsi in the morning. Light a lamp near Tulsi in the evening. Red chunari should also be offered to Tulsi.