Ganga Dussehra 2022: Date, Time, Shubh Muhurat, Mantras and special significance of this festival
Highlights
- Ganga Dussehra takes place every year on the tenth day of Shukla Paksha of Jyeshtha month
- It will be celebrated on June 9 this year
- Bathing in the Ganges holds great importance on this day
Ganga Dussehra 2022: Counted as one of the most important festivals of the Hindus, Ganga Dussehra will be celebrated on June 9 this year. It takes place every year on the tenth day of Shukla Paksha of Jyeshtha month and has great significance. It is said that Goddess Ganga, who happens to be the destroyer of all sins, came to earth on this day. Along with this, special worship is also done on this day to get wealth and food. Bathing in the Ganges holds great importance on this day. Not only this, there are several other rituals that take place on this festival. Just in case you are unversed in the same, here we are with every information you need to know be it the date, time, shubh muhurat, mantras and significance.
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Ganga Dussehra 2022 Date:
June 9 (Thursday)
Ganga Dussehra 2022 Shubh Muhurat:
The tenth day of Shukla Paksha is falling in Hasta Nakshatra and there is also Vyatipat Yoga on this day. The shubh muhurat is as follows:
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Starts at 8:21 am on 9th June
On 10th June till 7:25 pm
Ganga Dussehra 2022 Significance:
According to the Puranas, after the penance of Bhagirath, when Ganga Mata comes to earth, that day was the tenth day of the Jyeshtha Shukla Paksha. The day of Ganga Mata's descent on earth came to be known as Ganga Dussehra. On this day, one who recites Ganga Stotra standing in the river Ganges gets freedom from all his sins. In the Skanda Purana, there is a Ganga stotra named Dussehra. If you are not able to go to the Ganges, then you can take a bath in a river or pond near the house while meditating about the Ganges. While meditating, worship should be done with Shodashopchar.
Ganga Dussehra 2022 Mantras:
After meditation, this mantra should be chanted:
"Om Namah Shivay Narayanyai Dussehraai Gangaai Namah." After this mantra “Om Namo Bhagwate Om Hreem Shree Hili Hili Milli Milli Gange Maa Pavya Pavya Swaha.”
Offering five flowers to the mantra, the name of Bhagirathi should be worshiped with the mantra to bring Ganga down to earth. Along with this, the place of origin of the Ganga should also be remembered. All things should be of ten types in the worship of Ganga Ji. For example, there should be ten types of flowers, ten scents, ten lamps, ten types of naivedya, ten betel leaves, ten types of fruits.
If you want to donate after worship, then donate only ten things, because it is considered good, but the donation of barley and sesame should be of sixteen fists. Dakshina should also be given to ten Brahmins. When bathing in the Ganges river, then B should take a dip ten times.
Ganga Dussehra 2022 Story:
In ancient times, the king of Ayodhya was Sagar. Maharaja Sagara had sixty thousand sons. Once Sagar Maharaj thought of performing Ashwamedha Yagya and left the horse of Ashwamedha Yagya. King Indra wanted to make this sacrifice unsuccessful and he hid the horse of Ashwamedha in the ashram of Maharishi Kapil. Sixty thousand sons of King Sagar reached the ashram looking for this horse and on seeing the horse, started shouting. Due to this Maharishi Kapil's penance was disturbed and as soon as he opened his eyes, not a single one of the sixty thousand sons of King Sagar survived. All were burnt to ashes.
King Sagar, after him Anshuman and then Maharaj Dilip, all three did severe penance for the liberation of the dead souls so that they could bring the Ganges to earth but could not succeed and gave up their lives. The Ganges had to be brought because all the waters of the earth had been consumed by the sage Agastya and there was no river left for the peace and offerings of the ancestors.
Maharaj Dilip's son became Bhagirath, he did severe penance to bring Ganga to earth and one day Brahma ji was pleased with his penance and appeared and asked Bhagirath to ask for a boon, then Bhagirath took Ganga ji with him to earth. Brahma ji said that I will send Ganga with you but will he bear its very fast velocity? For this, you should take shelter from Lord Shiva as he will help you.
Now Bhagirath does penance of Lord Shiva by standing on one leg. Lord Shiva, pleased by Bhagirath's penance, agrees to stop Ganga ji in his hair. By stopping the Ganges in their hair, they leave one strand of hair towards the earth. In this way, Bhagiratha succeeds in liberating his ancestors from the waters of the Ganges.
