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The biggest sacred festival of Sanatan culture and married women Karwa Chauth The enthusiasm is seen every year in every corner of the country. This Nirjala fast, observed on the Chaturthi date of Krishna Paksha of Kartik month, is considered most important for wishing the husband’s longevity, good health, unwavering love and unbroken good fortune. On this day, women observe a strict fast by giving up food and water throughout the day and in the evening, they worship Mata Karva, Lord Ganesha and Shiva-Parvati as per the rituals. After this, this difficult fast is broken only after seeing the moon in the night sky, offering Arghya to it and seeing the face of the husband through a sieve. However, during the worship of Karva Chauth, a question often comes in the minds of women that how many times should they revolve around the moon after offering Arghya to the moon and what is the correct rule for it? Let us know about all the important rules related to the rotation of the Moon and its spiritual significance according to Pandit Manish Sharma, a well-known astrologer of Ujjain.
Importance of Parikrama in Sanatan Dharma: Why is it important to circumambulate God and Gods
In Hindu religion and astrology, worship of any deity is considered incomplete without parikrama. According to Sanatan tradition, when we revolve around a deity or a revered planet, it simply means that we are worshiping God with complete devotion, humility and respect by completely abandoning our ego.
According to astrological beliefs, by doing Parikrama, divine power and positive energy is transmitted to our body, which makes our mind calm and energetic. On the auspicious occasion of Karva Chauth, there is a special tradition of circling the Moon God (who is considered the cause of mind, coolness and love) after worshiping him.
How many times should one circumambulate after offering Arghya to the Moon on Karva Chauth?
According to religious texts and traditions, when the moon rises on the night of Karva Chauth, married women are the first to see the moon god. After this, she offers him water, Akshat, Roli and flowers and wishes for her happy married life. There is a tradition of circling the moon immediately after this process of offering Arghya.
Generally in daily life there is a rule of circling a deity 3 times, but on the day of Karva Chauth fast, there is a rule to revolve around the moon. revolve 4 times Doing this is considered the most auspicious and fruitful. In many places, women circumambulate 3 or 4 times as per their convenience, but from the astrological and traditional point of view, the method of four circumambulation is considered the best. After offering Arghya to the moon, women first look at the moon through a sieve and then after looking at their husband’s face through the same sieve, they break their fast by taking water from his hands.
By circling the moon one gets the blessings of unbroken good fortune.
On the day of Karva Chauth, the biggest fruit of worshiping with rituals and circling the Moon God is achieved by married women in the form of ‘unbroken good fortune’. In Hinduism, unbroken good fortune means the long life of the husband, his good health and a happy and prosperous married life.
When women revolve around the Moon, they pray to the Moon God for the prosperous and long life of their husbands. It is believed that the coolness of the moon and its positive rays remove all the troubles in the lives of married couples and strengthen their relationship for life.
Attainment of happiness, peace, prosperity and positivity at home
This great festival of Karva Chauth is considered very special not only for the long life of the husband but also for the happiness, prosperity and progress of the entire family. It is believed that by worshiping and circling the Moon God, positive energy resides in the family, which ends mutual troubles and maintains an atmosphere of peace.
On this special occasion, women wish for their happy family, progress of children and always maintaining a loving atmosphere at home. It is considered most important to have faith, sacred thoughts and positive emotions in the mind during the puja and parikrama, because only with true dedication of the mind can the full fruit of the fast be achieved.
All the troubles and distances of married life end.
This fast of Karva Chauth is a symbol of deepening the trust, dedication and love in the relationship between husband and wife. There is also a scientific and spiritual meaning hidden behind offering Arghya to the Moon and circling it that just as the Moon illuminates the entire earth with its coolness, in the same way the life of husband and wife should also shine with the light of love.
If there are any kind of discord or problems going on in married life, then worshiping and circling the Moon with a true heart on this day brings back sweetness in mutual relationships. Overall, circumambulating the moon four times after offering Arghya on the day of Karva Chauth can make your married life evergreen and happy.