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Importance of Jivati Puja: Every day in the month of Shravan has some significance , Each day of this month is dedicated to a different God. If seen, in Hinduism, people worship Lord Shiva in the month of Shravan and observe fast on Shravani Monday. Similarly, Mangalore fast is observed on Tuesday. Similarly, a special fast is also observed on Friday in the month of Shravan. That fast is Jeevit Pujan.
'Jara Jivika Pujan' is performed on Shravani Friday, which comes after Shravani Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Jupiter Puja. It is also called Jivanti Pujan in some places. In short, Jivti Puja is performed on Shravani Friday, which comes after Mangalgaur.
Jivti Puja is a long standing practice, even today Jivti Puja is performed in many rural and semi-urban areas. But it is seen that this method is slowly disappearing in the city. Since this puja is performed to protect the children, this puja has immense importance in Shravan. If you also do not know what is Jivika Puja, then get detailed information about it through this article.
What is Jeevit Puja? (What is Jeevit Puja)
On this day, Goddess Jara and Jeevika are worshipped. This puja is performed on every Shravan Friday. This year, since the Shravan month begins on 5 August i.e. Monday, Jeevti Pujan will be performed on Nag Panchami, which is falling on Shravan Shukla Panchami Friday. On this day, the image of Jira is worshipped. This is called Jara Jeevika Pujan.
What is the importance of Jeevati Puja? (Importance of Jeevati Puja)
Just like the idol of Jara Jeevika is worshipped to protect the children, this puja is done to the mother power. On this day, prayers are offered for the longevity and prosperity of one's opponents. Jara means old age and Jeevika means the one who keeps alive. That is, the deities who give a long life to humans. Both these deities are among the seven Matrikas in the Puranas. If you want more information about Jara-Jeevika, you can find it in Skanda Archika. It says that earlier children used to die at the age of 5. Therefore, Jeevtika Puja was started to give a long life to our children. Therefore, every mother must perform this puja on Friday for the long life of her children.
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The image of Jivika Puja is particularly meaningful. This image has been worshipped throughout Maharashtra for many years. Interestingly, no changes have been made to this picture even today. There are four different images in this image. The Jivti image has first Narasimha, then Lord Krishna beating Kaliya, in the middle are Jara and Jivika playing with children, and at the bottom are Buddha and Brihaspati i.e. Mercury and Jupiter. They are also worshipped in this order.
How is Jeevnika Puja done? (Jeevati Puja Vidhi)
- If you want to perform puja for your small children then know how to perform Jivati puja.
- Every Shravan Friday, the Kuldevi and Jeevit Devi are worshipped in the form of Jeevit. Women observe fast on this day.
- Jeevat Devi is worshipped to protect the children. Durva, flowers, and leaves of Agha are considered essential for this worship. After this, they are sacrificed.
- These lights should be in odd numbers of 5/7/9. Place it in front of Jiva and offer sugar, gram and phutna.
- Women should wear red colour on this day. Women should call Suvasini women and apply turmeric paste on them. This day should be celebrated in this manner.
- After worshipping Jivati, make the children sit on the mat and pray for them. If your children are abroad or away from you, then to protect them, you should throw Akshat in all four directions. That is, they will be charmed.