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Four-day great festival of Indian Sanatan culture, folk faith and sun worship Chhath Puja It concludes every year with great enthusiasm and discipline. In this great festival which starts with Nahay-Khayay and ends with offering Arghya to the rising sun, every thing related to nature has special religious significance. During Chhath Puja, soup made of bamboo and Daura (bamboo basket) are mainly used to offer Arghya to Lord Surya and Chhathi Maiya. The fasting women go to the ghat after decorating thekua, seasonal fruits, puja material and lamps in these sacred utensils. But as soon as the great festival ends, a common question comes in the mind of every fasting person and his family that-“What should be done with this bamboo soup after Chhath Puja?” Should it be thrown into the river, kept safely at home or can it be used in daily activities? Let us understand in detail on the basis of well-known religious experts and folk traditions, what is considered best to do in this situation according to the scriptures and beliefs.
What are the common beliefs and rules regarding bamboo soup after the completion of Chhath Puja?
After the completion of Chhath festival, there is confusion in many families as to how to dispose of the bamboo soup used in the puja. Due to lack of information, many people unknowingly commit such mistakes, which are not considered appropriate from the religious point of view. Some people throw it in the river immediately, while some people leave it in some corner of the house.
According to religious beliefs and folk traditions, the bamboo soup used in Chhath Puja is extremely sacred, as it contains the contents of the prasad and arghya offered to the actual Chhathi Maiya and Lord Surya. Therefore, this sacred soup should never be thrown into the dustbin or dirty place. Throwing it in the garbage is considered disrespect to Chhathi Maiya and Suryadev. If the soup is completely in good and safe condition, then there are many very good and auspicious alternatives available in our society, by adopting which you can become a partaker of virtue.
Can bamboo shoots be used for general household purposes?
This question often comes in people’s mind that can the soup used in puja be used in daily household work? The answer is yes. According to folk beliefs, after Chhath Puja, bamboo soup can be used with full devotion in normal and daily household tasks. You can use this soup to sift or clean grains (like rice, wheat or lentils).
From a religious point of view, it is believed that since this soup has been used in satvik and sacred worship, hence when it is used to clean the grains in the house, it helps in maintaining the blessings of food grains in the house. By doing this, by the grace of Goddess Lakshmi and Chhathi Maiya, there is never any shortage of food and money in the house and happiness, peace and prosperity always resides in the family.
What is the tradition of keeping soup safe in a house of worship or a holy place?
If you do not want to use the bamboo spoon used in Chhath Puja in everyday household work, then you can also keep it safely in the puja room (temple) of your house or any other clean and holy place. To adopt this process, the soup should be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized.
Specially, in homes where Chhath Puja is celebrated by new daughters-in-law or women fasting for the first time, there is a tradition or custom of keeping the bamboo soup and daura with utmost care till the next year. In many traditional families, it is kept safe throughout the year so that it can be used again on the Chhath festival next year. It is believed that keeping it near the puja room removes negative energy from the house and infuses positivity.
If the soup is not used, can it be donated to a needy person?
If you are short of space in your home or do not want to keep this soup with you, then this is the best and virtuous path for you. donate Is. You can donate this sacred bamboo soup to a needy person or poor family.
There are many poor families and women in our society who need bamboo soup or basket for household work. In such a situation, if after the puja, you give this soup as a gift or donation to a needy person, then it is considered a very good deed from both religious and humanitarian point of view. In Sanatan Dharma, charity has been considered the greatest virtue, and when you put a sacred object used in worship to good use in a poor person’s house, you get double the virtuous result.
Pay special attention to these things regarding soup and daura
Finally, it is very important to understand that every item used in Chhath Puja is related to nature and cleanliness. Bamboo Soup and Daura are symbols of the purity of our culture. Even if the bamboo sap has broken over time or during use or is no longer usable, do not throw it in the trash.
Broken or old soup can be flown into a holy river or buried under the soil in a clean place. In short, the best and proper use of the soup used in Chhath Puja is that it can either be used for cleaning grains at home or it can be donated to a needy person, so that the sanctity of the festival is maintained and it can also be put to good use.