Sankashti Chaturthi 2024: According to the Hindu calendar, a fast is observed for Lord Ganesha on the Chaturthi Tithi of Krishna Paksha of Ashwin month. People who worship Lord Ganesha on this day are blessed with success and happiness and prosperity in life. Worshiping on Sankashti Chaturthi eliminates all kinds of negative effects and energy from the house. On this day, people fast from sunrise to the time of moonrise.
Sankashti Chaturthi auspicious time (Sankashti Chaturthi 2024 Shubh Muhurat)
The Chaturthi date of Ashwin month has started on 20th September i.e. yesterday at 9:15 pm and the date will end on 21st September i.e. today at 6:13 pm.
Time for worship of Shri Ganesha – from 7:40 am to 9:11 am
Evening Puja – from 6:19 PM to 7:47 PM
Method of Puja on Sankashti Chaturthi
On this day, first of all, wake up before sunrise and take a bath. Then wear clean clothes. After that, place a stool in the northeast corner of the puja room. Spread a red or yellow cloth on it and place the idol of Lord Ganesha. Then, take a vow to fast while meditating on Lord Ganesha.
While starting the worship, offer water, durva, rice and betel leaf to Ganesha. Wish Ganesha a good life and chant the mantra “Gam Ganpataye Namah” during this time. Offer Motichoor Laddu, Bundi or yellow Modak to Ganesha as Prasad. Finally, while completing the worship, place a ghee lamp, lentils and whole chillies on the front part of the triangle. After the completion of the worship, offer Arghya to Chandradev with milk, sandalwood and honey. Then take the Prasad.
Interesting story of Sankashti Chaturthi
According to the legend, Goddess Parvati created Lord Ganesha from the dirt of her body and one day in his childhood she left him sitting at the door and went to take a bath. While leaving, Goddess Parvati told Lord Ganesha not to let anyone in but during this time Lord Shiva reached there. Since Goddess Parvati had ordered Ganesha not to let anyone in, Ganesha did not let Lord Shiva in and stopped him at the door. Shiva became very angry at this and he beheaded Ganesha.
When Mother Parvati came to know about this after taking a bath, she felt very sad. After which, to remove the sorrow of Mother Parvati, Lord Shiva brought the head of a newborn elephant and put it on Ganesh ji’s body. It is said that at that time Ganesh ji’s severed head fell on the moon. It is believed that the tradition of offering water to the moon started due to this reason. Offering water to the moon on the day of Sankashti Chaturthi is also considered auspicious.