how to celibrate krishna janmastami?

Question

what is complete pooja vidhi

Answer 1

Sri Krishna Jayanti or Sri Krishna Janmashtami is the birthday of Lord Krishna, the eighth divine incarnation of Lord Vishnu. It is also referred as Gokulashtami or Krishnaashtami or Sri Jayanti. Like the numerous names of the festival, Sri Krishna Jayanti is celebrated on September 4. The true significance of Sri Krishna is that he is relevant in the present and even more relevant for the future.

A twenty-four hour fast is observed on Sri Krishna Jayanti and this is broken at midnight. The most important mantra recited on the day is ‘Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya.’

Sri Krishna is full of life. He showed us the way to live in the modern society. He showed us the concept of Brahman – that life is a continuity. He taught us to remain detached and neutral. Live in the moment and life will be a celebration.
Sri Krishna Janmashtami or Sri Krishna Jayanti is mainly celebrated in Lord Krishna or Vishnu temples. This can be done while performing pujas or throughout the day.

Pujas involve offering flowers and performing Arati.

Reciting or listening to Srimad Bhagavad Purna or Bhagavatam is highly auspicious on the day.

The main time to do Puja is at midnight when Lord Krishna was born. It must be remembered here that Lord Krishna is happy with anything that is offered to him in true devotion. Krishna was happy with sweat drenched beaten rice offered by Kuchela or Sudama. He was happy with the last leaf left in Draupadi’s Akaheyapatra. He was content with the gruel in Vidura’s (Dhritarashtra’s minister in Mahabharata) home. You can offer different varieties of sweets and savaries, milk, butter, curd, etc. as Naivedyam (offering) along with all kinds of fruits.

So, one need not indulge in complex rituals to please Krishna. Just the japa ‘Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya’ rendered devotionally is more than enough.-

Answer 2

Shree Krishna Janmashtami was celebrated all over Mangalore today, with devotion and togetherness. This is a festival that brings the entire family together to meet and mingle, worship, jubilate and feast together. A typical day on Janmashtami for GSB Hindus begins with cleaning the house, have a head bath and prepare pure vegetarian snacks for 'Upavaasa' that do not contain Onions, Garlic or Rice, for those who eat such ingredients are not eligible to perform Ashtami pooja! These items are known as 'Karkate' items.
Rava Idlis
Kolombo(Sambhar) without Onions
Steamed Bananas
Arrow Root Manni
Typical breakfast contains Idlis, Khottiges or Moodes made with Wheat Rava, accompanied by Chutney or Sambhar(Kolumbo), 'Manni' or 'Duddali' made with Arrowroot powder which is a known coolant also sometimes, Chapatis and steamed 'Nendra' bananas with pure ghee and sugar.
Preparing Tulsi for offering
After breakfast, boys and men sit down together and pluck the buds of Tulsi(Holy Basil), taking care not to pluck more than a pair of leaves in one bud and also ensuring that no blades are used to cut the buds.
Preparing Laddu
Women and girls start preparing the sweet dishes such as Sesame and puffed rice powder mixed with jaggery syrup, rolled into small balls or 'Laddus'. Now a days these Laddus are available in most of the Bakeries and sweet stalls, but for pooja, only home made Laddus are used. Other sweet dishes are one or two types of Panchakajjaya, again a jaggery based dish and beaten rice and puffed rice mixed with coconut scraping and jaggery powder. All these sweet dishes are flavoured with cardamom powder.
Variety of Naivedyam and Fruits
Lord Krisna and Radha
Other naivedyam items include a variety of seasonal fruits and a mixture of dry fruits called as 'Nirakshane'. No one is allowed to taste these sweet dishes or naivedyam items before offering them to Lord Krishna!
For the feast, normally two or three side dishes are prepared apart from Rice and Daali Thove.
Colocasia leaves for Alvathi
Alvathi
'Alvathi' is an essential dish which is made from Allova or Colocasia leaves and stems of a particular variety boiled with Amte Kaai(Ambade), green chillies, fresh ginger and a mild coconut masala, seasoned with curry leaves and mustard seeds. This is a delicious dish full of vitamins and minerals.
Moong Daal Usli
Moong Daal Usli is a snack *** side dish which is again good for health. Boiled Moong daal is seasoned with curry leaves, green chillies, mustard seeds and ginger chops and garnished with fresh grated coconut and a dash of hing water.
Channa Upkari
Bengal gram Upkari is also a must for Janmashtami feast. The boiled channas are seasoned and garnished with coconut scrapings and hing water. The water drained from the boiled channas is seasoned separately to make 'Saaru' that goes well with white rice.Some people prepare 'Chippad Rasayana' or Musk Melon pieces soaked in coconut milk sweetened with jaggery powder and garnished with cardamom powder. Raw Phova or beaten rice goes well with this, soaked for a while before consuming.
Priliminary Aarti
In the evening, the family priest arrives with saligrama and other pooja accessories. He first decorates the Krishna Idol on a wooden platform (Mane) covered with a plantain leaf topped with a Lotus leaf. A lotus flower is placed in the centre. Different flowers are decorated in a beautiful formation. Ketaki or Kewda flower is a must to decorate the idol.
Two ginger plants are kept on both sides of the idol. Two pedestal lamps are lit on both the sides. A garland of fresh jasmine adorns the idol.
Aaratis, Shankha and Jaagate
Saligrama is kept in a silver stand specially designed for worshipping it. Tulsi leaf buds are offered by the family members as the priest chants the 'Ashtottaras'and 'Sahasranamas' while performing the pooja, and 'Arghya' of milk is given through 'Ketaki' flowers, while describing various moods of Krishna with Devaki and Rohini, his two guardians! Saligrama is also worshipped along with the idol. All the male members wearing 'Janivara' or holy thread and dhoti perform the pooja.
After the pooja, 'Aarati' (Flame) is shown to the Krishna idol and the priest pleads to Lord Krishna to look after the welfare of the family, while accepting the Naivedyam offered by the family. After he hands over the naivedyam to the head of the family, all the family members salute the lord, touch the flame and accept the 'Teertha' water, 'Gandha(Sandalwood paste) Prasadam' and 'Panchamrita'.
Feast is served to all the members of the family as prasadam, who sit together in rows and eat the prasadam served on plantain leaves.
Thus, all the family members compliment each other for yet another Krishna Janmashtami successfully celebrated!

Vidhi: The daily pooja vidhi during the Vritham is simple. Saranam Vili (chanting of Ayyappa names) should be preferably done twice a day - morning and evening. The timing can be flexible depending on your work schedule. But the poojas should be done after a bath and before partaking of any food.
First chant the "Sharana Ghoshas". As many as you please but with full devotion.
Then the Namaskara sloka - Lokaveeram.......
Offer Naivedhyam - anything it could be freshly cooked rice, payasam, panagam, fruit, dry fruits or even sugar/candy sugar-suit your convenience.
Light a small lamp with Ghee and do Deepam aarthi chanting "Aarya vamsha sujatha namo namo……..
Light camphor and do Karpoora aarthi chanting "Om Akhila bhuvana deepam …..
Complete the pooja by chanting the Mangala aarthi "Om Jaya, Jaya Jaya, Shakti…….."
Prostrate before the Ayyappa photograph

Answer 3

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