Anant Chaturdashi 2025: Significance
Anant Chaturdashi is one of the most significant festivals of Hindus. In India, people commemorate this day as one of the most auspicious day when they worship Lord Vishnu. Goa and Maharashtra are the two states that celebrate Anant Chaturdashi the most. People pray to Lord Vishnu on this auspicious day. Since Lord Vishnu is referred to as Anant, or infinite, as the name implies, it is solely dedicated to honoring Shree Hari. The serpent named Ananta is believed to be the sleeping bed of Lord Vishnu.
Worshipping Serpent Ananta and Lord Vishnu
By worshiping Lord Vishnu with great love and sincerity, devotees make the most of this day. It is also believed that in order to eliminate the Kaal Sarpa Dosha, those who are afflicted with Sarpa Dosha must worship the serpent Anant on this day in addition to Lord Vishhu. You are advised to organise a Kaal Sarpa Dosha Puja and ask the snake god to forgive you of all your past transgressions.
Ganpati Visarjan on Anant Chaturdashi
On the day of Anant Chaturdashi, Ganpati Visarjan is also celebrated in India with amazing splendor. Devotees dismantle the processions in which they carry Lord Ganpati and immerse him in the pond, sea, and river after ten consecutive days of worshipping the Lord. They give farewell to the Lord and pray that he will come again the next year to bless the followers.
Anant Chaturdashi 2025: Puja Rituals
1. Before beginning puja procedures, devotees rise early and take a sacred bath.2. Mark fourteen tilaks (little vertical strips) with roli on a piece of yellow cloth that has been placed on a wooden plank.3. Put 14 kheer, 14 puri, and 14 sweets (Malpua) on each mark.4. Make the ‘Ocean Of Milk’ (Ksheersagar) Panchamrit and offer it to Lord Anant.5. Lord Anant is symbolized by a sacred thread with fourteen knots, which should be dipped five times in the Panchamrit.6. Take a sankalp of fasting and use kumkum and turmeric to color the sacred thread.7. The Ananta Sutra is the name of this holy thread. Attach this thread to the arm (the left arm for women and the right arm for males). 8. This thread should be kept for 14 days.
Mantra
1. Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaye..!!
2. Shri Krishna Govind Hare Murari Hey Nath Narayan Vasudeva..!!
