Importance of lamp donation
What is Deepdan: Kartik month is the eighth month of the Hindu calendar, which is considered very sacred. This month is considered dedicated to Lord Vishnu, the protector of the world. During this period, along with Lord Vishnu, great importance has been given to the worship of Tulsi. Apart from this, donating lamps in the month of Kartik is considered very special. In this article we will tell you what is lamp donation, the method of lamp donation and what is the importance of lamp donation in the month of Kartik.
What is lamp donation?
Deepdan means donating or keeping a lamp at a suitable place by lighting it. The lamp is donated to a deity, a holy river or the house of a learned Brahmin. Mainly lamp donation is done to wish for happiness, peace and prosperity in life. Donating a lamp is also considered a symbol of knowledge and bright future. Donating lamps has special significance especially in the month of Kartik and it gives inexhaustible virtue.
Importance of donating lamps in the month of Kartik
Donating lamps in the month of Kartik is considered to give very auspicious results. By donating a lamp in the month of Kartik, a person gets the benefit of being filled with divine light and paving the way to attain salvation. According to religious belief, by donating in the month of Kartik, a person can get freedom from the cycle of birth and death and also get the blessing of being born in a great family in the next life.
- Moksha and freedom from rebirth:- By donating a lamp in the month of Kartik, a person becomes free from the cycle of birth and death.
- Attainment of divine radiance:- By donating an unbroken lamp near Shri Keshav in the month of Kartik, a person becomes filled with divine radiance.
- Attainment of virtue:- By donating a lamp in the month of Kartik, one gets the results of all yagyas and pilgrimages, which is much more than the results obtained from other donations.
- Destruction of sins:- In the month of Kartik, taking bath before sunrise and donating a lamp destroys all the sins of a person.
- Auspicious results in next life:- Lighting a lamp in front of Tulsi in the month of Kartik increases the chances of a person being born in a great family in the next life.
Which world is attained by donating a lamp in the month of Kartik?
According to religious beliefs, in the month of Kartik lamp donation By doing this one attains worlds like Vishnu Lok, Lakshmi Lok and Moksha. Also, in the month of Kartik lamp donation By doing this one also gets inexhaustible virtue. In the temple in Kartik month lamp donation From this one attains the world of Vishnu. Right there, on the river ghat lamp donation By donating, the souls of ancestors get peace and salvation. Near the main entrance of the house or the Tulsi plant lamp donation Doing this brings wealth and prosperity and destroys all sins.
When to donate lamp?
Donating lamps is especially done in the month of Kartik, which is called the month of lamp donation. Apart from this, donating lamps is also considered important on the occasion of Diwali, Narak Chaturdashi and Kartik Purnima. Donating lamps should be done when it is dark i.e. before sunrise (Brahma Muhurta) or after sunset. Deep donation is done at the worship place of the house, near the Tulsi plant, at the ghat of river or pond and in temples.
Which mantra should be chanted while donating a lamp?
While donating a lamp in the month of Kartik, one should chant the mantra ‘Shubham Karoti Kalyanam’, which means salutations to the light of the lamp which brings auspiciousness and well-being, which gives health and wealth and which destroys the enemy’s intelligence.
How to donate lamp in the month of Kartik?
Prepare the lamp:- Take an earthen lamp and fill it with ghee or sesame oil. Then make a cotton wick and place it in the lamp.
select location:- You can donate a lamp on the banks of a river or pond, near the home temple or a Tulsi plant.
Donate a lamp:- Instead of keeping the lamp directly on the ground, place it over rice or saptdhaan, so that the land is not damaged.
Prayers and Mantras:- While lighting the lamp, remember God and speak your wishes.
Offer water:- Also offer some water along with the lamp.
Come back home:- After lighting the lamp and worshiping, return home without looking.
Rules for donating lamps
The number of lamps and lights in the lamp donation is decided as per the wish.
If you cannot go near the river, then you can invoke the river at home and donate a lamp.
While donating lamps, one should not light one lamp from another.
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