Bageshwar Baba Dhirendra Shastri
Bageshwar Dham Government Dhirendra Shastri congratulated the devotees on Chhath festival by singing Chhath song during Satyanarayan Katha. During this, he narrated the present glory of the miracle that happened by the grace of Chhathi Mai. Actually, today Chhath Puja is celebrated across the country and it is the third day of the fast. Today Arghya will be offered to the setting sun.
Fasting women take bath in the evening, wear clean clothes, put fruits, thekua, coconut, lamp etc. in a bamboo bowl, stand in the water and offer Arghya to the Sun God and Chhathi Maiya with the mantra Om Suryay Namah. During this, hymns are sung and wishes for the happiness and prosperity of the family are made.
What did Baba Bageshwar say?
Bageshwar Maharaj praised the glory of Chhath Mai. Bageshwar Baba said that Keshav Mehta, the social in-charge of Bageshwar Dham, was unwell for some time. His devoted wife had resolved to observe Chhath Mai fast in Madhubani, Bihar. She wanted her husband to come to Madhubani and celebrate the festival of Chhath. This resolution taken by him has been fulfilled.
Dhirendra Shastri said that when Keshav Mehta’s wife took the pledge, he was unwell. As soon as he took the resolution, his health started improving and today he is completely healthy. He has gone to his home district Madhubani to celebrate this Chhath festival. This story happened only by the grace of Chhathi Mai and this story is not old, but present. At the same time, on the occasion of Chhath festival, Bageshwar Baba sang the hymns of Chhathi Mai from his birthplace and made the whole atmosphere devotional.
Arghya will be offered to the rising sun tomorrow
Here, tomorrow i.e. on Tuesday this festival will end with offering Arghya to the rising sun. After this the fasting women will take Prasad and distribute it among the family. Chhath Puja is not only a festival of faith but also a festival of relationship between nature and humans. Through the worship of Sun and water, this festival gives us the message of cleanliness, discipline and restraint.