On the dark night of Chaturdashi, when the terror of Narakasura had spread across all the three worlds, no one knew its end. Then Lord Krishna and Satyabhama entered the battlefield and destroyed Narakasura, the earth lit up with lamps, thus Chhoti Diwali was born.
Story of Choti Diwali: Narak Chaturdashi, also known as Chhoti Diwali, is celebrated every year on the Chaturdashi of Krishna Paksha of Kartik month. On this day, the god of death Yamraj and Hanumanji are worshipped. There is also a tradition of lighting Yama lamp facing south on Narak Chaturdashi. According to religious belief, lighting the Yama lamp facing south protects your family from untimely death. Chhoti Diwali is being celebrated on 19th October. On this occasion, listening or reading the story of Chhoti Diwali is considered very auspicious. So let’s read the story of Chhoti Diwali or Narak Chaturdashi.
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The story of Chhoti Diwali is related to the killing of the demon Narakasura by Lord Krishna. Lord Krishna, with the help of his wife Satyabhama, killed the demon Narakasura on Kartik Krishna Chaturdashi. Since then, Chhoti Diwali is celebrated as the victory of good over evil and lamps are lit on this day. Let us read this story in detail.
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In ancient times there was a powerful demon named Narakasura. This arrogant demon had spread his atrocities in all three worlds. Narakasura stole the gems from the gods, took away Indra’s earrings and took many girls on earth as captives, including about 16,000 girls.
Fed up with the atrocities of Narakasura, Indra sought help from Lord Krishna. Lord Vishnu took the form of Lord Krishna and decided to end the terror of Narakasura. It was believed that Narakasura had the boon that only a woman could kill him.
Therefore, Lord Krishna made his wife Satyabhama his charioteer and with her help he killed Narakasura. After killing Narakasura, Lord Krishna freed 16,100 girls from his captivity. People lit lamps to celebrate the killing of Narakasura. There is a religious belief that Lord Krishna himself bathed with oil after the war, hence even today the tradition of bathing with oil and anointing with paste is prevalent on this day.
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