Shri Krishna Janamashtami 2025: This year, Janamashtami will be celebrated on Friday, August 15, 2025, marking the 5252nd birth anniversary of Lord Krishna. The most auspicious time for Nishita Pooja, considered the divine moment of Lord Krishna’s birth, will be from 12:04 am to 12:47 pm on August 16, which will last for 43 minutes.
Other major times include:
Ashtami date begins: 11:49 PM, 15 August, 2025
Ashtami Tithi ends: 09:34 PM, 16 August, 2025
Municipal moment: 10:46 pm on Krishna Dashami
Dahi Elephant Festival: Saturday, August 16, 2025
Parana time (according to Dharma Shastra): After 09:34 pm, August 16, 2025
While the ceremonies are filled with music, fasting and devotion, the offering of Panchamirit or Charanamrit during worship has a deep spiritual meaning.
Panchamrit vs Charanamrit: What is the difference?
Although words are often used in mutual, Panchamirit and Charanmarit differ slightly in the objective and tradition:
Panchamrit:
1. Made from five major materials – milk, curd, ghee, honey and sugar.
2. Purity is a symbol of prosperity and divine blessings.
3. The deity (Abhishekam) was mainly designed to bathe during worship, and later introduced as Prasad.
Charanmirat:
1. Usually after the consecration of the deity, using the same punchmarit, sometimes with paired basil leaves, cardamom or dried fruits.
2. Known as the “nectar of the feet of the Lord” because it is sacred during worship.
3. During rituals, the devotees were consumed after touching the feet of the deity.
In short: Panchamirat is offered, Charanamrit is blessing.
The right way to create a panchamirit for Janamashtami
Here are the traditional recipe after many temples and homes:
Material:
→ 1 cup of fresh cow milk
→) Cup fresh yogurt (curd)
→ 1 teaspoon pure ghee
→ 1 teaspoon honey
→ 2 teaspoons powder sugar (or sugar candy)
→ Some basil leaves (optional)
Method:
→ Take a clean silver, copper or steel vessel.
→ Add milk, curd, ghee, honey and sugar one by one.
→ Mix gently with a spoon, avoid vigorously stirring to maintain purity.
→ Add basil leaves to spiritual touch.
→ Nishita Puja offer Panchamirat to Lord Krishna during Abhishekam.
Once the bathing ceremony of the deity is completed, the same panchamrit turns into Charanamrit, which is prepared to distribute as prasad.
Importance of devotion
The offer of the punch is exceeded by just one ritual, the spiritual symbolism of each component is:
Milk: Purity and selflessness
Curd: Prosperity and happiness
Ghee: Knowledge and knowledge
Honey: Sweetness and unity
Sugar: Anand and satisfaction
By consuming Charanamrit, devotees believe that they receive the divine blessings of Lord Krishna for health, prosperity and spiritual development.
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