Janmastami--The Appearance Day of Lord Krishna

Today is the most auspicious day when Lord Sri Krishna appeared in this world approximately 5,000 years ago. By His appearance He accomplishes many things. He delivers the pious and annihilates the miscreants. He appears along with many of His associates from the spiritual world to display a sample of His transcendental pastimes in the spiritual world for attracting us, the fallen, conditioned souls of this world to come back to the spiritual world to rejoin Him for an amazingly blissful eternal existence with Him in His divine abode. There is no greater cause for celebration than this. Therefore devotees all over the world absorb themselves fully in Krishna consciousness on this day. They completely fast up from all eating (water is allowed) up until midnight at which time they participate in an arati ceremony to commemorate Krishna's appearing in this world at midnight. And then they honor a feast of Krishna prasadam.

Take advantage of this holiest of all days to supercharge your Krishna consciousness.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Sri Krishna Appears in the Prison of KamsaSri Krishna Appears in the Prison of Kamsa

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version:

Question: How to Observe Janmastami at Home?

I want to worship Lord shri Krishna on Janmastmi at my home. How can i do it properly?
Guide me. And at what time?

Dipti

Answer: Hear, Chant, Cook, Worship, and Feast

Hear and chant about Krishna all day with complete fasting. Only water is allowed. Cook a marvelous feast and offer it to Krishna at 11:30pm. At midnight offer arati to Krishna and then partake of the feast.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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