Sankatahara Chathurthi

  • The word ‘Sankat’ or ‘Sankata’ means problems and ‘Hara’ means removing or mitigating. Chaturthi is the 4th day after the New Moon Day or the Full Moon Day.
  • Sankatahara Chaturthi is thus the day meant especially for eliminating one’s problems.
  • This is an auspicious day when Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles, is worshipped for getting rid of difficulties.

Significance of Sankatahara Chaturthi

  • As per legacy says, Lord Ganapati or Ganesha is regarded as the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati.
  • He is hailed as the remover of obstacles and the harbinger of success, and so, he is both loved and venerated.
  • He has an elephant face, but also has a primordial form with a human head. He is celebrated as the hero of strength, a happy dancer, a sweet child and many more.
  • It is considered a good custom to seek his blessings while starting any endeavor or undertaking any venture.

Invoke Lord Ganesha for Wealth, Success and Material Prosperity

For progress, shrewdness and abundance who else to venerate however Lord Ganesha! Vinayaka, Vigneshwara or Ganapati is the ruler who is viewed as the remover of snags. He is the ideal encapsulation of expressions and science, known for his extraordinary information and keenness.

He eliminates obstructions and subsequently called Vignaharta, Ganadhipa, one who leads masses and Buddhipriya, one who’s attached to insight. He’s additionally the leader of root chakra or Muladhara Chakra that is answerable for the establishment or security of life and furthermore liable for material thriving.

Mythology behind Sankatahara Chaturthi

As per legends, Goddess Parvati made Lord Ganesha, as she felt the requirement for an escort while she had a shower. She made a kid out of sandalwood glue, revived the kid and asked him not to let anybody inside her premises. At the point when Lord Shiva stayed with the Goddess, the little fellow limited him, without realizing that the Supreme Lord is his dad. A gigantic fight broke in the middle of them, in which Shiva decapitated Ganesha. At the point when Parvati returned, she was stunned to see her child dead and removed on an awful structure from outrage. Master Shiva, attempted to revise his mix-up, fixed an elephant’s head over the kid’s body and rejuvenated him. It is accepted that this occasion and the honor of calling Ganesha as the ‘Master of the Ganas’ and ‘remover of impediments’ occurred on Sankatahara Chaturthi.

Rituals of Sankatahara Chaturthi

The fourth Waning Moon is an occasion of spiritual significance when the energies available will substantially amplify the effect of any worship done. Hence, Sankatahara Chaturthi is specially chosen for Ganesha’s worship to get effective relief from obstacles. Ancient texts too speak about the importance of the day, narrating stories highlighting its significance. While people visit temples for offering prayers to the Lord, idols of Ganapati made of clay are also installed at homes and worshipped.
Sankatahara Chaturthi worship consists mainly of the ceremony of smashing coconuts. In this, coconuts in large and varying numbers are smashed on stone or the ground in front of the idol or select locations, as a form of ritualistic worship. Just like Lord Shiva having three eyes symbolizing the three fundamental activities of creating, preserving and destroying, the coconut too has three eyes that stand for ego, illusion, and karma that form the very basis of any obstacle. By smashing the three-eyed coconut, we can wipe out the karmic influences, so that all impediments are removed, and we can make rapid progress in both, the material and spiritual domains.

Benefits of Glorifying Lord Ganesh on Sankashti Chaturthi 

  • Invoking Lord Ganesh on Sankashti Chaturthi grants wealth and material prosperity.
  • It ensures success in all matters by removing obstacles that stand in the way of progress.
  • Lord Ganesha is a powerful god who can reverse destiny by performing miracles.
  • Expect victory in all professional and personal ventures.
  • Collect divine virtues and achieve Moksha very easily.