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Maha Kumbh 2025: Kumbh is said to be India’s largest religious and cultural event, which takes place every 12 years in holy places like Prayagraj, Haridwar, Ujjain and Nashik. During this time, crores of saints and devotees from across the country and abroad gather to take a dip of faith in holy rivers like Ganga, Yamuna, Saraswati, Godavari and Shipra. It is believed that during Kumbh the water of these rivers becomes as pure as nectar.
The auspicious beginning of Mahakumbh is going to happen from Monday 13th January 2025. The first royal bath of Kumbh will also be held on this day. Maha Kumbh will be organized in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh and during this time sages, saints and devotees will take bath at Triveni Sangam. There are many mythological stories associated with the Kumbh Mela. Also, based on the position of specific planets, Kumbh is organized every 12 years. But do you know that the Kumbh, which is considered to be the most important among the festivals, started due to the mistake of a deity. Do you know whose fault Kumbh started?
Due to whose fault did Kumbh start?
The story of the beginning of Kumbh Mela is related to the churning of the ocean. Description of this story is found in Vishnu Purana, Kurma Purana, Skanda Purana, Bhagwat Purana and Baihamvaivarta Purana etc. Apart from this, legends related to Kumbh are also very popular among the people. According to the popular legend related to Kumbh, Kumbh started due to the fault of the Moon. However, there is no description of the legend in the Puranas. But Professor of Ancient History in Allahabad University. Dr. D.P.Dubey in his book ‘Kumbh Mela: Pilgrimage to the Greatest Cosmic Fair’ A complete description of the legend related to Kumbh is found in. According to these legends, the Kumbh Mela is considered to have started due to the fault of the Moon.
According to the legend, the gods and demons together churned the ocean to obtain the pot of nectar. 14 precious gems came out from the churning of the ocean, in which Lord Dhanvantari appeared at the end carrying the nectar pot. A dispute broke out between the gods and demons to get the nectar. Then Indra’s son Jayant started running away with the nectar to save himself from the demons.
Moon did not fulfill the responsibility
It is said that when Jayant was running away with the nectar pot, Sun, Moon, Jupiter and Saturn were also with him. All these gods were assigned various responsibilities for the safety of nectar. It was the responsibility of Sun God that the nectar pot should not break in any way, Moon had to ensure that the nectar does not spill, Devguru Brihaspati was entrusted with the task of stopping the demons and Shani had the responsibility of keeping an eye on Jayant itself. Lest Jayant himself drink the nectar.
According to the legend, all the gods fulfilled their respective responsibilities. But due to Chandra Dev’s mistake, drops of nectar fell in Prayagraj, Haridwar, Nashik and Ujjain. Therefore, the water of the rivers of these places is considered as sacred as nectar and Kumbh Mela is organized at these places. However, the description of this legend is not found in the Puranas.
The organization of Kumbh Mela is also associated with astronomical events. According to this, when Sun, Moon, Jupiter and Saturn come in a particular position then Kumbh is organized at these places and the position of these planets is formed every 12 years. This is the reason why Kumbh is also organized every 12 years.
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