Vijayadashami 2023: Dussehra i.e. ‘Vijayadashami’ festival is on Tuesday, 24 October 2023, on Dashami Tithi of Ashwin month, in conjunction with Parakram Yoga, Budhaditya Yoga, Ravi Yoga, Gand Yoga and Dhanishtha Nakshatra.
Dashami Tithi of Ashwin Shukla Paksha is the day when Lord Shri Ram achieved victory by killing Lankan King Ravana. This festival is considered a symbol of the victory of knowledge over ignorance, faith over superstition, justice over injustice and light over darkness. Therefore every person should remove bad thoughts from his mind.
This lesson is learned from the festival of Vijayadashi
- Dashanan Ravana died due to his brother Vibhishana revealing the secret of nectar in his navel to Ram. Since then it has become a saying that ‘the one who pierces the house will destroy Lanka.’ We should learn from this that man should not share his secrets with anyone.
- Whereas Vibhishan chose religion between religion and his brother. This also teaches us that we all should follow the path of religion. Because religion is greater than all relationships.
- Apart from being an expert in Tantra-Mantra, Siddhis, scriptures, a great scholar, astrologer and an ascetic, Ravana was a great devotee of Devadhidev Mahadev. But when he gained power through devotion, he deviated from the path of devotion and became arrogant and tyrannical. Arrogance and oppression always pave the way for downfall.
- The festival of Vijay Dashami is not just a festival but it also inspires us to give up the ten types of vices prevalent in our lives – lust, anger, attachment, greed, pride, laziness, violence and theft.
These works are considered auspicious on Vijayadashami
- On this day, in Vijay Muhurta, between 12:15 pm and 2 pm, along with worshiping Lord Shri Ram and Saraswati, do special worship of weapons, horses and vehicles.
- Vikramaditya had worshiped weapons on this festival, hence the tradition of Shami Puja and weapon worship continues on Dussehra.
- On this day, seeing Neelkanth in the evening is considered auspicious.
- In the Dwapar Yuga, Arjun had worshiped the Shami tree on Vijayadashami for victory.
- On this day, when Lord Shri Ram was leaving for Lanka, the Shami tree had announced the victory of the Lord. Therefore, Aparajita and Shami are worshiped during the victory period.
- Dashami date of Shuklapaksha of Ashwin month i.e. Vijayadashami has been called Swayamsiddhi Abujha Muhurta. Apart from marriage, all kinds of auspicious works can take place in this Muhurta. Therefore, there is no need to see any auspicious time during the day for buying and selling property, vehicle, flat, house, building, Vaastu, business, office, travel etc.
Remedies for Vijayadashi (Vijayadashami 2023 Upay)
On this day, sitting in the puja room of your house, spread a red cloth on the bed and write down whatever problems you are facing in your life using Ashtagandha with a pomegranate pen. After this, light 5 lamps in front of Bhojpatra and put some mustard and one clove in each lamp. Then take rose flowers and say “Om Shreem Hreem Aem Vijay Siddhi Vardaya Dehi Maam Vaishchit Falam Aem Hreem Shreem Om”. Keep chanting 5 rosaries of this mantra and offering it on the Bhojpatra.
After completion of chanting the mantra, pray with folded hands that the problem written on the Bhojpatra should be solved and there should always be peace and happiness in the family. After doing this, float the Bhojpatra in any flowing water and think in your mind that your troubles are coming to an end. Wash your hands and face after coming back home.
For happiness, prosperity and prosperity in the house – worship Goddess Jaya and Vijaya, the assistants of Goddess Durga, before burning Ravana. After this, worship the Shami tree and then bring some soil from the tree and keep it in the worship place of the house.
Along with this, by making a new broom and secret donation in the temple on this day, problems in life along with shortage of money will also go away.
