Shubh Angarakhi Sankashti Chaturthi (अंगारिका चतुर्थी)

[ShAivI]

OM SAI RAM !!!

Angaraki Chaturth (अंगारिका चतुर्थी) is a Sankashti Chaturthi falling on Tuesday.
It is considered highly auspicious among all Sankashti Chaturthi days.

Sankashti Chaturthi (संकष्टी चतुर्थी) also known as Sankata Hara Chaturthi is
an auspicious day dedicated to Lord Ganesha. This day is celebrated in
every Lunar month or Hindu calendar month on the fourth day of Krishna Paksha
(dark lunar phase or the waning phase)

According to Hindu mythology, Angarak the son of Mother Earth and Bharadwaj Rishi,
was an accomplished rishi and a great devotee of Lord Ganesha. He worshipped
Lord Ganesha and sought his blessings. On Magh Krishna Chaturthi (the day was Tuesday),
Lord Ganesha blessed him and asked him for a wish. Angarak expressed that his
only wish was to be associated with Lord Ganesha’s name for forever. The Lord granted
his wish and proclaimed that whoever worships Lord Ganesha on Angarika Chaturthi will be
granted all that he/ she prays for. From that day onwards, Magh Krishna Chaturthi came
to be known as Angarak Chaturthi.

On the day of Angarki Sankashti Chaturthi, the devotees observe strict fast from morning
till evening. They break the fast at night after having darshan/auspicious sight of the moon
preceded by prayers and pooja of Lord Ganesha. The Angarki Chaturthi (angarak in Sanskrit
means red like burning coal ambers) Devotees believe their wishes would be fulfilled if they
pray on this auspicious day. The fast of Sankashti Chaturthi is generally started from the day
"Angarki Sankashti Chaturthi". Also Angarki Sankashti means deliverance during troubled times,
hence observing this fast is believed to reduce your problems as Lord Ganesha symbolizes the
remover of all obstacles and supreme lord of intelligence. Before moonlight the Ganapati
Atharvashesha is recited to summon the blessings of Lord Ganesha.

Traditional stories tell that Lord Ganesha was created by goddess Parvati, consort of Lord Shiva.
Parvati created Ganesha out of sandalwood paste that she used for her bath and breathed life
into the figure. She then set him to stand guard at her door while she bathed. Lord Shiva
returned and, as Ganesha didn't know him, he didn't allow him to enter. Lord Shiva became
enraged and asked his follower ghosts to teach the child some manners. Ganesha was
very powerful, being born of Parvati, the embodiment of shakti (or power). He defeated the
ghost-followers (called "Ghana"s) and declared nobody was allowed to enter while his mother
was bathing. The sage of heavens, Narada, along with the Saptarshi (the seven wise rishis)
sensed a growing turmoil and went to appease the boy with no results. Angered, the king of
Gods, Indra attacked the boy with his entire heavenly army but even they didn't stand a
chance. By then, this issue had become a matter of pride for Parvathi and Shiva.

OM SAI RAM, SHRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM !!!

[Aina]

Happy sankashti chaturthi
jai sai ram