Navratra Akhand Jyoti
Navratra Akhand Jyoti (Uninterrupted flame, Akhand Jyoti, Jyot, Jyoti, Mata ki Jyoti) नवरात्रों (में) अखंड ज्योति is an oil lamp that burns continuously for 9–10 days on the festival of Navaratri in the honor of the divine Devi (Durga). A Jyoti is an essential part of puja, especially at arti (Hinduism).[1]
Jyoti[]
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Jyoti is a holy flame that is lit with cotton wicks and ghee or mustard oil. It is the prayer ritual of devotional worship performed by Hindus offer to the deities. Jyoti is also a representation of the divine light and a form of the Hindu goddess Durga shakti.[2]
Akhand jyoti[]
अखंड ज्योति (Akhand jyoti) means a flame that burns without any interruption. The jyot burns all the time following certain rituals.[3][4][5] For instance it is said in the vedas that
Diya with ghee should be kept on the right hand side of Goddess and an oil lit diya should be kept Diya with ghee should be kept on the left side.[6][7]
Deepam ghrut yutam dakshe, tel yutah ch vamatah, tel yutah ch vamatah
Others[]
There is a Durga temple in Bihar where the jyot has been burning continuously for more than 100 years.[8]
There is tradition of bringing jyot from Jwala ji temple for Mata Durga's Jagran.[9]
See also[]
- Puja (Hinduism)
- Arti (Hinduism)
- Navaratri
- Jagran
- Agni
References[]
- ^ "जानें क्या है नवरात्रि में अखंड ज्योत का महत्व? किन बातों का रखें ख्याल". Zee Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh. 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
- ^ "Durga signifies the innermost power of consciousness". www.dailyo.in. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
- ^ नवभारतटाइम्स.कॉम (2020-03-25). "Navratra Akhand Jyoti : नवरात्र में जलाते हैं अखंड ज्योति, जानें जरूरी और काम की बातें". नवभारत टाइम्स (in Hindi). Retrieved 2021-02-23.
- ^ "नवरात्रि: अखंड ज्योति प्रज्वलित करने वाले रखें ध्यान, मां न हो जाएं नाराज". punjabkesari. 2017-03-20. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
- ^ Sārikā (in Hindi). Beneta Kolamaina eṇḍa Kampanī. 1987. p. 36.
- ^ Sivkishen (2015-01-23). Kingdom of Shiva. Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd. ISBN 978-81-288-3028-0.
- ^ "नवरात्रि 2017: कहीं आप भी तो इस दिशा में नहीं रख रहें अखंड ज्योत, होता है अशुभ". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 2021-02-23.
- ^ "Durga temple where holy flame is burning for 101 years". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
- ^ "जानें, क्यों जलती रहती है ज्वाला माता मंदिर में हमेशा ज्योत". www.jagran.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 2021-02-23.
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- Oil lamp
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