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Anant Chaturdashi

Vishnu ji

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Anant Chaturdashi

Why it is celebrated

On Bhadrapad Shukla Chaturdashi, families worship Vishnu ji in his Anant (endless) form. After the puja, a sacred thread with fourteen knots, the Anant sutra, is tied on the arm. The ten-day Ganesh festival also ends today with Ganesh visarjan.

The story

In the Mahabharata tradition, Shri Krishna told Yudhishthir about the Anant vrat during the hard years of exile, and shared this story.

A brahmin named Sumant had a daughter, Sushila. After her mother passed away, her stepmother was harsh to her. When Sushila grew up, she was married to the sage Kaundinya. On the way to her husband's home, by a river, she saw some women worshipping Anant Bhagwan. She joined them with faith and tied the fourteen-knot Anant sutra on her arm. Slowly, happiness came into their home.

One day Kaundinya saw the thread on his wife's arm. He felt their good days were the result of his own cleverness and hard work, so he pulled off the thread and threw it into the fire. After that, one trouble after another came to the family.

Then Kaundinya understood his mistake. He wandered from forest to forest looking for Anant Bhagwan. When he fell down, worn out, the Lord came to him as an old brahmin and then showed himself in his Anant form. He asked Kaundinya to keep the vrat for fourteen years. Kaundinya kept it with all his heart, and peace returned to his home.

Puja vidhi

  1. Bathe in the morning and take a sankalp for the puja and vrat.
  2. Place a kalash of water on a chowki with an idol or picture of Vishnu ji; many homes make a form of Anant Bhagwan from kusha grass.
  3. Keep the fourteen-knot Anant sutra, dyed with haldi or kesar, in front of the Lord.
  4. Offer roli, rice, flowers, incense, a lamp and bhog, then listen to the Anant vrat katha.
  5. After the puja, tie the Anant sutra: men on the right arm, women on the left.
  6. Do the aarti and share prasad. Homes that brought Ganpati home do his visarjan today with love.

Food

Puri, kheer or malpua as bhog; many families eat one simple meal today, often without salt.

Wishes to send

  • Warm wishes on Anant Chaturdashi! May Vishnu ji's grace always be with you.

  • The fourteen-knot Anant sutra is a sign of endless faith. May there always be peace in your home.

  • Ganpati Bappa Morya, come back soon next year! On this visarjan day, may Bappa's blessings stay with you.

  • May Anant Bhagwan fill your life with patience, love and faith.

  • Hari is endless, and endless are his stories. Greetings to you and your family on Anant Chaturdashi.

  • Saying goodbye to Bappa fills the heart, but his blessings always stay with us. Happy Anant Chaturdashi!

For your status

  • The Anant sutra is tied, the heart full of faith.

  • Ganpati Bappa Morya, come soon next year!

  • Jai Anant Bhagwan, Jai Shri Hari.

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