Why do Ashada Krishna celebrate Ashtami, Shitalashtami, know the importance of celebrating Basaura on this day
Ashadh ashtami vrat 2025: The Ashtami of Krishna Paksha of Ashada month is celebrated as Sheetlashtami. However, the main festival of Sheetlashtami is celebrated on the Ashtami date of the Krishna Paksha of Chaitra month, which is known as ‘Basoda’ or ‘Shitala Saptami/Ashtami’. In the year 2025, the Sheetlashtami fast of Ashadh is falling on Thursday, Thursday.
According to religious belief, which is one of the four major Ashtami dates (Chaitra, Vaishakh, Jyeshtha and Ashtami of Krishna Paksha of Ashada) dedicated to the worship of Sheetla Mata. Although the Sheetlashtami of Chaitra is the most prevalent, the Ashtami of Ashada is also considered auspicious for the worship of Sheetla Mata. Come, why do Ashadh Krishna celebrate Ashtami and know the importance of celebrating ‘Basaura’ on this day:
Why does Ashada Krishna celebrate Ashtami, Sheetlashtami: Sheetla Mata is considered the goddess of health and hygiene, which protects from smallpox, measles, boils and other cold and skin related diseases. Skanda Purana mentions Mata Sheetla, where she is also considered an incarnation of Durga and Parvati.
• Health and disease liberation: The main objective of worshiping Sheetla Mata is prevention and treatment from infectious diseases, especially smallpox (also known as ‘Mata’ Real). There is also a risk of some infections at the end of the summer season and the arrival of the rainy season, in such a situation, the worship of Sheetla Mata is wished for health.
• Providing coolness: Mata Sheetla is called the goddess of coolness. Their worship provides coolness to the body and gets rid of diseases related to fever (fever) and heat.
• Symbol of cleanliness: The hands of Mata Sheetla have urns (holy water), soup (for cleanliness), broom (for hygiene) and neem leaves (medicinal properties). All this symbolizes hygiene and freedom from diseases. His worship also emphasizes the importance of cleanliness.
Importance of celebrating ‘Basaura’ (stale food): The word ‘Basaura’ or ‘Basoda’ is derived from ‘stale food’. It is an integral part of the festival of Sheetlashtami, especially on the Sheetlashtami of Chaitra month. This tradition is played in some places on the Sheetlashtami of Ashada.
• Religious importance:
– Coldness to Goddess: It is believed that Mata Sheetla loves cold things and stale food. They are happy to offer them this. On this day, the stove is not burnt in the houses, so that the goddess can be provided with coolness.
– Protect from outbreak: It is believed that by making hot food and eating on this day, Mata Sheetla can become angry, which can cause physical pain (such as smallpox, boils). Hence stale food is eaten.
• Scientific and health related importance:
– Weather change: Sheetlashtami comes under the winter of cold and summer season. At this time the weather changes and eating hot food increases bile in the body, which can cause skin diseases and other diseases. The tradition of eating stale (cold) food helps to adapt the body to the weather.
– dietary habits: This tradition motivates people to consume more cold things in summer, which is helpful in keeping the body hydrated and healthy.
– Inspiration of cleanliness: Since stale food is eaten on Basaura, the food is prepared in a very clean way a day before and it also reflects the importance of cleanliness. Therefore, stale food or Basoda festival on Sheetlashtami is a symbol of blessings of Mata Sheetla.
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