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Janmashtami 2020: know when is the festival of Janmashtami, worship Lord Krishna in this Muhurta

Krishna Janmashtami 2020 Date: According to the almanac, the festival of Janmashtami will be celebrated on August 12. On this day, the date and constellation of Ashtami is. Moon will be in Aries on this day. Let’s know about the story of the birth of Shri Krishna and the auspicious time of Janmashtami.

Janmashtami 2020 Date And Timing: 

Janmashtami is on 12 August. This time the festival of Janmashtami is very special. According to the almanac, the growth of yoga is being done on this day. Talking about the position of the planets, the Sun will remain in Cancer on this day.

What is janmashtami

the birth of Lord Krishna celebrated the day of Janmashtami as the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna. It is believed that the birth of Krishna was born on the Ashtami of the Krishna Paksha of Bhadrapada month at midnight in Rohini Nakshatra. That is why the Ashtami of the Krishna Paksha of Bhadrapada month is celebrated as the birth anniversary of God. If the date of Ashtami and Nakshatra is Rohini then it is considered a very special coincidence.


According to Janmashtami legend , Ugrasen kings ruled in Mathura city during Dwapar era. His son’s name was Kansa. But one day, after getting a chance, he took his father off the throne and put him in prison and declared himself king.


There was also a sister of Akashvani Kansa, whose name was Devaki. Devaki’s marriage was fixed with Vasudev and all the rituals of pompous marriage were completed, but as Kansa was leaving the chariot to send Devaki off, only then did Akashvani say that Devaki’s eighth son would kill Kansa.

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Vasudev explained to Kansa

Kansa was frightened after hearing Akashvani, she decided to kill Devaki, but Vasudev explained to her that there is no fault of Devaki in this, there is fear of Devaki’s eighth child. Therefore, they will hand over their eighth child to Kamsa.

Devaki and Vasudev were put in prison.

Kansa understood Vasudev’s point in prison and but he imprisoned Devaki and Vasudev in prison. But then Narad ji came there and asked Kansa, which will be the eighth womb, how will it be known. On this, Kans murdered all the children arising from Devaki’s womb one by one.

Lord Krishna born on Ashtami Tithi

Time passed and Sri Krishna was born on the Ashtami of Bhadrapada Krishna Paksha in Rohini Nakshatra. After the birth of Shri Krishna, there was a bright light in the prison and all the doors opened, the soldiers slept. When the light slowed down, Lord Vishnu appeared before Vasudev and Devaki and said that he would take the eighth avatar in the form of Krishna. He asked Vasudev ji that he should immediately take him to Nand Baba in Gokul and bring the girl just born to him and hand it over to Kamsa. Vasudev handed over to Krishna and gave the girl to Kamsa. As soon as Kansa raised his hand to kill the girl, then the girl disappeared into the sky and it was predicted that the one whom Kans wants to kill has reached Gokul. Kansa gets angry on hearing this. In childhood, God created many leelas and one day when the occasion came to Mathura, Lord Krishna killed Kansa.

Janmashtami Puja Muhurat


August 11, 2020- Nishita Puja Time: 12:05 AM to 12:47 AM, August 12
Duration: 00 hours 43 minutes

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