The Splendour Of Pushkarams

• River Krishnaveni glows with the spirit and beauty of pushkarams
• Sacred dip in the flow of the waters
• YSRCP wishes all the devotees

The word pushkaram translated to ‘something that nurtures’, i.e. water. Water nurtures every living being. Water has great importance in Hindu tradition. Hinduism emphasizes water as the basis of life. Hence, rivers are worshipped and rituals like pushkarams have come to be celebrated.

The mythological importance of pushkarams

Mythology mentions a person Tundila, who worshipped Lord Shiva, who blessed him to be in the form of water, having Lordship over 32 crore sacred water bodies. This tundila then became famous and remembered as ‘Pushkara’. At the time of the nature’ creation by Lord Brahma, Pushkara played a major role, being in the form of water. Since then, Pushkara has had the honour of traveling along with Brihaspathi (Jupiter and the Guru of Gods). Pushkara is said to be a form of Lord Shiva himself. Astrologically, Brihaspathi a.k.a Jupiter is said to live in every sunsign for a year. So he changes sunsign a.k.a raashi once every year. So along with him Pushkara enters the river collaborated with that particular raashi, every year. As Brihaspathi enter the raashi ‘Kanya’, Pushkara is said to inhabit River Krishna.

The ritual of pushkarams

Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu are worshipped at the time of pushkarams. Sacred bath/dip is observed in river in order to worship the Lord Shiva in liquid form. People stand facing the flow of the river and pray. They take the sacred bath and worship the river. Later, ancestors are worshipped and sought blessings from. Then they visit nearby temples as much as possible.