Bhishma Dwadashi 2024: Dwadashi of Shukla Paksha of Magh month is known as Bhishma Dwadashi. It is said in the scriptures that fasting on the day of Bhishma Dwadashi brings happiness and prosperity in the house.
Women worship Lord Krishna on this day to wish for the birth of a child. In Sanatan tradition, the worship and worship done on the day of Bhishma Dwadashi is considered to fulfill all the wishes. Let us know the date of Bhishma Dwadashi 2024, puja auspicious time and importance of this day.
Bhishma Dwadashi 2024 date
This year Bhishma Dwadashi is on 20 February 2024, Jaya Ekadashi fast will also be observed on the same day. Bhishma Pitamah sacrificed his life on the Ashtami of Shuklapaksha of Magh month and three days later on Dwadashi, there is a tradition of offering and worshiping Bhishma Pitamah, hence this day is considered very special.
- Magh Shukla Dwadashi date starts – 20 February 2024, 09.55 am
- Magh Shuk Dwadashi date ends – 21 February 2024, 11.27 am
Importance of Bhishma Dwadashi fast
Bhishma Dwadashi fast gives all kinds of happiness and prosperity. Fasting on this day destroys all sins. By worshiping Shri Hari on this day, one gets increase in good fortune, happiness of children etc. Offering offerings to ancestors on Bhishma Dwadashi brings prosperity in the house and the inauspicious effects of Pitra Dosh start getting eliminated.
How to worship Bhishma Dwadashi
To get the auspicious results of the worship of Bhishma Dwadashi, the seeker, after taking bath and meditating, should first offer Arghya to Surya Narayan and meditate on him. After this take a pledge to fast. Now offer yellow flowers, yellow clothes, yellow fruits, yellow sandalwood, yellow sweets, Tulsi leaves etc. to Shri Hari Vishnu and Lord Shri Krishna and recite Shri Vishnusahastranam. After this, offer tarpan to the ancestors through sesame, water and kush. On this day, Brahmins should serve food and donate as per their capacity. In Mahabharata, Lord Krishna had said that the person who donates for his ancestors on the day of Bhishma Dwadashi will always be happy.
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