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News Topical, Digital Desk : The Ashtami Tithi of the Shukla Paksha (waxing moon phase) of the month of Magh is celebrated as Bhishma Ashtami, which will be celebrated this time on Monday, January 26th. The Mahabharata describes how, despite being on a bed of arrows, Bhishma Pitamah waited for Uttarayan to give up his life and did so on Magh Shukla Ashtami. Donating certain items (Bhishma Ashtami Daan) on this day is considered very auspicious. Let's learn more about this.
Description is found in Mahabharata
Shuklashtamyan tu maghasya dadyad bhishmay yo jalam.
Samvatsarkritam sin tatkshanadev nashyati.
The meaning of this verse taken from Mahabharata is that the person who performs Tarpan, Jaldaan etc. for Bhishma on the Ashtami date of Shukla Paksha of Magh month, his sins of the whole year are destroyed.
Donate these things (Bhishma Ashtami Daan)
On Bhishma Ashtami, you can donate sesame seeds (black and white), boiled rice, grains, jaggery, and water to the poor and needy, according to your means. Doing so bestows blessings from the ancestors and absolves all sins. Donating these items on Bhishma Ashtami brings happiness and peace to life. You can also feed Brahmins on this day to attain auspicious results.
Donate white things
To obtain the blessings of the ancestors, donating white items on Bhishma Ashtami is considered auspicious. You can donate milk, yogurt, and white clothes on this day. Doing so pleases the ancestors and blesses them with happiness and prosperity.
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Feeding green fodder and vegetables to cows on Bhishma Ashtami is also considered auspicious. This relieves mental stress and increases positive energy. On this day, people perform Bhishma Tarpan, or water offerings to Bhishma Pitamah, using sesame seeds, Kusha grass, and water. It is believed that this brings freedom from sins and blessings for the growth of their lineage.
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