Janmashtami 2023: Why is the birth anniversary of Shri Krishna celebrated for 2 days? know the difference between Smart and Vaishnav Janmashtami..

Krishna Janmashtami 2023 Date and Time: Shri Krishna Janmashtami is one of the major festivals of Hindus. This festival is celebrated as the birthday of Shri Krishna, the eighth incarnation of Shri Hari Vishnu. The festival of Shri Krishna Janmashtami is celebrated for two days. This time also Janmashtami will be celebrated on the 6th and 7th of September. Sadhu-Sanyasi, Smart sect will be celebrated on Wednesday i.e. 06 September, while Janmashtami will be celebrated in the temples of the Vaishnav sect on Thursday i.e. 7 September. It is believed that on the first day of Sadhu-Sanyasis, Smarta Sampradaya celebrates Janmashtami every year, while on the second day, Vaishnava Sampradaya and Brijvasis celebrate this festival. But do you know why Krishna Janmashtami is often celebrated for 2 days? Let us know why the Janmashtami of Smartas and Vaishnavas is celebrated on different days.

Why are there 2 dates for Krishna Ashtami?
Smarta and Vaishnava sects celebrate Janmashtami on different days having different dates. Smarta celebrates the first date of Janmashtami and Vaishnava sect celebrates the second date.

This is the reason
Krishna based on Smart ISKCON does not follow the date of birth. According to the Ashtami date and Rohini Nakshatra in Vaishnava culture, the festival of Janmashtami is celebrated. Whereas, Smarta celebrates the festival on the basis of Saptami Tithi. According to Vaishnava followers, the festival of Krishna Janmashtami falls on the Navami and Ashtami dates of the Hindu calendar. According to the Hindu calendar, Shri Krishna Janmashtami is celebrated on the eighth day of Krishna Paksha in the month of Bhadrapada. The birth anniversary of Shri Krishna is celebrated late at night because according to religious beliefs, Lord Krishna was born late at night.

Auspicious time for Janmashtami 2023 puja
The auspicious time to worship Lord Krishna is from 12:02 midnight to 12:48 midnight on 6th September. In this way, the duration of puja will be only 46 minutes. On the other hand, the time of Janmashtami fasting is after 06:09 in the morning of September 7, 2023.

Amazing yoga is being formed
Rohini Nakshatra is visible on Janmashtami. Shri Krishna was also born in Rohini Nakshatra. Rohini Nakshatra will remain from 09:20 in the morning of 6 September 2023 to 10:25 in the morning of 7 September 2023.