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With Ashtami falling at night on both days, there is confusion among the devotees about the date of Sri Krishna Janmashtami. While some people are giving the date of Janmashtami as 29th August, most of them are talking about celebrating Janmashtami on 30th August this time.
In this regard, Pandit AK Shukla says that after years, yoga is being created which will lead to Vaishnavas and households celebrating janma Utsav on the same day Janmashtami. According to Pandit Shukla, this time, after more than 100 years, Jayanti yoga is being celebrated on this day. On the other hand, the festival of Sri Krishna Janmashtami will be celebrated on 30th August 2021 this year.
He says that in fact, according to the Shrimad Bhagwat Purana, Lord Krishna was born in the middle of the night in Janmashtami Bhadra Krishna Ashtami Date, Monday Rohini Nakshatra, and Taurus. Similar yoga is being formed on Janmashtami Gokul Ashtami falling on 30th August this time. When the moon will remain in Taurus and Rohini nakshatra. At the same time, this time Jayanti yoga and Rohini Nakshatra are also being combined.
This time the Ashtami date of Krishna Paksha of Bhadrapada will start from 11.25 pm on Sunday which will last till 01.59 pm on Monday. On 30th August, on the Ashtami date, the moon will be present in Taurus, while Rohini nakshatra will also be present.
*Sri Krishna Janmashtami: The Rules of Muhurat
1. According to Pandit Shukla, Janmashtami Gokulashtami also has certain rules regarding the muhurat of the day, according to which:
2. Janmashtami Janmashtami fast is performed on the first day when Ashtami is present at midnight on the first day. On the second day, when Ashtami is spread at midnight, the fast of Janmashtami is performed on the second day.
3. Moreover, when Ashtami Gokulashtami is spread at midnight on both days, the yoga of Rohini Nakshatra is observed, in which one midnight Rohini nakshatra is performed on the same night.
4. On the other hand, Janmashtami fast is performed on the second day even if Ashtami Krishna Jayanti exists on both days at midnight and Rohini nakshatra is also present in both midnights (midnight).
5.Ashtami Krishna Ashtami at midnight Even if it is prevalent on both days and there is no yoga of Rohini Nakshatra in both the midnights, the Janmashtami fast is performed on the second day itself.
6.Janmashtami fast will take place on the second day even if Ashtami is not prevalent in the middle of the night on both days.
According to sources, devotees will fast on 30th August to seek the blessings of Lord Krishna on The Krishna Janmashtami Janmashtami amidst the rare combination of Jayanti Yoga this time. Also, devotees will decorate the temple of their house to celebrate the Krishna Jayanti the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna. According to astrological calculations, this will be the 5248th birth anniversary of Lord Krishna.
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