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Our Mother’s Day is on upcoming Monday according to Hindu Sanskriti. Pithori Amavasya tithi is called Matrudin. This is Shravan Amavasya (new moon), which every mother in Hindu Sanskriti prays for her children, to become healthy and strong. She is praying to Choushashtha Yogini Devi means Matru Shakti for continuation of progeny and having a child with good health and strong immunity.
Every Hindu ritual, tradition and festival has its own meaning and essentially relates to the health of the people. Shravan month is the month of festival worships and related to praying to God, Goddess and all. Shravana Amavasya (new moon) is also called as Pithori Amavasya and on this day worshiping Choushashtha Yogini is observed.
Why we worship Choushashtha Yogini? There is a mythological story behind this. Once upon a time, on this day one Brahmin women lost her child every year, so she prayed and offered penance for her died children to this Choushashtha Yogini goddess. These Yogini gave birth to all children again who were died.
This myth is related to the health issues of the children, infants who struggle to continue with life. Few of them died due to carelessness or less medicines, so these Choushashtha Yogini goddess offered them good food, medicines or other necessary things from nature, to the mother, so she can maintain a good health of her children and keep them alive.
Another story of these Goddesses talks about a monster called as Rakthbeej. He created havoc with atrocities and harassment to the people. These Goddesses did fight a war with Rakthbeej and killed him. Yogini means strongest of women. So, people worship and conduct rituals to these Choushashtha yoginis on this day. There are 2 – 3 temples of Choushashtha Yogini in India. One is at Khajuraho (M.P.), one is at Hirapur (Orissa) and another at Morani (M.P.). Peculiarity of these temples is that these Goddesses Choushashtha Yogini sculptures arranged circularly in a single compartment. This Temple does not have roof it means there is a belief that women have inborn Infinite power to sustain the life.
This day teaches us that Women must take care of themselves. It indicates that in our culture, she is called as AAI, Shakti. She can give birth so the circle of these temples without roof is the indication of uterus of the woman and we worship them.
Upon the background of recent unfortunate incidences and disturbing news in our country, every Indian must respect a Woman. This day of Pooja of Choushashtha Yogini is the symbol of respect and acknowledgement towards the power of every woman. They must take care of themselves, must become healthy. She should take proper food, do exercise and maintain herself because she is a symbol of creation and propagation. We all have to follow the rules and regulations created by nature. We are created and nurtured by the nature. So, to seek blessings of these goddesses is important.
Ayurveda, Indian health science, follows the medicine prepared from natural herbs which are less hazardous and are free from side effects. This system is in close relation to the mother nature. Ayurbreeze Botanicals follows this Ayurveda and prepare natural, authentic Ayurvedic medicines from natural herbs. Our all products are useful to entire family members in some ways.
My sincere and best wishes all the girls and women on this auspicious day!!!
- Anuja A. Kulkarni
- Director, Ayurbreeze Botanicals OPC Pvt. Ltd.