First of all, HAPPY KRISHNA JANMASHTAMI!!!
Introduction:-
Janmashtami is an incredibly auspicious, encouraging and devotional Hindu festival, which is celebrated in India. As all other different festival celebrated in India, Janamashtami is futher known as Gokulashtami. It is also celebrated on different dates every year! So, in 2021 Janmashtami falls on 31st of August. It falls on Ashtami of Krishna Paksha (8th day) in the month of Bhadrapada. (According to Hindu calendar Bhadrapada is the sixth month and as per Gregorian calendar it is August - September).
Why is Janmashtami celebrated?
As we all know that lord Sri Krishna was a perfect prankster, sweet, handsome, spiritual master, role model, really good king and the supreme personality of godhead. Lord Sri Krishna is the god of protection, love, support, tenderness and compassion.
Janmashtami celebrates the birth anniversary of Lord Sri Krishna. He is the eighth Avatar/ incarnation of Lord Vishnu (God of protection and the tridev). Lord Sri Krishna occurred as son of Devaki and Vasudeva. But he lived with his foster parents: Yashoda and Nandamaharaj. Lord Sri Krishna appeared in dwapara yuga on thd earth. ( In detail: there are 4 yuga- Satya Yuga, Treta Yuga, Dwapara Yuga and Kali Yuga.)
Lord Sri Krishna always has to face many hardships in his life, but his smile never faded away! He always smiled and laughed throughout the struggle & obstacles that he had to face. He was really optimistic.
Lord Sri Krishna is known as Purna Avatar:-
Because in sanskrit the word 'Bhagavan' is explained as the supreme personality who possess these 6 things: all riches, all strength, all fame, all knowledge and all renunciation. Only Lord Sri Rama, Lord Parshuram and Lord Sri Krishna possess all these qualities and hence, they are the only Purna Avatar.
Sixteen Kalas that Sri Krishna possess:-
1. दया (daaya)- Compassion.
2. धैर्य (Dhairya)- Patience.
3. क्षमा (Kshama)- Forgiveness
4. न्याय (Nyaya)- Justice
5. निरपेक्ष (Nirapesha)- Impartiality
6. निरासक्त (Niraasakta)- Detachment
7. तपस्या (Tapasya)- Meditation and Spiritual
8. अपराजेय (Aparajeya)- Invincibility
9. दानशील (Daanshila)- Beneficence, bestower of all the wealth.
10. सौंदर्यमय (Saundaryamaya)- Beauty Incarnate
11. नृत्यज्ञ (Nrityajna)- Best of dancers
12. संगीतज्ञ (Sangitajna)- Best of Singers
13. नीतीवादी (Neetivaadi)- Embodiment of Honesty
14. सत्यवादी (Satyavadi)- Truth Speaker
15. सर्वज्ञता (Sarvajnataa)- Perfect master of all art's, knowledge
16. सर्वनियन्ता (Sarvaniyanta)- controller of the universe.
