Happy KOSHUR Birthday "Bamon Kher" 👍☺️👌Kashmiri Janam din VOHARVOD POOZA💐

#KartikZoonpachPencham
Happy Birthday of #Babbi #BamonKher
The کأشُر Muslims say --”Zah doh Mubarak!!”
while as the Kashmiri Pandits (Hindus) say “Voharvod Mubarak!!”
Vorvahdiyuk shchu Mubarak chaie. Hath hath mubarak
LISTEN #Vohurvood #Pooza for #Peace & #Bliss
Voharvood Mubarak #Babbi #BamonKher #bamonkher
11th Nov 2018 English Cake Birthday
12th Nov 2018 Kashmiri / Koshur Tahar Prepun Vohorvood / Birthday
Before starting the puja, the sacred thread (Yoneye) is changed or
washed chanting the Gayatri Mantra. The invocation of Ganapati and Gurus
and seven Great Immortal Rishis follows.
We invite the Seven Great Immortal Rishis through the Puja and offer
them our obeisance, offerings of food and clothes. We bathe them with
holy water containing many sacred herbs (Aushadees) (vkSkf/k)and other
sacred substances like milk, curd, honey, etc. This is called “Ekemvimshati
Snanam”. Then we take their Charanamrit and offer them a Seat (Aasan)
and request them to remain in the form of Seven Sacred Knots
(Brahamgandh) (czãxkaB) which we make in (Naribandh) to be tied. While
doing this, we seek their blessings so that the one whose Birthday Puja is
being performed would also rise to their stature in his or her life. This
Naribandh with seven knots should be preserved for the whole year till the
next bithday, so that the Seven Great Immortal Rishis protect us from every
evil during the year.
During the Puja we occasionally keep our left hand on our right wrist
so as to indicate that both (husband and wife) are performing this Pujas
jointly. For that we double the essential Stotras from 8 to 16 i.e, 8 for wife
and 8 for husband.
Then we offer “Zang” (tax)as a symbol of good omen and having
spent the previous year comfortable, we are going to enter the new year of
our life. This is symbolised by keeping some coins and salt on a bowl of
uncooked rice ( a Kashmiri Pandit tradition). Dhoop(/kwi) is kept on the side
and Deep (nhi)on the right side.
While performing the puja we have to mention the name of that particular
month in which our birthday falls. There are specific Shlokas for specific
months (these are highlighted and mentioned in the main text). Zeeva
Daan (thok nku)means invoking and giving life to an object by chanting certain
Vedic Hymns.
We wear a ring of Dharba grass or other recommended metals in the
Sun finger. It is said that veins from th is finger touch and control the sexual
and desirous tendencies of the humans (that is perhaps why the people
wear th e engagement ring this finger). The holy Dharba prevents the disturbing
trends from interference while one performs the puja.
There is no restriction for women folk in celebrating and performing
their or other’s birthday Puja.
After performing the puja we prepare yellow coloured cooked rice
(r~gj)or other delicacies. The yellow colour symbolizes the holy colour of
Lord Vishnu the protector the protector and Sustainer of the world. This Puja
is mainly the Puja of Vishnu, but in Kashmiri pandit tradition we almost
always perform every Puja (Praypyun) (ÁsI;qu) along with the Bhairavas and
other presiding deities of the respective areas where we reside. So it is
imperative on us and it is also our tradition to keep the likes and dislikes of
respective presiding Bhairavas and God, Goddess in mind (in Kashmir every
village has got its own presiding Bhairavas who are the Presiding
deities of the Srinagar city). We keep small pieces of cooked yellow rice
known as “Chot” (pksÍ) (as per Kashmiri Pandit tradition a small portion of
food) and perform the puja by offering these symbolic small pieces of food
to every God/Goddess of the Universe. We take a small portion ourselves
before we distribute this ‘Taher” or “Poore”(bread) or other eatables among
our neighbours/friends/relatives
May God bless you with knowledge, health, happiness & wisdom
🌹🙏 *Jai Ho*..
1. #WHAT
Celebrating #Babbi's #BamonKher #Kashmiri birthday....
2. #WHY
a) Keeping the centuries old rituals, traditions, heritage on.
b) Generates positive vibes.
c) Kicks off & trigers good harmones in the body.
d) Gives energy , bond & belongingness to the whole Family
e) Caring & sharing of the Social human fabric.
f) An ode to the rich past & ethos
g) Gives a purpose to human life
3. #HOW
a) Wake up early,
b) do all the cleaning of the home,
c) prepare special delicacy,
d) do BIRTHDAY PUJA in early morning by following the tradition & playing the KOSHUR VOHURVOOD POOJA on speaker phone so that everyone in #Home listens to it in reverence & respect ,
e) distribute PRASAD,
f) Be filled with joy,🤣
g) Thank God!💐👍👌
🙏🌹🌷 🌹
Thanks!
Keep Smiling!
#SanjayKher
01.05.2020