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Gopashtami Puja 2025: The festival of Gopashtami is celebrated every year on the Ashtami date of Shukla Paksha of Kartik month. This year the festival of Gopashtami will be celebrated on 30 October. On this occasion, special worship of Lord Shri Krishna and Mother Cow is done and along with it, favorite food is also offered.
There is a belief regarding Gopashtami festival that on this day Lord Krishna and Balram were sent for the first time to graze the cows. From this day itself, Shri Krishna started the cow grazing leela.
There is a religious belief that by worshiping Mother Cow and Shri Krishna on this day, the person gets blessings and also increases happiness and prosperity. This festival is celebrated with enthusiasm mainly in Vrindavan, Braj and Mathura. Let us know how to worship cow on Gopashtami and what are its rules.
Gopashtami puja and service method
- Wake up early in the morning and take bath, after that give bath to mother cow.
- Decorate the place of worship with cow dung, flowers, lamps as well as rangoli.
- Install the idol of Mother Cow and Shri Krishna in the temple.
- Then apply roli and sandalwood on the forehead of mother cow and offer flowers.
- Apply turmeric and oil on their hooves and perform aarti.
- After this also circumambulate the cow.
- Chant the mantras “Gopal Govind Jai Jai” and “Gomata Ki Jai”.
- Feed green grass, fodder and jaggery to the cow.
How to perform Gopashtami puja at home?
- If you do not have a cow at home, then install the idol of Mother Cow in the temple and worship it.
- You can go to the cow shed and serve the cow.
- You can feed the cows in the Gaushala, donate them and also take care of them.
- Serve cows as per your capacity, this will please Shri Krishna also.
- If there is no cowshed, then you will see many stray cows in your surrounding area. You can serve them too.
benefits of cow service
It is believed that serving cow on Gopashtami frees one from sins. This brings peace, financial happiness, prosperity and good health in the family.
This day is considered especially auspicious for those people who face many obstacles in their life and have mental stress. Any devotee who serves Mother Cow with true heart gets the blessings of Shri Krishna.
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