The countdown to the Simhastha Kumbh Mela has
begun. This largest festival of the celebration of faith witnesses plethora of
human engagements and emotions. The ephemeral town constructed especially for
devotees to take a dip in the holy waters of one of the rivers; Kshipra, Ganga
or Godavari, is a tradition that is going on since more than last two thousand
years. This time, the Kumbha Mela has come calling after twelve long years at
the pious city of Ujjain. The foreigners get attracted to the festival mainly
to get the overwhelming pilgrimage experience by watching the real pilgrims.
Let us get enlightened by knowing more about the spiritual benefits one can get
by attending the holy festival.
1. Kumbh Mela is the best
place and time to get rid of the ego we carry within ourselves regarding
appearance, achievements, relationships, etc. It is a place where one can give
away all the worldly desires and empty their bodies. It is believed that our
body form is "Kumbh" filled with ego, anger and lust and we can empty
it at the Kumbha Mela in order to discover our true self.
2. Just the bathing ritual at the Kumbha will
not impart an individual salvation. One needs to get into certain spiritual
practices in order to experience the divine power. Due to its own astrological
significance, it is believed that performing spiritual practices during the Kumbha
Mela can benefit a
person thousand times more than performing the same practices at any other
place and time.
3. The positive aura of
the host town of Kumbha Mela transfers its positivity to every human being
present there. This in itself is an experience not to be missed.
4. It is believed that
during the time of Kumbha, many deities are active around the earth's orbit and
thus our every spiritual practice reaches them in no time and we receive their
holy blessings.
5. According to another
belief, it is said that the Karma performed during this auspicious period
benefits one faster with increased intensity.
6. Due to the effect of
movement of pious waves of Apatattva (Absolute water principle), any individual
attending the holy festival will experience the detoxification of his mind,
body and soul. His/her actions will automatically get converted into good Karma.
7. The sacred water of the
holy rivers are said to be carrying the nectar of immortality that hold the
power to wash away all the sins of a human being thereby, helping them to
attain "Moksha".
8. It is acknowledged that
bathing during the Kumbh Mela is equivalent to performing 1,000 Ashvamedha
Yagyas, 100 Vajapeya Yagyas and 1 lakh Pradakshinas around the earth.
9. The grand festival
gives a person a golden opportunity to meet some of the greatest saints from
all over the world. From Shankaracharyas to Naga
sadhus, the Kumbha Mela visitors get this chance of being in their
company.
10. The holy ritual of
“Pitruparna” can be performed during the Kumbha Mela in order to bestow the
liberation of the departed ancestral souls.
AUTHOR: Priyal
Matreja
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