When will Vaishakh month start? Know its importance and rules

Vaishakh Month 2023: Chaitra month will end on Hanuman Jayanti. According to the Panchang, the month of Vaishakh begins after Chaitra Purnima, the second month of the Hindu calendar. According to religious beliefs, Vaishakh month is dedicated to the worship of Lord Vishnu. By bathing, donating, chanting and doing penance in this month, the devotees get the blessings of happiness and prosperity. In Skanda Purana, Vaishakh month has been called ‘Madhav month’. In this month, self-restraint, non-violence, spirituality, self-study and doing public service gives unending virtue. Let us know when the month of Vaishakh is starting this year, what is its importance and what to do in this month.

Vaishakh Month 2023 Date

Vaishakh month is starting on 7th April 2023. It will end on 5 May 2023. After this Jyeshtha month will start. Due to the connection of this month with Visakha Nakshatra, it is called Vaishakh month. There is special importance of bathing in Ganga, charity, penance and chanting.

Vaishakh Month Significance

Neither Madhavasamo Maso nor Kriten Yugam Samam.

Neither the scriptures nor the pilgrimage Gangaya Samam.

Explaining the importance of Vaishakh month, it is said in this verse that there is no month like Vaishakh, no era like Satyayuga, no scripture like Vedas and no pilgrimage like Gangaji. Lord Brahma has described Vaishakh as the best among all the months. According to the Puranas, the month of Vaishakh is considered to fulfill the wishes of all living beings like a mother. It is believed that in this month the deities reside in water for the welfare of the people.

What to do in the month of Vaishakh (Vaishakh Month Do’s)

• Water donation is considered most important in Vaishakh. From this month the heat is at its peak, in such a way, the one who serves water for the passers-by, applies water, gets the blessings of ancestors, deities and all the sages. The ancestors are also satisfied.
• In the month of Vaishakh, service to a shady tree, umbrella to the shade seeker, fan, shoes and slippers to the heat-stricken person, grains for animals and birds, water should be arranged. It is believed that one gets the same results as performing Char Dham pilgrimage and ten thousand Rajasuya Yagya.
• Lord Vishnu took many incarnations in Vaishakh, worship him. To please Goddess Lakshmi, shop for auspicious things on Akshaya Tritiya.
• After the end of Kharmas in this month, buying land, building, vehicle, gold-silver etc. increases in it. The month of Vaishakh is considered auspicious for starting a new work.

What not to do in the month of Vaishakh (Vaishakh Month Dont’s)

• The amount of heat becomes intense in Vaishakh. In this case, use water more in daily routine. Avoid eating spicy and stale things.
• Get up before sunrise every day and start work by taking a bath with cold water.

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