Kabir Jayanti, also known as Kabir Praakat Diwas, is celebrated to commemorate the manifestation of Kabir, a famous poet and mystic saint in India. It is celebrated once in a year on the full moon day in the Hindu month Jyeshtha, which is the month of May or June according to the Gregorian calendar.[1] Worshipers believe that Kabir was born on this day in the year 1398 A.D. Kabir Jayanti was celebrated on 24 June in 2021 , the 2022 date will be 14 June and 2023 date will be 4 june.

Significance

Kabir Jayanti celebrates the day Kabir was born, the full moon day of Jyeshtha month of the Hindu calendar in 1398 A.D. It is disputed as to how he appeared on Earth. Some believe that he took birth from Muslim parents, while others insist that he himself appeared on a lotus flower in lake Lahartara. In fact, there is a Kabirpanth on the Lahartara lake today which reinforces this very belief.[2]

Legend

Kabir is said to have appeared on a lotus flower in the year 1398 (Samvat 1455), on the full moon day of Jyeshtha month at the time of Brahmamuharta.[3] Kabir is said to have come from Satlok by assuming the body of light and incarnated on a lotus flower.[4]  Rishi Ashtanand was the direct witness of this incident.

Celebration

The anniversary is celebrated in India as a special Jayanti.[5] It is celebrated in different parts of India.[6]

Kabir Prakat Diwas celebration at rohtak

On this day, his followers remember his teachings and recite his poems together.[7][8] Many Bhandaras are also held throughout India by many Kabirpanthis. Kabir was also a social reformer ,so much social work is also done by his followers on this day. Kabir Jayanti was celebrated on 5 June in 2020 and the 2021 date will be 24 June.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "कबीर जयंती पर इन Wishes Images और Quotes के जरिए दोस्तों को दें शुभकामना". Jansatta (in Hindi). 17 June 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti: Here are 4 inspiring verses of Kabir Das". India Today. June 17, 2019. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  3. ↑ "Kabir Saheb Prakat (Appearance) Diwas – The 24 Nation". Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  4. ↑ Cañcarīka, Kanhaiyā Lāla (1999). Mahatma Kabir (in Hindi). Yūnivarsiṭī Pablikeśana. ISBN 978-81-7555-047-6.
  5. ↑ Bhaskar, Dainik (2019-06-17). "देशभर में मनाई गई कबीर जयंती, जानें क्या कहते थे कबीर". दैनिक भास्कर हिंदी (in Hindi). Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  6. ↑ "Prime Minister Modi gets history wrong again, this time in Maghar". India Today. June 28, 2018. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  7. ↑ "कबीर के ऐसे दोहे जो हमें जिंदगी का फलसफा सिखाते हैं..." aajtak.intoday.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  8. ↑ "सादगी के साथ मनाया गया संत कबीर का प्रकट दिवस". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  9. ↑ "Saint Kabir Jayanti 2019 Wishes Images, Quotes: कबीर के ये दोहे देते हैं जीवन हमेशा अच्छा करने का संदेश, ऐसे दें अपनों को शुभकामना". Jansatta (in Hindi). 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
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