Dattatreya Jayanti is also known as Datta Jayanti, and it celebrates the birth of Dattatreya (also known as Datta), a Hindu god who is a consolidated form of the holy trinity of Shiva, Brahma, and Vishnu. Maharashtra is the state where Dattatreya Jayanti is most widely observed. Dattatreya is a god who is recognised for guiding people to live a good life in the right way.
Dattatreya Jayanti 2021 Date and Tithi Time |
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| Date | December 18, 2021, Saturday |
| Tithi | Margasira Sukla Pournami |
| Tithi Time | Begins 07:24 AM Dec 18 2021 - Ends 10:05 AM Dec 19, 2021 |
Importance of Datta Jayanti
Devotees believe that doing puja rites on the day of Dattatreya Jayanti benefits them in all aspects of life; nevertheless, the sacred eve's fundamental importance is that it protects individuals from ancestral difficulties and concerns. Worshiping and praying to the god on the day of incarnation ensures that devotees enjoy a successful life.
Datta Jayanti Puja Vidhanam
Devotees are required to rise before daybreak, take a holy bath, and then observe the Datta Jayanti fasting practise. Devotees must give sweets, incense sticks, flowers, and a light during the puja. Sacred mantras and holy melodies must be spoken, as well as words from the Jivanmukta Gita and the Avadhuta Gita. During Puja, sprinkle turmeric powder, vermillion, and sandalwood paste on the statue of the Datta God. Devotees must chant mantras such as "Om Shri Gurudev Datta" and "Sree guru dattatreyaya namah" for the cleansing and enlightenment of the soul and mind.
Datta Jayanti Puja Benefits
- Devotees who observe and execute the fast and puja of Deity Datta on the eve of Datta Jayanti are endowed with various blessings and advantages, according to the Dattatreya Upanishad: All of the devotees' material and monetary wishes are fulfilled.
- Acquire top knowledge as well as the fulfilment of life's objectives and ambitions The observers' anxiety levels as well as unknown worries are reduced.
- Malefic planetary afflictions must be eradicated. All mental difficulties, as well as hereditary concerns, are gone. Assists in the pursuit of moral ways in life.
- To liberate the soul from all karmic ties Develops a spirituality tendency
Dattatreya Beej Mantra
Dakshinamurthy Beejam cha Raama Beeken samyuktam.
Draam Ityekaaksharam Gneyam Bindunaathakalaatmakam
Dattasyaadi Mantrasyaa Datreya syaadimaswaraha
Tatrastharepha samyuktam Bindunada Kalatmika
Yetat beejam Mayapa Roktham Brahma-vishnu- shiva namakam