- By Kashish Rai
- Fri, 09 May 2025 03:14 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Narasimha Jayanti 2025: Narasimha Chaturdashi or Narasimha Jayanti is an important Hindu festival observed on the fourteenth day (Chaturdashi) of the Shukla Paksha in the month of Vaisakh. It commemorates the advent of Lord Narasimha, the fourth avatar of Lord Vishnu, who appeared as a man-lion with a human body and a lion's face. On this day, he killed the demon Hiranyakashipu to establish righteousness. Worshippers of Lord Vishnu keep a fast and conduct rituals in the evening hours, as Lord Narasimha is believed to have appeared then. The festival commemorates the triumph of dharma over adharma and inspires adherence to the path of virtue and truth. This year, Narasimha Jayanti will be observed on 11th May 2025.
Check out all the significant details regarding the date, time, shubh muhurat, significance and rituals for Narasimha Chaturdashi below:
Narasimha Jayanti 2025: Date And Time
- Narasimha Jayanti 2025 Date: 11th May 2025, Sunday
- Chaturdashi Tithi Start: 05:30 PM, 10th May 2025
- Chaturdashi Tithi Ends: 08:02 PM, 11th May 2025
Narasimha Jayanti 2025: Shubh Muhurat
- Brahma Muhurat: 04:09 AM to 04:51 AM
- Abhijit Muhurat: 11:51 AM to 12:45 PM
- Amrit Kalam: 08:22 PM to 10:10 PM
- Ravi Yog: 01:27 PM to 05:32 AM, May 12
Narasimha Jayanti 2025: Significance
The Narasimha Avatar of Lord Vishnu is deemed the most horrific of all his avatars. Upon killing the demon Hiranyaksha in his Varaha Avatar, Vishnu assumed the Narasimha Avatar as a half-man, half-lion, and killed Hiranyakashipu, Hiranyaksha's brother and Prahlad's tyrannical father. In order to take revenge on his brother, Hiranyakashipu did rigorous penance and got a boon from Brahma. Although Brahma was unable to give immortality, he permitted Hiranyakashipu to impose conditions on his death, thinking these would render him invincible.
Hiranyakashipu's authority gave him an arrogant nature, and he insisted that his son Prahlad worship him rather than Vishnu. When Prahlad did not obey, Hiranyakashipu attempted to kill him repeatedly. In one such attempt, Holika, Hiranyakashipu's sister, sat in flames with Prahlad, attempting to kill him with her fire-proof boon. But she died instead, and Prahlad was unharmed. Fuming, Hiranyakashipu challenged Prahlad's devotion to Vishnu. When he inquired if Vishnu was inside a pillar, Lord Narasimha came out of it at sunset, ripped Hiranyakashipu to shreds with his claws, and slew him without breaking the boon.
Narasimha Jayanti celebrates the victory of dharma over adharma. Devotees keep a fast and sincerely pray on this day for safety and wish-granting. It is believed that Lord Narasimha grants devotees peace and protects them from evil forces.
Narasimha Jayanti or Narasimha Chaturdashi marks the advent of Lord Narasimha, the fourth incarnation of Lord Vishnu. (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Narasimha Jayanti 2025: Rituals
On Narsimha Jayanti, devotees conduct a special puja to Lord Narsimha and Goddess Lakshmi. The process starts early in the morning during Brahma Muhurat, which is considered the holiest time of the day. Deveees take a bath and then dress up in fresh and clean clothing before starting the worship. An idol or image of Lord Narsimha and Goddess Lakshmi is set on a clean platform and the puja is performed with full devotion and cleanliness.
Foods like gram dal, jaggery, flowers, sweets, kumkum, kesar and coconut are offered to the gods. The ceremony is shared by involving family and close friends by devotees, and it becomes an act of collective spiritual devotion. The fasting starts at dawn and continues up to the next dawn. Fasters can take food once during the day and avoid anything containing cereals or grains. The emphasis is still on upholding purity in action, word and thought.
To attain the blessings of the Lord, devotees recite the Narsimha mantra on a rudraksha mala. This mantra is thought to remove hurdles and bring peace, strength and protection. Acts of charity like giving clothes, sesame seeds to the poor are believed to bring highly meritorious results.
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