Om Krusnaya basudebaya Debaki Nandnayacha, Nanda Gopa Kumaraya, Gobindaya Namo Namah
The birthday of Lord Krushna is celebrated on Bhadraba Krushna Astami Tithi i.e. the eighth day of dark fortnight of Bhadraba (August-September). On the next day i.e. Navami Tithi,Nandotchhaba is observed. From next day i.e.Dashami Tithi onwards certain nitis (rituals)relating to Krushna Lila like Banabhoji, Kolibika,Bakasura and Arghasura Badha, Kaliyadalana,Dhenukamana and Pralambasura Badha are celebrated for some days. On Bhadrava Krushna Trayodasi i.e. the 13th day of this dark fortnight, Jagannath Mahaprabhu and Lord Balabhadra dress like Lord Srikrushna and Lord Balarama or Balabhadra.
The festival is ovserved in all over world among krisna devotees, detailed story of Janmashtami or Lord Krishna’s birth has been narrated in Puranas. The birth of Lord Krishna took place when the various planets were in auspicious places. It is said that God chooses a particular time, as to when he will take birth as a human and the planetary systems are adjusted accordingly.
Ardent followers of Lord Krishna celebrate Janmashtami by keeping ‘Nirjal’ fasts. This kind of fasting involves not having even a single drop of water during the entire day. People feel keeping nirjal or waterless fasts will help them get closer to God.
Famouse Odiya writer Atibadi Jagannath Dash has narrated in Odiya
ନୀଳ ଜିମୁତ ଦେହ କାନ୍ତି
ବଳୟମଣି ଝଟକନ୍ତି
ପୀତବସନ କଟି ସୋହେ
ରୂପେ କୋଟିଏ କାମନୋହେଁ
କଟିମେଖଳା ସୁନା ସୂତା
ହୃଦୟେ ପଦଗ ପଇତା
କିରଟୀ କୁଣ୍ଡଳ କଙ୍କଣ
ପଦେ ନୁପୂର ରୂଣୁଝୁଣୁ
ଦିଶଇ ଶଙ୍ଖ ଚକ୍ର ତେଜ
ମର୍କତ ସ୍ତମ୍ବ ଚତୁର୍ଭୁଜ
ଗଦା କମଳ ଶଙ୍ଖ ଚକ୍ର
“Nila Jimuta Dehakanti
Balaya Mani Jhtakanti
Pitabasana Kati Sohe
Rupe Kotiye Kamamohe
Kati Mekhala Suna Suta
Hrudaye Padaja Paita
Kiriti Kundala Kankana
Pade Nupura Runujhnu
Disai Sankha Chakra Teja
Markata Stamaba Chaturvuja
Gada Kamala Sankhachakra
Adhara Ostha Ranganetra ( Odiya Bhagabata )
Om Namo Bhagavate Basudebaya
