Janmashtami 2023: What is the importance of cucumber on Janmashtami, why Kanha's worship is considered incomplete without it

In the worship of Laddu Gopal, his makeup is very important. 56 types of dishes are also prepared for their enjoyment. But why the worship of Lord Krishna is considered incomplete without cucumber, learn here.

There comes a day every year when everyone becomes children, because on that day the birth of Nandlal Shri Krishna is celebrated. This holy day is called Krishna Janmashtami. This year Janmashtami will be celebrated on 6th September. Every year the festival of Krishna Janmashtami is celebrated on the Ashtami of Krishna Paksha of Bhadrapada month. Shri Krishna is considered the eighth incarnation of Shri Hari Vishnu. Lord Shri Krishna was born in the prison of Kansa from the womb of Mother Devaki to save the people present on earth from the atrocities of Kansa. Nandlal was born at twelve o'clock in the night, so every year Krishna Janmashtami is worshiped only at 12 o'clock in the night. In the worship of Laddu Gopal, his makeup is very important. 56 types of food are also prepared for their enjoyment. But why the worship of Lord Krishna is considered incomplete without cucumber, learn here.

The way a child is born from the mother's womb and after birth it is separated from the mother's uterus by cutting the umbilical cord, in the same way Laddugopal is born from a cucumber on the day of Janmashtami. On this day from the morning itself, Laddu Gopal, the child form of Krishna, is kept in a cucumber too. The festival of birth is celebrated with great pomp by taking them out of the cucumber at the time of birth. This process of birth of Krishna from cucumber is called umbilical cord piercing.

How to give birth to Bal Gopal from cucumber?

Nandalal was born at 12:00 midnight on the day of Janmashtami, so cut the stalk of cucumber with a coin at 12 midnight and give birth to Kanha. After this method, welcome Kanha by blowing conch shell and celebrate. Then worship Shri Krishna with full rituals and offer cucumber along with Panjiri and Charanamrit in the bhog.

Correct way of umbilical cord piercing

On the day of Janmashtami, the process of getting Shri Krishna born by cutting a cucumber is called umbilical cord piercing. On this day, keeping the cucumber near Lord Krishna during worship, cut the cucumber and the stalk from the middle with a coin at exactly 12 o'clock in the night. Child Krishna's umbilical cord should be pierced by this process.

Importance of cucumber in the worship of Bal Gopal

Cucumber must be offered to Kanha on Janmashtami. It is believed that by offering cucumber, Lord Krishna becomes very happy and takes away all the troubles of his devotees. It is believed that if the cucumber with which Nandlal's umbilical cord was pierced, is fed to a pregnant woman, then a naughty child is born just like Shri Krishna.