बीखम् जा दि॒या बा॒रणु
Bikham Jaa Diyaa Baaran in Karkat-Katti Mahino
(Lighting Diyas for 5 Day Prayers in Kartik Month)
भीष्म पंचक Bhishma Panchak Vrat Puja

Bheekham: “A Hindu fast kept on the last 5 days of Kati”.
(15 April 1910 Jote office Sindhi Dictionary Shri Parmanand Mewaram page 84).

भीष्म पंचक व्रत पूजा
भीष्म-पंचक कार्तिकमास में देवोत्थान एकादशी से कार्तिक महीनेकी पूर्णिमा तक मनाया जाता है ।
इस व्रतके दौरान कार्तिकशुक्ल की एकादशी से
कार्तिक की पूर्णिमा तिथि तक दीपक जलाए जाते हैं ।

ॐ श्रीकृष्णाय नम:

कारकत् बीखम जा दि॒या बा॒रण पूजा॒
कत्ती–महिनो सुड॒ कारकत् ग्यारस तिथ खां पूर्णिमा ताईं डी॒या बा॒रण
भीष्म पंचक जी पूजा॒ जी तिथ् संवत् २०७७-२०७८
शाके १९४२–१९४३ (साल २०२०-२०२१)

सम्बत् २०७७ कारकत् कत्तीअ महिने जे शुक्लपख्य जी ग्यारस (कत्ती-महिनो सुड॒ ग्यारस) पूर्णिमा तिथ
बीखम जा डी॒या बा॒रण पूजा॒ शाके १९४२ (साल २०२०) में कड॒हिं आहे?

कारकत् बीखम जा डी॒या :
सम्बत् २०७७ कारकत् कत्ती-महिनो सुड॒ ग्यारस तिथ खां
पूर्णिमा ताईं डी॒या बा॒रिबा, पूजा॒ कबी आहे ।
ईहा ग्यारस २५ नवेम्बर २०२० ते आहे,
(ऐं २५ तारीख खां २९ नवेंबर ताईं बीखम-डि॒या बा॒रजनि) ।

सम्बत् २०७८ कारकत् कत्तीअ महिने जे शुक्लपख्य जी जी ग्यारस पूर्णिमा तिथ बीखम जा डी॒या
बा॒रण पूजा॒ शके १९४३ (साल २०२१) में कड॒हिं आहे?

कारकत् बीखम जा डी॒या सम्बत् २०७८ :
ईंदर साल ईहा ग्यारस १४ नवेम्बर २०२१ ते आहे,
ऐं (१४ तारीख खां बीखम-डि॒या १८ नवेंबर ताईं) डि॒या बा॒रजनि ।

बीखम (बीखम जा दि॒या बा॒रण पूजा॒) संवत २०७७, २०७८
भारत, हाँगकाँग में शाके १९४२-४३ (वर्ष २०२०-२०२१) में :-

When the Sindhi Community lightening the diya (lamp) for Bikham occurs?
What is the significance of Bikham Diya lighting and Bhishma-Panchak?
Do we observe both utsava in Bharat, Hong Kong & in other countries?
The lightening of the diya among the Sindhi community occurs in the Kartik Masa.
Kartik Month Bright fortnight for *five 5 lunar days commencing from Ekadashi.
From Gyaras Katti Mahino Sud (Ekadashi tithi Kartik Shukla) to Purnima.
Prayer rituals are being offered by Sindhis lighting diya in Bharat, HK and in other countries.

Whereas,

भीष्म पंचक व्रत पूजा Bhishma Panchak Vrat Puja

The Bhishma Panchak Vrat Puja tradition has its importance of observing this utsava.
The important significance lasts for a month, Ashwin purnima to Kartik purnima.
Bhagwan Sri Krishna to Bhishma Pitamaha narrated Panchak vrata poojanam.
Bhishma Panchak, Vishnu Panchakam is being done since the ancient times.
Importance of it is narrated in the Mahabharata puran and in Bhagawatam.
‘Bhisma Panchaka vratam & pujanam’ can be found in other puranas too.

Bhishma Panchak Vrata starts on the elevent 11^th tithi (Kartik Month 11 lunar day)
Annually Kartik Sud Ekadashi (Agyaaras – Vadi Gyaaras i.e. Dev-uthi Ekadashi),
Main 5 days Kartik Sud Ekadashi (Hari Prabodhini Ekadashi) to Kartik Purnima.

Bhikham and Bhisma (Bheeshma) Panchakam vrat pujanam, both the traditional
ritual observances are important in the Hindu community in Bharat and in other countries.

When are the start and end dates of ‘Bikham Diya Puja’ & ‘Bhishma Panchak Puja’?
Which are the ‘Bikham Diya lighting tithi days’ and ‘Bhishma-Panchak vrat puja
tithi dates’ in Samvat 2077-2078 Saka era 1942-1943 during year 2020-2021?

The following are the Bikham and Bhishma Panchak day dates in Samvat 2077 & 2078 (2020-2021):-

Note for 2020: *Generally, Bikham and Bhishma Panchak observed for 5 days, sametime one has to also consider
tithi’s casting, its related duration of both the tithis of it.

Note for 2021: *Generally, Bikham and Bhishma Panchak observed for 5 days, sametime one has to also consider
tithi’s casting, its related duration of both the tithis of it.

Jai Sri Krishna!
Jai Hari Vishnu!
Ganga-Putra Bhishma Pitamaha ki Jai!

पंडित ईश्वर शर्मा
Ishwar Maharaj – Pandit Ishwar Sharma
Hindu Priest, Hong Kong

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