Holashtak, an eight-day period in the Hindu calendar that precedes the festival of Holi, begins on March 7 this year. Holi will be celebrated on Friday, March 14, with the Holika Dahan ceremony taking place on Thursday, March 13. Holika Dahan is considered an auspicious time to remove negativity, obstacles, and misfortunes from life. According to Hindu beliefs, performing certain remedies during Holika Dahan can help remove troubles and bring positivity.
Holika Dahan Remedies to Get Rid of All Your Troubles
1. Gather all family members to participate in the Holika Dahan ritual. While taking three rounds around the fire, offer yellow mustard, flax seeds, and wheat ears into the flames. This remedy is believed to pacify malefic planets and attract good fortune.
2. The ash obtained from the Holika Dahan fire is considered sacred. Apply it to your forehead is believed to ward off the evil eye and negative energies.
3. If you are suffering from any disease, then take a betel leaf, a fresh rose flower, and some batasha and move them 31 times over the patient's head. Then, take the items and place them at a crossroad and do not look back while returning home.
4. Using the iron nail, write the case number and the name of your enemy on a piece of paper. Burn the written paper in the Holika fire. This remedy is believed to help resolve court case.
5. Playing Holi with your Ishta Devata (personal deity) and Kula Devata (family deity) is considered highly auspicious. It is believed that offering colors to the deities first on Dhulendi or Holi brings happiness, prosperity, and divine blessings to the household.
6. If you are facing delays in marriage, then place the betel nut and turmeric lump on the betel leaf. Offer it to the Shivlinga on Holi and recite Daridrya Dahan Shiv Stotra.
7. To get rid of the financial woes, recite Sri Suktam while offering sugar to the Holika fire. This remedy is considered highly effective for attracting wealth, prosperity, and financial stability.
8. To accomplish your desired goals and wishes, take three Gomati Chakras. While praying for your wish to be fulfilled, offer these Gomati Chakras to the burning Holika fire. Bow down and seek divine blessings for success.
9. Offering milk and white sweets to Chandradev (Moon God) on the night of Holi is a powerful remedy for reducing mental stress, anxiety, and emotional instability.
10. Gather ashes from the Holika Dahan fire and wrap it in a red cloth. Keep the wrapped ashes in your safe. The remedy is believed to bring prosperity and stops unnecessary expenses.
11. To remove obstacles in employment, career, and financial growth, take a lemon and go to a crossroad. Cut the lemon into four pieces, and throw one piece in each of the four directions. Then return home without looking back.
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