होलिकोत्स्वः (गद्य) — संस्कृत STD 11 Arts — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 Artsसंस्कृतहोलिकोत्स्वः (गद्य)2 Marks
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नवसस्येष्टि
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$($A holy - fire performed with new grains$.)$ This one type of holy-fire. This holy-fire rite is performed to offer the new crop/grains to God before using it for oneself. नवसस्यस्य निमित्ता इष्टिः नवसस्येष्टिः। There is a custom of performing two such holy - fires, out of that one in Sharad and the other in 'Vasant rutu' $($spring$)$ The Holy fire of this type perfomed in 'Sharad rutu' is known as Shardiyanavsasyeshti' शारदीयनवस्येष्टिः This festival is now celebrated as the festival of lights- Deepawali. The Navsasyeshtis performed during spring is known as 'Vasantikanvsasyeshti' वासन्तिकनवसस्येष्टिः This festival we celebrate as the festival of Holi.
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