✨Kushotpatini Amavasya - कुशोत्पाटिनी अमावस्या

According to mythological beliefs, once Hiranyakashipu's elder brother Hiranyaksha kidnapped the earth. Hiranyaksha took the earth to Patal Lok, the demon king was so powerful that no one could even oppose him. Then Lord Vishnu incarnated as Varaha to liberate the earth and freed the earth by killing Hiranyaksha. And restored the earth to its former state.

After establishing the earth, Bhagwan Varaha was very drenched, due to which he gave a very strong blow to his body, due to the shaking, his hair broke and fell on the earth, due to which Kusha was born. Bhagwan Brahma resides in the root of Kusha, Bhagwan Vishnu in the middle part and Bhagwan Shiva in the top part.

According to the belief, Kusha should be obtained from a clean water source or puddle. One should face towards the east direction and slowly uproot the kusha with his hand. Keep in mind that it should remain whole and the top tip should not break.

The use of Kusha in medicine and religious works has been described since ancient times. There is a description of the use of Kush in urology and mammography etc.

Other names of Kusha
The botanical name of Kush is Desmostachya bipinnata. Kusha is called sacrificial grass in English. In different provinces of India, Kusha is known by many names Kusa, Suchyagra, sacred, Yajnabhushan, Kus, Darbhaipul, Darbha and also known as Halfa Grass.