Bhishma Ashtami 2026: Recite Ganga Stotra for Liberation from Sins, Attain Ganga Snan Punya

• Bhishma Ashtami falls on the eighth day of the bright fortnight of Magha month, commemorating Bhishma's passing.
• Bhishma Pitamah, son of Ganga, chose his moment of death during Uttarayana after lying on a bed of arrows for two months.
• Dying during Uttarayana is believed to grant liberation from the cycle of life and death.
• On Bhishma Ashtami, rituals like bathing, charity, Tarpana, and Shraddha are performed for ancestors.
• Reciting the Ganga Stotra on this day is believed to grant merit equivalent to bathing in the Ganga and pleases Mother Ganga.

Why It Matters: Perform the Ganga Stotra recitation on Bhishma Ashtami to cleanse sins and gain the merit of Ganga Snan.