I wish You all a Very Happy Deepawali !!!

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Hare Krishna ! Dandavat Pranams to Bhagavan Sri Krishna and all Vaishnavas , I wish You all a very happy and prosperous Deepawali !!! . May Bhagavan Sri Krishna be pleased with Your “SEVA” to Him and His beloved Vaishnavas !!!! Significance in Vedic Religion

Word Diwali is derived from Sanskrit word Deepawali. This is a compund of two words Deepa and Avali . Deepa means light and Avali means row or line. Thus the literal meaning of the word is 'line of lights'. Diwali is also known as festival of lights. The festival marks the victory of good over evil. The Sanskrit word Deepavali means array of lights that stands for victory of brightness over darkness. On the day of Diwali, many wear new clothes, share

sweets and light firecrackers. The North Indian business community usually starts their financial new year on Diwali and new account books are opened on this day. The Vedic followers celebrate this festival for two different reasons : Diwali celebrates the return of Lord Rama King of Ayodhya, with his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana to Ayodhya from a

victorious war in which He killed the demon king Ravana. At that time , the jubiliant people lit oil lamps along the way to light their path in the darkness. It commemorates the killing of Narakasura ( an evil demon who created havoc) , by Bhagavan Sri Krishna in the company of His wife Sathyabhama . This happened in the Dwapara Yuga . The Five days of Diwali Diwali is celebrated over five days in most of North India. Diwali has emerged as one of the most famous Hindu festivals. Diwali being festival of colors, across india people celebrate it via symbolic diya's or Kandil ( colorful paper lanterns) as an integral part of Diwali decorations . Dhan-trayodashi or Dhan teras: Dhan means "wealth" and Trayodashi means "13th day". Thus, as the name implies, this day falls on the 13th day of the first half of the lunar month . It is an auspicious day for shopping. Naraka

Chaturdasi: Narak means 'of a new era of Light and Knowledge'. Chaturdasi implies fourteenth day . Diwali: the actual day of Diwali, is celebrated on the third day of the festival, when the moon completely wanes and total darkness sets in the night sky. Varsha-pratipada or Padwa: Beginning of the New Year (Kartikadi Vikram). Pratipada means the first . Bhayiduj (also Bhayyaduj, or Bhayitika) -- on this day, brothers and sisters meet to express their

love and affection for each other. Lakshmi Puja As per spiritual references, on this day 'Lakshmi-panchayatan' enters the Universe. Sri Vishnu, Sri Indra, Sri Kuber, Sri Gajendra and Sri Lakshmi are elements of this 'panchayatan' (a group of five). Laxmi Pujan is done for destruction of distressing energies. The tasks of these elements are : · Vishnu : Happiness (happiness and

satisfaction) · Indra : Opulence (satisfaction due to wealth) · Kuber : Wealth (one who gives away wealth) · Gajendra : Carries the wealth · Laxmi: Divine Energy (Shakti) which provides energy to all the above activities. Importance of Lakshmi Puja A. Destruction of distressing energies On this particular day, Goddess Lakshmi's destroyer (marak) form is active, since it is the new moon day. The spiritual emotion of the person doing ritualistic worship, activates Goddess Lakshmi's marak form and destroys the distressing frequencies in the environment. B. Arrival of other Gods (Devtas) : Lord Indra and other male deities also get drawn to the place of ritualistic worship and follow Goddess Lakshmi. Thus happiness, opulence, prosperity, stability and wealth is

maintained in the premise (Vastu) by worshiping the (5) elements or Deities . Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya !!!SriKrishnaDasa Rajeev

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