Deepavali Subhakankshalu - A Celebration of Life Illumination

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The spiritual and community life of Hindus is replete with festivals

that allow us to come together and celebrate our common culture.

They remind one to celebrate life with joy and peace. That is why

Hindu calender exhibits about 259 festivals in a year.

 

Now we are celebrating Deepavali with religious ferver throughout

the world. This is infact the biggest of all Hindu festivals. It is

the festival of lights marked by four days of celebrations which

literally illumines our country.

 

Traditionally, the origin of Deepavali is with a good number of

legends. This is the day of celebration of divine marraige of Sri

Mahalakshmi with Lord Srimannarayana.

 

Diwali festival commemorates the return of Sri Rama with his consort

Sitadevi and brother Lakshmana after 14 years of exile and killing

of demon king Ravana. This welcome occasion of Sri Rama's return to

Ayodhya for coronation is celebrated by illuminating the kingdom

with lights and burst of crackers. Naraka Chaturdasi marks the

vanquishing of demon king Narakaasura by Sri Krishna and his wife

Satyabhama symbolising women's empowerment and support for success

of men.

 

Deepavali Amavasya marks the worship of Sri Mahalakshmi, the goddess

of wealth fulfilling the wishes of her devotees.

 

Deepavali Amavasya also narrates the story of Lord Srimahavishnu,

who in his Vaamanaavataara vanquished Emperor Bali and banished him

to Pataala kingdom as a blessing. Balichakravarti was allowed to

return to earth once in a year to light crores of lamps to dispel

the darkness and ignorance and spread the radiance of love and

wisdom. It is the third day of Deepavali celebrations on the first

day of month Kaartika that Bali emperor steps out of Paataala

kingdom and rules the earth as boon given by Lord Vishnu. The

message of Bali's life signifies the need for an ideal life for ones

personality development.

 

The fourth day is celebrated as Yamadvitiya and on this day sisters

honour their brothers symbolising family bonds with love and

affection throughout life.

 

The festive celebrations Deepavali signifies the victory of good

over evil and it is with each Deepavali we illuminaate our homes and

hearts. " TAMASOMAJOTHIRGAMAY A " From darkness to Light - the light

that empowers us to do good deeds which brings us close to divinity.

 

During Deepavali celebrations goddess Mahalakshmi is worshiped as

personification of spiritual energy between us and the universe. A

Vedic hyman SriSuktam is chanted for abundance and fertility.

Srisuktam invokes inner peace and explains what the real bliss and

wealth is. I request you to listen Srisuktam for jnana and bliss.

 

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