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दसरा (विजयादशमी) सणाचे महत्त्व
साडेतीन मुहूर्तांपैकी एक मुहूर्त असणार्‍या दसरा या सणाचे अनेक गुणधर्म आहेत. विजयाची प्रेरणा देणारा आणि क्षात्रवृत्ती जागृत करणारा हा सण परस्परांतील प्रेम वृद्धींगत करायलाही शिकवतो. या लेखाच्या माध्यमातून दसरा सण साजरा करण्यामागील काही महत्त्वाची कारणे समजून घेऊया.
१. स्वतःसमवेत इतरांचाही विचार करण्यास शिकवणारा सण ‘दसरा’
‘दसरा हा देवीचा सण आहे. देवी ही शक्तीची देवता आहे. यासाठी आश्विन शुद्ध प्रतिपदेला देवीचे आवाहन करून रामनवमीप्रमाणे नऊ दिवस तिचे भजन, पूजन, कीर्तन करायचे असते. अष्टमीच्या दिवशी सरस्वतीस्वरूपी भगवतीचे पूजन, नवमीच्या दिवशी शस्त्रगर्भा देवीचे पूजन आणि दशमीच्या दिवशी शमीचे अन् शांततेचे पूजन करायचे असते. हे शांततेचे पूजन आपल्या गावाच्या शिवेबाहेर जाऊन करायचे असते. ‘गावाप्रमाणेच गावाबाहेरही शांतता राखून जिकडे तिकडे सुखसमृद्धी आणू’, असा यामागचा अर्थ आहे. बाहेर सर्वत्र शांतता राखण्यासाठी शस्त्रे, अस्त्रे, सैन्य इत्यादींचे प्रदर्शन करायचे असते आणि शत्रू असेल, तर त्याचे पारिपत्य करण्यासाठी या दिवशी निघायचे असते. शत्रूचे पारिपत्य करून शांतता प्रस्थापित केल्यानंतर सर्वांना सोने वाटावयाचे असते.
२. त्रेतायुगापासून साजरा केला जाणारा सण ‘विजयादशमी’
‘आश्विन शुद्ध दशमी, म्हणजेच विजयादशमी. या दिवशी रामाचा पूर्वज रघु या अयोध्याधिशाने विश्वजित यज्ञ केला. सर्व संपत्तीचे दान करून नंतर तो एका पर्णकुटीत राहिला. कौत्साला १४ कोटी सुवर्णमुद्रा हव्या होत्या. रघु कुबेरावर आक्रमण करण्यास सिद्ध झाला. आपटा आणि शमी या वृक्षांवर कुबेर सुवर्णांचा वर्षाव करतो. कौत्स केवळ १४ कोटी सुवर्णमुद्रा घेतो. बाकीच्या सुवर्णमुद्रा प्रजाजन नेतात. त्या काळापासून, म्हणजेच त्रेतायुगापासून हिंदु लोक विजयादशमी महोत्सव साजरा करतात.’ – गुरुदेव डॉ. काटेस्वामीजी (घनगर्जित, ऑक्टोबर २००७)
३. सरस्वतीतत्त्व अप्रकटावस्थेत जाणे
‘या दिवशी सरस्वतीतत्त्व सगुणाच्या अधिक्य भावाच्या निर्मितीतून बीजरूपी अप्रकटावस्था धारण करते; म्हणून या दिवशी तिचे क्रियात्मक पूजन आणि विसर्जन केले जाते.
श्री सरस्वतीदेवी
अ. परिणाम आणि लाभ
या दिवशी सरस्वतीतत्त्वाच्या क्रियात्मक पूजनाने आणि विसर्जनाने व्यक्त भावाचे अव्यक्त भावात रूपांतर होऊन जिवाचे स्थिरतेत प्रवेश होण्यास साहाय्य होते.
– एक विद्वान (सौ. अंजली गाडगीळ यांच्या माध्यमातून, ८.९.२००६, सायं. ७.३९ आणि ९.९.२००६, रात्री ८.०९)
४. तमोगुण आणि वाईट शक्ती यांचा
नाश होणे आणि परस्परांवरील प्रीती जागृत होऊन सृजनतेचे कार्य होणे
‘देवीतत्त्व कार्यरत असल्यास सगुण स्तरावर तमोगुण आणि वाईट शक्ती यांच्या नाशाचे कार्य होत असते अन् केवळ विष्णुतत्त्व कार्यरत असल्यास निर्गुण स्तरावर तमोगुण आणि वाईट शक्ती यांच्या नाशाचे कार्य होत असते, असे शास्त्र आहे. दसर्‍याच्या दिवशी तारक देवीतत्त्व विष्णुतत्त्वाच्या समवेत एकत्रितपणे कार्यरत होते. या दोन भिन्न तत्त्वांनी संयुक्तपणे कार्य केल्यामुळे तमोगुण आणि वाईट शक्ती यांच्या नाशाचे कार्य संपन्न होण्याबरोबरच या दोन तत्त्वांमधील परस्परांविषयीची प्रीती जागृत होऊन त्यांच्यातील तत्त्वाकडून विनाशाचे कार्य करण्याबरोबरच सृजनतेचे, म्हणजे स्थितीसंबंधीचे कार्यही आपोआप होऊ लागते. देवी आणि विष्णु यांच्या संयुक्त कार्यरत तत्त्वांकडून प्रक्षेपित होणार्‍या प्रीतीयुक्त कल्याणकारी स्थितीजन्य लहरी संपूर्ण ब्रह्मांडात पसरतात. यामुळे सृजनतेच्या कार्याला गती प्राप्त होते. त्यामुळे पीक चांगले येणे, भरभराट होणे यांसारखे परिणाम दिसून येतात. स्थितीजन्य कार्य करण्यासाठी श्रीविष्णूची सहयोगिनी म्हणून श्रीलक्ष्मी त्याच्याबरोबर कार्य करते. त्यामुळे श्रीविष्णु त्याच्या प्रत्येक अवतारामध्ये श्रीलक्ष्मीचाही सहभाग करून घेतो आणि दोघेही मानवदेह धारण करून पृथ्वीतलावर एकाच वेळी अवतार घेतात.
५. श्रीराम आणि हनुमान तत्त्वे अन् क्षात्रवृत्ती जागृत करणारा दसरा
दसर्‍याच्या दिवशी ब्रह्मांडात श्रीरामतत्त्वाच्या तारक, तर हनुमानतत्त्वाच्या मारक लहरींचे एकत्रिकीकरण झालेले असते. दसरा या तिथीला जिवाचा क्षात्रभाव जागृत होतो. या क्षात्रभावातूनच जिवावर क्षात्रवृत्तीचा संस्कार होत असतो. या क्षात्रभावातून आपल्याला ईश्वरी राज्याची स्थापना करावयाची आहे. दसर्‍याला श्रीराम आणि हनुमान यांचे स्मरण केल्याने जिवात दास्यभक्ती निर्माण होऊन श्रीरामाचे तारक, म्हणजेच आशीर्वादरूपी तत्त्व मिळण्यास साहाय्य होते.
दसर्‍याच्या दिवशी ब्रह्मांडात लाल (शक्तीरूपी) आणि तांबूस (दास्यभावातून निर्माण झालेल्या आशीर्वादरूपी लहरी) रंगांच्या स्प्रिंगसारख्या लहरी कार्यरत अवस्थेत असतात. या लहरींमुळे जिवाची आत्मशक्ती जागृत होण्यास साहाय्य होऊन जिवाच्या मारक भावाबरोबरच नेतृत्वगुणामध्येही वाढ होते. यामुळे जिवात क्षात्रभावाचे संवर्धन होते. जिवाने आपल्यामध्ये क्षात्रगुणाचे संवर्धन केल्यानेच तो सहज दुर्जनरूपी शक्तींचा संहार करू शकतो.’
– सूक्ष्म जगतातील एक विद्वान (सौ. अंजली गाडगीळ यांच्या माध्यमातून, १६.५.२००५, दुपारी २.४०)
संदर्भ : सनातन-निर्मित ग्रंथ ‘सण, धार्मिक उत्सव आणि व्रते’
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Vijayadashami
Vijayadashami (IAST: Vijayadaśamī, pronounced [ʋɪʝəjəðəʃmɪ]]) also known as Dasahara, Dusshera, Dasara, Dussehra or Dashain is a major Hindu festival celebrated at the end of Navratri every year. It is observed on the tenth day in the Hindu calendar month of Ashvin, the seventh month of the Hindu Luni-Solar Calendar, which typically falls in the Gregorian months of September and October.
Vijayadasami
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Vijayadasami reveres either Durga's or Rama's victory over evil depending on the region.[1]
Also called
Dussehra, Dasara, Navratri
Type
Religious, Cultural
Significance
Celebrates the victory of good over evil
Celebrations
Marks the end of Durga Puja or Ramlila
Observances
pandals (stages), plays, community gathering, recitation of scriptures, immersion of Durga or burning of Ravana
Date
Ashvin (September or October)
2017 date
30 Sep, Sat
2018 date
19 October, Fri
Vijayadashami is observed for different reasons and celebrated differently in various parts of the Indian subcontinent. In the southern, eastern and northeastern states of India, Vijayadashami marks the end of Durga Puja, remembering goddess Durga's victory over the buffalo demon Mahishasura to help restore dharma. In the northern and western states, the festival is synonymously called Dussehra (also spelled Dasara, Dashahara). In these regions, it marks the end of "Ramlila" and remembers God Rama's victory over the Ravana. On the very same occasion; Arjuna alone defeated entire Kaurava army consisting of 100,000s of soldiers, Bhishma, Drona, Karna, Ashwatthama, Kripa, Duryodhana, Dushyasana, Shakuni etc. - there by significantly quoting a natural example of victory of Good (Dharma) over evil (Adharma). Alternatively it marks a reverence for one of the aspects of goddess Devi such as Durga or Saraswati.
Vijayadashami celebrations include processions to a river or ocean front that carry clay statues of Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati, Ganesha and Kartikeya, accompanied by music and chants, after which the images are immersed into the water for dissolution and a goodbye. Elsewhere, on Dasara, the towering effigies of Ravana symbolizing the evil are burnt with fireworks marking evil's destruction. The festival also starts the preparation for one of the most important and widely celebrated Diwali, the festival of lights, which is celebrated twenty days after the Vijayadashami.
Etymology & Nomenclature:
Vijayadashami (Devanagari: विजयदशमि ) (Kannada: ವಿಜಯದಶಮಿ) (Telugu: విజయదశమి) is a composite of two words "Vijaya" (विजय) and "Dashami" (दशमी), which respectively mean "victory" and "tenth," connoting the festival on the tenth day celebrating the victory of good over evil. The same Hindu festival-related term, however, takes different forms in different regions of India and Nepal, as well as among Hindu minorities found elsewhere.
According to James Lochtefeld, the word Dussehra (Devanagari: दशहर) (Kannada: ದಸರಾ ಹಬ್ಬ) is a variant of Dashahara which is a compound Sanskrit word composed of "dasham"(दशम) and "ahar" (अहर), respectively meaning "10" and "day". According to Monier-Williams, Dus (दुश) means "bad, evil, sinful," and Hara (हर) means "removing, destroying," connoting "removing the bad, destroying the evil, sinful."
Ramayana:
Ravana kidnapped Sita. To free her; Rama requested Ravana to release her but situation became worse & led to the war. After performing severe penance for ten thousand years he received a boon from the creator-god Brahma: he could henceforth not be killed by gods, demons, or spirits. He is portrayed as a powerful demon king who disturbs the penances of rishis. Lord Vishnu incarnates as the human Rama to defeat and kill him, thus circumventing the boon given by Lord Brahma. A deadly and fierceful battle takes place between Rama & Ravana in which finally Rama kills Ravana and ends the evil rule. Ravana has 10 heads. Killing of the one who has 10 heads is called Dusshera. Finally Dharma was established on the Earth because of Rama's victory over Ravana. Thus this festival is celebrated reminding the victories of Good over Evil.
Mahabharat:
In the Mahabharata, the Pandavas are known to have spent their thirteenth year of exile in disguise in the kingdom of Virata. Before going to Virata, they are known to have hung their celestial weapons in Shami tree for safe keeping for a year. Bhima kills Kichaka. Hearing about the death of Kichaka, Duryodhana surmises that the Pandavas were hiding in Matsya. A host of Kaurava warriors attacks Virata, presumably to steal their cattle, but in reality, desiring to pierce the Pandavas' veil of anonymity. Full of bravado, Virata's son Uttar attempts to take on the army by himself while the rest of the Matsya army has been lured away to fight Susharma and the Trigartas. As suggested by Draupadi, Uttar takes Brihannala with him, as his charioteer. When he sees the Kaurava army, Uttar loses his nerve and attempts to flee. Then Arjuna reveals his identity and those of his brothers'. Arjuna takes Uttar to the tree where the Pandavas hid their weapons. Arjuna picks up his Gandiva after worshipping the tree as Shami tree safeguarded the Pandavas’ weapons for that complete year. Arjuna reties thread to Gandiva, simply drags& releases it- which produces terrible twang. At the same point of time, Kaurava warriors were eagerly waiting to spot Pandavas. Dispute chats takes place between Karna & Drona. Karna told Duryodhana that he would easily defeat Arjuna & don’t get threatened with Drona’s words since Drona was intentionally praising Arjuna as Arjuna was favourite student of Drona. Ashwatthama supports his father by praising Arjuna. Then Arjuna arrives the battle field. Eager to defend the land that had given him refuge, Arjuna engaged the legion of Kaurava warriors. The battle starts between Arjuna & entire Kuru Army. All the warriors including Bhishma, Drona, Karna, Kripa and Ashwathama together attacked Arjuna to kill him but Arjuna defeated all of them multiple times. During the battle Arjuna also killed Sangramjit the foster brother of Karna and instead of taking the revenge of his brother, Karna took heroice flight in order to save his life from Arjuna. Karna tried to fly away from Arjuna but he could not since Arjuna invoked Sammohanaastra which made entire army fell asleep. This is the war in which Arjuna proved that he was the best archer in the world at his time. In this way Arjuna alone defeated entire Kuru army consisting of 100,000s of soldiers, Maharathis: Bhishma, Drona, Karna ; Atirathis: Kripa, Ashwatthama. One of the names of Arjuna is Vijaya- ever victorious. This incident took place on the same day in which Lord Rama killed Ravana. As it was Arjuna’s day; the day also became popular as “VIJAYA DASHAMI”.
Regional Variations In HinduismEdit
Northern India:
Dasara is observed with the burning of Ravana effigies.
In most of northern and western India, Dasha-Hara (literally, "ten days") is celebrated in honour of Rama. Thousands of drama-dance-music plays based on the Ramayana and Ramcharitmanas (Ramlila) are performed at outdoor fairs across the land and in temporarily built staging grounds featuring effigies of the demons Ravana, Kumbhakarna and Meghanada. The effigies are burnt on bonfires in the evening of Vijayadashami-Dussehra. While Dussehra is observed on the same day across India, the festivities leading to it vary. In many places, the "Rama Lila", or the brief version of the story of Rama, Sita and Lakshamana, is enacted over the 9 days before it, but in some cities such as Varanasi the entire story is freely acted out by performance-artists before the public every evening for a month.
The performance arts tradition during the Dussehra festival was inscribed by UNESCO as one of the "Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity" in 2008. The festivities, states UNESCO, include songs, narration, recital and dialogue based on the Hindu text Ramacharitmanas by Tulsidas. It is celebrated across northern India for dussehra, but particularly in historically important Hindu cities of Ayodhya, Varanasi, Vrindavan, Almora and Madhubani – cities in Uttar Pradesh, Utarakhand, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. The festival and dramatic enactment of the virtues versus vices filled story is organized by communities in hundreds of small villages and towns, attracting a mix of audiences from different social, gender and economic backgrounds. In many parts of India, the audience and villagers join in and participate spontaneously, some helping the artists, others helping with stage setup, make-up, effigies and lights. These arts come to a close on the night of Dussehra, when the victory of Rama is celebrated by burning the effigies of evil, Ravana and his colleagues.
Himachal Pradesh:
Kullu Dussehra is celebrated in the Kullu valley of Himachal Pradesh and is regionally notable for its large fair and parade witnessed by estimated half a million people. The festival is a symbol of victory of good over evil by Raghu Nath, and is celebrated like elsewhere in the Indian subcontinent with a procession. The special feature of the Kullu Dasara procession is the arrival of floats containing deities from different parts of the nearby regions and their journey to Kullu.
Southern India:
Mysore Dasara procession and celebrations in Karnataka are a major tourist attraction.
Vijayadasami is celebrated in a variety of ways in South India. Celebrations range from worshipping Durga, lighting up temples and major forts such as at Mysore, to displaying colorful figurines, known as a golu.
The festival played a historical role in the 14th-century Vijayanagara Empire, where it was called Mahanavami. The Italian traveller Niccolò de' Conti described the festival's intensity and importance as a grandeur religious and martial event with royal support. The event revered Durga as the warrior goddess (some texts refer to her as Chamundeshwari). The celebrations hosted athletic competitions, singing and dancing, fireworks, a pageantry military parade and charitable giving to the public.
The city of Mysore has traditionally been a major center of Dasara-Vijayadashami celebrations.
Another significant and notable tradition of several South Indian regions has been the dedication of this festival to Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of knowledge, learning, music and arts. She is worshipped, along with instruments of one's trade during this festival. In South India, people maintain, clean and worship their instruments, tools of work and implements of their livelihood during this festival, remembering Goddess Saraswati and Durga.
Kids aged 3-4, who are new to school, are admitted to school on Viajayadasami Day[29].
In Maharashtra, the deities installed on the first day of Navratri are immersed in water. Observers visit each other and exchange sweets.
Colorful floor patterns to mark Vijayadashami.
The festival has been historically important in Maharashtra. Shivaji, who challenged the Mughal Empire in the 17th-century and created a Hindu kingdom in western and central India, would deploy his soldiers to assist farmers in cropping lands and providing adequate irrigation to guarantee food supplies. Post monsoons, on Vijayadashami, these soldiers would leave their villages and reassemble to serve in the military, re-arm and obtain their deployment orders, then proceed to the frontiers for active duty.
Western India:
In Gujarat, both goddess Durga and god Rama are revered for their victory over evil. Fasting and prayers at temples are common. A regional dance called Dandiya Raas, that deploys colorfully decorated sticks, and Garba that is dancing in traditional dress is a part of the festivities through the night.
In Mewar region of Rajasthan and gujarat both Durga and Rama have been celebrated on Vijayadashami, and it has been a major festival for Rajput warriors.
The Gondi people instead celebrate Ravana by carrying an image of him riding an elephant and singing praises to him, as they consider Ravana as their ancestor and one of their gods.
Durga image is immersed into river on Vijayadashami in eastern regions of the Indian subcontinent.
Eastern India:
Vijaya Dasami is observed as Bijoya Dashomi, immediately after the day of Dashomi or the tenth day of Nabaratri, marked by a great procession where the clay statues are ceremoniously walked to a river or ocean coast for a solemn goodbye to Durga. Many mark their faces with vermilion (sindoor) or wear some red clothing. It is an emotional day for some devotees, even for many atheist Bengalis as the congregation sings emotional goodbye songs. When the procession reaches the water, Durga is immersed, the clay dissolves, and she is believed to return to Mount Kailasha with Shiva and to the cosmos in general. People distribute sweets and gifts, visit their friends and family members. Some communities such as those near Varanasi mark the eleventh day, called ekadashi, by visiting a Durga temple.
Nepal:
Youngsters greet elders and seek blessings on Dashain (Dashami) among the Hindu community in Nepal and Himalayan regions.
In Nepal, Vijayadashami follows the festival of Dashain. Youngsters visit the elders in their family, distant ones come to their native homes, and students visit their school teachers. The elders and teachers welcome the youngsters, mark their foreheads with Tilak and bless them. The family reveres the Hindu goddess of wealth Lakshmi, hoping for virtuous success and prosperity in the year ahead.
साडेतीन मुहूर्तांपैकी एक मुहूर्त असणार्‍या दसरा या सणाचे अनेक गुणधर्म आहेत. विजयाची प्रेरणा देणारा आणि क्षात्रवृत्ती जागृत करणारा हा सण परस्परांतील प्रेम वृद्धींगत करायलाही शिकवतो. या लेखाच्या माध्यमातून दसरा सण साजरा करण्यामागील काही महत्त्वाची कारणे समजून घेऊया.
१. स्वतःसमवेत इतरांचाही विचार करण्यास शिकवणारा सण ‘दसरा’
‘दसरा हा देवीचा सण आहे. देवी ही शक्तीची देवता आहे. यासाठी आश्विन शुद्ध प्रतिपदेला देवीचे आवाहन करून रामनवमीप्रमाणे नऊ दिवस तिचे भजन, पूजन, कीर्तन करायचे असते. अष्टमीच्या दिवशी सरस्वतीस्वरूपी भगवतीचे पूजन, नवमीच्या दिवशी शस्त्रगर्भा देवीचे पूजन आणि दशमीच्या दिवशी शमीचे अन् शांततेचे पूजन करायचे असते. हे शांततेचे पूजन आपल्या गावाच्या शिवेबाहेर जाऊन करायचे असते. ‘गावाप्रमाणेच गावाबाहेरही शांतता राखून जिकडे तिकडे सुखसमृद्धी आणू’, असा यामागचा अर्थ आहे. बाहेर सर्वत्र शांतता राखण्यासाठी शस्त्रे, अस्त्रे, सैन्य इत्यादींचे प्रदर्शन करायचे असते आणि शत्रू असेल, तर त्याचे पारिपत्य करण्यासाठी या दिवशी निघायचे असते. शत्रूचे पारिपत्य करून शांतता प्रस्थापित केल्यानंतर सर्वांना सोने वाटावयाचे असते.
२. त्रेतायुगापासून साजरा केला जाणारा सण ‘विजयादशमी’
‘आश्विन शुद्ध दशमी, म्हणजेच विजयादशमी. या दिवशी रामाचा पूर्वज रघु या अयोध्याधिशाने विश्वजित यज्ञ केला. सर्व संपत्तीचे दान करून नंतर तो एका पर्णकुटीत राहिला. कौत्साला १४ कोटी सुवर्णमुद्रा हव्या होत्या. रघु कुबेरावर आक्रमण करण्यास सिद्ध झाला. आपटा आणि शमी या वृक्षांवर कुबेर सुवर्णांचा वर्षाव करतो. कौत्स केवळ १४ कोटी सुवर्णमुद्रा घेतो. बाकीच्या सुवर्णमुद्रा प्रजाजन नेतात. त्या काळापासून, म्हणजेच त्रेतायुगापासून हिंदु लोक विजयादशमी महोत्सव साजरा करतात.’ – गुरुदेव डॉ. काटेस्वामीजी (घनगर्जित, ऑक्टोबर २००७)
३. सरस्वतीतत्त्व अप्रकटावस्थेत जाणे
‘या दिवशी सरस्वतीतत्त्व सगुणाच्या अधिक्य भावाच्या निर्मितीतून बीजरूपी अप्रकटावस्था धारण करते; म्हणून या दिवशी तिचे क्रियात्मक पूजन आणि विसर्जन केले जाते.
श्री सरस्वतीदेवी
अ. परिणाम आणि लाभ
या दिवशी सरस्वतीतत्त्वाच्या क्रियात्मक पूजनाने आणि विसर्जनाने व्यक्त भावाचे अव्यक्त भावात रूपांतर होऊन जिवाचे स्थिरतेत प्रवेश होण्यास साहाय्य होते.
– एक विद्वान (सौ. अंजली गाडगीळ यांच्या माध्यमातून, ८.९.२००६, सायं. ७.३९ आणि ९.९.२००६, रात्री ८.०९)
४. तमोगुण आणि वाईट शक्ती यांचा
नाश होणे आणि परस्परांवरील प्रीती जागृत होऊन सृजनतेचे कार्य होणे
‘देवीतत्त्व कार्यरत असल्यास सगुण स्तरावर तमोगुण आणि वाईट शक्ती यांच्या नाशाचे कार्य होत असते अन् केवळ विष्णुतत्त्व कार्यरत असल्यास निर्गुण स्तरावर तमोगुण आणि वाईट शक्ती यांच्या नाशाचे कार्य होत असते, असे शास्त्र आहे. दसर्‍याच्या दिवशी तारक देवीतत्त्व विष्णुतत्त्वाच्या समवेत एकत्रितपणे कार्यरत होते. या दोन भिन्न तत्त्वांनी संयुक्तपणे कार्य केल्यामुळे तमोगुण आणि वाईट शक्ती यांच्या नाशाचे कार्य संपन्न होण्याबरोबरच या दोन तत्त्वांमधील परस्परांविषयीची प्रीती जागृत होऊन त्यांच्यातील तत्त्वाकडून विनाशाचे कार्य करण्याबरोबरच सृजनतेचे, म्हणजे स्थितीसंबंधीचे कार्यही आपोआप होऊ लागते. देवी आणि विष्णु यांच्या संयुक्त कार्यरत तत्त्वांकडून प्रक्षेपित होणार्‍या प्रीतीयुक्त कल्याणकारी स्थितीजन्य लहरी संपूर्ण ब्रह्मांडात पसरतात. यामुळे सृजनतेच्या कार्याला गती प्राप्त होते. त्यामुळे पीक चांगले येणे, भरभराट होणे यांसारखे परिणाम दिसून येतात. स्थितीजन्य कार्य करण्यासाठी श्रीविष्णूची सहयोगिनी म्हणून श्रीलक्ष्मी त्याच्याबरोबर कार्य करते. त्यामुळे श्रीविष्णु त्याच्या प्रत्येक अवतारामध्ये श्रीलक्ष्मीचाही सहभाग करून घेतो आणि दोघेही मानवदेह धारण करून पृथ्वीतलावर एकाच वेळी अवतार घेतात.
५. श्रीराम आणि हनुमान तत्त्वे अन् क्षात्रवृत्ती जागृत करणारा दसरा
दसर्‍याच्या दिवशी ब्रह्मांडात श्रीरामतत्त्वाच्या तारक, तर हनुमानतत्त्वाच्या मारक लहरींचे एकत्रिकीकरण झालेले असते. दसरा या तिथीला जिवाचा क्षात्रभाव जागृत होतो. या क्षात्रभावातूनच जिवावर क्षात्रवृत्तीचा संस्कार होत असतो. या क्षात्रभावातून आपल्याला ईश्वरी राज्याची स्थापना करावयाची आहे. दसर्‍याला श्रीराम आणि हनुमान यांचे स्मरण केल्याने जिवात दास्यभक्ती निर्माण होऊन श्रीरामाचे तारक, म्हणजेच आशीर्वादरूपी तत्त्व मिळण्यास साहाय्य होते.
दसर्‍याच्या दिवशी ब्रह्मांडात लाल (शक्तीरूपी) आणि तांबूस (दास्यभावातून निर्माण झालेल्या आशीर्वादरूपी लहरी) रंगांच्या स्प्रिंगसारख्या लहरी कार्यरत अवस्थेत असतात. या लहरींमुळे जिवाची आत्मशक्ती जागृत होण्यास साहाय्य होऊन जिवाच्या मारक भावाबरोबरच नेतृत्वगुणामध्येही वाढ होते. यामुळे जिवात क्षात्रभावाचे संवर्धन होते. जिवाने आपल्यामध्ये क्षात्रगुणाचे संवर्धन केल्यानेच तो सहज दुर्जनरूपी शक्तींचा संहार करू शकतो.’
– सूक्ष्म जगतातील एक विद्वान (सौ. अंजली गाडगीळ यांच्या माध्यमातून, १६.५.२००५, दुपारी २.४०)
संदर्भ : सनातन-निर्मित ग्रंथ ‘सण, धार्मिक उत्सव आणि व्रते’
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Vijayadashami
Vijayadashami (IAST: Vijayadaśamī, pronounced [ʋɪʝəjəðəʃmɪ]]) also known as Dasahara, Dusshera, Dasara, Dussehra or Dashain is a major Hindu festival celebrated at the end of Navratri every year. It is observed on the tenth day in the Hindu calendar month of Ashvin, the seventh month of the Hindu Luni-Solar Calendar, which typically falls in the Gregorian months of September and October.
Vijayadasami
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Vijayadasami reveres either Durga's or Rama's victory over evil depending on the region.[1]
Also called
Dussehra, Dasara, Navratri
Type
Religious, Cultural
Significance
Celebrates the victory of good over evil
Celebrations
Marks the end of Durga Puja or Ramlila
Observances
pandals (stages), plays, community gathering, recitation of scriptures, immersion of Durga or burning of Ravana
Date
Ashvin (September or October)
2017 date
30 Sep, Sat
2018 date
19 October, Fri
Vijayadashami is observed for different reasons and celebrated differently in various parts of the Indian subcontinent. In the southern, eastern and northeastern states of India, Vijayadashami marks the end of Durga Puja, remembering goddess Durga's victory over the buffalo demon Mahishasura to help restore dharma. In the northern and western states, the festival is synonymously called Dussehra (also spelled Dasara, Dashahara). In these regions, it marks the end of "Ramlila" and remembers God Rama's victory over the Ravana. On the very same occasion; Arjuna alone defeated entire Kaurava army consisting of 100,000s of soldiers, Bhishma, Drona, Karna, Ashwatthama, Kripa, Duryodhana, Dushyasana, Shakuni etc. - there by significantly quoting a natural example of victory of Good (Dharma) over evil (Adharma). Alternatively it marks a reverence for one of the aspects of goddess Devi such as Durga or Saraswati.
Vijayadashami celebrations include processions to a river or ocean front that carry clay statues of Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati, Ganesha and Kartikeya, accompanied by music and chants, after which the images are immersed into the water for dissolution and a goodbye. Elsewhere, on Dasara, the towering effigies of Ravana symbolizing the evil are burnt with fireworks marking evil's destruction. The festival also starts the preparation for one of the most important and widely celebrated Diwali, the festival of lights, which is celebrated twenty days after the Vijayadashami.
Etymology & Nomenclature:
Vijayadashami (Devanagari: विजयदशमि ) (Kannada: ವಿಜಯದಶಮಿ) (Telugu: విజయదశమి) is a composite of two words "Vijaya" (विजय) and "Dashami" (दशमी), which respectively mean "victory" and "tenth," connoting the festival on the tenth day celebrating the victory of good over evil. The same Hindu festival-related term, however, takes different forms in different regions of India and Nepal, as well as among Hindu minorities found elsewhere.
According to James Lochtefeld, the word Dussehra (Devanagari: दशहर) (Kannada: ದಸರಾ ಹಬ್ಬ) is a variant of Dashahara which is a compound Sanskrit word composed of "dasham"(दशम) and "ahar" (अहर), respectively meaning "10" and "day". According to Monier-Williams, Dus (दुश) means "bad, evil, sinful," and Hara (हर) means "removing, destroying," connoting "removing the bad, destroying the evil, sinful."
Ramayana:
Ravana kidnapped Sita. To free her; Rama requested Ravana to release her but situation became worse & led to the war. After performing severe penance for ten thousand years he received a boon from the creator-god Brahma: he could henceforth not be killed by gods, demons, or spirits. He is portrayed as a powerful demon king who disturbs the penances of rishis. Lord Vishnu incarnates as the human Rama to defeat and kill him, thus circumventing the boon given by Lord Brahma. A deadly and fierceful battle takes place between Rama & Ravana in which finally Rama kills Ravana and ends the evil rule. Ravana has 10 heads. Killing of the one who has 10 heads is called Dusshera. Finally Dharma was established on the Earth because of Rama's victory over Ravana. Thus this festival is celebrated reminding the victories of Good over Evil.
Mahabharat:
In the Mahabharata, the Pandavas are known to have spent their thirteenth year of exile in disguise in the kingdom of Virata. Before going to Virata, they are known to have hung their celestial weapons in Shami tree for safe keeping for a year. Bhima kills Kichaka. Hearing about the death of Kichaka, Duryodhana surmises that the Pandavas were hiding in Matsya. A host of Kaurava warriors attacks Virata, presumably to steal their cattle, but in reality, desiring to pierce the Pandavas' veil of anonymity. Full of bravado, Virata's son Uttar attempts to take on the army by himself while the rest of the Matsya army has been lured away to fight Susharma and the Trigartas. As suggested by Draupadi, Uttar takes Brihannala with him, as his charioteer. When he sees the Kaurava army, Uttar loses his nerve and attempts to flee. Then Arjuna reveals his identity and those of his brothers'. Arjuna takes Uttar to the tree where the Pandavas hid their weapons. Arjuna picks up his Gandiva after worshipping the tree as Shami tree safeguarded the Pandavas’ weapons for that complete year. Arjuna reties thread to Gandiva, simply drags& releases it- which produces terrible twang. At the same point of time, Kaurava warriors were eagerly waiting to spot Pandavas. Dispute chats takes place between Karna & Drona. Karna told Duryodhana that he would easily defeat Arjuna & don’t get threatened with Drona’s words since Drona was intentionally praising Arjuna as Arjuna was favourite student of Drona. Ashwatthama supports his father by praising Arjuna. Then Arjuna arrives the battle field. Eager to defend the land that had given him refuge, Arjuna engaged the legion of Kaurava warriors. The battle starts between Arjuna & entire Kuru Army. All the warriors including Bhishma, Drona, Karna, Kripa and Ashwathama together attacked Arjuna to kill him but Arjuna defeated all of them multiple times. During the battle Arjuna also killed Sangramjit the foster brother of Karna and instead of taking the revenge of his brother, Karna took heroice flight in order to save his life from Arjuna. Karna tried to fly away from Arjuna but he could not since Arjuna invoked Sammohanaastra which made entire army fell asleep. This is the war in which Arjuna proved that he was the best archer in the world at his time. In this way Arjuna alone defeated entire Kuru army consisting of 100,000s of soldiers, Maharathis: Bhishma, Drona, Karna ; Atirathis: Kripa, Ashwatthama. One of the names of Arjuna is Vijaya- ever victorious. This incident took place on the same day in which Lord Rama killed Ravana. As it was Arjuna’s day; the day also became popular as “VIJAYA DASHAMI”.
Regional Variations In HinduismEdit
Northern India:
Dasara is observed with the burning of Ravana effigies.
In most of northern and western India, Dasha-Hara (literally, "ten days") is celebrated in honour of Rama. Thousands of drama-dance-music plays based on the Ramayana and Ramcharitmanas (Ramlila) are performed at outdoor fairs across the land and in temporarily built staging grounds featuring effigies of the demons Ravana, Kumbhakarna and Meghanada. The effigies are burnt on bonfires in the evening of Vijayadashami-Dussehra. While Dussehra is observed on the same day across India, the festivities leading to it vary. In many places, the "Rama Lila", or the brief version of the story of Rama, Sita and Lakshamana, is enacted over the 9 days before it, but in some cities such as Varanasi the entire story is freely acted out by performance-artists before the public every evening for a month.
The performance arts tradition during the Dussehra festival was inscribed by UNESCO as one of the "Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity" in 2008. The festivities, states UNESCO, include songs, narration, recital and dialogue based on the Hindu text Ramacharitmanas by Tulsidas. It is celebrated across northern India for dussehra, but particularly in historically important Hindu cities of Ayodhya, Varanasi, Vrindavan, Almora and Madhubani – cities in Uttar Pradesh, Utarakhand, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. The festival and dramatic enactment of the virtues versus vices filled story is organized by communities in hundreds of small villages and towns, attracting a mix of audiences from different social, gender and economic backgrounds. In many parts of India, the audience and villagers join in and participate spontaneously, some helping the artists, others helping with stage setup, make-up, effigies and lights. These arts come to a close on the night of Dussehra, when the victory of Rama is celebrated by burning the effigies of evil, Ravana and his colleagues.
Himachal Pradesh:
Kullu Dussehra is celebrated in the Kullu valley of Himachal Pradesh and is regionally notable for its large fair and parade witnessed by estimated half a million people. The festival is a symbol of victory of good over evil by Raghu Nath, and is celebrated like elsewhere in the Indian subcontinent with a procession. The special feature of the Kullu Dasara procession is the arrival of floats containing deities from different parts of the nearby regions and their journey to Kullu.
Southern India:
Mysore Dasara procession and celebrations in Karnataka are a major tourist attraction.
Vijayadasami is celebrated in a variety of ways in South India. Celebrations range from worshipping Durga, lighting up temples and major forts such as at Mysore, to displaying colorful figurines, known as a golu.
The festival played a historical role in the 14th-century Vijayanagara Empire, where it was called Mahanavami. The Italian traveller Niccolò de' Conti described the festival's intensity and importance as a grandeur religious and martial event with royal support. The event revered Durga as the warrior goddess (some texts refer to her as Chamundeshwari). The celebrations hosted athletic competitions, singing and dancing, fireworks, a pageantry military parade and charitable giving to the public.
The city of Mysore has traditionally been a major center of Dasara-Vijayadashami celebrations.
Another significant and notable tradition of several South Indian regions has been the dedication of this festival to Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of knowledge, learning, music and arts. She is worshipped, along with instruments of one's trade during this festival. In South India, people maintain, clean and worship their instruments, tools of work and implements of their livelihood during this festival, remembering Goddess Saraswati and Durga.
Kids aged 3-4, who are new to school, are admitted to school on Viajayadasami Day[29].
In Maharashtra, the deities installed on the first day of Navratri are immersed in water. Observers visit each other and exchange sweets.
Colorful floor patterns to mark Vijayadashami.
The festival has been historically important in Maharashtra. Shivaji, who challenged the Mughal Empire in the 17th-century and created a Hindu kingdom in western and central India, would deploy his soldiers to assist farmers in cropping lands and providing adequate irrigation to guarantee food supplies. Post monsoons, on Vijayadashami, these soldiers would leave their villages and reassemble to serve in the military, re-arm and obtain their deployment orders, then proceed to the frontiers for active duty.
Western India:
In Gujarat, both goddess Durga and god Rama are revered for their victory over evil. Fasting and prayers at temples are common. A regional dance called Dandiya Raas, that deploys colorfully decorated sticks, and Garba that is dancing in traditional dress is a part of the festivities through the night.
In Mewar region of Rajasthan and gujarat both Durga and Rama have been celebrated on Vijayadashami, and it has been a major festival for Rajput warriors.
The Gondi people instead celebrate Ravana by carrying an image of him riding an elephant and singing praises to him, as they consider Ravana as their ancestor and one of their gods.
Durga image is immersed into river on Vijayadashami in eastern regions of the Indian subcontinent.
Eastern India:
Vijaya Dasami is observed as Bijoya Dashomi, immediately after the day of Dashomi or the tenth day of Nabaratri, marked by a great procession where the clay statues are ceremoniously walked to a river or ocean coast for a solemn goodbye to Durga. Many mark their faces with vermilion (sindoor) or wear some red clothing. It is an emotional day for some devotees, even for many atheist Bengalis as the congregation sings emotional goodbye songs. When the procession reaches the water, Durga is immersed, the clay dissolves, and she is believed to return to Mount Kailasha with Shiva and to the cosmos in general. People distribute sweets and gifts, visit their friends and family members. Some communities such as those near Varanasi mark the eleventh day, called ekadashi, by visiting a Durga temple.
Nepal:
Youngsters greet elders and seek blessings on Dashain (Dashami) among the Hindu community in Nepal and Himalayan regions.
In Nepal, Vijayadashami follows the festival of Dashain. Youngsters visit the elders in their family, distant ones come to their native homes, and students visit their school teachers. The elders and teachers welcome the youngsters, mark their foreheads with Tilak and bless them. The family reveres the Hindu goddess of wealth Lakshmi, hoping for virtuous success and prosperity in the year ahead.
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