DUSSEHRA:
THE VICTORY OF GOOD OVER THE
EVIL
-AACHAL BURANDE
Dussehra, also called Vijayadashami , in Hindism, holiday marking the triumph of Rama,
an avatar of Vishnu, over the 10-headed demon king Ravana, who abducted Rama’s wife, Sita. The festival's name is derived from the Sanskrit words dasha ("ten") and hara("defeat"). Symbolising the victory of good over the evil,Dussehra is celebrated on the 10th day of month of Ashvina (september- october), the seventh month of the Hindu calender, with the appearance of the full moon, an
event called the “bright fortnight” ( Shukla paksha). Dussehra is coincides with the culmination of nine days of Navaratri Festival.
As
India is the country with different states, different religions, different
traditions in India, Dussehra is celebrated all over the India but good &
evil changes as the state changes. In the eastern part of India,
Vijayadashami is the celebration of Goddes Durga’s triumph over the invincible
Buffalo king Mahishasura.
Both the legends signify the victory of good over
evil. Mysore’s Dasara, as they call it,
is one of the most spectacular Vijayadashami celebrations in India. One of the
biggest highlights of the 10 days celebration is the beautifully illuminated
Mysore Palace. The city honours Goddess Chamundeswari’s victory over the great
demon Mahishasura. In Odisha, Bengal and Tripura, Dussehra celebrations are not
quite tied to the epic battle of the Ramayana unlike the other parts of the
country. Rather they celebrate the victory of Goddess
Durga over Mahishasura.
On the 10th day after the ritual of Sindoor Daan, they offer sweets, betel
leaves and prasad to the idol of Durga and bid her a tearful goodbye. In other
parts of countries, Dusshera is celebrated to mark Lord Rama’s victory over the
demon Ravana that signifies the triumph of good over evil. On Dussehra, huge
effigies of Ravana are burnt with fireworks which symbolize the quelling of
darkness by light.
As Dussehra is a week-long festival
celebrated in majestic style in northern India, Kullu Dussehra is one of the
most popular events of Himachal Pradesh, signifying the victory of good over
evil. According to the
mythology, Kullu was under the control of Raja Jagat Singh in the 16th century.
At some point he got to know that someone by the name of Durgadutt had charming
pearls. The Raja tried everything to have that pearls. Though Durgadutt made
him clear that the information was not correct, all his requests were hopeless.
He offered him the last chance of giving the pearls but he did not and as a
result Durgadutt set himself and his own family on fire and cursed the
Raja
Jagat Singh for his brutality.
Thereafter, he felt guilty and took advice form a Brahmin. The
sacred man asked him to get back the statue of Lord Raghunath from the kingdom
of Lord Ram. Worried, the Raja decided to send the Brahmin to Ayodhya. One day,
he took the statue and started his way back trip to Kullu. When the locals of
Ayodhya came to know that the idol of Lord Raghunath was missing, they left in
search of him. The people found the Brahmin with Raghunath ji on the banks of
Saryu River. Then he started telling them the story of the king. When the
people picked up the idol while heading towards Ayodhya it was heavy, but to
their amazement the idol became light as they moved to Kullu. When the Brahmin
reached Kullu, the idol of Raghunath ji was installed. Subsequently, the king
had a sip of the Charan-Amrit of the statue of the Raghunath ji and the curse
was repealed. This myth is associated with the Kullu Dusshera.
अधर्म पर धर्म की विजय
असत्य पर सत्य की विजय
बुराई पर अच्छाई की विजय
पाप पर पुण्य की विजय
अत्याचार पर सदाचार की विजय
क्रोध पर दया, क्षमा की विजय
अज्ञान पर ज्ञान की विजय
रावण पर श्रीराम की विजय
के प्रतीक पावन पर्व
विजयादशमी की हार्दीक शुभकामनायेँ।
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