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Jaya
Jagannath,
Deepaavali , A veneration of the Prosperity at the end of
an Harvest cycle. Deepaavali means an Array of Lamps (Deep = Lamp,
Vali =Array). Nilachakra group wishes you all a flourishing and
affluent Dipavali. Let goddess laxmi, the charming wife of lord
Jagannath bles you with wellbeing, prosperity and wipe out all your
financial crisis. Today don t forget to visit lord Jagannath temple
and light oil lamps in front of lord Jagannath and Goddes Laxmi with a
wish to illuminate your life with endless love, joy and wealth.
Useful information :
1. This day it s quite auspicious to wash out vehicles and clean up
electronic items, systems, gadgets and get worshiped in front of
goddess Laxmi. So please don t forget to get your vehicles washed and
get puja done at Sri Jagannath Temple.
2. Crackers from Standard fireworks are on sale with more
than 90 - 95 % discount on the printed rate at Electronic city,
Bangalore. ( Just few miles away from Electronic city towards Hosur,
land mark : Welcome to Bangalore navigation board you can find a
series of cracker whole sellers with huge makeshift sales on the left
side of the road. On the complete purchase apart from just 10% bill
you can further bargain to a near round figure. Most value worth
economic shopping point )
3. Dipavali Symbolizes the day of gifts and sweets. So this day let s
not forget the most precious person in our life, our most valuable
well wisher, our luck maker, our ever respected supreme celestial God
Lord Jagannath. Let s visit his divine temple and gift him an asset
for life time. ( Please come forward and gift one of these life time
asset to Sri Jagannath Temple. Let s accounts be consumed only for
construction purposes, everything apart from this let s be gifted as
life time assets for Sri Jagannath Temple )
4. Wish God nothing goes wrong today, but just for precautions : we
believe all are aware of safety measures, dos and don ts. Be dressed
in cottons and shoes while playing with fire and crackers, please
ensure hot line numbers of nearest hospitals, emergency services,
ambulances, sanjeevani services and fire fighters are at hands
distance. just in case.
Mythological significance of Dipavali :
Mythology has its own recipe for Dipavali. According to mythology, the
celebration of Dipavali is closely bound up with one of India's two
classic epics the Ramayana. (Mahabharata being the other epic).
1. Dipavali denotes the return of Lord Rama s return from exile after
his victorious conquest of the evil king Ravana.
2. Dipavali marks the victory of Lord Krishna over the mighty asura
(demon) Narakasura. Narakasura had become a menace to the gods in
heaven and had snatched the magnificent earrings of Aditi (the Mother
Goddess) and imprisoned sixteen thousand daughters of the gods in his
harem. In desperation, the gods led by Indra requested Lord Krishna to
destroy the demon as he was wreaking havoc. Krishna readily agreed,
fought a fierce battle and emerged victorious. It was after this that
He accepted the sixteen thousand damsels as his wives at their
request.
The meaning behind these mythological stories is that the villain of
the peace represents the desire-ridden ego. In our lives, it is our
egos and desires that create problems for us. In the story of Lord
Krishna above, the sixteen thousand damsels represent our numerous
desires. When they are controlled by our egos, they cause destruction
and rob us of our joy. However, when we work selflessly, dedicating
our actions to a higher goal, the desires remain in check, and most
importantly, get sublimated. Each one of us has positive and negative
tendencies. When we identify with the good in us, work towards
something beyond our selfish interests the lower, negative tendencies
fade away. Our desires get sublimated and through constant sadhana
(spiritual practice) we overcome our ego and desires. The darkness of
ego and desire are banished, replaced by the light of wisdom.
Knowledge that we are not incomplete and limited as we think ourselves
to be. But that we are that Divine Self that is free and independent
of all the world has to offer.
a. A complete bath at the break of dawn and the cleaning of homes
during Dipavali signify the cleansing of the personality of desires
and ego.
b. The new clothes represent our newly acquired state of Realisation
or at a more basic level our new spiritual orientation and commitment
to self-development.
This change brings sweetness in our lives which is why sweets are made
and distributed in the community. It represents the fact that once we
turn spiritual and begin looking within, we experience a quiet sense
of peace that we cannot experience while chasing objects of the world.
Thus Dipavali or Dipavali has a tremendous spiritual significance in
our lives. And like all our festivals, they are reminders for us to
retain and cultivate that spiritual element in our lives. Because life
is more than just a journey, it is a search for meaning.
Regards
Nilachakra
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