Subh Dussehra

Subh Dussehra 

Situation 1:

Today is the very auspicious day for Hindus. We Hindu are celebrating VIJAYA Dashmi, a day on which Ravana was killed by Shree Ram. Since morning I have received lot of messages which goes like the followings,

1)      Happy Dussehra

      2)      Happy Dussehra with family name

      3)      Happy Dussehra with self photo etc

 

Here I feel instead of saying Happy, we can use our regional languages like,

1)      SUBH Dussehra

      2)      Dussehra ki subhkamnaye

      3)      Dussehra ki hardik SUBHEKSHA

As I feel HAPPY word do not convey the feeling of the event and one should use regional language to express the situations/ event. As using our regional language, seems to convey the feeling associated with the things and one can co-relate our self more easily.

Also why to put you snap and family name while sending the wishes to your friends. I don’t find this attitude a good approach to celebrate and inform your family or friends.

Situation 2:

Yesterday was birthday of my friend and he celebrated his birthday. He invited us on virtual celebration using videoconferencing. He lit the candle, we sung birthday song and then he un-lit the candle and cut the cake.

He born and bought up in a village in India. His mom is house wife and Dad is a farmer. In a village we used to go for playing cricket and other sports. During night, there were no light in the village and her mother used to burn the Diyas and Lamp to make sure, things are visible and can do the required work.

There are 2 situation over here, we Lit the candle during the cake cutting and Lit/ burn the Diya to create visibility during night or in Temple etc.. 

Lighting Diyas, Candle or Lamp is good and auspicious event in Hindu. We as Hindu, never un-lit the Diyas, candle, Lamp etc. as this will be treated as not good. We believe that, lightening the Diyas makes our surrounding visible and sign of creating LIFE.

We have also seen Bollywood movies, if a Diya got disturbed by the wind, the mother try to control the same using both the hands and make sure Diya should be lighten always. Also we have seen in the Temples, across the world, where Diyas were burn and after that we take AARTI and touch the flam. They never un-lit or extinguish the Diyas. Best scene was DEVDAS movie of SRK, where her lover was trying to save the Diya Flame from the wind.

We have adapted the western culture, which we can see during the cake cutting. I have adopted the fact and now not using the candle itself during the cake cutting and also advised my family and friend to not do this. Rest is your choice and belief.

We are living in educated society and we are capable to thinking and applying our knowledge to the situation.

Jai Shree Ram..