Rakshaabandhan
‘Jen baddho bali raajaa daanvendro mahaabalah; Taan twaan
pratibadhnaami rakshemaachal maachalah’. Bali was king of demons. He defeated
all gods and became able to dethrone lord Indra. Indraanee, wife of Indra, tied
the thread of raakhee on Bali’s wrist and made him her brother. Bali asked her
to ask for anything she wanted. She asked not to dethrone lord Indra. Thus, she
saved her husband’s throne. 2nd storey is Lord Baaman and Bali. Bali
had ego that no one in the universe is greater doner than him. Lord Vishnu came
in the guise of Baaman (Dwarf person). He took promise from Bali to gve him
three step of land. Bali saw him a dwarf and accepted. His guru Shukraachaarya
forbade him to do but he didn’t obey him. Having Bali’s acceptance, Baaman
increased his body and made it tall as heaven. He measured the entire universe
(above and below) in two steps and asked where to put his third step. Bali
offered his head. When he was asked to ask anything, he requested Lord Vishnu
to be his guard. Goddess Lakshami became very grieved. She tied the thread
(Raakhee) on Bali’s hand. Thus, she made Bali, her brother. When she was asked
to ask any thing, she asked to free her husband. Thus, she again got her
husband.
There are so many stories about Rakshaabandhan. It is celebrated as a
function of brother and sister. Sister ties the thread on brother’s wrist and
brother gives blessing to protect her from every trouble. At present, we have
become enemy of our daughters. We have started to kill them in the very womb.
Can anybody imagine a society where there is no female? Thus, indirectly I have
started to demolish our own existence. When a male gets married, he forgets his
sisters. But, sisters never forget their brothers. There are sisters who have
helped their brothers even quarreling with their in-laws and even with their
husbands. Daughters bring my life charmful. They are far more loyal than boys.
A son is son till his marriage but a daughter is daughter till the whole life.
Where there are only boys, only quarrel will come. We have to swear to protect
girls from every trouble.
Rakshaabandhan means ‘fastening a thread for protection’. In some
places, people tie the thread around a tree to protect environment. This is
symbolical to protect everything which is helpless. On this day, we should take
oath to save the nature, help every weak creature which needs help. This will
be the best way of celebration of this pious day.
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