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BASANT PANCHAMI ASSOCIATED WITH KNOWLEDGE & WISDOM WITH THE BOUNTIFUL GRACES OF GODDESS MAHA SARASWATI JI
GODDESS SARASWATI BESTOWS HER GRACES IN THE FORM OF KNOWLEDGE, ART, WISDOM, MUSIC WHICH HELP ENLIGHTEN HUMANITY
Festivals obviously is the huge reflection That a society as a whole is on the move – a dynamic one And respects its traditional norms.
Some festivals are seasonal in nature Others are related to beliefs so prevalent In which one thing common in all of these festivals is that people play a part in each of these events Which fill the participants with positive synergy While they take part with true spirit and enthusiasm.
Basant Panchami has religio-seasonal connotations After tolerating the chilling cold of winter season There has begun much awaited dawn of a season Indeed so very pleasant in every manner of speaking When Mother Nature too showcases its multi-coloured appearance Wherein a carpet of yellow mustard plants are one of the best manifestations People put on their yellow attire, so graceful And imbue themselves in natural yellow colour, so stunningly elegant.
There is a legend attached to Basant Panchami festival Lord Brahma, the Lord of Creation Happened to see earthwards After witnessing the condition of his creation on the Mother Earth He felt very sad on seeing The Mother Earth was bereft of any greenery Since plant-life with its greenery represents life in all its forms He scattered some water from His jar, To the huge surprise of all living beings Lord Barahma too gifted greenery to the plants in abundance A scenario so very delightful indeed Bringing in its wake brightness in natural spectacle Bringing about verve and vigour in everybody's life.
Lo and behold, there appeared Goddess Saraswati The giver of wisdom and learning Music, art and craft and knowledge While inculcate love and light all around Goddess Saraswati spreads positive energy too So very suffusing with joy full of life Her advent brings in its wake greenery all around With affluence so abundant everywhere our eye could survey.
She too is termed as the Goddess of Basant Panchmi! When yellow flowers sprout in the fields – so enchanting.
Yellow or white flowers are also offered to Goddess Saraswati Along with chanting of beej mantra OM EN SARASWATE NAMON For earning her bountiful graces Devout also put on yellow or white coloured clothes Suiting the occasion.
Even our food items exhibit yellowness With saffron strands giving yellow colour Emitting sweet fragrance everywhere.
People worship the musical instruments Art, craft and all the learning mediums For these are the gifts of Goddess Saraswati Processions in the honour of the Goddess are also taken To beseech Her to bestow humans the knowledge and wisdom Along with power to find the difference between truth and falsehood Her four hands symbolize ego, intellect, alertness of the mind Her white dress symbolizes transparency and purity And she loves truth in all forms Her postures of sitting too has vast meaning.
Our humble prayers to Thee O Goddess Sarasvati The embodiment of learning, art and craft, so very enriching We implore Thee O Goddess to remove illiteracy And ignorance/darkness from our midst And bring forth the dawn of enlightenment with love and light Remove ego as You are the giver of wisdom And do imbue us all in THY INDELIBLE COLOUR.
A YELLOW COLOUR IN THE FIELDS IS A MOST PLEASING SIGHT WHICH MAKES THIS DAY A MOST ENCHANTING ONE
BASANT PANCHAMI (WISH YOU ALL HAPPY AND COLOURFUL BASANT PANCHAMI
GREEN AND COLOURFUL BASANT PANCHAMI
Basant has been taken from Sanskrit word VASANT' which means Spring season. Basant Panchami (5th February) is celebrated in the honour of Goddess Saraswati in different parts of India.
GODDESS SARSWATI IS DIVINITY OF KNOWLEDGE
Goddess Saraswati is the divinity of knowledge (music, arts, science etc). We worship the Goddess so that she may bestow us necessary knowledge and remove the ignorance from our midst. On this day, people also initiate the education of their small children in their homes or schools besides it is considered auspicious to start new ventures businesses. Anything and everything initiated on this day with sincere prayers gets fructified as the graces of Goddess Saraswati remains on such a person.
The chanting of Beej Mantra: OM AIGN MAHA SARASWATIYAN NAMAN (ॐऐंमहासरस्वत्यैनम) meaning I meditate and bow to thee Maha Saraswati. By chanting this Beej Mantra with utmost sinceriR, we get Her bountiful graces for all including the student community.
YELLOW COLOUR REPRESENTS PLEASANT FEELING
VASANT PANCHAMI
Vasant Panchami is also termed as Saraswati Puja, Shree Panchami and the Basant Festival is celebrated on the 5th day of the traditional Indian Calendar month of Magha in the month of February every year. This festival is celebrated in the states of Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana, Odisha, West Bengal and Tripura among others.
This festival is seasonal one since it marks the end of Winter and the beginning of pleasant spring season. Literally, Vasant Panchami means the Fifth Day (Panchami) of Spring (Vasant). It is celebrated 40 days before Holi., the festival of colours.
YELLOW FLOWERS OF SUN FLOWER ARE A TREAT TO WATCH
TRADITION OF VASANT PANCHAMI
The festival of Vasant Panchami is a seasonal festival and is celebrated by Hindus. On this day worship of Goddess Saraswati is done. Goddess Sarswati is the Goddess of knowledge, wisdom, art, culture, music etc. When the Lord Brahma the Mother Earth and with it the humans, he found it very quiet therefore he created Goddess Saraswati by sprinkling some water in the air. Since she came out of the water that is why she is also termed as Water Deity too. Goddess Saraswati, wither enchanting music and sweet music and sweet voice enthralled the world. Her four hands symbolize ego, intellect, alertness and the mind. Also, she is shown to be seated on a lotus or a peacock adorns a white dress.
FLOWERS AND GREENERY AROUND MAKES THE ENVIRONS JOYOUS
FAMOUS LEGEND
We know that Goddess Saraswati bestows us knowledge and wisdom over and above ability and proficiency of excellence in music and art. A popular legend with this festival is that after Kalidasa (in 4th – 5th Century CE) married a beautiful princess, she found him to be unlettered and bereft of any wisdom, therefore, she broke her marriage with him. Thereupon, Kalidasa felt very disappointed and wanted to kill himself by drowning in the water. Goddess Saraswati (known for her wisdom and fair-play), realized about his predicament, came out from the river and advised him to take a both in the waters. After she had taken bath in the water, he had a perceptible change in his outlook, knowledge and wisdom with the bountiful graces of Goddess of Knowledge. This made him excel in creativity of writing poetry. His famous works include Kumārasambhavam, Abhijñānaśākuntalam, Raghuvaṃśa, Meghadūta, Vikramōrvaśīyam etc.
THE VIEW OF FLOWERS MAKES THE SCENE MORE PLEASANT
ASSOCIATED WITH YELLOW COLOUR
It is also a fact that yellow colour is basically associated with Vasant Panchami which represent the mustard plants in the fields which is more evident in the regions of Punjab and Haryana during Vasant season. The people too adorn yellow clothes besides take colourful food to mark the start of Spring Season. The dishes prepared too give yellow tinge especially with Jaggery (Gur) sweetened rice with dry fruit and flavoured with Kashmiri Saffron which makes a huge difference in feel and taste.
KITE FLYING
THE RISING SUN & LESS COLD MAKES THE ENVIRONS MORE PLEASANT
On this festival, the people enjoy kite flying. The sky is littered with kites of different colour and sizes. This is enjoyed by all age-group people.
ASSOCIATED WITH KAMADEVA AND RATI (GOD'S REPS OF LOVE & AFFECTION)
Season-wise, chilling cold season ends and start of more pleasant and enjoyable season starts – Basant Ritu. There is also a tradition that in Basant, there is air of love and affection which is associated with kamadeva and his wife named Rati. When we associate this day with Kamadeva, it means there used to be dance based on love in the royal palaces in which the women folks of the royal leanings and other girls used to dance' (in their best attires) in the midst of singing suitable for the occasion – basically on love between Krishna and Radha. People put on yellow attire on this occasion in consonance with the flowering of yellow tamarind crops. It seems as though the Mother Nature has spread a yellow coloured cloth with seasonal flowers. There is also fragrance of flowers all around.
Basant Panchami is also called as Shree Panchami and Sufi which is observed in Sufi shrines. This festival is also celebrated in different parts of India though slightly differently. People enjoy kite flying, – Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, etc, Eastern India including Bengal wherein Saraswati idol is immersed in Ganga.
THE YELLOW TINGE IS PLEASANT
In schools and colleges too, in the morning hours, prayers to Goddess Saraswati are conducted in order to get her graces, blessings for enlightenment and removal of agyan (ignorance). Although whole of the day is considered promising yet most auspicious time is from sunrise to the midday (which is also termed as the Purvahna Kala) and it is considered as the propitious time to conduct Saraswati Pujan with great reverence and piety for seeking her graces.
FESTIVAL IS ASSOCIATED WITH DIFFERENT ASPECTS
In some parts of India, farmers conduct earth worship (Boomi Pujan) for more agricultural output from their fields before tilling their fields. People eat sweet rice and put on yellow clothes. The yellow colour is associated with Basant Panchami. Dandya dance is also performed on this day in Gujarat state which is also associated with harvesting, sowing and reaping etc. The tilling implements too are worshipped on this day by the farmers.
EVEN THE PIGEONS ENJOY THE SPRING AND PARTAKE THEIR EATABLE WITH OTHER BIRDS
This day is most significant for the farmers since some of them are agitating. The negotiations with the farmers are going and on and sure enough something good will emerge with the grace of Goddess Saraswati ultimately.
PRAYER TO LORD SHIVA AND LORD VISHNU AND SUN GOD
People in different religions also worship Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati including Lord Vishnu and Lakshmi and offer flowers including Sun God and other offerings for their wellbeing. Devotees and compassionate people also feed the needy on this occasion.
BASANT PANCHAMI IS CELEBRATED BY ALL
Saint Nizamuddin Aulia was famous for his generosity, compassion and simplicity coupled with humane heart. There used to be Langar at Dargah where food was served to all. When his nephew died, he felt so saddened that he stopped all the activities. Then Amir Khusrau wanted to bring him to his normal state. While seeing the women putting on their yellow attire, with colourful flowers, he also put on yellow clothes and flowers and went in front of the Saint. Upon seeing Khuarau in that dress, the Saint smiled. Hence Basant Panchami too is celebrated in Dargah of Saint Nizamuddin Aulia.
The Sikhs too celebrate Basant Panchami. Basant Raga or Spring Raga (composition) forms one of the well-known Ragas in Sri Granth Sahib Sahib Ji and sung with great reverence. The marriage of Guru Gobind Singh was solemnized on the auspicious occasion of Basant Panchami. My sincere prayers to Goddess SARSWATI to grant us all knowledge and also wisdom to use this knowledge meaningfully in day to day lives thereby gain experience. The experience gained helps us to attain wisdom. Having attained wisdom through various experiences gives us insight into how best to come out of difficult situations with ease. Goddess SARASWATI, the deity of knowledge and wisdom paves way for us by making our sincere efforts purposeful.
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