Guest guest Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 On the Holy Makara Sankranthi day, the Sun starts on His northward journey by entering the Makara sign of zodiac. Change for good is Sankranthi. It reveals not only the beauty of the Divine. This day exhorts to glorify the occasion by new aspirations. It calls for the installation of God in your hearts, so that you may achieve victory in the game of life.In a year, Sun passes through the twelve house of the zodiac in twelve months. The Sun's entry into each house of the zodiac is described as a Sankramana. 'Kranthi' means 'change'. Sankranthi means a secured change. The Sun's entry into each house of the zodiac is ot considered equally holy. What, then is the reason for giving special importance and sacredness to 'Makara Sankramana' the entry of he sun into 'Makara' (Capricorn)? Besides the physical qualities associated with the sun's movement into each house of the zodiac, there is an inner spiritual significance related to the 'Makara Sankramana'. The sun's takes its entry into Capricorn between the onths of Margasira and Pushyam. In the Bhagavad Gita, Sri Krishna as declared, "Among the months, I am the month of Margasira". The Margasira month is the crown among the twelve month. What is the reason? Among the planets of the solar system, the sun is the residing deity. Without the sun, the life process in the world will ease.Significance of Uttarayana :The Uttarayana punyakala or the Makara Sankranthi is a holy occasion to pray to the Lord. As the Vedas instruct us to pray : Asatho maa sath Gamaya (lead me from unreal to real); Tamaso maa jyothi Gamaya lead me from darkness into the Light); Murthyor maa Amritham Gamaya (Lead me from death to Immortality). Use this day to address this prayer, sincerely to your Ishta devatha (chosen deity) or to your araadhya-devatha (the form of the Lord you like most). Festivals connected with the moon and the sun are celebrated in our country, in order to drive into the minds of men the importance of mind control, (chandra or moon is the deity of the mind) and of clarifying the intelligence (Surya or the sun is the deity of intelligence). When the sun moves northward that is God-ward, the Intelligence too must pursue Godward. That is the significance of Uttarayana. Om Sai Ram Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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