Guest guest Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Naraka chaturdasi: Naraka Chaturdasi is associated with the Deepavali celebrations. Naraka Chaturdasi day celebrates the victory of Lord Krishna over Narakasura. It must be noted here that Diwali in South India is celebrated a day before the celebrations in North India . Celebrations of Deepavalli in North India is based on the return of Lord Ram from exile to Ayodhya. But in South India it is based on Lord Krishna defeating demon Naraka with the help of Satyabhama. The Demon Naraka, the son of Bhumi Devi and Vishnu, with the help of a boon from Brahma became very powerful. The boon was that he could only be killed by his mother Bhumi Devi. With such immense power Naraka lost his self control and his ego took over him. He started harassing people and demi-gods. He also forcibly took away the earrings of Aditi, the mother of devas. Finally, the task of annihilating Naraka fell on Lord Krishna . As always, a clever Lord Krishna asked his wife Satyabhama, an incarnation of Bhumi Devi, to accompany him to the battle against Naraka and be his charioteer. The battle between Naraka and Krishna shook the entire world. During the battle, an arrow hits Krishna and he acts being unconscious. Satyabhama could not tolerate this and she took the bow and arrow of Krishna and kills Demon Naraka. It is said that before dying Naraka realised his mistakes and requested for a festival in his name from his parents which will remind people what will happen when they are overtook by inflated egos. Naraka Chaturdasi thus indicates that good and evil rises from the same root. It also suggests that personal relationships do not matter when it comes to the good of the society. Victory of good over evil always prevails. Deepavali is worship of Goddess of Wealth, Lakshmi, and is the beginning of a New Year especially for business community. They settle their accounts and open new books. Every nationality in India has its own reasons for this Deepavali celebration! But, the underlying theme is the victory of good over evil and spiritual enlightenment Om Sai Ram Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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