Makar Sankranti
With the start of another new year, it’s time to engage in some good deeds. Every year on January 14, North India and parts of the East celebrate Makar Sankranti, as the beginning of the harvest season. On this day, the sun enters the zodiac sign Makara (Capricorn). The day is also considered auspicious as it is believed to mark the beginning of the sun’s journey to the northern region (Uttarayanam).
Story of Makar Sankranti:
Let us tell you that myth about the Makar Sankranti about Makar Sankranti . This is the story of that group. There is a belief that in ancient times the King Pratapi who we know as Bhagirath was famous in the four corners and the three worlds for his benevolence and good deeds.
Considering the fame of King Sagar, Indra the King of Gods became worried that King Sagar could not gather his power in the Heavens and become the King of Heavens. While Indra was worried, King Sgar held an ashvamedha yagna in his kingdom. In this Yagna, King Sgar also invited Indra to come to the sacrifice. When the Sacrament Yagna ended and the horse was abandoned, Indra, the king of gods, stole the horse and tied it to Kapil Muni’s ashram. When King Sgar heard this, he sent sixty thousand of his sons to look for horses.
In search of the horse of Ashvamedha, all the sons of King Sagar came to the hermitage of Kapil Muni, they found that Kapil, the king of horses, who remained in worship of the Ashvamedha yagna, was still alone in the hermitage. of Kapil Muni. All this the sons of King Sagar accused Kapil of stealing the horse from Kapil muni. After the false accusation he took, Kapil got very angry and burned the royals with the curse of his power.
When King Sagar heard what happened, he immediately ran to Kapil Muni’s hermitage. When he reached the nursing home, King Sagar asked Kapil to give life to his sons of Muni, but he did not get any benefit from it. After many requests, Kapil Muni said: This Rajan is the only way for all your children to bring Mother Ganga to heaven. Hearing this, Anshuman, the grandson of King Sagar, vowed that Mother Mokshakini would not bring Ganges to earth, and that no king of her dynasty would sit in peace.
To subdue Ganga, Prince Anshuman did a severe penance, but after Prince Anshuman’s death, King Sagar (Bhagirath) had to undergo severe punishment. King sagar (Bhagirath) made mother Ganga happy. But mother Ganga runs very fast. If mother Ganga comes down to earth from her speed, then the whole world will be destroyed. King Bhagirath impressed Lord Shiva to stop Ganga’s flow and asked for help to stop Lord Shiva’s Ganga’s flow. Bhagirath was pleased, Lord Shiva got Ganga from its root, velvety Ganga reduced and sent Ganga to the whole world.
Because of the arrest of Ganga at its root, Lord Shiva named Gangadhar. When Raja Bhagirath brought mother Ganga to Kapil Muni’s office, Kapil Muni gave salvation to all the 60,000 sons of the king. It is believed that on the day 60,000 children of King Sagar got salvation, that day Makar is the festival of Sankranti.
Celebrate Makar Sankranti,
In the morning of , during the auspicious celebration of Makar Sankranti festival. After that, bring the water in abundance, pour red flowers on it, pour the ax into the sun, give it to the sun. After that, invoke the seed mantra to please the Sun God. Along with it, read a chapter from Shrimad Bhagavad or Gita.
At the time of death, grass containing sesame, fresh corn, blanket and ghee will be offered. Make a new grain into food and give it to the gods and feed the people. If possible, please avoid eating cereal in the evening. On this auspicious day, the poor people who returned home, including pots and pans, realized that it leads them to freedom from the negative influence of Saturn. Let us tell you that the festival of Lohri is celebrated all over the country before the beginning of Makar Sankranti.
Makar Sankranti is known by different names in different states
In different states of India, Makar Sankranti is known by different names. In Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, Makar Sankranti is known as ‘Makar Sankranti’, in the name of Uttarayan Parv in Gujarat, Uttarakhand in Rajasthan, Bhogali Bihu in the name of Bhogali Bihu in Assam, Makar change in Karnataka and West Bengal in the name of Paush Sankranti, while in Tamil Nadu, is celebrated as Pongal on the same day in Punjab.
Importance of Makar Sankranti
Makar Sankranti gift is considered as a great gift. According to the Shaasthras, giving on this day is the most fruitful of all other days. Therefore, the importance of giving gifts on this day is significant. Makar Sankranti is believed to mark the beginning of spring. After the kharif harvest, the rabi crops are stored in the fields.
Therefore, it is also considered as a farmer’s festival. Since Makar Sankranti, the winter is cooler and the temperature is less due to which people come at the beginning of the disease. On this day the body gets food and heat with food made of mole and sesame, so on Makar Sankranti day grass and mole is the most important thing.
It is believed that on the day of Makar Sankranti the weather starts to change. From this day, the night begins to grow, and the beginning of summer is due to the direction of the north. At this time there is a new generation of writing and animals.
According to the Puranas, although he spoke with thousands of others, Bhishma when he succeeded Bhishma lost his body, that is, Uttarayan is considered auspicious, hence the importance of Makar Sankranti is auspicious for Hindus.
From the day of Makar Sankranti, good works begin, and for the next six months, there are many beggars and good things such as Hindu marriage, good Samaritans, Mundon.
