Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Wishing my blog readers Happy and blissful Holi !
Holi is popularly known as Spring Festival – Festival of colors celebrated on a full moon day in the month Phalgun. Dolajata (Oriya) Dol Jatra (Bengali) Basantosav (Bengali) Dhuli (Sanskrit) celebrated with lots of fanfare in Braja /Vraja regions of Vrindavan, Mathura, Nandagao and Barsana.
There are many legends associated with this festival. The demon King Hiranyakashipu affirmed that the whole people of his Kingdom should worship him as the Supreme Lord; if anyone fails to follow the decree would undergo severe punishments. Everyone should chant and worship him instead of Lord Sri Hari. Unfortunately, his own son Prahalada was a passionate devotee of Lord Sri Hari; he persuaded the whole children in his Gurukul to follow him in worshipping and sung praising the glories of Lord. This infuriated Hiranyakashipu. His hostility towards his son made him to take life of him publicly to set an example for others. Prahlada had to undergo severe punishments from his father Hiranya Kashipu. Each and everytime he was saved by the compassionate Lord Sriman Narayana. Hiranyakashipu ordered to shove his son into a massive bonfire. Prahlada was carried amid of blazing fire by Holika – sister of Hiranyakaship. Atlast Prahlada was saved by the Supreme Lord with his firm devotion to Lord and Holika was burned into ashes. Holi commemorates this incident Holika Dahan– the destruction of evil and the victory of Prahlada’s devotion.
There are a few myths closely associated with this festival are this is one of the favorite pastime and childhood prank of Lord Krishna fling colors on his Gopis. The ‘Poothana Moksham’, the demon who was tried to kill Little Krishna with her poisoned milk and the last but not the least confrontation of Lord Shiva with Lord Kamadeva subsequently Lord Kamadeva was burnt into ashes.
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
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