About Lakshmi Pujan in Deepawali or Diwali
..... Deepawali or Diwali marks the
end of the harvest season in most of India.
Farmers are thankful for the plentiful bounty of
the year gone by, and pray for a good harvest
for the year to come. Traditionally this marked
the closing of accounts for businesses dependent
on the agrarian cycle, and the last major
celebration before winter. The deity of Mata
Lakshmi symbolizes wealth and prosperity, and
her blessings are invoked for a good year ahead.
There are two legends that associate the worship
of Goddess Lakshmi on this Lakshmi Pujan day.
According to first one, on this Lakshmi Pujan
day, Goddess Lakshmi emerged from Kshira Sagar,
the Ocean of Milk, during the great churning of
the oceans, Samudra manthan. The second legend
(more popular in western India) relates to the
Vamana avatar of Vishnu, the incarnation he took
to kill the demon king Bali, thereafter it was
on this day, that Vishnu came back to his abode,
the Vaikuntha, so those who worship Lakshmi
(Vishnu's consort) on this day, get the benefit
of her benevolent mood, and are blessed with
mental, physical and material well-being.
The
third day of the festival of Diwali falls on the dark
night of Amavasya. It is the most important day of
Lakshmi Puja. It is entirely devoted in the honor of
Mata Lakshmi. It is believed that on this Lakshmi Pujan day Lakshmi
walks through the green fields and loiters through the
bye-lanes and showers her blessings on man for health
and prosperity. Ceremonial worship is done for goddess
Lakshmi in the evening. After the Puja all the
home-made sweets are offered to the goddess. Feasts are
arranged and gifts are exchanged on this Diwali
(Lakshmi Pujan) day. Well
dressed men, women and children go to temples and fairs,
visit friends and relatives. Everything is gay, gold and
glitter!
The
strains of joyous sounds of bells and drums float from
the temples as man is invoking Mata Lakshmi. A
sublime light of knowledge dawns upon humanity and
devotion of man finally conquers ignorance. This self
enlightenment is expressed through the twinkling lamps
that illuminate the palaces of the wealthy as well as
the lowly abodes of the poor.
This
Lakshmi Pujan day is also known by the name of "CHOPADA-PUJA". On this
very day sun enters his second course and passes Libra
which is represented by the balance or scale. Hence,
this design of Libra is believed to have suggested the
balancing of account books and their closing. Despite
the fact that this day falls on an amavasya day it is
regarded as the most auspicious day.
One
of the most curious customs which characterises this
Lakshmi Pujan festival of Diwali is the indulgence of gambling,
specially in North India. It is believed that goddess
Parvati played dice with her husband, Lord Shiva on this
Lakshmi Pujan day and she said that whosoever gambled on Diwali night
would prosper in the coming year. This tradition of
playing cards i.e. flush and rummy with stakes on this
particular day continues even today.
One
of the very interesting story about Diwali (Lakshmi
Pujan) is from Kathopanishad about a small boy called Nichiketa who
believed that Yam, the god of death was as black as the
dark night of amavasya. But when he met Yam in person he
was puzzled seeing Yam's calm countenance and dignified
stature. Yam explained to Nichiketa on this Lakshmi
Pujan day of amavasya that by only passing through the darkness of
death, man sees the light of highest wisdom and it is
only then his soul can escape from the bondage of his
mortal frame to mingle with the Supreme Power without
whose will not a leaf can move in the world. After that
he realises the importance of worldly life and
significance of death. Nichiketa's all doubts were set
at rest and he whole-heartedly participated in Diwali
celebrations.
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