Holika Dahan 2025: Buraai par achhaai ki jeet ka jashn
Holika Dahan, jise Holika Deepak ya Chhoti Holi bhi kehte hain, rang-birangi Holi festival ki shuruaat hai. Yeh purana ritual burai par achhaai ki jeet ka prateek hai, jisme rakshasi Holika ka putla jalaya jata hai. Hindu calendar ke Phalgun mahine ki purnima ko manaya jane wala Holika Dahan, Holi ka ek mahatvapurna hissa hai. Yeh ritual Bhagwan Vishnu ki Holika par vijay ko darshata hai, jaisa ki Hindu mythology mein bataya gaya hai.
Is saal, Holika Dahan 13 March, guruvar ko manaya jayega, shubh Holika Dahan Muhurta raat 11:26 baje se 12:31 baje (14 March) tak rahega.
Holika Dahan ki Kahani
Ek rakshas raja Hiranyakashipu, apne bete Prahlad ki Bhagwan Vishnu ke prati bhakti se naraaz tha. Usne apni bahan Holika ko aadesh diya ki woh Prahlad ko aag mein le jakar maar dale. Holika, ek aisi shawl pehen kar jo use aag se bachati thi, Prahlad ko maarne ki koshish ki. Lekin, Vishnu ne dakhal diya, aur shawl Holika se ud gayi, jisse Prahlad bach gaya. Holika jal kar raakh ho gayi, jo burai par achhaai ki jeet ka prateek hai.
Holika Dahan ka Mahatv
Holika Dahan ka tyohar Prahlad aur Holika ki kahani ke through achhaai ki burai par vijay ka jashn manata hai. Prahlad ki Bhagwan Vishnu ke prati atut bhakti, jaan ke khatre ke bawajood, bhaktjano ko apne vishwas par dridh rahne ki prerana deti hai.
Yeh tyohar basant ke aagaman ka bhi prateek hai, jo nayi shuruaat aur punarutthan ka sanket deta hai. Jab log rituals mein hissa lene ke liye ek saath aate hain, toh Holika Dahan samudayik sambandhon ko majboot karta hai, samajik rishtey majboot karta hai, aur ekta ko badhata hai, nekta, bhakti aur sadbhavna ke mulon ko mazboot karta hai.
Holika Dahan ke Rituals
Holika Dahan ke dauran, shradhalu pavitra mantro ka jaap karte hain aur Holika ki aatma ko shanti aur khushi ke liye aag jalate hain. Is ritual mein teen, paanch ya saat baar aag ke chakkar lagana shamil hai, jismein paani ke bartan hote hain, jinhein aakhri chakkar ke baad khali kar diya jata hai.
Ritual ke baad, shradhalu apne mathe par tilak lagate hain aur seasonal crops ko bhun kar ya paka kar khate hain. Iske alawa, kuch shradhalu Holika ki raakh ka ek chhota sa hissa ghar le jate hain, yeh mankar ki yeh ek shubh kaam hai jo bhagya aur samriddhi lata hai.
