Raksha Bandhan 2022: The festival of Raksha Bandhan is celebrated every year on the full moon day of the month of Shravan. On this day sister ties a thread of protection on her brother's wrist. Sister wishes her brother a long and better life. At the same time, the brother promises to protect his sister. This time the festival of Rakshabandhan is on Thursday, August 11. Many incidents are also associated with this day. Let us tell you about an interesting incident of Lord Krishna related to Rakshabandhan.
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History of Rakhi (Raksha Bandhan) Festival, Significance and auspicious time
Rakshabandhan is the famous festival of brother-sister relationship, also known as Rakhi. In Raksha Bandhan, Raksha means protection and Bandhan means 'bound'. Rakhi or Rakshasutra is of utmost importance in Rakshabandhan. Rakhi can be of colorful artefacts, silk threads and even expensive items like gold or silver. On this day sisters tie rakhi to their brothers and pray to God for their progress.
Although usually Rakhi sisters tie only to their brother, apart from this, Rakhi is also tied to respected relatives (such as daughter by father) by Brahmins, Gurus and younger girls in the family. Let us know what is the history of Rakshabandhan and from when it started being celebrated.
The traditional festival of 'Raksha Bandhan' i.e. Rakhi took place around 6000 years ago during the Aryans founding their first civilization. Due to the diversity in many languages and cultures, the traditional customs and customs of celebrating Rakhi festival vary from region to region across India.
Many historical evidences exist in Indian history regarding the celebration of the Hindu festival Raksha Bandhan.
Story of Lord Krishna and Draupadi
In order to protect Dharma on earth, Lord Krishna killed the devil king Shishupala. Lord Krishna was wounded in the battle and left with a bleeding finger. Draupadi, seeing her finger bleeding, had torn a bandage of her sari and tied it around her injured finger to stop the bleeding.
Lord Krishna has given importance to their concern and affection. He felt bound by the love and compassion of his sister. They resolved to repay the debt of gratitude in his future. The Pandavas lost their wife Draupadi after many years in a game of dice at the hands of the devious Kauravas. The Kauravas tried to pull Draupadi's sari, at the same time Lord Krishna appeared and protected Draupadi's honor with her divine powers. In this way he had followed the promise of protection.
King Bali and Goddess Lakshmi
The demon king Mahabali was a staunch devotee of Lord Vishnu. Due to his immense devotion, Lord Vishnu left his usual abode at Vikundam and took the responsibility of protecting the kingdom of Bali. Goddess Lakshmi, the wife of Lord Vishnu, became very sad. She wanted to live with her husband Lord Vishnu. So she went to King Bali disguised as a Brahmin woman and took refuge in his palace. He tied a rakhi on the wrist of King Bali on the full moon day called Shravan Purnima.
Later Goddess Lakshmi revealed who she really was and why she had come. The king was impressed by her and Lord Vishnu's goodwill and affection for her and her family. Bali requested Lord Vishnu to accompany his wife to Vaikuntham. It is believed that from that day it has become a tradition to invite your sister to tie the auspicious thread of Rakhi or Raksha Bandhan on Shravan Purnima.
Story of Queen Karnavati and Emperor Humayun
The story of Rani Karnavati, a Rajput queen and the Mughal emperor Humayun is the most authentic evidence in history. In medieval times, Rajput rulers were fighting to protect their kingdom from Muslim invasions. Since that time, Raksha Bandhan means commitment and safety of your sister foremost.
Rani Karnavati was the widowed queen of the king of Chittor. She realized that she was not able to defend her kingdom from the invasion of Sultan Bahadur Shah of Gujarat. He sent a thread of Rakhi to the Mughal emperor Humayun. The emperor, after receiving the request of Karnavati's protection and without wasting any time, went to the defense of Chittor with his soldiers so that a sister could be protected.
Story of Alexander the Great and King Puru
One of the oldest references to the history of the Rakhi festival dates back to 300 BC. During the time when Alexander invaded India. It is believed that the great conqueror, King Alexander of Macedonia, experienced the wrath of the Indian king Puru in his first attempt at defense. Seeing the plight of her husband, Sikandar's wife, who was aware of the Rakhi festival, went to King Puru. King Puru accepted her as his Rakhi sister and she avoided war against Sikandar.
Tie Rakhi only in auspicious time
This was an interesting incident related to Lord Krishna. Let us tell you that on this Raksha Bandhan, your brother is getting more time to tie the thread of protection. According to the Hindu calendar, the auspicious time for tying Raksha Sutra i.e. Rakhi is from 10 am to 38 minutes at 9 pm. During this, sisters can tie rakhi on their brother's wrist.
