Vasant Panchami 2011

When is Vasant Panchami ?

In 2011, Vasant Panchami will be celebrated on 8th February. Revati Nakshatra & Saadhya Yoga make it a highly auspicious combination. Marriages solemnized on this date will be long lasting and ensure harmony between the couples.

 

For more info about Vasant Panchami, please refer to my earlier blog :

http://astrojyotishi.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/vasant-panchami-%e2%80%93-saraswati-jayanti-%e2%80%93-worship-of-the-goddess-of-learning/

with best wishes,

Dr. (Pt.) Aaadietya Pandey

D.Sc, Ph.d (Astrology)

(Jyotish Maha-mahopadhyay)

 

Vasant Panchami – Saraswati Jayanti – Worship of the Goddess of Learning

 

When is Vasant Panchami ?
 In the year 2010, Vasant Panchami will be celebrated on January 20.

Why is Vasant Panchami Celebrated?

• Arrival of the Spring Season :Vasant Panchami is celebrated on the Panchami (5th day) o the maagh Maas of the Hindu Vikrami Calendar. Vasant Panchami means the 5th day of the spring Season. The festival is celebrated with full vivacity and festivity to mark the end of the winters and the beginning of the spring season which is believed to be the most beautiful one among the six seasons in the Indian sub-continent. Vasant season is referred to as “Rituraaj Vasant” meaning the King of seasons.
• Saraswati Jayanti : This day is also celebrated as the birthday of Goddess Saraswati (the Goddess of Learning and Knowledge in the Hindu Mythology). 

Kite flying, a popular sport in India, is associated with the Basant Panchami day. It is a day for young crowd – no routine work, no studies, only merry making.

Significance of Yellow Colour in the Celebrations

Yellow color has great significance in Vasant panchami. People wear yellow clothes, offer yellow flowers in worship and put a yellow, turmeric tilak on their forehead. They visit temples and offer prayers to various gods. At home, kesar halva, also yellow in color, is prepared. Entire arena seems to have turned yellow particularly the farms where yellow coloured flowers of mustard crop cover the fields in such a way that it seems as if gold is spread all over.

 
Worship of Goddess Saraswati

The day of Basant Panchami is dedicated to Goddess Sarasvati. Sarasvati is the goddess of learning who blesses us with the greatest wealth of knowledge. Hindu mythology depicts Goddess Sarasvati as a pristine lady in a white attire, white flowers and white pearls, sitting on a white lotus, which blooms in a wide stretch of water. The Goddess also holds Veena, a string-instrument, like Sitar, for playing music. The prayer of Sarasvati finally concludes as, “Oh Mother Sarasvati remove the darkness (ignorance) of my mind and bless me with the eternal knowledge.”

Sarasvati : A Water Deity as well

Vedas also describe Sarasvati as a water deity. The River Goddess –Sarasvati, according to popular belief originated from the Himalayas, Goddess in the form of river meander towards southeast of India, finally rendezvous with the River Ganges at Prayag (Allahabad) and River Yamuna. Hence the place is called Triveni or Sangam.  At present, this river is not visibly present.

with best wishes,

Dr. Aaadietya Pandey

Jyoti Basu & the Role of Number 8 in his Life

Jyoti Basu - The Icon of Marxism

Number 8 is a number of great Successes as well as Failures. Number 8 played a significant role in the life of Jyoti Basu – the prominent Veteran Politician of West Bengal.

• He was born on 8th July. (Birth Number 8) 
• His name was  ‘Jyotirindra Basu’  but became popular as “Jyoti Basu” (J+Y+O+T+I + B+A+S+U = 1+1+7+4+1 +2 +1+3+6 = 26). His name too was governed by the powerful and mighty number 8 !
• At the age of 26 (  2+6= 8  ) he completed his studies and qualified as a Barrister at the Middle Temple.
• He was the secretary of the West Bengal Provincial Committee of the Party from 1953 to 1961 (8 Years !)
• In 1970 (Year Governed by number 8 !), he narrowly escaped an assassination attempt at the Patna railway station.
• He had a lifelong association with the trade union movement and was the Vice-President of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions since its inception in 1970 (Number 8 year).
• Seventeen (1+7 = 8 !)days after being taken ill, he died on 17 (1+7 = 8!) January 2010.

Number 8 is governed by Saturn. It is a number of slow but consistent growth.  Number 8 people are slow runner initially but gradually they turn out to be Champs and the landmarks they establish are hard to achieve.

Number 8 is a disciplinarian and they are known to set an ideal example for others anf so was Jyoti Basu.

Number 8 remain active till the last breath of life so did Jyoti Basu remain a permanent invitee to the central committee of his political party 

He became the role model for all Communists and progressives on how to work in parliamentary institutions and serve the people. During this seven decades of work in the Communist party, he spent three and a half years in prison and two years underground.

Number 8 makes the person with a strong determination. Jyoti Basu was a Marxist who never wavered in his convictions.

Jyoti Basu’ not only served West Bengal for the longest tenure as CM till date in Indian History but has also established hightest standards of politics which will act as a glowing path to be followed by his successors.

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