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Rakshabandhan is a Hindu festival which is celebrated by brothers and sisters. Sisters tie a Rakhi on the wrists of their brothers on this day. ‘Raksha’ means protection and ‘Bandhan’ means a tie. Brothers and sisters promise to protect each other on this day.
Celebrated on the full-moon day of the Hindu month of Sravana (July/August), this festival celebrates the love of a brother for his sister. On this day, sisters tie rakhi on the wrists of their brothers to protect them against evil influences, and pray for their long life and happiness.
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Sisters put rakhi, sweet, Diya and Haldi on a thali. Brothers bring their sister’s favourite things as gifts to give them in return. They both sit at one place and perform the ritual. Sisters tie the colourful sacred thread and make their brothers eat sweet with their own hands with love. Brothers ask for their blessings and also offer the gifts.
Rakshabandhan is the celebration of the relationship of brother and sister and their bond. The rakhi is a symbol of a sister’s love that stays with a brother forever. It is a festival to celebrate love and duty.
The festival follows the traditional Hindu calendar; it is celebrated in the month of Sawan. It has fallen on the third of August this month.
The festival follows Hindu traditions. The sister ties a thread, called the Rakhi, around her brother's wrist. The thread stands for love, fraternity, and lifelong support.
Brothers and sisters celebrate the festival. It can, however, be observed between any man and woman who share a brotherly bond of love.
The ritual of Raksha Bandhan was followed by Yama, the Lord of Death and Yamuna, the river that flows in India. The story goes that when Yamuna tied a rakhi to Yama, the lord of death granted her
The history of Rakshabandhan dates back to Hindu mythology. As per Hindu mythology, in Mahabharata, the great Indian epic, Draupadi, wife of the Pandavas had torn the corner of her sari to prevent Lord Krishna's wrist from bleeding (he had inadvertently hurt himself). Thus, a bond, that of brother and sister developed between them, and he promised to protect her.
Some places in medieval India, where women felt unsafe, they tie Rakhi on the wrist of men, regarding them as brothers. In this way, Rakhi strengthens the bond of love between brothers and sisters, and revives the emotional bonding. Brahmins change their sacred thread (janoi) on this day, and dedicate themselves once again to the study of the scriptures.
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The history of Rakshabandhan is only 6000 years old, even before that brothers were protected. When there was no Rakshasutra, then who used to protect them? The brother who cannot protect himself how can he protect his sister? No one is paying attention to the God who is the protector of all. God reminds you to take refuge of the capable.
If we want to get rid of the trap of Kaal, then we have to walk according to the law of God. Today there are many such sisters who don't have brothers, if this festival is celebrated, how much their soul must have suffered. At present, accidents on the day of Raksha Bandhan makes us think, why the life of brother us not protected even after tying a rakhi? We can be protected only by going in to the shelter of the Supreme God, for this we will have to do devotion by taking name initiation from the spiritual saint.
There will never be premature death and salvation will be attained. In the present life we will be happy only by satbhakti.
To know who is the protector of all ?
God, whose devotion does not cause any trouble, please watch Sadhana channel from 7:30 p.m. and Ishwar tv from 8:30 p.m.