Raksha Bandhan honors the bond between brothers and sisters, which is based on love and trust. In India, sisters celebrate this important holiday by putting a rakhi around the wrists of their brothers to wish them happiness and a long life. In return, brothers promise to look out for their sisters.
A lot of well-known stories about the event show how important it is to life and history:
- First, there was King Bali and Goddess Lakshmi. One time, Lord Vishnu had to become King Bali’s guardian because he was in trouble. He was away for a long time, and his wife, Goddess Lakshmi, was worried. So she dressed up as a Brahmin woman and went to Bali to hide. Lakshmi put a rakhi around Bali’s wrist on the day of the full moon. She asked Bali to keep him safe. Bali was touched by how nice she was and told her she could have anything she wanted. Vishu then told Lakshmi to come back. Being true to his word, Bali let Vishnu go home. This was a sign of the holy bond of Raksha Bandhan.
- The popular story from the Mahabharata is about Draupadi and Lord Krishna. During a battle, Draupadi wraps a piece of her cloth around Lord Krishna’s hurt hand. Krishna promised to watch out for Draupadi. Later, when she was being made fun of, Krishna saved her respect by making her sari longer all of a sudden. A lot of people link this story to the main idea of Raksha Bandhan.
- Queen Karnavati and Humayun**: In the 1400s, Queen Karnavati of Chittor in India sent Mr. Humayun a rakhi to ask him to keep her safe from Bahadur Shah. He didn’t make it in time to stop Karnavati from committing Jauhar, but he did keep the promise he made in the rakhi and free Chittor from Bahadur Shah. The theme of the event is about staying safe and loving your brother or sister. This story fits with that.
- Yami, who is the sister of Yama, the god of death, is said to have wished her brother a long life by putting a rakhi on his wrist. This made Yama feel good, so he blessed her. He also said that brothers who get rakhi will live long and be happy. The setting for Raksha Bandhan parties was set by this tradition.
This story shows that Raksha Bandhan is about more than just family ties. It’s also about love, trust, and loyalty. These ideas are honoured at the festival, which also tells us to keep our cultural and traditional traditions living.
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