Makar Sankranti 2024: The festival of Makar or Til Sankranti, the festival of Uttarayan of Sun God, will be celebrated on 15 January 2024. Do you know where Til Sankranti and Khichdi tradition started? Let’s learn in detail
Til Sankranti started from here
Well-known historian of Jabalpur, Dr. Anand Rana claims that Shani Dev first offered sesame seeds to his father Suryadev on the banks of Narmada in Jabalpur on the festival of Uttarayan, since then the festival of Til Sankranti started. After this, this ghat of Jabalpur was named Tilwara Ghat. A fair of Makar Sankranti is held here every year.
Tilwara Ghat’s connection with Makar Sankranti
Dr. Anand Rana, Vice President of History Compilation Committee, Mahakaushal Province and Professor of Sri Janakiraman College, Jabalpur, says that historical and mythological evidences strengthen the claim that the festival of Makar Sankranti first started from the ancient city of Jabalpur or today’s Jabalpur. According to this, on the day of Makar Sakranti, Shani Dev worshiped his father Surya and offered black sesame seeds at Tilwara Ghat in Jabalpur, the ancient city situated on the banks of Mother Narmada. With this, the festival of Til Sankranti started being celebrated here.
Importance of sesame seeds on Makar Sankranti
Dr. Rana said that the literal meaning of Tilwara is to spread sesame seeds i.e. to offer sesame seeds. For this reason, donating and consuming sesame seeds on the day of Makar Sankranti pleases Shani Dev and reduces his ill effects. It also brings blessings of Sun God.
Why is Makar Sankranti celebrated?
Historian Dr. Rana says that there is a story in the context of mythological context, according to which Sun God had two wives, Chhaya Devi and Sangya Devi. Shani Dev was the son of Chaya, while Yamraj was the son of Sangya. Surya Dev gave birth to Chaya as Sangya. Seeing his son Yamraj being discriminated against, he got angry and separated Chhaya Devi and Shani from himself. As a result, Chaya and Shani got angry and cursed Sun God with leprosy.
Why is the Sun worshiped with black sesame seeds?
To mitigate the curse of his father, Yamraj performed severe penance and freed Sun God from leprosy, but Sun God got angry and burnt the Kumbh in Shani Dev’s house. Due to this, Chhaya and Shani Dev had to suffer. Yamraj requested his father Surya Dev to free Chhaya and Shani Dev from the curse. Surya Dev agreed and he went to Shani Dev’s house Kumbh but everything there was burnt. Only black sesame seeds were left with Shani Dev, so he worshiped Surya Dev with black sesame seeds and pleased him.
Sun God blessed Shani Dev that whoever worships Sun with black sesame seeds on the day of Makar Sankranti, all his troubles will go away. Shani Dev promised that whoever worships Sun God on the day of Makar Sankranti, he will Will never cause him any trouble. That’s why Til Sankranti has special significance on the day of Makar Sankranti.
Importance of Narmada Puja at Tilvata Ghat
Dr. Rana tells that Madai had started in Tilwara Ghat since ancient times, but when Yuvraj Dev I became a very powerful king in the Kalchuri period (AD 915 to AD 945), he was married to Nohla Devi, daughter of the southern king Avani Verma, who She was a worshiper of Lord Shiva and Narmada is the daughter of Shiva. Nohla Devi gave the Madai the shape of a fair. It is popular that offering sesame seeds to the Sun on the banks of Narmada relieves the troubles of Makar, the vehicle of Mother Narmada. Mother Narmada becomes happy and gives happiness and prosperity to the devotees. Due to this belief, a large number of people reach Tilwara Ghat on Makar Sankranti. According to Dr. Rana, it was Nohla Devi who renovated Tilwara Ghat, where the puja was formally started on Makar Sankranti.
How did the tradition of Khichdi begin?
The second tradition is of Khichdi on Makar Sankranti. Which started from Tripuri (Jabalpur). Dr. Rana also tells a story that Mahadev’s son Kartikeya had killed Tarakasura. Tarakasura’s three sons Tarakaksh, Kamalaksh and Vidyunmali did penance to Brahma to take revenge and asked for a boon that the three impenetrable cities of Swarnakar, Rajat Puri and Lohpuri should keep flying in the sky. Only after a thousand years they will come in a straight line and then their destruction will happen. will be. Brahma said Amen, then what was it? The orgy of these three started in all the three worlds.
These three cities were not originally permanent, but according to time calculations, they had to come together in Tripuri after a thousand years. Maydanav and Vishwakarma told this fact to all the gods. All the Gods and Goddesses appealed to Mahadev for their destruction, then the most unique war in this universe took place. A chariot was prepared for Mahadev in which the wheels of Sun and Moon were formed, Indra as the horse, Yama, Kuber as Varun, Lokpal, Himalaya and Sumeru mountains with the bow Pinaka, Vasuki and Sheshnag as the string, Lord Vishnu in the arrow and Fire appeared at the tip. After this, Mahadev invoked Shri Ganesha and destroyed all the three Puris with a single arrow as soon as they came in line with the Pashupat weapon.
Shaivism was established in Tripuri (Jabalpur). Tripureshwar Shivalinga was established. After the war, Makar Sankranti fell, Khichdi is dear to Mahadev. Therefore, on Makar Sankranti, Khichdi prepared by mixing all the grains was dedicated to Mahadev. From here the Khichdi tradition started on Makar Sankranti. Sesame seeds are also offered to Mahadev on this day. This date also has special significance from the scientific point of view because Surya Dakshinayan. When it passes through Uttarayan and enters Capricorn, the sun’s rays transmit new energy which is absorbed by the entire nature and mental sphere and blossoms and blooms.
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