Makar Sankranti 2024: Makar Sankranti is one of the major festivals of Hindu religion. Makar Sankranti is celebrated when Sun God leaves Sagittarius and enters Capricorn. Makar Sankranti is also known by names like Khichdi, Pongal, Sankranti, Maghi and Uttarayan etc. This year in 2024, Makar Sankranti is on Monday 15 January.
On the day of Makar Sankranti, people take bath in the holy river, donate as per their capacity, worship the Sun and perform puja etc. There is also importance of eating Khichdi and donating it on this day. But along with this, Tuladan also has special significance on Makar Sankranti.
It is believed that Tula Daan done on Makar Sankranti is very beneficial, it gives many virtuous results, gives relief from troubles and also attains salvation. But first of all let us know what Tuladan is. Also about its importance and rules.
What is Tuladaan (What is Tuladaan)
In Hindu religion, charity is considered a very virtuous act, due to which even God is pleased. Donation is such a good deed done during life, the fruits of which are reaped even after death. But among all donations, Tula Daan is considered to be a donation that brings virtue. Tuladan is a donation which is given according to the weight of the person. In Tula Daan, donate grains equal to the weight of yourself or whoever you want to donate to, to a needy person.
Tuladaan Rules
- While donating Tula Daan, keep in mind that this donation should be given only to a person who is helpless or needy. Never do Tula Daan when you are uninjured, otherwise you will not get any result.
- On Makar Sankranti, do Tula Daan only after bathing. One should not make any kind of donation without taking bath.
- If Tula Daan is done on Sunday of Shukla Paksha then it is considered best.
- Donation has special significance on Makar Sankranti. In such a situation, the importance of Tuladan done on this day increases even more.
- In Tuladan, you can donate grains, things related to Navgraha or Satnaj like (wheat, rice, pulses, maize, jowar, millet, whole gram).
How did the tradition of Tuladan begin?
According to mythological belief, at the behest of Lord Vishnu, Tuladan was organized by Lord Brahma to determine the importance of pilgrimages. Along with this, there is a very popular religious and mythological story related to Lord Krishna regarding Tula Daan, according to which, once Satyabhama donated him to Narada Muni in order to establish his monopoly on Shri Krishna. After this Narad Muni started taking Krishna. After this Satyabhama realized her mistake. But Satyabhama had no option but to stop Krishna, because she had already donated Krishna to Narada Muni.
Then Satyabhama asked Narada Muni about the solution to get Krishna back. Narada Muni asked Satyabhama to sacrifice her life to Lord Krishna. After this a scale was brought. Shri Krishna sat on one side of the scale and on the other side gold coins, jewellery, food grains etc. were kept. But even after keeping all this, the balance in Krishna’s favor did not budge. In such a situation, Rukmani asked Satyabhama to keep a basil leaf in the donation pan. As soon as Satyabhama placed a basil leaf in the donation scale, both the scales became equal. At this time, Shri Krishna himself had told about the importance of Tuladan.
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