Makar Sankranti 2025 festival of Surya Dev Puja important for youth nature and Social Harmony

Makar Sankranti 2025 festival of Surya Dev Puja important for youth nature and Social Harmony


Makar Sankranti 2025: Every year we celebrate Swami Vivekananda’s birth anniversary on 12th January as ‘Youth Day’. It is the youth who are the bearers of every kind of change. It is also said that ‘In which direction the youth moves, in that direction the age moves. If the letters of the word ‘Yuva’ are reversed then the word ‘Vayu’ is formed., Hardly anyone can stop the wind. Yes, air can be directed. Being young means being full of energy and enthusiasm. Wanting to do anything. The youth does not worry about means or resources. Only the youth ride the bicycle or bike leaving the handle, which means that the youth are the players of danger.

The festival of ‘Makar Sankranti’ comes two days after Youth Day. This festival is related to nature and environment. The celebration of Makar Sankranti has a special message for the youth also. An attempt has been made to convey the same message in this article.

Concerns related to nature and environment are well known today. In order to promote knowledge as well as understanding in this matter, not only we Indians but all the scholars, thinkers and heroes of the world should re-examine the Sanatani Hindu philosophy, vision, lifestyle, behavior style, traditions, customs with full heart and authenticity. There is a need for in-depth study as well as reflection and analysis on customs, festivals and their relationship with human life.

Makar Sankranti is the festival of worship of Surya Narayan. In ‘Bhojaprabandha’, an excellent and unique text of Sanskrit folklore (which is considered to be the creation of ‘Ballal Sen’), there is a beautiful verse or prose regarding Suryanarayan:

‘Rathsyaikam Chakra Bhujagayamitha Sapta Turaga
Niralambo Margashcharanvikalah Sarathirpi.
Raviryatyevantam pratidinamparasya namasah
Kriyasiddhi: Sattve Bhavati Mahataan Nopkarane.

The meaning of which is that “There is only one wheel (wheel) in the chariot of the Sun, there are seven horses (odd number) and those horses are not tied with ordinary ropes (bridles) but with snakes, the charioteer of the chariot is crippled (legless). And there is no definite path, that is, there is no basis for the path, one has to walk in infinite space. Despite all these odds, Surya Narayana moves effortlessly to the end of the vast sky every day. This means that the work of the best people is accomplished by their strength and not by means or resources.

We know that life on Earth is impossible without the Sun. According to this verse of Bhojaprabandh, according to the description of the Sun and its movement system, they do not have anything in the name of means. Can a person travel on a chariot or cart which has only one wheel, without the feet of the driver or the charioteer, whose number of horses (tyres) is not even balanced, and on top of that there are ropes (steering) controlling those horses? ) instead of there should be big snakes and there is no permanent road in the name of the road but an infinite sky? The answer to this question will be a big ‘no’. But, it is also true that the sun rises at a fixed time every day and sets at a fixed time. With his chariot and legless charioteer, the Sun keeps playing this beautiful game of Uttarayan and Dakshinayan throughout the year. This Makar Sankranti festival of Sun also comes in this resource-less system.

In fact, the message of this verse is very important for human life and especially for the youth and that message is that there is no need to cry about the lack of resources for success, Kriya Siddhi i.e. ‘demonstrating manly or courageous efforts’ is necessary for success. Does matter. All means are secondary in front of man.

Brief introduction and nature related significance of Makar Sankranti

Makar Sankranti (Lohri), a festival celebrated to welcome the Sun, the only source of energy on earth, is not an ordinary festival, but it is a Vedic festival. The northern hemisphere of the Earth turns towards the sun on this day. In the month of Paush, when the Sun leaves Sagittarius and enters Capricorn, then this festival of Makar Sankranti is celebrated. This festival has a very deep connection with the three important parts of human life, nature, seasonal changes and agriculture. There is a description of the six months of Uttarayan in the Brahmin and Upanishad texts created long before the birth of Christ. The period of 6 months between Makar Sankranti falling on 14th January every year and Cancer Sankranti falling on 14th July is called Uttarayan and the time gap between 14th July to 14th January is called Dakshinayan. This festival is known and celebrated by different names in different states of India. Whereas outside India it is celebrated as Paush Sankranti in Bangladesh, Thinyan in Myanmar, Maghe Sankranti or ‘Maghi Sankranti’ in Nepal, ‘Khichdi Sankranti’, Pi Ma Lao in Laos, Moha Sangkran in Cambodia and in Sri Lanka it is celebrated as Pongal, Uzhavar Tirunal. goes.

According to Hindu theology, Dakshinayan is considered the night of the gods i.e. a symbol of negativity while Uttarayan is considered the day of the gods i.e. a symbol of positivity. On the day of Makar Sankranti, the Sun changes its position which will bring changes on the Earth. This change means positive change in nature. Celebrating such positive changes in the form of festivals has been the eternal culture of India. Through which we maintain our connection with nature. Various types of food are served on this day in various states of India. In North India, on the last evening of Makar Sankranti, offerings of sesame, jaggery, rewari etc. are made by lighting a fire and sweets are also distributed. There is a tradition of eating khichdi especially of urad.

Makar Sankranti’s Khichdi and social harmony

There is a tradition of eating Khichdi on this day. Khichdi is considered a symbol of social harmony. How is harmony? Because rice is white, urad dal is black, other pulses or vegetables are also added, their color and taste or characteristics are different. Desi ghee is also added along with it. Overall, when Khichdi is made, all of them retain their characteristics and become ‘harmonious’ and give a uniform taste. The same monotonous taste is called ‘Khichdi’. Sesame and jaggery are also distributed at many places. Here desi ghee is a symbol of love. Khichdi with desi ghee means living in harmony with pure satvik love. Today untouchability is an evil in the society, to solve it there is a great need for a spirit like harmony. There has been harmony in our country since ancient times. The place where the ‘juice’ of harmony exists is called ‘Kitchen’. To create harmony in the society, Khichdi and sesame laddu or rewari made on the occasion of Makar Sankranti festival has a special message.

The importance of nature is also clearly visible in the food traditions associated with this festival. Sesame seeds have a special significance in Makar Sankranti. It also contains calcium, iron, oxalic acid, amino acids, protein, vitamins B, C, E in abundance. Thus, sesame is used in the treatment of many diseases and also has health benefits in special seasons. By adding jaggery to it, its medicinal properties and natural health value increases. Let us try to make the society ‘harmonious’ on the strength of the efforts of the youth.

Narayanayeti Samarpayami,

Also read: Mahakumbh 2025: If you are going to Mahakumbh, then definitely bring these things home, your luck will change.

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