Diwali history

Diwali History :

                                                     1.Goddess Lakshmi’s Birthday:

                                                    Lakshmi incarnated on the new moon day (amaavasyaa) of the Kartik month during the churning of the ocean (samudra-manthan), hence the association of Diwali with Lakshmi.

2. Vishnu Rescued Lakshmi: 

                                                  On this very day (Diwali day), Lord Vishnu in his fifth incarnation as Vaman-avtaara rescued Lakshmi from the prison of King Bali and this is another reason of worshipping Ma Larkshmi on Diwali.

3. Krishna Killed Narakaasur: On the day preceding Diwali, Lord Krishna killed the demon king Narakaasur and rescued 16,000 women from his captivity. The celebration of this freedom went on for two days including the Diwali day as a victory festival.

4. The Return of the Pandavas: According to the great epic ‘Mahabharata’, it was ‘Kartik Amavashya’ when the Pandavas appeared from their 12 years of banishment as a result of their defeat in the hands of the Kauravas at the game of dice (gambling).
The subjects who loved the Pandavas celebrated the day by lighting the earthen lamps.

5. The Victory of Rama: According to the epic ‘Ramayana’, it was the new moon day of Kartik when Lord Ram, Ma Sita and Lakshman returned to Ayodhya after vanquishing Ravana and conquering Lanka. The citizens of Ayodhya decorated the entire city with the earthen lamps and illuminated it like never before.

6. Coronation of Vikramaditya: One of the greatest Hindu King Vikramaditya was coroneted on the Diwali day, hence Diwali became a historical event as well.

7. Special Day for the Arya Samaj: It was the new moon day of Kartik (Diwali day) when Maharshi Dayananda, one of the greatest reformers of Hinduism and the founder of Arya Samaj attained his nirvana.

8. Special Day for the Jains: Mahavir Tirthankar, considered to be the founder of modern Jainism also attained his nirvana on Diwali day.

9. Special Day for the Sikhs: The third Sikh Guru Amar Das institutionalized Diwali as a Red-Letter Day when all Sikhs would gather to receive the Gurus blessings. In 1577, the foundation stone of the Golden Temple at Amritsar was laid on Diwali. In 1619, the sixth Sikh Guru Hargobind, who was held by the Mughal Emperor Jahengir, was released from the Gwalior fort along with 52 kings.

10.The Pope’s Diwali Speech: In 1999, Pope John Paul II performed a special Eucharist in an Indian church where the altar was decorated with Diwali lamps, the Pope had a ‘tilak’ marked on his forehead and his speech was bristled with references to the festival of light.

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लक्ष्मीजी की आरती

                         लक्ष्मीजी की आरती (Laxmi Mata Aarti )

महालक्ष्मी नमस्तुभ्यं, नमस्तुभ्यं सुरेश्र्वरी |
हरिप्रिये नमस्तुभ्यं, नमस्तुभ्यं दयानिधे ॥
ॐ जय लक्ष्मी माता मैया जय लक्ष्मी माता |
तुमको निसदिन सेवत, हर विष्णु विधाता ॥

ॐ जय लक्ष्मी माता....
उमा ,रमा,ब्रम्हाणी, तुम जग की माता |
सूर्य चद्रंमा ध्यावत, नारद ऋषि गाता ॥

ॐ जय लक्ष्मी माता....
दुर्गारुप निरंजन, सुख संपत्ति दाता |
जो कोई तुमको ध्याता, ऋद्धि सिद्धी धन पाता ॥

ॐ जय लक्ष्मी माता....
तुम ही पाताल निवासनी, तुम ही शुभदाता |
कर्मप्रभाव प्रकाशनी, भवनिधि की त्राता ॥

ॐ जय लक्ष्मी माता....
जिस घर तुम रहती हो, ताँहि में हैं सद् गुण आता|
सब सभंव हो जाता, मन नहीं घबराता॥

ॐ जय लक्ष्मी माता....
तुम बिन यज्ञ ना होता, वस्त्र न कोई पाता |
खान पान का वैभव, सब तुमसे आता ॥

ॐ जय लक्ष्मी माता....
शुभ गुण मंदिर सुंदर क्षीरनिधि जाता|
रत्न चतुर्दश तुम बिन ,कोई नहीं पाता ॥

ॐ जय लक्ष्मी माता....
महालक्ष्मी जी की आरती ,जो कोई नर गाता |
उँर आंनद समाा,पाप उतर जाता ॥

ॐ जय लक्ष्मी माता....
स्थिर चर जगत बचावै ,कर्म प्रेर ल्याता |
रामप्रताप मैया जी की शुभ दृष्टि पाता ॥

ॐ जय लक्ष्मी माता....
ॐ जय लक्ष्मी माता मैया जय लक्ष्मी माता |
तुमको निसदिन सेवत, हर विष्णु विधाता ॥
ॐ जय लक्ष्मी माता...
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How to Perform Lakshmi Pooja on Diwali  

Lakshmi pooja is one of the most important rituals performed during the festival of Diwali. This ritual is performed to invite Goddess Lakshmi at home. Prayers are offered to the Goddess, so that the New Year (Hindu New Year) is filled with peace, wealth and prosperity. How to do Diwali Puja describes step by step instructions to perform a simple Diwali puja process at home.

STEP :1 Purify your house. Clean your house properly. Sprinkle Gangajal or water from Ganga river to purify the surrounding.

STEP :2 Set up the platform.Spread the red cloth on a raised platform and keep a handful of grains in the center.

STEP :3 Place the kalash. Place the kalash in the middle. Fill it with 75% of water and put one supari, one marigold flower, a coin and some rice grains. Put 5 mango leaves in the kalash and arrange them in a circular design on the neck of the kalash.

STEP :4 

place Goddess Lakshmi. Keep a small Puja thali on the kalash and make a small flat mountain of rice grains. Draw a lotus with haldi over it and place the idol or Goddess Lakshmi in the center. Place some coins in front of it.

STEP :5 

Place Lord Ganesha's idol. Lord Ganesha is given first importance in every puja. Therefore, on the right side (South-West direction) of the kalash, place the idol of Ganesha. Apply a tilak of haldi and kumkum. Put some rice grains on the idol.  

STEP :6 

lace books/wealth related items.Now place some books or anything related to your business or wealth besides the arrangement.

STEP :7 

Light diya. Light diya and place it in a thali along with some haldi, kumkum and rice grains. (sandalwood paste, saffron paste, abeer and gulal are optional)

STEP :8 

Start the pooja/aarti. Start the puja by applying tilak to the kalash. Apply the same to the lota that is filled with water. Now offer some flowers to each of them.

STEP :9 

Recite Diwali Puja mantra. Take some rice and flowers. Join your hands together and close your eyes. Recite the Diwali puja mantra of goddess Lakshmi or just chant her name and meditate for few minutes to invoke her.

STEP :10 

Offer flower. Offer the flower and rice grains to the Goddess after the prayer.

STEP :11 Bathe the idol of Lakshmi. Now pick up the idol of Lakshmi and place it in a thali. Bathe it with water followed by panchamrita. Clean it with water again. Wipe the idol and place it back on the kalash.

STEP :12 Put the garland. Now apply haldi and kumkum (sandal paste, saffron paste, abeer or gulal) along with rice to the idol. Place the garland cotton beads around the neck of the Goddess. Place some marigold flower and some Bel leaves. Burn few agarbatti and dhoop. 

STEP :13 Offer sweets & coconut. Offer coconut and place a supari on a supari leaf. Now put some haldi, kumkum and rice over it. Pour some puffed rice, coriander seeds and cumin seeds over the idol. Place some mithai, Diwali sweets, fruits and money or gold ornaments in front of it.

STEP :14 Perform aarti. Worship the idol by performing the lakshmi puja aarti.

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