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SINCE Antiquity, Diwali has been celebrated. It's not easy to tell now what was really the reason for its origin. Different people believe that different events are the cause of this festival. Here are some mythical and historical reasons that could explain the Diwali (Deepavali) celebrations.
RAMA, LAKSHMANA, SITA AND HANUMAN
The most famous story behind Diwali is in the Ramayana, the great Hindu epic. according to RamayanaRama, King Dasharatha, ordered the Prince of Ayodhya to move away from his country and return after living in the forest for 14 years. Then Rama was exiled with his devoted wife Sita and his faithful brother, Lakshmana. When Ravana, the demon king of Lanka, abducted Sita and took her to her island kingdom of Lanka, Rama beat and killed Ravana. He saved Sita and returned to Ayodhya after 14 years. The people of Ayodhya were very happy to hear of the return of their beloved prince. To celebrate the return of Rama to Ayodhya, they lit their homes with earthen lamps (diyas), burst crackers and decorated the city in all its splendor.
It is thought that this started the Diwali tradition. Year after year, Lord Rama's return to Diwali is commemorated with lights, fireworks, crackers and rejoicing. The festival takes its name from Deepavali, or Diwali, from the rows (avali) of lamps (deepa) lit by the inhabitants of Ayodhya to welcome their king.
SRI KRISHNA AND ARJUN
Another well-known story related to the story of Diwali is told in the other Hindu epic, Mahabharata. Mahabharata reveals how the five royal brothers, the Pandavas, suffered a defeat against their brothers, the Kauravas, in a game of dice (game of chance). As a general rule, the Pandavas were to serve a 13-year sentence in exile. At the end of the period, they returned to their birthplace, Hastinapura, the "Kartik Amavashya" (the day of the new moon of the month Kartik). The five Pandava brothers, their mother and their wife Draupadi were honest, kind, kind and caring and loved by all their subjects. To celebrate the joyful occasion of their return to Hastinapura and to welcome the Pandavas, the people illuminated their state by lighting bright earthen lights everywhere. It is thought that the tradition has been maintained through the Diwali festival, celebrated by many people, in memory of the return of the Pandava brothers. It is also thought that this same day of Diwali, the goddess of wealth, Lakshmi was born from the ocean.
The Hindu scriptures tell us that a long time ago the Devas (gods) and Asuras (demons) were mortal. They had to die at one time or another, like us. But they wanted to live forever. So they returned to the ocean to look for Amrita, the nectar of immortality (an event mentioned in the Hindu scriptures under the name of "Samudra-manthan"), during which many objects divine ones appeared. The goddess Lakshmi, daughter of the king of the milky ocean, was born first on the day of the new moon (amaavasyaa) of the month of Kartik. That evening, Lord Vishnu married her. Bright lamps were lit and placed in rows to mark this holy occasion. This event is said to have resulted in an annual celebration at the same time each year. Even today, Hindus celebrate the birth of the goddess Lakshmi and her marriage to Lord Vishnu in Diwali and solicit her blessing for the coming year.
The origin of Diwali also refers to the stories told in the Hindu book Puranas, the main source of Hindu religious texts. According to Bhagavata Purana (The most sacred Hindu text), it was a Kartik day that Lord Vishnu took the form of a dwarf (Vaman-avtaara) and defeated King Bali. Bali, or rather King Mahabali, was a powerful demon king who ruled the Earth. Once, Bali received a grace from Lord Brahma that made it invincible. Even the gods did not succeed in defeating him in the battles. Although wise and good king otherwise, Mahabali was cruel to the Devas (gods). Finding no way to defeat Bali, the Deva addressed Lord Vishnu and insisted that he find a way to stop Bali. Lord Vishnu made a plan. He disguised himself as a brahman and approached Bali for a charitable cause. A king with a big heart, Mahabali tried to help the Brahmin. But it was all a blow to Lord Vishnu and the king finally had to give up all his royalty and his wealth. Diwali celebrates this defeat of Mahabali by Lord Vishnu.
the Bhagavata Purana Narakasura, a devilish demon king who has gained great power and who has conquered the heavens and the earth, also speaks to us. Narakasura was very cruel and was a terrible ruler. It is believed that Lord Vishnu killed Narakasura the day before Diwali and saved many women whom the demon had locked up in his palace. The people of heaven and earth were greatly relieved to be released from the hands of the terrible Narakasura. They celebrated this occasion with great splendor, a tradition that seems to be alive thanks to Diwali's annual observance.
KALI DANCE
According to another legend, long ago, after the loss of the gods in a battle against demons, the goddess Kali was born on the forehead of goddess Durga to save heaven and Earth from the growing cruelty of demons. After killing all the demons, Kali lost control and started killing all who came to meet him, which only stopped when Lord Shiva intervened. You must all have seen the famous photo of Ma Kali, with his tongue hanging out? This depicts the moment when she relies on Shiva and stops in horror and repentance. This memorable event has been commemorated since then by the celebration of Kali Puja, which is observed in several parts of India at about the same time as Diwali. Historically, it is thought that one day from Diwali, in 56 BC, King Vikramaditya, the legendary Hindu king of India famous for his wisdom, his courage and his big heart, was crowned and declared king . This ceremony was marked by a big party organized by the citizens of the Kingdom of Vikramaditya, who celebrated the coronation of their king by lighting small lamps of earth and that the custom still prevails. Many people and even some historians say that this event gave rise to Diwali's annual observance. Diwali also marks the sacred occasion when a day of the new Kartik (Diwali Day) moon, Swami Dayananda Saraswati, one of the greatest reformers of Hinduism, attained his nirvana (enlightenment) and became " Maharshi "Dayananda, meaning Dayananda. In 1875, Maharshi Dayananda founded Arya Samaj, the "Society of the Nobles," a Hindu reform movement aimed at purifying Hinduism of the many ills with which it was associated at that time. All Diwali, Hindu of India remember this great reformer. For the Jains, Diwali commemorates the illumination of Vardhamana Mahavira (the last 24 and Tirthankaras of the Jains and founder of modern Jainism), which would have taken place on October 15, 527 BC. This is one more reason to engage in the Diwali Celebrations for Godly Days and, aside from the purpose of commemoration, the festival represents the celebration of the emancipation of the human spirit from earthly desires.
For the Sikhs, Diwali has special significance because it was a day in Diwali that the third Sikh guru Amar Das institutionalized the festival of lights as an occasion where all Sikhs gathered to receive the blessings of the gurus. It is also a day in Diwali, in 1619, that their sixth religious leader, Guru Hargobind Ji, detained by the Mughal Emperor Jahengir in Gwalior Fort, was released from imprisonment with 52 kings. Hindu (political prisoners) that he had arranged to be released as well. And it was also on the same auspicious occasion of Diwali that the first stone of the golden temple of Amritsar was laid in 1577. -Sourced
