Raksha Bhandan is celebrated when goddess
lakshmi tied a rakhi onto the wrist of king bali and making her brother. It is
undoubtedly one of the most important cultural festivals in India. Rakhi is a
festival, relationship between brother and sister. The meaning of raksha
bandhan is the ‘knot of protection’.
Raksha means protection and bandhan means knot
so Raksha bandhan means knot of protection. This festival has a long standing
Indian heritage. The reason behind the celebration of this day is that brother
should take the responsibility to protect his sister.
Raksha bandhan is also known as rakhi purnima.
Rakhi purnima is also known as kajri navami or kajri purnima in northern India.
It is also called cocounut full moon or nariyal purnima in the western state.
Rakhsha bandhan is also known by the punya pradayak and vish tarak.
After the use of rakhi it is thrown out
therefore in a way it is ludicrous of the holy symbol. Many stories have been
passed that specify the origin of Raksha bandhan. One of them is the wife of
the pandava brothers, draupadi tearing a piece of her sari to cover the wound
and the tying it around the hand of lord Krishna. Because when the fighting
with shishupala lord Krishna hurt his hand. And in the return for her kindness,
Lord Krishna asked what she would like. And then draupadi replied to lord that
she only most wanted his marvelous presence at every moment of life. And for
that moment, Lord Krishna told draupadi that whenever she called out for him he
would be with her. After some time, kauravas tried to strip off her in their
court, and that time she called to lord Krishna to save her. And in the
arrival, lord Krishna gave her a sari that was substantially long and kauravas
was unable to undress her and draupadi was saved from being dishonored.
