The glorious festival of Roop Chaturdashi is celebrated one day before Diwali and on the next day of Dhanteras. The divine festival, which provides the boon of the beauty of body and mind, will be observed on 11 November 2023 this year.
Diwali establishes a restless schedule as many actions take place at a single time. In this hectic schedule, women have no time to focus on their beauty. Roop Chaudas is one such auspicious day to focus on beauty. Roop Chaturdashi is also known as Narak Chaturdashi is devoted to beautifying oneself for the auspicious occasion of Diwali.
Why do We Celebrate Naraka Chaturdashi?
Satyabhama was an
incarnation of BhooDevi, the earth goddess. Satyabhama was the third wife of
Lord Krishna. She was an ace archer, who expert in war tactics. Satyabhama was
the companion of Krishna in all fields, including battles.
There is an iconic story associated with Narakasura and Satyabhama. Narakasura was the son of BhooDevi; He became a tyrant after getting so many powers from ‘Brahma’. He had attacked Indra’s kingdom to rule heaven. He had abducted 16,000 women and captivated them in his palace to satisfy his lust. Narakasura became obsessed with his powers and in greed; he stole the earrings of the heavenly goddess ‘Aditi’.
When Satyabhama heard of his tyrannies and ill-treatment towards women, she became furious. She approached Krishna to declare a battle against Narakasura. Krishna took her as his charioteer, on the battlefield. In the war Narakasura attacked Krishna with his most dangerous weapon Thunderbolt; being struck with his weapon Krishna got fainted.
After seeing Krishna collapse, Satyabhama got enraged. She doubled her
powers, aggressively took the bow, and shot an arrow at Narakasura’s chest and
He died finally. After that Krishna and Satyabhama released the sixteen
thousand women and all the prisoners who were captivated by Narakasura. To
protect the Honor of sixteen thousand women, Krishna married to all of them.
However, before
breathing his last, Narakasura requested Bhudevi (Satyabhama) to remain
immortal in people's memories. Furthermore, he desired people to glorify his
death by lighting lamps. Therefore, people rejoice Narak Chaturdashi.
Significance of Roop Chaudas/ Festival
of Beauty
The festival of Roop
Chaturdashi is observed a day before Diwali. ‘Roop’ personifies beauty and
‘Chaturdashi’ represents the ‘fourteenth day of the Kartik month’ in the Hindu Lunar
Calendar.
To maintain their beauty, people wake up on this day in Brahma Muhurta (before dawn) and take bath with fresh traditional products and scented oils. Ubtan is applied by the ladies which is made up of specific gram flour combined with herbs for cleansing and beautifying themselves. After the bath, new attires are worn and special pujas are performed by the devotees.
All the obstacles will be
eliminated from the Diyas
Yama Devta is also notably celebrated on this day. To gain blessings from Lord Yama, special Pujas are conducted It is said that by performing these pujas, Lord Yama will defend them from the difficulties in hell and will stop their way to hell. Diyas are specially illuminated on this day and are placed on the main doors of the home.
Roop Chaudas is also acknowledged as Kali Chaturdashi in some states of the country. The Goddess Kali is worshipped by the devotees on this day. It is believed that Goddess Kali destroyed the most powerful devil Raktabeej on this day. On the occasion of Kali Chaturdashi, special and various types of sweets are made at home with other refreshments
So, Have a Sparkling and Cheerful Diwali 😊
Hello friends I am DrRashmi Vajpayee,PhD Awardee,Assistant professor and founder of Rashmi Vajpayee's Confessions on Culture.Here I share everything about Indian Culture and Festivals.I hope you guys enjoy my content so keep reading!.
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