Holika
Dahan: Acchai Ki Jeet Aur Buraai Ki Haar Ka Tyohar
Holika Dahan ek mahatvapurn Hindu tyohar hai jo Holi ke
utsav ki shuruat ko darshata hai. Yeh tyohar Bharat aur kai anya deshon mein
bade josh aur utsah ke saath manaya jata hai. Holika Dahan ka tyohar acchai ki
burai par jeet aur burai ki haar ko darshata hai. Is blog mein hum Holika Dahan
ka itihaas, mahatva, riwaj aur sanskritik mahatva samjhenge.
Itihaas
Aur Pauranik Mahatva
Holika Dahan ka sambandh ek prasiddh Hindu kahani se hai jo
prachin pauranik kathao me milti hai. Yeh kahani Hiranyakashipu (हिरण्यकशिपु) raja ke baare
mein hai, jo ek bhayankar asur tha. Usse ek aisa vardaan mila tha jiski wajah
se woh na keval amar ho gaya tha, balki kisi bhi insaan ke liye usse maarna
mushkil tha. Hiranyakashipu ne apne raja ke gadh me sabhi ko apne pooja karne
ko kaha tha, lekin uska beta Prahlad (प्रह्लाद)
Bhagwan Vishnu (भगवान विष्णु) ka bhakt tha. Yeh
baat usse kaafi nafrat thi.
Hiranyakashipu ne apni behen Holika (होलीका) ki madad lene ka
faisla kiya. Holika ko ek vishesh shakti mil rahi thi jiske karan woh aag se
surakshit thi. Usne Holika ko kaha ki woh Prahlad ko apne godh me lekar ek bade
aag ke shikhar par baith jaaye. Uska vishwas tha ki Prahlad aag me jal kar mar
jayega, lekin woh khud bach jayegi. Lekin Holika ki burai ke kaaran, woh khud
aag me jal gayi, jabki Prahlad surakshit nikla. Yeh kahani acchai aur bhakti ki
vijay aur burai ki haar ko darshati hai.
Isi vijay ko smaran karte hue, Holika Dahan (होलीका दहन) manaya jata hai. Holika
Dahan ka agni (bonfire) burai ko jalaane aur acchai ko jeetne ki pratik hai.
Holika
Dahan Ki Vidhiyan
Holika Dahan ka tyohar Holi ke ek din pehle shaam ko hota
hai. Is din, pramukh roop se ek aag jalayi jaati hai, jo acchai ki vijay aur
burai ki haar ko darshati hai. Yeh aag lakdi, sukhay patte aur anya jalaane
layak vastuon se banayi jaati hai, jise baad mein jala diya jata hai. Yeh agni
aam taur par khule sthal par ya gaon aur shehron ke beech manayi jaati hai,
jahan par parivaar aur samudaay ke log ikattha hote hain.
Aag jalane se pehle, log Bhagwan Vishnu ki pooja (पूजा) karte hain aur unse
apne jeevan mein shanti, samriddhi aur khushhali ki prarthana karte hain. Is
samay, log bhakti geet gaate hain aur mantron (मंत्र)
ka ucharan karte hain. Aag ke aas-paas log ghoomte hain, jise apne sharir aur
man ko pavitra banane ki pratikriya mana jata hai.
Jaise-jaise aag jalti hai, log isme purani lakdi aur kapde
daal kar purani aur nakaratmak cheezon ko jala dete hain. Yeh ek samay hai jab
log apne jeevan se bure vicharon aur ghalaton ko door karne ka sankalp karte
hain. Agni ke angare, jo bahut tej jalte hain, unhe log apne ghar bhi le jate
hain, jise ek tarah ka ashirwad mana jata hai.
Sanskritik
Mahatva
Holika Dahan ka ek gahra sanskritik mahatva hai. Yeh humare
jeevan me burai aur nakaratmak vicharon se ladne ki prerna deta hai. Yeh tyohar
humein apni purani bure aadaton ko chhodne, aur acchai ki or apne kadam badhane
ka sandesh deta hai. Holika Dahan, roshni aur andhere, sach aur jhoot, acchai
aur burai ke beech ke anant yudh ko darshata hai.
Yeh tyohar vasant (वसंत)
ke ritu ke aagman ko bhi darshata hai, jab prakriti nayi jeevan ki oor badhti
hai. Jaise prakriti mein naye rang bharte hain aur har cheez nayi urja se bhar
jaati hai, waise hi Holika Dahan humein apne jeevan mein naye shuruaat aur
sudhaar ke liye prerit karta hai. Yeh ek samay hai jab hum apne purane krodh,
nafrat aur apmaan ko bhool kar sabse mahatvapurn, pyar aur ekta ko apnaate
hain.
Holika
Dahan Aur Holi Ki Celebrations Across India
Holika Dahan har jagah manaya jata hai, lekin har sheher aur
pradesh mein iske riwaj thode alag hote hain. Mathura, Vrindavan, aur Barsana
jaise shehron mein, jo Bhagwan Krishna (भगवान
कृष्ण) se juda hua
hai, yahan Holika Dahan aur Holi ka tyohar dharmik aur Sanskritik roop se
gahraayi rakhta hai. In shehron mein yeh tyohar prem aur bhakti ka pradarshan
hota hai.
Anya shehron mein bhi Holika Dahan ka tyohar bade utsah ke
saath manaya jata hai. Log raat bhar dhamaal karte hain, aur parivaar aur dost
mil kar mithaiyan khate hain, jaise gujiya (गुजिया) aur thandai (ठंडाई). Yahan tak ki chhote
shehron aur gaon mein bhi, samudaay ikattha ho kar is tyohar ko manate hain.
Paryavaranik
Vichar
Aajkal Holika Dahan ke prati paryavaran ka dhyan rakha ja
raha hai. Kai jagah log eco-friendly bonfires bana rahe hain, aur plastic ya
dusre hanikarak padarthon se bachne ki koshish kar rahe hain. Holi mein rangon
ka istemal bhi ab natural aur safe tarike se kiya ja raha hai. Yeh kadam humare
prakriti ko surakshit rakhte hue Holika Dahan ko manane ki or ek kadam hai.
Holika Dahan na keval ek dharmik pooja hai, balki yeh ek utsav hai jo humein apne jeevan me acchai ko apnane aur burai se ladne ki prerna deta hai. Yeh tyohar ek saath mil kar manane, apne rishte sudhaarne aur samudaay ke beech ekta ko badhava dene ka samay hai. Holika Dahan ke iss tyohar ko dharmik, apnapan, aur prakriti ka samman karte hue manayein, aur iske saath Holi ke rangon mein apni zindagi ko rangin banayein.
