VASANT PANCHMI " The festival to welcome beautiful & loving Spring 's appearance on earth."

 "Vasant Panchami " the festival which comes on fifth day of new moon in the month of Magha . In other words this festival is celebrated on fifth day of shukla paksha in the month of Magha , which generally falls ending January to mid February. On this day the goddess saraswati has appeared on earth from the mouth of Lord Brahmadev to eliminate crime. So this day is celebrated as birthday of goddess saraswati. 

 With the entry of Vasant (Spring) on the earth, the circulation of new rashas starts flowing in the body of every living creatures on the earth. 

              "  Sharda " ' The Goddess of Knowledge '

On this festival the worship of Goddess Saraswati also called "Sharda " is done. Goddess Saraswati is the Goddess of knowledge, wisdom, learning, music, art and speech. The Saraswati is one of the Trinity, the other two are Lakshmi and Parvati. On this day the goddess Saraswati appears on the earth with waves of new creation. 

                     Beautiful View of  spring season

The festival is celebrated forty days before spring, this is preparation of spring. Vasant indicates the end of winters. It is indicator of new life for plant kingdom, animal kingdom . The nature starts spreading its beautiful colours on the earth in the form of new leaves on the plants, varieties of flowers on them. Birds can be seen singing love songs. 

                           Butterflies love flowers

                              Dancing birds in spring

According to " Puranas "  the crime on the earth was increasing, the wrong actions of humans were intolerable to Rishi-munies, in such circumstances all Devtas together prayed to Lord Brahmadev to find out solution to this problem and bring the humans on the right path. On the prayers of all Devtas  Brahmdev appearrd in yellow clothes and created goddess saraswati from his mouth on fifth day of shukla paksha in the month of Magha  , the birthday of Saraswati and said that Saraswati will eleminate all darkness of evils and will establish virtues on the earth in the well-being of humanity. So this day  is celebrated as Vasant-Panchmi . 

  Fields of Mustard blooms in welcome of this day

Also Lord  Vishnu spread new energy in the universe on this day and Lord Brahmadev sent his Manas putra " kamdev " and Rati  ,the wife of Kamdev to spread the message of love and peace  on the earth  to establish values and virtues on the earth . 

Thus worship of Lord Vishnu, Kamdev and Rati is also done on Vasant Panchmi. 

         Flowers have the power to attract anybody

Thus this festival has great importance in our lives in the establishment of values and virtues in the service of mankind. we must carry on this gain ganga to our next generations and must eliminate the evils from the society. 

           Every  living creatures enjoy the spring

This year the Vasant Panchmi is coming on 16 th February, I greet all my friends, Brothers and sisters in India and abroad on this beautiful occasion and hope that all will enjoy the festival and spread the power  & blessings of Maa Saraswati in the service of mankind. 

                           Colours of Nature

                   Love Nature & Love mankind

                            Feel the spring here

               By :- Er. R C Verma