)ĭuring the reign of Prithu, there was a terrible ogress called Dhundhi, who loved to devour innocent children. So following kamadahana during holi, people put the powders on themselves and others remembering this victory over lust. As the lust was won over by Lord Shiva the kamadahana or Holi festival is celebrated as an event associating with the Bliss of God. ( Moral of the story: This incident of burning off kama is called kamadahana or Holi. Later, when Lord Shiva realized his mistake, he granted Kamadeva immortality in invisible form. It is said that it was on the day of Holi that Kamadeva had sacrificed himself for the good of all beings. He shot his love-arrow on Shiva’s heart.ĭisturbed in his trance, Lord Shiva opened his third eye that fired anger and instantly incinerated Kamadeva. When she had exhausted all her feminine ways, she invoked the help of Kamadava, the Indian cupid-god, who agreed to help her in the cause of the world despite the risks involved. She tried all ways to get the attention of Shiva. The world’s balance soon crumbled in his absence and Sati took rebirth as Goddess Parvati to try and win Lord Shiva’s heart and wake him up from his trance. Even after he controlled his anger, he started a severe meditation and renounced all work. When Lord Shiva came to know of her sudden demise, he was furious. When Sati came to know about the event in her father’s house, she thought it to be a slip of mind and proceeded to participate in the event despite the warnings of her husband.īut once she reached there, she realized her fault and was infuriated by the insult of her husband.Īs a penance for her disobedience, she entered the fire. Thus, Daksha did not invite her and her husband to a grand yagya arranged by him. )Īccording to Hindu mythology, the world is looked after the Trinity of Gods – Lord Brahma, the creator Lord Vishnu, the nurturer and Lord Shiva, the destroyer.Īccording to a legend, Goddess Sati, the daughter of Daksha Prajapati, one of the first sons of Lord Brahma, married Lord Shiva against the wishes of her father. Even today, Holi is one of the most important festival of Braj, where the men of Nandgaon and women of Barsana play ‘latthmar Holi’ in the remembrance of the playful throw of colors by Krishna on ‘Gopis’ and their resistance. His mother Yashoda playfully suggested that he should smear color on Radha’s face too and change her complexion to any color he wanted.Ĭaptivated by the idea, Krishna proceeded to do so and thus, introduced the play of colors on Holi. It is said that when Krishna was a young boy, he asked the reason for his dark color while Radha was so fair. The Holi of Braj is famous all over India for its intimate connection with the divine deities and their love plays.
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