'Deepawali Prakashyeta Khalu Sarvam'
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My Message:
'May the Deepawali (Diwali) take the humanity towards Eternal Light!'
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Happy Deepavali to all.
(As usual concise answer is not given. New things read recently on Deepavali and especially the sanskrit verses are provided with meaning. The idea is keeping the collected informations for future reference)
1) "Happy Deepavali to Hindus, Jains and sikhs":
For Hindus, Diwali is a celebration of the victory of good over evil;
For Jains, Diwali marks the anniversary of the attainment of moksha or liberation by Mahavira, the last of the Tirthankaras, who were the great teachers of Jain dharma, at the end of his life in 527 B.C.
For Sikhs, Diwali is feted as the day that the sixth founding Sikh Guru, or revered teacher, Guru Hargobind ji, was released from captivity from the ruling Mughal Emperor.
2) D I W A L I, Divine Light to dispell ignorance, the Internal darkness:
D - Divine is the Eternal flame
I - 'I' consciousness that I exist
W - Wavelets of higher Bliss,
A - Aspiring for Perfection
L - Love is Divine Expression
I - Identification with the Self
( Diwali is the Eternal flame to understand the I-consciousness within the wavelets of higher bliss for aspiring the perfection. Love is the medium of the Divine expression for the identification with the self.)
3) Humanity towards Eternal Light!
"दीपाना दिपितम इति पा अल्नेना पलितम,
आयुर्दायाकम, वाल्नना अर्जितम
लययोगेना ईप्सितम इति दीपावली
दीपावली प्रकाश्येता खलु सर्वं"
'Deepeana Dipitam Iti, Pa alnena Palitam,
Aayurdaayakam, Walnana Arjitam
Layayogena Iipsitam Iti Deepawali
Deepawali Prakashyeta Khalu Sarvam'
Explanation:
DEE is Deeyate Iti, to consecrate or prepare oneself for the performance of a sacred ritual and to observe the self restraint. It is the flame of Light. PA is to drink the Eternal nectarine of Immortality, to preserve and protect the Dharma, WA is to move , to turn , to get attracted towards the Divine effulgence around a circular Chakra or Nada Bindu, of the cosmic radiance. I is compassion. to pervade, to realize the inner self and to be one within the realm of spirituality, where no trace of ignorance or darkness can sustain
The translation:
May the Deepawali (Diwali) take the humanity towards Eternal Light! This light is the physical light created by the earthen Lamp, for seeing around, where I do exist. May it lead me to Eternal flame and to provide me meaningful Long life, the higher Yoga of Supreme realization and grant me the boon of Spiritual illumination!
All the phonemes of the word Deepawali have been explained in the Sanskrit Sloka. The three lines are the sound structures of the term Deepawali, signifying the quintessence of the effulgence of the clay lamps ,The fourth line of the Shloka is prayer for all.
The Sanskrit word Deepavali means an array of lights that stands for victory of brightness over darkness. The festival marks the victory of good over evil, and uplifting of spiritual darkness. Symbolically it marks the homecoming of goodwill and faith after an absence.
4) Nirvana anniversary of Sri Mahavira:
Dipavali was first mentioned in Jain books as the date of the nirvana of Sri Mahavira. In fact, the oldest reference to Diwali is a related word, dipalikaya, which occurs in Harivamsha-Purana, written by Acharya Sri Jinasena and composed in the Shaka Samvat era in the year 705.
"ततस्तुः लोकः प्रतिवर्षमादरत्
प्रसिद्धदीपलिकयात्र भारते |
समुद्यतः पूजयितुं जिनेश्वरं
जिनेन्द्र-निर्वाण विभूति-भक्तिभाक्" |२० |
'tatastuh lokah prativarsham-araat ako
prasiddha-deepalikaya-aatra bharate
samudyatah poojayitum jineshvaram
jinendra-nirvana vibhuti-bhaktibhak'
Translation: The gods illuminated Pavanagari by lamps to mark the occasion. Since that time, the people of Bharat celebrate the famous festival of "Dipalika" to worship the Jinendra (i.e. Lord Mahavira) on the occasion of his nirvana.
Dipalikaya roughly translates as "light leaving the body". Dipalika, which can be roughly translated as "splenderous light of lamps", is used interchangeably with the word "Diwali".