: YUGADI GREETINGS AND PRAYERS FOR 2016-17 !!! yOUTUBE VIDEO SONG: LINK GIVEN
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Subject: YUGADI GREETINGS AND PRAYERS FOR 2016-17 !!!
Every
Kannadiga would love this song from Da Ra Bendre
(ambikatanayadatta) on Yugadi. I bring you the song in Kannada. as
collected from Internet and WISHING ALL A HAPPY YUDI
yuga yugAdi kaLedarU yugAdi maraLi barutide
hosa varushake hosa harushava hosatu hosatu tarutide
honge hUva tongalalli bhrungada sangIta kEli matte kELabarutide
bEvina kahi bALinalli hUvina nasugampu sUsi jIvakaLeya tarutide
varushakondu hosatu janma harushakondu hosatu neleyu akhila jIvajAtake
onde ondu janmadali onde bAlya onde haraya namagadashTE EtakO
niddegomme nitya maraNa edda sala navIna janana namage Eke bAradO
elE sanatkumAradEva elE sAhasi chiranjIva ninage lIle sEradO
yuga yugAdi kaLedarU yugAdi maraLi barutide
hosa varushake hosa harushava hosatu hosatu tarutide nammanashTe maretide
Ugadi marks the beginning of a new Hindu lunar calendar with a change in the
moon's orbit. It is a day when mantras are chanted and predictions made for the
new year. Traditionally, the panchangasravanam or listening to the yearly
calendar was done at the temples or at the Town square but with the onset of
modern technology, one can get to hear the priest-scholar on television sets
right in one's living room.
Let us Welcome The most important festival for the Kannadigas. i.e Ugadi..
Yugādi (Ugādi, Samvatsarādi, Telugu: ఉగాది
Ugadi/Yugadi, Kannada: ಯುಗಾದಿ Yugadi, Konkani: युगादि
Yugādi and Marathi: गुढी पाडवा Gudi Padwā) is
the New Year's Day for the people of the Deccan region of India.
It falls on a different day every year because the Hindu calendar is a
lunisolar calendar. The Saka calendar begins with the month of Chaitra
(March–April) and Ugadi marks the first day of the New Year. Chaitra is the
first month in Panchanga which is the Indian calendar. In some parts of India
it is known as Vikram Samvat or Bhartiya Nav Varsh.
The Name Yugadi or Ugadi is derived from the Sanskrit words yuga (age) and ādi (beginning): "the beginning of a new age". Yugadi specifically refers to the start of the age we are living in now, the Kali Yuga. The Kali Yuga began when Lord Krishna left the world.
Maharshi Vedavyasa describes this event with the words "Yesmin Krishno
divamvyataha, Tasmat eeva pratipannam Kaliyugam". Kali Yuga began on
February 17 or 18, at midnight, in 3102 BCE.
This calendar reckons dates based on the Shalivahana era (Shalivahana Shaka), which begins its count from the supposed date of the founding of the Empire by the legendary hero Shalivahana. The Satavahana king Shalivahana (also identified as Gautamiputra Satakarni) is credited with the initiation of this era known as Shalivahana. The Salivahana era begins its count of years from the year corresponding to 78 CE of the Gregorian calendar. Thus, the year 2000 CE corresponds to the year 1922 of the Salivahana Era.
In the terminology used by this lunar calendar (also each year is identified as
per Indian calendar), Yugadi falls on "Chaitra Shudhdha Paadyami" or
the first day of the bright half of the Indian month of Chaitra. This generally
falls in the months of March or April of the Gregorian calendar. In 2013, Ugadi
falls on April 11. In 2014, Ugadi falls on 31 March.
In 2016, Ugadi falls on April 8th.
The Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Kodava and the Konkani diaspora in Karnataka,
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Goa, Tamil Nadu and Kerala celebrate
the festival with great fanfare; gatherings of the extended family and a
sumptuous feast are 'de rigueur'. The day begins with ritual showers with oil,
followed by prayers.
This tri-state festival could be the result of the common rulers from the Satavahana Dynasty.
While the people of Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana use the term ఉగాది/Ugadi and Karnataka use the term Yugadi/Ugadi for this festival, the people of Maharashtra term the same festival, observed on the same day, Gudi Padwa (Marathi: गुढी पाडवा).
The Marwari of Rajasthan celebrate the same day as their new year day Thapna.
The Sindhis, people from Sindh, celebrate the same day as Cheti Chand, which is the beginning of their calendar year.
The Manipuris also celebrate their New Year as Sajibu Nongma Panba on the same day.
The Hindus of Bali and Indonesia also celebrate their new year on the same day as Nyepi.
Ugadi Pachadi
It is a season for ripe mangoes spreading its aroma in the air and the fully blossomed neem tree that makes the air healthy. Also, jaggery made with fresh crop of sugarcane adds a renewed flavor to the typical dishes associated with Ugadi. Ugadi pachchadi is one such dish that has become synonymous with Ugadi. It is made of new jaggery, raw mango pieces and neem flowers and new tamarind which truly reflect life - a combination of six different tastes sweet, sour, spice, salt, tanginess and bitter tastes symbolizing happiness, disgust, anger, fear, surprise and sadness.
Preparing for the Occasion
Preparations for the festival begin a week ahead. Houses are given a thorough
wash. Shopping for new clothes and buying other items that go with the
requirements of the festival are done with a lot of excitement.
On Ugadi Day, people wake up before the break of dawn and take a head bath
after which they decorate the entrance of their houses with fresh mango leaves.
The significance of tying mango leaves relates to a legend.
It is said that Kartik (or Subramanya or Kumara Swamy) and Ganesha, the two sons of Lord Siva and Parvathi were very fond of mangoes. As the legend goes Kartik exhorted people to tie green mango leaves to the doorway signifying a good crop and general well-being.
It is noteworthy that we use mango leaves and coconuts (as in a Kalasam, to initiate any pooja) only on auspicious occasions to propitiate gods. People also splash fresh cow dung water on the ground in front of their house and draw colorful floral designs. This is a common sight in every household. People perform the ritualistic worship to God invoking his blessings before they start off with the new year. They pray for their health, wealth and prosperity and success in business too.Ugadi is also the most auspicious time to start new ventures.
The celebration of Ugadi is marked by religious zeal and social merriment. Special dishes are prepared for the occasion. In Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, eatables such as "pulihora, bobbatlu (Bhakshalu/ polelu/ oligalu) and Pachadi" and preparations made with raw mango go well with the occasion. In Karnataka too, similar preparations are made but called "puliogure" and "holige". The Maharashtrians make "puran poli" or sweet rotis.
Symbolic eating of a dish with six tastes
Bevu-Bella (ಬೇವು-ಬೆಲ್ಲ) in Kannada, symbolizes the fact that life is a mixture of different experiences (sadness, happiness, anger, fear, disgust, surprise), which should be accepted together and with equanimity through the New Year and The eating of a specific mixture of six tastes called Ugadi Pachhadi in Telugu the pachadi varies in different regions,
The special mixture consists of all flavours which tongue can perceive, could also mean each flavour stands for some feeling or emotion which is natural in life :
1. Neem Buds/Flowers for its bitterness, signifying sadness
2. Jaggery for sweetness, signifying happiness
3. Green Chilli/Pepper for its hot taste, signifying anger
4. Salt for saltiness, signifying fear
5. Tamarind Juice for its sourness, signifying disgust
6. Unripened Mango for its tang, signifying surprise
On the Yugadi Day people traditionally gather to listen to the recitation of the religious Panchangam (almanac) of the new year, and the general forecast of the year to come. This is called the Panchanga Sravanam, an informal social function where an elderly and respected person will read the almanac. Panchamgam also contains astrology based on moon signs.
Greetings
In Kannada, the greeting is "Yugadi Habbada Shubhashayagalu" - ಯುಗಾದಿ ಹಬ್ಬದ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳು (Greetings for the festival of Yugadi) or "Hosa
varshada shubhashayagaLu" - ಹೊಸ ವರ್ಷದ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳು
(Greetings on the new year).
In Telugu, the greeting is "kroththa yeta" / "ugadi panduga" palukarimpulu,or "ugadi subhakankshalu" - "క్రొత్త ఏట" / "ఉగాది పండుగ" పలుకరింపులు, లేదా ఉగాది శుభాకాంక్షలు (Greetings for the festival of ugadi) and "Nutana samvastara shubhakankshalu" -నూతన సంవత్సర శుభాకాంక్షలు (Greetings on the new year).
In Konkani, it would be Navve varsache shubhashay, Samsar padvyache shubhashay.
In Marathi, it would be 'गुढी पाडव्याच्या हार्दिक शुभेच्छा' (Gudhi padvyachya hardik shubhechcha).
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