Dashara kyon manate Hain

 Dussehra ko burai par acchai ki jeet ke roop mein manaya jata hai. Is tyohaar ke piche do pramukh pauranik kathayein hain jo alag-alag kshetron mein iski mahattva ko pradarshit karti hain:

1. Ramayana ki Katha: Dussehra ke din Bhagwan Shri Ram ne Lanka ke rakshas raja Raavan ko parajit kiya tha. Raavan ne Bhagwan Ram ki patni Mata Sita ko chura liya tha, jise chudane ke liye Ram ne apne bhai Lakshman, Bhakt Hanuman, aur vanar sena ki madad se Lanka par chadhai ki thi. Dashami ke din Ram ne Raavan ko maar giraya aur burai par acchai ki jeet hui. Is liye Dussehra ko Vijayadashami bhi kehte hain, jo vijay (jeet) aur dashmi (dasve din) ka prateek hai.

2. Durga Maa ki Katha: Dusri katha ke anusaar, Dussehra ka sambandh Devi Durga se hai. Aisa mana jata hai ki Devi Durga ne 9 din tak Mahishasura naamak raakshas se yudh kiya aur 10ve din uska vadh kiya. Isliye Dussehra ko Durga maa ke shaurya aur shakti ke prateek ke roop mein bhi manate hain.

Dussehra ke avsar par Bharat ke anek hisso mein Raavan ke putle ko jalaya jata hai jo burai par acchai ki vijay ka prateek hai. Is din log Ram Leela dekhte hain, apne shastra aur saadhanon ki pooja karte hain, aur apne jeevan se buraiyon ko door karne ka sankalp lete hain.