While the religious practices are more
or less observed due to faith in the Sastras and
the elders, for the spiritual seeker, the observances
hold the key to salvation. All these festivals
point out to the intelligent man the need to become
introvert.
Sankranti means a turning or a complete
revolution. A revolutionary change in life from
the materialistic to the spiritual seeking is
the true Sankranti. Makara means crocodile. The
crocodile of samsar is keeping the ordinary man
in its grip. To turn away from its clutches to
the way to salvation was the ceremony of Driving
Away the Devil. |
