astrology articles

Vasant Panchami

“AayaBasant Pala Urant”, a traditional saying, which means the arrival of spring evaporates winters. Now we are entering into the crowned season, the spring, cherished by the name ‘Vasant Panchami’ in India. This year Vasant Panchami is going to be celebrated on February 2, 2025. It is also commonly known as ‘Vasantotsav’, an important festival of India.

Vasant Panchami has a remarkable place in Hindu calendar. There is a belief that MaaSaraswati, the Goddess of wisdom and learning was born on this day. So, this auspicious day is also known as Saraswati Puja. To honourSaraswatiMaa, people all over India, especially those connected with education, art and music, worship Goddess Saraswati to be blessed with knowledge and creativity. This day has a special significance in the lives of students. They offer their prayers to achieve proficiency in their learning and to reach their highest goals.

Vasant Panchami is marked as the beginning of spring season. It is an ecstatic period in the cycle of seasons, where mother earth is adorned with vibrant yellow colour, the colour of spring. The swinging, blooming mustard fields make the surroundings radiant and jovial. The cheerfulness and exuberance of nature attracts every human heart to sing and rejoice. The pleasant winds permeate a unique kind of aroma all around.

Yellow is the theme colour of Vasant Panchami, as it is a favourite colour of MaaSaraswati, also a highly auspicious colour signifying warmth, enlightenment and positive energy. To fully complement mother nature, people commonly wear yellow attires on this day. Vasant Panchami is also an undeniably auspicious day to commemorate marriages.

This ingrained joy of Vasant Panchami boosts our sense of taste also, to make delicious meals matching the colour of vasantpanchami. It is customary to make sweetened yellow rice and yellow motichur laddus, which keeps our age-old traditions relevant all time.

"A thing of beauty is joy forever”, this poetic line is vital in this enchanting scenario, where nature is at its perfect youth. The gusty winds, the rustling of leaves, the chirping of birds, the unique exuding aroma in the air, all these awaken and sharpen one's five senses.

Now get ready to see another spring of your life, welcome it with an open heart and immerse yourself in the vibrancy of ‘Vasant Panchami’. Let us make ourselves one with the blessed and crowned season of vasant and converge our energy with vigorous Vasant Panchami.

With warm regards
Team Cyber Astro