The purest and the most divine form of love is the relation formed at Rakshabandhan. It binds us with the eternal bond of care and protection for one another. This relation isn’t confined to human beings. As nature plays an important part in our lives, there is an unbounded relation between “the Dharti maata” (the earth) and “the chanda mama” (the moon). Whenever there is shade of darkness in the sky at night, the moon bestows its light to the earth. Raksha basically means “protection” and bandhan means “bond”. So collectively, it is called as Rakshabandhan - the bond of protection.
In the ancient times, it wasn’t an all-in-all a brother-sister festival. People used to tie the holy threads to their loved ones for their protection and goodwill. The Indra (the king of gods) was defeated several times and at that time his wife Indrani tied the holy thread to him, and after that he emerged victorious. It is believed that the sacred thread tied at this occasion has divine powers. As per Hindu calendar, it falls on the full moon day in the month of Shravana. On this auspicious day, with the exchange of sweets, sisters tie an enshrined thread on the wrists of their brothers for their long life and the brothers in turn promise to protect their sisters against any kind of danger.
Brother-sister shares a very different kind of relation. They fight in the morning and patch up on the same day. They quarrel for the petty things and will give up for the same. They teases each other every now and then, still will conceal everything as a secret. This is certainly an immortal bond that has no discriminations or any kind of limits. As it is celebrated all over India, every religion takes part in this angelic creation. To bring up the peace in this multi-religious country, people make an effort by letting a sister tie the thread known as rakhi to the brother of other religion and thereby constructing an ever-lasting bond that would never break. The beauty of this festival is that it brings the nation closer through the bond of genuine and beatific love that exists in every human being.
As per Hindu mythology, goddess resides into the girl child and so the prosperity comes in abundance into our life. I still remember the day when my sister was born, that was the same day our first car came in. She is an angel for us and lucky mascot that prospered my life through each and every aspect. I found a companion in her from playing child-like games to sharing my hard-time secrets. We confront almost every day on tiny little things but still at the end we both made up. As a typical elder brother, I am used to torment & annoy her all the time but the affection I have for her is indefinite. The love and attachment I have for her is beyond the scope of the words. I sometimes got grief-stricken about the fact that she is not going to be with me forever.
Folks, as a brother’s point of view, sisters are the form of goddesses on earth, they are the most mischievous but sweet companions having a boundless space in their hearts. They have the river of infinite love in their hearts which constantly flows with the time. They act as a friend, philosopher, guide in every little and every important issues of your life. They always guide you to the truest path to live a peaceful and lively life. They too will annoy you but those annoying things will be the most saccharine moments of your life, the moments that will be cherished when you will be alone without her. So, live the life to the fullest with your darling sister as this time is not going to come back.
On a last note, no matter how many times we fight with each other, how many times we tease how many times we annoy, we still love each other very much and it’s not at all expressible in mere words. So this is the day to have those never-ending fights with the sparkle of love and care. Go and have those sweet conflicts and make this relation eternal.