Hi,
Happy Dussehra! May this Vijaya Dasami bring you and your family a lot of success, peace, and prosperity!
On this occasion, I would like to share with you a legend that is associated with the festival of Vijaya Dasami.
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According to Mahabharata, Vijaya Dasami also marks the end of “Agyatvas” or exile in disguise for the Pandavas. They were to spend twelve years in exile and the thirteenth year in disguise after the Yudhisthir lost his bet in the game of dice with his Kaurava cousin, Duryodhana. The legend states that on this day of Vijaya Dasami, the Pandavas completed their thirteenth year of exile in disguise and went to a jammi (also called shami/jambi) tree on which they had hidden their arms. They collected their weapons and declared their true identities. They regained their powers, became victorious in the battle with Kauravas, and reclaimed their kingdom.
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In today's modern world, most people live in their own self-imposed exile and go through their agyatvas during which they become powerless with all of their talents hidden within themselves without being expressed to the fullest. Vijaya Dasami thus reminds us to take time to think, come out of that exile by freeing ourselves from our self-limiting beliefs, recognize our true talents kept hidden for so long, and start making an effort to realize their potential so as to claim our rightful place, position, and prosperity. That will do a world of good to ourselves as well as to many others.
With love and regards,
Siva
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