Deepavali - Tamaso ma Jyothir gamaya

First of all, My heartiest Deepavali wishes to all of you. From the Oldest of the family to the youngest one celebrate deepavali with the same enthuse and excitement. What is so special about Deepavali?

Om asato ma sadgamaya, Tamaso ma jyotir gamaya, Mrityor ma amritam gamaya.

Lead us from falsehood to truth; from Darkness to light; from Death to immortality and from Lethargy to Activity.
The essential principle of Vedic culture is eternal, universal and is applicable to the past, present and the future. The alternate for the Vedic culture is Human culture or Universal culture, Where the aspects of human personality are fourfold:

There are four goals of life (dharma, artha, kama & moksha);

Four Yogas (karma yoga, bhakti yoga, raja-yoga and gnana yoga);

Four Vedas (Rig Veda, Sam Veda, Yajur Veda & Atharva Veda);

Four ashramas (Brahmacharyashrama, Grahasthashrama, Vanprasthashrama & Sanyasashrama;

Four Varnas (Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaisya & Sudra);

Four yugas (Krata yuga, Treta yuga, Dwapar yuga and Kali yuga).

Four universally observed parvas (festivals) namely Shravani Upakarma, Vijaydashami, Deepawali and Holi.

Parva means a link that joins two things. It is that link on which the skeleton stands. The joints of a man’s skeleton are, therefore, called parvas. The state of nations and societies, the framework of which is based on parvas (festivals).

These four festivals commence with Upakarma (Raksha-bandhan) and end with Holi. The four festivals are associated with four different goddesses. Raksha-bandhan is associated with Goddess Saraswati (the goddess of education); Vijaydashami with Shakti (goddess of power); Holi with Prasannata (goddess of joy) and Deepawali is associated with Lakshmi (goddess of wealth).
Raksha-bandhan or Shravani is directed at spiritual education, Vijaydashami at military education, Deepawali at economic education and Holi at cultural education of the masses. As long as humanity is not moved with inner satisfaction and joy so long there would exist defects in the imparting of spiritual, economic and cultural education.
According to Vedic culture the message of Asato ma sad gamaya (lead us from falsehood to Truth) through the parva of Shravani; of Mrityorma amritam gamaya (from death to immortality) through the parva of Vijaydashami; of Tamaso ma jyotir gamaya (from darkness to light) through the parva of Deepawali; and of Alasyatma shrama gamaya (from lethargy to activity) through the parva of Holi, is conveyed to the masses.

Come on; Let us join together and lit holy light and remove the darkness internally and externally.