Spiritual Significance of Raksha Bandhan
Channel: Pinkishe Foundation
Date: 25/08/2023

Real love knows no limitations nor nurtures any prejudice. Love is the epitome of freedom and power but only when grounded in ‘purity’ and spiritual principles. The festival of Raksha Bandhan (bond of protection) speaks of this sacred, loving relationship that nurtures, protects and uplifts.

Is Raksha Bandhan, a festival that needs to be celebrated only once a year? Are only sisters or females in need of protection? Does fear arise from only external sources? How does taking of sacred vows help to serve and protect a person from all evil and sorrow? What kind of protection do we really require? How does purity play a role in this? Wouldn’t God, our beloved supreme parent, true teacher, be a more effective and loyal protector than a human being? The Rakhi is undoubtedly the only bondage that frees us from all other bondages, insecurities, fear and sorrow. 

And it is God alone who can protect us from all dangers and thus justify the true significance of Rakhi that is taking a vow.