The enthusiasm for Chhath festival is being seen across the country. Arghya was offered to the Sun on Thursday evening and Arghya will be offered on Friday morning also. But like every year, this time too pollution of rivers has been a matter of concern and controversy. The dirtiness of the rivers during Chhath attracted everyone’s attention. Many questions were also raised. But one question that arises is whether worshiping the Sun through these dirty rivers is not an insult to the Gods and Goddesses?
Yamuna water found ‘poisonous’ in realty check
Aaj Tak’s team had collected samples of Yamuna river water from three different places in Delhi and sent them to a lab for testing. Its report revealed that the water of Yamuna river is unfit to touch. If a person touches this water, he may suffer from serious skin related diseases. People can also die by drinking Yamuna river water.
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These pictures of Yamuna raise many questions?
See people celebrating Chhath in the areas around Delhi and then take a look at Yamuna. Just think, how can nature be worshiped on the festival of Chhath in these foams of pollution? Is this not an insult to our festivals and Gods and Goddesses? Yamuna river which is mentioned in Ramayana, Yamuna river which Sitaji had apologized before touching, Yamuna river which Vasudev crossed to save the life of Lord Shri Krishna and which Yamuna river was given the status of Yamuna Maiya in India. Gaya, today many women celebrated the festival of Chhath Puja amid dangerous pollution in the Yamuna river.
Know how dirty Yamuna river is
Chhath is considered to be the biggest festival of Sun worship, in which people worship nature. But think, how can worship of Sun and nature be done in polluted air, polluted water and polluted places? Every day 80 crore liters of dirty water from different drains and 44 million liters of waste from factories get into Yamuna river. “Governments” also know these things very well. But despite this, these foams of river Yamuna do not bother anyone and no one asks whether celebrating the festival of Chhath Puja in these poisonous foams of pollution is not playing with the sentiments of Hindus?
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Why are questions not being raised?
In our country, people’s religious sentiments get hurt over the smallest things and disputes arise over processions, but don’t anyone’s religious sentiments get hurt after seeing these pictures? Nor is Sanatan Dharma in danger. Today in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh, the different rivers and water bodies in which the festival of Chhath Puja was celebrated by offering Arghya to the Sun, all those rivers are polluted and such elements of pollution are mixed in them. , which are as dangerous as poison.
How will you consider this as real worship?
When women stand in water and offer Arghya to the Sun in the morning, if the Sun is not visible due to pollution and the river in which you are offering Arghya to the Sun has become a drain, then you can consider this puja as real puja. How will you accept it? How can Lord Sun God be pleased by receiving Arghya in this dirty water?
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Chhath mentioned in Mahabharata
According to different beliefs, Chhath Puja started during the Mahabharata period, when the Pandavas lost their capital Indrapastha along with their kingdom and this was the same Indrapastha, which is called Delhi today. At that time, Draupadi had kept a fast on Chhath Puja to get the Pandavas back their kingdom, which was later successful, but imagine today in the same Delhi, the festival of Chhath Puja was celebrated in this way amidst the foam of pollution of Yamuna river. And when these women were standing in the Yamuna river and offering ‘Arghya’ to the Sun, at that time the air pollution was so high that the Sun was not visible through the black clouds of poisonous smoke. And all this happened on a festival which is dedicated to nature.
Condition of rivers in India
In India, where rivers are considered mothers, about 300 out of 603 ‘rivers’ are polluted and dirty, whereas in America, where rivers are considered just rivers, almost all the rivers are so clean that you can even see your face in them. Can. But in India, you will see only black water and white foam of pollution and drains in the rivers. In India, Ganga river is Ganga Maiya, Yamuna river is Yamuna Maiya, Godavari river is Godavari Maiya and Narmada river is Narmada Maiya but these Is there no one to understand the pain of mothers?
Illegal occupation of Yamuna
Everyone calls Yamuna river as Yamuna Maiya, but do you know that today, out of the 9 thousand 700 hectare flood area of Yamuna river in Delhi, people have illegally encroached upon 7 thousand 362 hectare flood area and built 5 to 7 storey buildings. Have constructed. Most of these people are believers of Sanatan Dharma and the people who have built these illegal buildings are also believers of Sanatan Dharma.