Make your brother or sister feel special by using these quotes in the Raksha Bandhan card you got for your sibling or by penning one on the Rakhi Gift tag.
Here are some very nice Quotes for Raksha Bandhan.
Rakhi Quotations for Brother
There is a little boy inside the man who is my brother ...
Oh, how I hated that little boy. And how I love him too.
Anna Quindlan
The highlight of my childhood was making my brother laugh so hard that food came out his nose.
Garrison Keillor
As we grew up, my brothers acted like they didn't care,
but I always knew they looked out for me and were there!
Catherine Pulsifer
Rakhi Quotations for Siblings
Our brothers and sisters are there with us from the dawn of our personal stories to the inevitable dusk.
Susan Scarf Merrell
A sibling may be the keeper of one's identity, the only person with the keys to one's unfettered, more fundamental self.
Marian Sandmaier
Rakhi Quotations for Sister
Sweet is the voice of a sister in the season of sorrow.
Benjamin Disraeli
Sisters is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship.
Margaret Meed
One of the best things about being an adult is the realization that you can share with your sister and still have plenty for yourself.
Betsy Cohen
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Meaning & Significance of Raksha Bandhan
Raksha Bandhan is a festival celebrating the bond of affection between brothers and sisters. The day when the siblings pray for each others' well being and wish for each others' happiness and goodwill. As the name 'Raksha Bandhan' suggests, 'a bond of protection', Raksha Bandhan is a pledge from brothers to protect the sister from all harms and troubles and a prayer from the sister to protect the brother from all evil.
The festival falls on the Shravan Purnima (full moon day of shravan month) which comes generally in the month of August. The sisters tie the silk thread called rakhi on their brother's wrist and pray for their well being and brothers promise to take care of their sisters.
The Significance
Though now it is considered as a brother and sister festival, it was not always so. There have been examples in history where in rakhi has just been a raksha or protection. It could be tied by wife, a daughter or mother. The Rishis tied rakhi to the people who came seeking their blessings. The sages tied the sacred thread to themselves to safe guard them from the evil. It is by all means the 'Papa Todak, Punya Pradayak Parva' or the day that bestows boons and end all sins as it is mentioned in the scriptures.
Raksha Bandhan assumes all forms of Raksha or protection, of righteousness and destroyer of all sin. The rakhi tying ritual has become so much a part of the families that come what may brothers and sisters try to reach out to each other on this particular day bringing back the oneness of the family, binding the family together in an emotional bond.
The festival falls on the Shravan Purnima (full moon day of shravan month) which comes generally in the month of August. The sisters tie the silk thread called rakhi on their brother's wrist and pray for their well being and brothers promise to take care of their sisters.
The Significance
Though now it is considered as a brother and sister festival, it was not always so. There have been examples in history where in rakhi has just been a raksha or protection. It could be tied by wife, a daughter or mother. The Rishis tied rakhi to the people who came seeking their blessings. The sages tied the sacred thread to themselves to safe guard them from the evil. It is by all means the 'Papa Todak, Punya Pradayak Parva' or the day that bestows boons and end all sins as it is mentioned in the scriptures.
Raksha Bandhan assumes all forms of Raksha or protection, of righteousness and destroyer of all sin. The rakhi tying ritual has become so much a part of the families that come what may brothers and sisters try to reach out to each other on this particular day bringing back the oneness of the family, binding the family together in an emotional bond.
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