History of UGADI

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History of UGADI

History of UGADI

The word Ugadi also known as Yugadi has been derived by combination of two words Yuga meaning age and adi meaning beginning of a new age. Yugadi refers to the age today we are living in which is the kali Yuga which is believed to have been started after Lord Krishna left the world. The event has been described by Maharshi Vedavyasa as “Yesmin Krishno divamvyataha, Tasmat eeva pratipannam Kaliyugam”. In the luni-solar calendar the festival falls on the bright half of the Chaitra month of India on the “Chaitra Sudhdha Padyaami” .

Ugadi Historical Significance: According to the astrological calculations, it is considered that Lord Sri Krishna’s Niryaana was commenced in the early hours of bright fortnight of Chaitra that corresponds to 18.02.3102 BC and this day also marks the beginning of the Kaliyug. So Ugadi is also believed to be the onset of Kaliyuga. Even the great Mathematician Bhaskaracharya professed that Ugadi historical significance as the commencement of the New Year and month.

Ugadi, the New Year for the people living in the Deccan area also celebrates the arrival of spring season. This is the time of the year when the entire nature appears to be drowned in the festive spirit and their lies the spiritual significance of Ugadi. Like the new leaves, new buds, fresh breeze and bright sunlight, the Ugadi festival also symbolises the birth of a new era.It is celebrated on ShuklaPaksha (bright fortnight) of the first month Chaitra of the Hindu calendar and also the first season, Vasanta –Ritu Spring). As all these elements works together, the Ugadi festival importance is very significant.

Regional Names of Ugadi

 This festival is celebrated in different states of India and Ugadi has different names. The different names of Ugadi festival are Barhaspatyamana for the people living north of the Vindhya hills. It is observed as Chandramana or Sauramana for those living south of the Vindhya hills. Other names of Ugadiare Gudipadava as called by the Marathas, and the Sindhis observe it as Cheti Chand. In Manipur, this festival is known by the name of SajiburCheiraoba.

The sixty Telugu Ugadi names are 

1. Prabhava               2. Vibhava               3. Sukla               4. Pramodyuta              5. Prajothpatti      6. Angīrasa               7. Srīmukha             8. Bhāva              9. Yuva                        10. Dhāta

11. Īswara               12. Bahudhānya       13. Pramādhi       14. Vikrama                  15. Vrisha

16. Chitrabhānu      17. Svabhānu           18. Tārana           19. Pārthiva                   20. Vyaya

21. Sarvajit             22. Sarvadhāri          23. Virodhi          24. Vikruti                     25. Khara

26. Nandana           27. Vijaya                 28. Jaya               29. Manmadha               30.Durmukhi

31. Hevalambi       32. Vilambi               33. Vikāri            34. Sārvari                      35. Plav

36. Subhakrit         37. Sobhakrit            38. Krodhi           39. Viswāvasu                40. Parābhava

41. Plavanga         42. Kīlaka                 43. Soumya          44. Sādhārana                 45. Virodhikrit

46. Paridhāvi         47. Pramādi              48. Ānanda           49. Rakshasa                  50. NaLa

51. Pingala            52. Kālayukti            53. Siddhārtha      54. Roudri                      55. Durmathi

56. Dundubhi        57. Rudhirodgāri      58. Raktākshi        59. Krodhana                 60. Akshaya.