Shraavan Ban..!

There should be some limit for everything. It’s applicable to all, irrespective of what we do, spend and eat. When it comes for eating it becomes very difficult to maintain the diet. Most frequently we get more appetite for all banned list of cookies. Now to control our burning desire towards these diet, one should need stiff heart. This is rare case with 90% of population.  Otherwise some sort of mythological belief required to keep adamant heart under control.  Likewise in India we have a particular month, that falls in the mid of the Monsoon called Shraavan.

During which, all sort of non-veg and consumption of alcohol is banned. The very reason given for this prohibit is, this month being ‘highly sacred ’.  This month carries line of preferential days for each God & Goddesses for worship. Lots of rituals being performed and it’s considered to be auspicious month amongst all Hindu months. Thus there is belief to avoid all sorts of violence, addicts and other thin acts during this holy period. 

But for my analysis, there sounds to be different reasons behind keeping such ban during Shraavan. First one being unhealthy season for this ban. It falls in the mid of Monsoon, which is most decisive period in the Indian Territory. There use to be spread of all sort of diseases among living organisms. For most of the animals it is the reproductive period. For example fishes lay eggs during this season. Most of the mammals go through delivery during this period. To support Charles Darvin’s Survivor of Fittest theory - this is real test period for new born to survive. If they pass through Shravan then they are out for next generation. And for those unfortunates this is the worst period. Thus there is risk of supply of these deceased animal flush in the market.

 Thus to save ourselves from this health risk, our ancestors might be imposed this ban period. If fisherman’s does fishing during this phase then there might be scarcity of fishes in next season. Thus this ban creates opportunity for supply fishes for rest of year. 

In those days alcohol was mainly derived through fruit juices. Due to continuous rain in the monsoon, like animals fruits also exposed to contamination due to bacteria’s and all. Thus alcohol prepared in the decisive period carried same risk as briefed for the animal flush.

One will not consider these facts in simple words. If this whole funda’s gets associates with some sort of mythology or spiritual belief, then it will drive prime weight with it. God is the best weapon to scare mankind. Thus all prohibitions are related spiritual rituals.

My other observation for consideration of all these holy rituals during Shraavan is it’s ‘timing’. This ban period comes after 30-40 days after actual start of Monsoon. By this time ancient farmers had completed the sawing in the fields and this might be relaxing time after continual efforts. In other words this month runs with less works in the fields as compared to the start of and post monsoon. Thus to make up this open time, there might be thought to fill in this with lots of rituals and sacred worships. And to pray for believed god for the optimum rains and good yield from farms.

Whatever might be the spiritual reason..! But this Ban on name of Shraavan has some good thing on mercy animals and human being himself.  Thus there lies greedy selfishness of mankind behind all sort of its acts..!