#1399 - The Lore, Legend & Symbolism of Diwali

The Sadhguru Podcast - Of Mystics and Mistakes

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🗓️ 18 October 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Discover the deeper significance of the festival of lights with Sadhguru as he explains the lore and reveals the symbolisms of Diwali. Set the context for a joyful, exuberant day with a short, powerful message from Sadhguru. Explore a range of subjects with Sadhguru, discover how every aspect of life can be a stepping stone, and learn to make the most of the potential that a human being embodies. Conscious Planet: ⁠https://www.consciousplanet.org⁠ Sadhguru App (Download): ⁠https://onelink.to/sadhguru__app⁠ Official Sadhguru Website: ⁠https://isha.sadhguru.org⁠ Sadhguru Exclusive: ⁠https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive⁠ Inner Engineering Link: isha.co/ieo-podcast Yogi, mystic and visionary, Sadhguru is a spiritual master with a difference. An arresting blend of profundity and pragmatism, his life and work serves as a reminder that yoga is a contemporary science, vitally relevant to our times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.6	Welcome to the podcast,
0:39.3	Sadguru of Mystics and Mistakes.
0:42.3	Sadguru, why do we light lamps to celebrate Diwali?
0:51.3	Namiskanam and
0:53.3	Deepavali, greetings and blessings to every one of you.
1:01.0	Deepavali essentially means a festival of lights.
1:10.0	Deepa means more a lamp.
1:12.6	You must understand the significance of millions of lamps
1:16.6	when there was no electricity in the evenings.
1:19.6	What a spectacular experience it would be.
1:25.6	Without electric lights, just oil lamps. When everybody lights up,
1:33.3	it must have been so great. Why did this come about? There are many legends. One most
1:39.3	common legend across the country is this is the day that Krishna vanquished Narakasura.
1:47.0	So that is why the Narak Chitul Dashi and then Dipavali
1:53.0	are in some parts of northern India.
1:56.0	People believe it is the day
1:58.0	Rama came back to Ayyodhya after 14 years of being in the forest.
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