Happy/Merry Christmas/Yule in Icelandic is “Gleðileg jól.”.Giving an extra coin is seen as a silent wish for the receiver to have more in his/her life. Elders say that invest that one rupee in doing good deeds, charity or for a great purpose to increase in either cash or kind or karma. This is the motive that the cash is gifted in numbers such as 51, 101 etc. ‘0’ signifies the end while ‘1’ signifies the beginning. It is basically a blessing: let the money not stop with what the person gifts but increase. So, if gifts were in kind then you could give a gift like clothes, jewellery, and add the coin. Any work started in this hour apart from meditation/spiritual activity is bound to be fruitless. Shunya is associated with Brahma jnam as is the Brahma muhurta. Knowing the fact that shunya/zero is not considered very auspicious for family persons, so we add one to the given amount. It is regarded as an extra bonus to the blessings. So, it is believed that the good wishes, good luck, and blessings remain indivisible. Adding an extra rupee makes the amount indivisible. Copper and silver coins used to be the norm earlier, but now we have steel based alloys to give them as a token (shagun). Remember, your elder’s use to give an additional metal coin or one rupee as a Dakshina to priest. It is said that one must give some metal (dhatu) as a gift. It corresponds to Prithvi Tattva (Earth Element) of the Pancha Maha Bhutas. We all know that on Dhana Trayodashi/Dhanteras, it is considered auspicious to buy silver/gold or metal utensils. Metal comes from the Earth and is considered to be a form of Lakshmi. Basically, it is a way of saying “we will meet again “. The more you will meet, the better will be the understanding and relation. The cycle goes on like this that results in forming a strong bond. As per belief, it means that that person will pay back rupee one (1) whenever he/she will meet next time. That is the real amount, whereas the pending 1 rupee is considered as debt. The money always given as 11,51,101 etc counts only as 10,50,100. When you go somewhere like in a birthday party or at a wedding ceremony, you always add one rupee in a considerable amount (shagun). So, one is considered as the beginning of something good. How could be something good start with a zero (as per psychological notion), so add a rupee simply, and as counting begins with one (1). It is an amount or a shagun which is given at the beginning of something. You may be encountered many situations where your parents give sufficient amount of money as a token of their love when someone arrives at your home and that person says give only one rupee coin as a shagun. You have heard it many times by the groom’s family that we don’t want anything, just give as one rupee along with your daughter in her marriage as that is enough. Don’t know if this question arises in your mind. One such tradition that is widely seen in India is Giving One Rupee coin as a Shagun.Īs an Indian, have you ever thought why we Indians always give and receive an envelope of Rs 1? No matter how much amount you give as shagun, whether it’s 11, 51, 101, 501, it always ends on 1. India is a diverse country so are the people who follow different beliefs that make them stand up high among others. Everything in life has its own importance or a matter of belief.
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