The New Year Day begins with Nature shining in all her glory, decked with flowers, with the tender leaves rustling in the wind and the cuckoo calling to its mate in mellifluous notes. Vasanta Ritu (Spring season) has come in all its beauty and freshness. It is the season when nature presents her most beautiful and glorious appearances. The beauty of the Spring season has been dubbed Vishnupriya (Beloved of the Lord). Indeed, it is not merely dear to the Lord; it is the very form of the Lord. There are well-known sayings: ‘Alankara Priyo Vishnuh’ (The Lord loves adornment), ‘Namasakaro Arunapriyah’ (The sun loves salutation). The Lord loves the advent of Spring when every tree is in bloom. (SSS Vol.26, p.114)