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Fables associated with Karva Chauth
Several interesting myths connected with Karva Chauth have travelled down the ages.
Several interesting myths connected with Karva Chauth have travelled down the ages.
Legend 1:
The miraculous story of Veeravati is well-known. She kept a fast on Karva Chauth but broke it unknowingly. Next moment she received the news of her husband’s death. As per the advice of an elderly woman she preserved the body of her dead husband and removed a nail from his body every day. On the next Karva Chauth her husband came back to life and they lived happily ever after. Legend 2:
Another legend says that once on this day a young married women observed this fast at her parent’s house. She was very beautiful and tender. The austerity of the strict fast made her almost lifeless. So, her brothers caused a fire on the nearby hill and told her that the moon has risen. The fire gave out the glow of the moon. On hearing her brothers that the moon has arisen she broke her fast after praying to the glow if the moon that actually was not the glow.
Within sometime of her breaking the fast she received the evil news of her husband’s death at a distant place. She immediately set out for her husband’s house. On the way Shiva-Parvati met her and explained to her that the cause of her tragedy was the immature termination of the fast. Parvati gave her some blood from her little finger and asked the lady to sprinkle it on her dead husband. Parvati also advised her to observe complete and strict Karwa Chauth fast in future. On reaching home, the lady sprinkled the holy blood over her husband`s’dead body and he was at once revived. Ever since then, she observed Karwa Chauth fast in stirct conformity and led a happy prosperous and healthy, life with her husband and children. Legend 3:
According to another legend, a woman named Karva was deeply devoted to her husband. One day while bathing, he was caught by a crocodile. Karva came running and bound the crocodile with a cotton yarn. She then went to Yama, the Lord of the dead, and requested him to send the offending crocodile to hell. When Yama refused, she threatened to curse him. Afraid of the power of a pativrata or a faithful wife’s curse, Yama readily acquiesced, and sent the crocodile to Yamalok or hell, and blessed Karva’s husband with long life.
The miraculous story of Veeravati is well-known. She kept a fast on Karva Chauth but broke it unknowingly. Next moment she received the news of her husband’s death. As per the advice of an elderly woman she preserved the body of her dead husband and removed a nail from his body every day. On the next Karva Chauth her husband came back to life and they lived happily ever after. Legend 2:
Another legend says that once on this day a young married women observed this fast at her parent’s house. She was very beautiful and tender. The austerity of the strict fast made her almost lifeless. So, her brothers caused a fire on the nearby hill and told her that the moon has risen. The fire gave out the glow of the moon. On hearing her brothers that the moon has arisen she broke her fast after praying to the glow if the moon that actually was not the glow.
Within sometime of her breaking the fast she received the evil news of her husband’s death at a distant place. She immediately set out for her husband’s house. On the way Shiva-Parvati met her and explained to her that the cause of her tragedy was the immature termination of the fast. Parvati gave her some blood from her little finger and asked the lady to sprinkle it on her dead husband. Parvati also advised her to observe complete and strict Karwa Chauth fast in future. On reaching home, the lady sprinkled the holy blood over her husband`s’dead body and he was at once revived. Ever since then, she observed Karwa Chauth fast in stirct conformity and led a happy prosperous and healthy, life with her husband and children. Legend 3:
According to another legend, a woman named Karva was deeply devoted to her husband. One day while bathing, he was caught by a crocodile. Karva came running and bound the crocodile with a cotton yarn. She then went to Yama, the Lord of the dead, and requested him to send the offending crocodile to hell. When Yama refused, she threatened to curse him. Afraid of the power of a pativrata or a faithful wife’s curse, Yama readily acquiesced, and sent the crocodile to Yamalok or hell, and blessed Karva’s husband with long life.