Karwa Chauth

Happy Karwa Chauth

The Hindu celebration Karwa Chauth is celebrated with incredible excitement and enthusiasm among wedded ladies. On this day, ladies keep a 'nirjala' quick - which is a real sense implies fasting in which even water isn't devoured from dawn till moonrise. Ladies quick on this day to petition God for the protected and long existence of their spouses, however nowadays numerous husbands also watch the quick alongside their wives for a comparative explanation.

According to the Hindu calendar, Karwa Chauth is celebrated on the fourth day after Purnima in the month of Kartik. On this day, married women dress up in new clothes (preferably red which signifies a happy married life) and apply Mehendi on their hands as a part of the festivities. Women observing this fast get together on this day and celebrate it by narrating the folk tale, reading Karwa Chauth Vrat Katha and singing folk songs-- all of which make it a lively festival. Women also worship Goddess Parvati in the Karwa Chauth puja followed by Lord Shiva, Lord Ganesh and Lord Kartikeya. The fast is later broken after having a glimpse of the moon.

Although this Hindu celebration is praised by ladies across India, it is specially celebrated in the northern area of the nation which incorporates the states Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh.

Story and history of Karva Chauth 

The story of queen Veervati

The most popular story is that of the beautiful queen named Veervati, who was the only sister of seven loving brothers. She spent her first Karva Chauth as a married woman at her parents' house. She began to fast after sunrise but by evening, was desperately waiting for the moon to rise. She couldn't put up with the thirst and hunger any longer. Her brothers were anguished to see their beloved sister suffering from thirst and hunger undergoing the strict fast for Karwa Chauth. They begged her to break the fast but she refused. Seeing her in distress, they tricked her by placing a round mirror in a Pipal tree, which made it look like the moon had risen. A false moon was created to convince her that the moon came out. So, Veervati fell for her brothers' tricks and broke her fast. The moment she sat down to eat word arrived that her husband, the king was dead.

The story in Mahabharata 

Another legend behind watching a quick for the prosperity of your better half returns to the Mahabharat-period. It is accepted that Draupadi had likewise watched this quick for the wellbeing and long existence of her spouses. The story: When Arjun had gone for repentance in the Nilgris, the remainder of the Pandavas confronted numerous issues in his nonappearance. That is when Draupadi recalled Ruler Krishna for his assistance, who advised her that on a comparable circumstance prior Goddess Parvati had kept a quick for Master Shiva. Roused by this, Draupadi also keeps a quick of Karva Chauth with every one of its customs for her spouses. What's more, thus, the Pandavas can confront their issues and conquer them.

The narrative of Karva 

Another well-known story in the legend of a lady named Karva who was a dedicated spouse. The story: Once while having a shower in the stream, Karva's better half was gotten by a crocodile. To spare him, Karva attached the crocodile with cotton yarn and solicited the God from death-Yama to send the creature to damnation. At the point when Yama cannot, she took steps to pulverize him with her revile. An apprehensive Yama at that point sent the crocodile to hellfire and favoured Karva's significant other to have a long life. Thus, Karva and her better half lived joyfully together.

Hugeness and significant of Karva Chauth 

Karwa Chauth is a huge day in the lives of Hindu ladies. On this day wedded ladies watch a day's quick and petition God for the life span of their significant other's life. Adding to the soul of celebration are brightened markets, where ladies make the most of their shopping binge. 

Karwa Chauth has gotten a more strict undercurrent in light of the different things that are offered to the Goddess Parvati and an educational story that is described by an older lady before the quick is finished.