Karva Chauth — the story of Veeravatiकरवा चौथ — वीरवती की कथा
Kartik Krishna Chaturthiकार्तिक कृष्ण चतुर्थी
Veeravati was the only sister of seven loving brothers. After her marriage she kept her first Karva Chauth fast at her parents' home, without food or water from sunrise, waiting to see the moon.
By evening she was faint with hunger and thirst. Her brothers could not bear to see her suffer. They lit a fire behind a tree on a distant hill and held up a sieve, so that the glow looked like the rising moon, and told her the moon had risen.
Trusting them, Veeravati offered water to the 'moon' and broke her fast. At that very moment news came that her husband had fallen gravely ill.
Grief-stricken, she prayed through the night. Goddess Parvati appeared and told her the fast had been broken by a trick. She advised Veeravati to keep the Karva Chauth fast with full devotion the next year. Veeravati did so with complete faith, and her husband's life and health were restored.
Since then married women keep this fast for the long life of their husbands, break it only after seeing the real moon, and share the karva (pot) and blessings with one another.
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Retold from the traditional katha. Switch the language at the top to read and hear it in Hindi or English.पारंपरिक कथा से पुनर्कथित। हिंदी या अंग्रेज़ी में पढ़ने और सुनने के लिए ऊपर भाषा बदलें।