Shri Satyanarayan Kathaश्री सत्यनारायण कथा
Purnima, or any happy occasionपूर्णिमा, या कोई भी शुभ अवसर
Narada once saw people on earth suffering and asked Lord Vishnu how they could find relief. Vishnu told him of the Satyanarayan vrat — worship of God as Truth — which anyone can perform on any day, especially on Purnima.
A poor Brahmin of Kashi was the first to perform it. Vishnu himself, disguised as an old Brahmin, taught him the puja. He kept the vrat with faith, and his poverty ended.
A woodcutter saw the puja, asked about it, and promised to perform it from his day's earnings. That day his wood sold for double, he kept his word, and his life too became happy.
A merchant named Sadhu promised to perform the puja if he was blessed with a child. A daughter, Kalavati, was born, but he kept postponing his promise. Troubles followed: he was falsely imprisoned and lost his wealth. Only when his wife and daughter performed the puja did he return safely. Even then, in her hurry to meet her husband, Kalavati left without taking the prasad — and the ship vanished, until she went back, took the prasad with respect, and all was restored.
King Tungadhwaja once ignored prasad offered by cowherds and met misfortune; when he humbly joined their puja, his kingdom and family were restored.
The lesson of the katha: keep your promises to God, honour prasad, and live by truth — for God is Truth.
Read aloud by your phone's own voice, not a recording. While listening, tap any line to jump to it.आपके फ़ोन की अपनी आवाज़ में पढ़ा जाता है, रिकॉर्डिंग नहीं। सुनते समय किसी भी पंक्ति पर टैप करके वहाँ जाएँ।
Retold from the Skanda Purana (Reva Khanda) tradition. Switch the language at the top to read and hear it in Hindi or English.स्कंद पुराण (रेवा खंड) परंपरा से पुनर्कथित। हिंदी या अंग्रेज़ी में पढ़ने और सुनने के लिए ऊपर भाषा बदलें।