The festival of Karva Chauth is celebrated by all Hindu married women every year in the month of Kartik. A full day is fast is observed by them to seek long life and good health of their husbands. During this particular day, the fast starts before sunrise in the early morning and ends after moonrise at night. There are several legends associated with this carnival.
The Legend of Queen Veeravati
A beautiful girl Veeravati, who was the only sister of seven loving brothers, get married with a king a long time ago. She reached her parent’s house on the day of her first Karva Chauth. She kept a strict fast after sunrise. She was feeling very hungry and eagerly waiting for the moonrise in the evening. Her loving seven brothers were not able to see the distress of their sister and finally decided to break her fast by misleading her. For this purpose, the brothers reflected a mirror by the leaves of Pipal tree and the sister considered it as moonrise. So, she ended the fast and took food. However, the moment the queen took the food, she got the information that her husband, the king, was critically ill. After hearing this news, she rushed to her husband’s fort and she met with God Shiva and his consort, Mother Parvati on the way. The queen received the information from Goddess Parvati that her husband had died because she had ended her fast by seeing a false moon. However, when she asked her for mercy, the goddess granted her the benefit that the king would be re-energized but she would have to perform the Karva Chauth fast under strict customs to get her husband back in life. Thus, queen Veeravati got her husband back in her life by strictly following all the customs of Karva chauth.
The Story of Mahabharata
Once upon a time, Arjun went to Nilgiri Mountain for austerity. In his absence, rest of the Pandavas faced a lot of problems. At that time, Draupadi remembered God Krishna for help. Lord Krishna advised her to do the fast of Karva Chauth with the complete rituals. Then she followed his advice and executed the fast with full devotion. After that all problems of Pandavas get resolved.
The Legend of Satyavan and Savitri
There is a popular story of the Satyavan and Savitri behind the Karva Chauth celebration. When Lord Yama came to acquire Satyavan’s spirit, Savitri begged him to let him alive. When he denied her request, she stopped consuming food and drinking and finally Yamraj accepted her request. He granted her husband’s life. As a result of this, Karva Chauth is celebrated with full trust and belief on this day.
The Story of Karva
On the basis of another legend, a woman called Karva was very loyal towards her husband. One day while bathing, her husband was caught by an alligator. Karva reached over there and tied the crocodile with a cotton thread. Then, she reached to Yama (the God of the death) and requested him to send the Alligator to the hell for doing crime. When Lord Yama refused to do it, she intimidated to curse him. Afraid of the power of a faithful wife, Yama gladly accepted her request and sent the Alligator to Yamalok or hell. Along with this, he blessed Karva’s husband with longevity.
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