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what is the story of karva Chauth
Married Hindu women observe the one-day Karva Chauth holiday every year, fasting from sunrise to moonrise and making prayers for their husbands’ wellbeing. The festival is also observed by single women who pray in the hopes of meeting a compatible life partner.
According to the Hindu lunar calendar, it occurs on the fourth day of the dark fortnight (also known as Krishna Paksha or the declining phase of the moon). The time period typically varies from mid-to-late October. It is mostly noticed in the northern Indian states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan.
The word Karva means -an earthen pot with a spout
Chauth means fourth
The women use the clay pot to present water to the moon as part of the festival traditions, which gives it immense significance. This event is thought to have arisen when wives began to pray for their husband’s safe return from wars in other regions. Additionally, it is believed that it is a celebration of the conclusion of the harvest season. Whatever its origins, the holiday provides a chance to deepen relationships between families.
Prayers are offered to the Goddess Gauri, an embodiment of devotion, while women observe a “Nirjala” fast during which they refrain from eating or drinking anything during the day of Blessings for a long and happy marriage from Parvati. Karva Chauth is linked to them in a number of myths. One of the most well-known ones is about Savitri and Satyavan, in which the formerly used prayer and resolve to save her husband from the grasp of death. Veervati’s tale, the lone sister of seven devoted brothers, is another example of this.
The brothers tricked her into thinking the moon had risen because they could not bear to see her fast all day. When Veervati broke her fast and ate, she immediately learned of her husband’s passing. The gods were impressed by her devotion and decided to grant her husband’s request after a year of persistent begging.
How to Celebrate karva Chauth?
Karva Chauth will be observed on October 13 this year (Thursday). The day falls on Sankashti Chaturthi, a day of fasting dedicated to Lord Ganesha.
Timings & Day of Karva Chauth:
Muhurat for the Karwa Chauth pooja is from 6:17pm to 7:31pm.
Time for Karwa Chauth Upvas: 06:32 am to 08:48 pm.
Karwa Chauth day moonrise occurs at 8:48 p.m.
The Chaturthi Tithi begins on October 13, 2022, at 0:59.
On October 14, 2022, Chaturthi Tithi concludes at 03:08 AM.
Karva Chauth Rituals
They must get up between three and four hours before daylight, take a bath, and put on the newly purchased clothes.
Before morning, food and drink are provided since they are unable to break their fast until they have seen the moon. Early in the morning is often when the mother-in-law gifts the daughter-in-law Sargi.
To keep the women from feeling hungry or thirsty during the day, other foods are also ingested during the nirjala fast.
Items required for Karva Chauth
- Use of cosmetics like lipstick, nail paint, bindis, etc.
- Jewelry and extras like sandals, earrings, necklaces, and bracelets.
- Pretty, colorful clothing, such as lehengas or sarees. Karwa Chauth typically selects auspicious colors like red, orange, golden, and yellow.
- Puja materials such as wooden chowki, lamps, mud karwas, and sieves for Karwa Chauth.
- Incense, sandalwood, flowers, raw milk, curd, ghee, honey, sugar, turmeric, sweets, and Dakshina offerings.
Items should be there in Karva Chauth Sargi
- Citrus and fresh fruits like grapes, avocados, watermelons, etc
- Yogurt can be consumed with these fruits.
- Dry fruits and nuts, such as almonds, walnuts, cashews, raisins, and pistachios.
- Coconut
Pregnant women are excluded from observing a full fast during Karwa Chauth, they can break their fast with treats like milk, khoya, kheer, and fruits.
Women assemble for the Karwa Chauth Puja in a commonplace. Henna and other cosmetics are applied to one another. On their hands, legs, and even on their hair, henna is applied. The women than all go home, take showers, and put on their new clothes. They gather to perform the puja and worship the Gods in the evening. The older women in the circle will typically tell tales about festival myths and traditions, they sing songs. The thali is passed seven times in a circle.
How do you end a fast?
They wait for the moon to rise once this rite is over in order to finish their fast.
They observe the moon either through a dupatta, in a bowl of water reflecting the moon, or through a sieve.
As an offering, the diya is flung backward.
The moon is offered water and mathri, and blessings are asked for.
The woman sees her spouse through the same sieve and offers a prayer for his safety.
In order to break the fast, the husband gives his wife some water and sweets called mathri from the thali.
