Jaipur : Married women eagerly wait for Karva Chauth. This fast is a festival that strengthens the relationship between husband and wife and increases love, trust and happiness. Nirjala fast of Karva Chauth is observed on the Chaturthi of Krishna Paksha of Kartik month and then after seeing the moon at night, puja-arghya is offered. After this the fasting women break their fast. The tradition of celebrating Karva Chauth is centuries old. According to religious scriptures, this fast is being observed since ancient times. There are two popular stories behind this. The word Karva Chauth is made up of two words, ‘Karva’ i.e. ‘earthen pot’ and ‘Chauth’ i.e. ‘Chaturthi’. Earthen utensils i.e. Karve have special significance in Karva Chauth fast. Chauth Mata is also worshipped.
History of Karva Chauth
According to ancient stories, the tradition of observing Karva Chauth fast has been going on since the time of the gods. Actually, once a war started between gods and demons. When the gods started losing in the war, they approached Brahmadev seeking protection. Then, to avoid this crisis, Brahmadev asked the wives of all the gods to keep a fast for their husbands and pray with a true heart for their victory. This will give victory to the gods in the war. After this, the wives of the gods observed Karva Chauth fast and the gods won the war. At the same time the moon had also come out and only then the deity wives broke their fast. Therefore, there is a tradition of breaking the fast by seeing the moon.
Karva Chauth fast started from these states
According to another belief, the observance of Karva Chauth fast started mainly from the states of the north-western region of India. In fact, during the rule of the kings, when the Mughals attacked, many soldiers fought to protect their kingdom, at that time their wives observed Nirjala fast for the whole day, praying for the safety and well-being of their husbands. . Since then, there has been a tradition of observing Karva Chauth fast by married women to pray for the long life of their husbands. Especially this fast is observed in Punjab. Apart from this, Karva Chauth is celebrated in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
