Karva Chauth is celebrated on the krishna paksha Chaturthi of Kartik month. Karva Chauth Vrat is one of the major festival for married women. Married women make this fast for longevity of their husbands.
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"ಬಹಳ ಹಿಂದೆಯೇ ವೀರಾವತಿ ಎಂಬ ಸà³à²‚ದರ ರಾಜಕà³à²®à²¾à²°à²¿ ವಾಸಿಸà³à²¤à³à²¤à²¿à²¦à³à²¦à²³à³. ಅವಳೠಮದà³à²µà³†à²¯ ವಯಸà³à²¸à²¿à²¨à²µà²¨à²¾à²—ಿದà³à²¦à²¾à²—, ವೀರಾವತಿ ರಾಜನನà³à²¨à³ ಮದà³à²µà³†à²¯à²¾à²¦à²³à³. ಮದà³à²µà³†à²¯ ನಂತರ ಮೊದಲ ಕರà³à²µà²¾ ಚೌತೠಸಂದರà³à²à²¦à²²à³à²²à²¿, ಅವಳೠತನà³à²¨ ಹೆತà³à²¤à²µà²° ’ ಮನೆಗೆ ಹೋದಳà³."
"ಸೂರà³à²¯à³‹à²¦à²¯à²¦ ನಂತರ, ಅವಳೠಕಟà³à²Ÿà³à²¨à²¿à²Ÿà³à²Ÿà²¾à²¦ ಉಪವಾಸವನà³à²¨à³ ಗಮನಿಸಿದಳà³. ಆದಾಗà³à²¯à³‚, ರಾಣಿ ತà³à²‚ಬಾ ಸೂಕà³à²·à³à²®à²µà²¾à²—ಿದà³à²¦à²³à³ ಮತà³à²¤à³ ಉಪವಾಸದ ಕಠಿಣತೆಯನà³à²¨à³ ಸಹಿಸಲಾಗಲಿಲà³à²². ಸಂಜೆಯ ಹೊತà³à²¤à²¿à²—ೆ ವೀರಾವತಿ ತà³à²‚ಬಾ ದà³à²°à³à²¬à²²à²³à²¾à²—ಿದà³à²¦à²³à³ ಮತà³à²¤à³ ಮೂರà³à²›à³† ಹೋದಳà³. ಈಗ, ರಾಣಿಗೆ à²à²³à³ ಸಹೋದರರೠಇದà³à²¦à²°à³, ಅವರೠಅವಳನà³à²¨à³ ತà³à²‚ಬಾ ಪà³à²°à³€à²¤à²¿à²¸à³à²¤à³à²¤à²¿à²¦à³à²¦à²°à³. ಅವರೠತಮà³à²® ಸಹೋದರಿಯ ಅವಸà³à²¥à³†à²¯à²¨à³à²¨à³ ಸಹಿಸಲಾಗಲಿಲà³à²² ಮತà³à²¤à³ ಅವಳನà³à²¨à³ ಮೋಸಗೊಳಿಸà³à²µ ಮೂಲಕ ಅವಳನà³à²¨à³ ವೇಗವಾಗಿ ಕೊನೆಗೊಳಿಸಲೠನಿರà³à²§à²°à²¿à²¸à²¿à²¦à²°à³. ಅವರೠಹತà³à²¤à²¿à²°à²¦ ಬೆಟà³à²Ÿà²¦à²²à³à²²à²¿ ಬೆಂಕಿಯನà³à²¨à³ ಮಾಡಿದರೠಮತà³à²¤à³ ಹೊಳಪನà³à²¨à³ ನೋಡಲೠತಮà³à²® ಸಹೋದರಿಯನà³à²¨à³ ಕೇಳಿದರà³. ಇದೠಚಂದà³à²°à²¨ ಬೆಳಕೠಮತà³à²¤à³ ಚಂದà³à²°à²¨à³ ಉದಯಿಸಿದà³à²¦à²°à²¿à²‚ದ ಅವಳೠತನà³à²¨ ವೇಗವನà³à²¨à³ ಮà³à²°à²¿à²¯à²¬à²¹à³à²¦à³ ಎಂದೠಅವರೠà²à²°à²µà²¸à³† ನೀಡಿದರà³."
"ಆದಾಗà³à²¯à³‚, ಮೋಸಗಾರ ರಾಣಿ ತನà³à²¨ à²à³‹à²œà²¨à²µà²¨à³à²¨à³ ಸೇವಿಸಿದ ಕà³à²·à²£à²¦à²²à³à²²à²¿, ತನà³à²¨ ಪತಿ, ರಾಜ ಸತà³à²¤à²¿à²¦à³à²¦à²¾à²¨à³† ಎಂಬ ಸà³à²¦à³à²¦à²¿à²¯à²¨à³à²¨à³ ಅವಳೠಸà³à²µà³€à²•ರಿಸಿದಳà³. ರಾಣಿ ಎದೆಗà³à²‚ದಿದಳೠಮತà³à²¤à³ ತನà³à²¨ ಗಂಡನ ಅರಮನೆಗೆ ಧಾವಿಸಿದಳà³. ದಾರಿಯಲà³à²²à²¿, ಅವಳೠಶಿವ ಮತà³à²¤à³ ಅವನ ಪತà³à²¨à²¿ ಪಾರà³à²µà²¤à²¿ ದೇವಿಯನà³à²¨à³ à²à³‡à²Ÿà²¿à²¯à²¾à²¦à²³à³. ರಾಣಿಯೠಸà³à²³à³à²³à³ ಚಂದà³à²°à²¨à²¨à³à²¨à³ ನೋಡಿ ವೇಗವಾಗಿ ಮà³à²°à²¿à²¦à²¿à²¦à³à²¦à²°à²¿à²‚ದ ರಾಜನೠಸತà³à²¤à²¿à²¦à³à²¦à²¾à²¨à³† ಎಂದೠಪಾರà³à²µà²¤à²¿ ತಿಳಿಸಿದಳà³. ಆದಾಗà³à²¯à³‚, ರಾಣಿ ಅವಳನà³à²¨à³ ಕà³à²·à²®à³† ಕೇಳಿದಾಗ, ದೇವಿಯೠರಾಜನೠಪà³à²¨à²°à³à²œà³à²œà³€à²µà²¨à²—ೊಳà³à²³à³à²¤à³à²¤à²¾à²¨à³† ಆದರೆ ಅನಾರೋಗà³à²¯à²•à³à²•ೆ ಒಳಗಾಗà³à²¤à³à²¤à²¾à²¨à³† ಎಂಬ ವರವನà³à²¨à³ ನೀಡಿದಳà³."
"ರಾಣಿಯೠಅರಮನೆಯನà³à²¨à³ ತಲà³à²ªà²¿à²¦à²¾à²—, ರಾಜನೠಪà³à²°à²œà³à²žà²¾à²¹à³€à²¨à²¨à²¾à²—ಿ ಮಲಗಿರà³à²µà³à²¦à²¨à³à²¨à³ ಅವಳೠಕಂಡà³à²•ೊಂಡಳà³, ಅವನ ದೇಹದಲà³à²²à²¿ ನೂರಾರೠಸೂಜಿಗಳನà³à²¨à³ ಸೇರಿಸಲಾಯಿತà³. ಪà³à²°à²¤à²¿à²¦à²¿à²¨, ರಾಣಿ ರಾಜನ ದೇಹದಿಂದ ಒಂದೠಸೂಜಿಯನà³à²¨à³ ತೆಗೆದà³à²¹à²¾à²•à³à²µà²²à³à²²à²¿ ಯಶಸà³à²µà²¿à²¯à²¾à²—à³à²¤à³à²¤à²¿à²¦à³à²¦à²³à³. ಮà³à²‚ದಿನ ವರà³à²·, ಕರà³à²µà²¾ ಚೌತೠದಿನದಂದà³, ಪà³à²°à²œà³à²žà²¾à²¹à³€à²¨ ರಾಜನ ದೇಹದಲà³à²²à²¿ ಕೇವಲ ಒಂದೠಸೂಜಿ ಮಾತà³à²° ಹà³à²¦à³à²—ಿದೆ."
"ರಾಣಿ ಆ ದಿನ ಕಟà³à²Ÿà³à²¨à²¿à²Ÿà³à²Ÿà²¾à²¦ ಉಪವಾಸವನà³à²¨à³ ಆಚರಿಸಿದಳೠಮತà³à²¤à³ ಅವಳೠಪೂಜೆಗಾಗಿ ಕರà³à²µà²¾à²µà²¨à³à²¨à³ ಖರೀದಿಸಲೠಮಾರà³à²•ಟà³à²Ÿà³†à²—ೆ ಹೋದಾಗ, ಅವಳ ಸೇವಕಿ ರಾಜನ ದೇಹದಿಂದ ಉಳಿದ ಸೂಜಿಯನà³à²¨à³ ತೆಗೆದಳà³. ರಾಜನೠಪà³à²°à²œà³à²žà³†à²¯à²¨à³à²¨à³ ಮರಳಿ ಪಡೆದನೠಮತà³à²¤à³ ಸೇವಕಿಯನà³à²¨à³ ತನà³à²¨ ರಾಣಿ ಎಂದೠತಪà³à²ªà²¾à²—ಿ à²à²¾à²µà²¿à²¸à²¿à²¦à²¨à³. ನಿಜವಾದ ರಾಣಿ ಅರಮನೆಗೆ ಹಿಂದಿರà³à²—ಿದಾಗ, ಅವಳನà³à²¨à³ ಸೇವಕಿಯಾಗಿ ಸೇವೆ ಮಾಡಲೠಮಾಡಲಾಯಿತà³."
"ಆದಾಗà³à²¯à³‚, ವೀರಾವತಿ ತನà³à²¨ ನಂಬಿಕೆಗೆ ನಿಷà³à² ಳಾಗಿದà³à²¦à²³à³ ಮತà³à²¤à³ ಧಾರà³à²®à²¿à²•ವಾಗಿ ಕರà³à²µà²¾ ಚೌತೠವà³à²°à²¤à³ ಅನà³à²¨à³ ಆಚರಿಸಿದಳೠ. ಒಮà³à²®à³† ರಾಜನೠಬೇರೆ ಯಾವà³à²¦à²¾à²¦à²°à³‚ ರಾಜà³à²¯à²•à³à²•ೆ ಹೋಗà³à²¤à³à²¤à²¿à²¦à³à²¦à²¾à²—, ಅವನೠನಿಜವಾದ ರಾಣಿಯನà³à²¨à³ (ಈಗ ಸೇವಕಿಯಾಗಿ ಮಾರà³à²ªà²Ÿà³à²Ÿà²¿à²¦à³à²¦à²¾à²³à³†) ಅವಳೠà²à²¨à²¾à²¦à²°à³‚ ಬಯಸà³à²¤à³à²¤à³€à²°à²¾ ಎಂದೠಕೇಳಿದನà³. ರಾಣಿ ಒಂದೇ ರೀತಿಯ ಗೊಂಬೆಗಳನà³à²¨à³ ಕೇಳಿದಳà³. ರಾಜನೠಒಪà³à²ªà²¿à²¸à²¿à²¦à²¨à³ ಮತà³à²¤à³ ರಾಣಿ "ರೋಲಿ ಕಿ ಗೋಲಿ ಹೋ ಗಯಿ... ಗೋಲಿ ಕಿ ರೋಲಿ ಹೋ ಗಯಿ "(ರಾಣಿ ಸೇವಕಿಯಾಗಿ ಬದಲಾಗಿದà³à²¦à²¾à²³à³† ಮತà³à²¤à³ ಸೇವಕಿ ರಾಣಿಯಾಗಿ ಬದಲಾಗಿದà³à²¦à²¾à²³à³†)."
"ಅವಳೠಆ ಹಾಡನà³à²¨à³ à²à²•ೆ ಪà³à²¨à²°à²¾à²µà²°à³à²¤à²¿à²¸à³à²¤à³à²¤à²¿à²¦à³à²¦à²³à³ ಎಂದೠರಾಜನೠಕೇಳಿದಾಗ, ವೀರಾವತಿ ಇಡೀ ಕಥೆಯನà³à²¨à³ ವಿವರಿಸಿದಳà³. ರಾಜನೠಪಶà³à²šà²¾à²¤à³à²¤à²¾à²ªà²ªà²Ÿà³à²Ÿà²¨à³ ಮತà³à²¤à³ ರಾಣಿಯನà³à²¨à³ ತನà³à²¨ ರಾಜ ಸà³à²¥à²¾à²¨à²®à²¾à²¨à²•à³à²•ೆ ಹಿಂದಿರà³à²—ಿಸಿದನà³. ರಾಣಿಯ à²à²•à³à²¤à²¿ ಮತà³à²¤à³ ಅವಳ ನಂಬಿಕೆ ಮಾತà³à²° ತನà³à²¨ ಗಂಡನ ವಾತà³à²¸à²²à³à²¯ ಮತà³à²¤à³ ಪಾರà³à²µà²¤à²¿ ದೇವಿಯ ಆಶೀರà³à²µà²¾à²¦à²µà²¨à³à²¨à³ ಗಳಿಸಿತà³."
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"A long long time ago, there lived a beautiful princess by the name of Veeravati. When she was of the marriageable age, Veeravati was married to a king. On the occasion of the first Karva Chauth after her marriage, she went to her parents’ house."
"After sunrise, she observed a strict fast. However, the queen was too delicate and couldn’t stand the rigours of fasting. By evening, Veeravati was too weak, and fainted. Now, the queen had seven brothers who loved her dearly. They couldn’t stand the plight of their sister and decided to end her fast by deceiving her. They made a fire at the nearby hill and asked their sister to see the glow. They assured her that it was the moonlight and since the moon had risen, she could break her fast."
"However, the moment the gullible queen ate her dinner, she received the news that her husband, the king, was dead. The queen was heartbroken and rushed to her husband’s palace. On the way, she met Lord Shiva and his consort, Goddess Parvati. Parvati informed her that the king had died because the queen had broken her fast by watching a false moon. However, when the queen asked her for forgiveness, the goddess granted her the boon that the king would be revived but would be ill."
"When the queen reached the palace, she found the king lying unconscious with hundreds of needles inserted in his body. Each day, the queen managed to remove one needle from the king’s body. Next year, on the day of Karva Chauth, only one needle remained embedded in the body of the unconscious king."
"The queen observed a strict fast that day and when she went to the market to buy the karva for the puja , her maid removed the remaining needle from the king’s body. The king regained consciousness, and mistook the maid for his queen. When the real queen returned to the palace, she was made to serve as a maid."
"However, Veeravati was true to her faith and religiously observed the Karva Chauth vrat . Once when the king was going to some other kingdom, he asked the real queen (now turned maid) if she wanted anything. The queen asked for a pair of identical dolls. The king obliged and the queen kept singing a song " Roli ki Goli ho gayi... Goli ki Roli ho gayi " (the queen has turned into a maid and the maid has turned into a queen)."
"On being asked by the king as to why did she keep repeating that song, Veeravati narrated the entire story. The king repented and restored the queen to her royal status. It was only the queen’s devotion and her faith that won her husband’s affection and the blessings of Goddess Parvati."
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