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Jaya
Jagannath,
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Attached :
Sabitri
brata katha,
Description)
Team Nilachakra is
thankful to Odia.org
and aahwaan.com for the epic
and e-booklet on sabitri brata katha.
The last day of the dark fortnight of Jyestha month is celebrated as
Savitri Amavasya. This year Sabitri brata falls on Saturday the 12th
of June. This auspicious festival links to the divine ideological
veneration episode of Savitri and Satyaban.
Ritual : Sabitri Amabasya
Puja requisites ( spelt In Oriya ): Nua Saree, Alata, Sindura, Chudi,
Brata, Gua, Duba Barakoli Patra, Arua Chaula, Haldi Powder, ten
kinds of fruits, flowers.
Sabitri Brata Katha recital : Head priest of temple reads
out Sabitri Brata Katha in a ritual fashion rigorously.
Mythology :
Ignoring Narada’s warnings, Princess Savitri the pretty daughter of
king Aswapati ultimately married to exile Prince Satyaban, who was
living in the forest with his blind father Dyumatsen. But Narada
forecasted that he would die young. Gradually when the ordained time
for the death of Satyaban drew near, his head reeled and he fell
down from the tree and then expired on the lap of Savitri. When
death God Yamraj came to take the soul away of Satyaban, Savitri
pleaded to Yamraj not to be separated from her husband. If at all he
would take away the soul of her husband she would also follow.
Yamraj was taken aback at such a request and explained that it was
impossible. Instead he wanted to grant three boons.
With the first boon she asked that her in-laws be reinstated in
their kingdom with full glory. With the second boon she asked for a
son for her father. Finally, for the third boon she asked I would
like to have children. Yama Raj hurriedly granted the same. Then
Savitri said, now that you have granted me the boon of having
children please return my husband as I can only have children from
him. Soon Yama Raj realized that he had been tricked by Savitri.
Yama remained silent for a minute and then smiled and said I
appreciate you persistence. But what I liked more was you readiness
to marry a man whom you loved even though you knew that he would
only live for a year. Go back to your husband he will wake up.
In deep respect to Savitri all Hindu women observe this festival
worshiping and propitiating her as a goddess. The morale of the
festival is to teach the women to be virtuous devotional and
painstaking like Savitri to make worldly life happy and peaceful. On
the eve of Sabitri Amavasya Brata, Team Nilachakra Wishes all married sisters a
blissful married life ever. Jaya Jagannath.
Regards
Team Nilachakra
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