Nowadays is the primary somwar of the month of sawan. Many devotees take a look at a quick in this day to thrill lord shiva. Along with the short, a special katha is also recited.
That is the story of a moneylender. It's far taken into consideration auspicious. Many also agree with that the fast is incomplete if one does no longer recite this katha.
Right here is the vrat katha for sawan.
A rich moneylender lived in a big city. He had no dearth of wealth however he and his spouse have been very sad due to the fact they did now not have youngsters. With the preference to have kids, the moneylender would worship lord shiva with devotion every monday and within the nighttime he could go to the shiva temple to light a lamp.
Seeing his devotion, goddess parvati stated to lord shiva, "prabhu! This devotee has been worshipping you for years yet why are you no longer giving him the pleasure of having a infant?" lord shiva replied, "the karma of this devotee's previous life are such that he isn't always destined to have the pleasure of having a infant. But, on the request of goddess parvati, lord shiva appeared within the dream of the moneylender and blessed him with a son. He also instructed him that the son will stay only till the age of 14."
After a while, a son turned into born to the moneylender, whom he named "amar". Whilst amar turned 11, the moneylender sent him to kashi along with his maternal uncle. On the manner, they executed a yagya and fed the brahmins. All through the journey, they stopped at a metropolis in which the king's daughter was to get married. The groom was blind in one eye, and the king become afraid that the princess would possibly come to know about this.
That is while he asked amar to sit down within the mandap as the groom for some time inside the marriage. amar agreed to this. But, after the wedding, amar went to kashi and wrote a letter to the princess telling her the fact. The princess, knowing the reality, refused to marry the real groom. amar studied with complete devotion in kashi. When he turned into 14 years old, after a yagya, his health deteriorated and he fell subconscious and died.
Throughout that time, lord shiva and goddess parvati had been passing by way of that avenue. Goddess parvati heard maternal uncle's cry and asked the lord to help that sad individual. lord shiva advised that that is the equal moneylender's son to whom he had given a boon. Mom parvati again prayed with compassion. She stated this baby's father has been looking at speedy on mondays with full devotion for the last 14 years. Please respect his devotion and take away the sufferings of this baby. lord shiva become pleased with the compassion of the mom and gave existence to amar.
Following this, amar back from kashi with his uncle. At the manner, he reached the same city in which he changed into married. The princess diagnosed him and this time he was duly welcomed and despatched off. While his parents reached home and noticed amar alive together with his bride, their happiness knew no bounds.
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