#Indian Traditions

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The legend of Veerawati, magic of Karwa Chauth

With Karwa Chauth round the corner, the excitement of dressing up yet again like a bride for every Suhagan is palpable. 

The Karwa story tells of Veerawati, who had seven brothers. She fainted of hunger on Karwa day. Her brothers lit a fire behind a tree and told her that the light therefrom was moonlight. She broke her fast and while she ate, her husband fell unconscious; his body riddled with pins and needles. Mother Parvati guided her to fast, pray and keep removing the needles from his body. He came back to consciousness after a year of tender loving care. 

Well! The story is ancient and has probably seen many twists and turns over time. My father interpreted the Karwa story very differently. He said that sometimes words are sharper than arrows and cause immense agony. Often we say nasty things to our spouse; such that the spouse becomes numb with pain. Those arrows need to be removed to normalise the relationship! When someone is emotionally hurt, we need to shower love and care for the wounds to heal. Rather than questioning the Karwa story, wouldn’t it be nice to not nit-pick and just enjoy the festivity? Does anyone raise why’s and what’s about Valentine’s Day, Halloween, Mother’s day, etc.? So why not just get into the groove of Karwa Chauth and drool over the mathi, feni, mithai and namkeens! Mothers and mothers-in-law buy these for the young suhagans in their homes and treat them to a feast before the fast. Eating this high calorie food before dawn, ensures that hunger is abated all day. The men folk and children too, enjoy the treat. The idea behind making this ready-to-eat food available, is that the women who are fasting, are liberated from cooking for that day.

In ancient times, while women would fast, the men would be away at work and sometimes the day would drag. To divert their minds from hunger, women would enjoy decking up and wearing bride-like clothes, bindis, glass bangles, sindoor, bichhue, payal, maang tikka and applying henna! And while the Mehendi was wet, they were absolved from daily chores! For one day they would abstain from cooking, cleaning, spinning the wheel etc. (The Katha narrative says- katti na ateri naa, ghoom charakhra phaerien naa, vaan pail paayeen naa …) They would congregate and pray, listen to the katha and play games; laugh, sing and dance together, till it was time to offer Argh (water) to the Moon and then break the fast. Many young girls question why they should fast for their husbands and why the husbands should not fast for them. Well! I really think, Karwa Chauth is your day to be pampered; why share the fun? Why not enjoy the decking up, mehendi, sargi, games, katha, laughter, song and dance with your girlies? And is it really difficult to fast for a couple of hours after having feasted at dawn? And why miss the fun of bedecking as a bride yet again and the romance of puja on a moonlit night? And isn’t having the first sip of water from your husband’s hands like tasting ambrosia? The ethnicity is enchanting! As for the blessing of the mother-in-law, ‘Akhand Saubhagwati bhav …’, which means that my husband shall live longer than me; I wouldn’t want it the other way, because I don’t know how to live without him. I cherish my husband’s presence the most in my life and am happy to admit it. About fasting; God made women more sacrificing and loving. But these qualities do not make us weak, they make us stronger!

So let’s cherish our Indian customs without undue questioning and appreciate them. And let’s involve the younger generation too sothat these beautiful traditions that bind us as a society, do not perish with us. Happy Karwa Chauth!

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(A sligthly concise version of this article has been published in HT on 09.10.2022.)

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