Story behind karwa

Story Behind Karwa

Karwa chauth story:- is about a queen named
Veervati. Veervati was the only sister among
seven brothers and was loved very much.
After she was married at a young age, she
came to her parents' home for her first Karwa
Chauth. She followed a strict fast from
sunrise, but as the day passed, she
desperately waited for the moon so that she
could break the fast. Looking at her thirsty
and hunger-stricken state, her brothers
decided to ease off the situation for their
beloved sister. They created a mirror on a
pipal tree which looked like the moon. They
told Veervati that moon had risen and she
believed her brothers and broke the fast. But the moment she took a morsel in her mouth,
the family was notified by a servant that her husband was dead. She was heart broken and
wept all night long. Since she was not
actually guilty, goddess appeared in front ofher. When Veervati told the goddess about
her story, goddess asked her to observe a
strict Karwa Chauth fast again for her
husband. Veervati observed the fast again.Seeing this dedication,Yamraj the god of death, was forced to bring
her husband back to life.