Who brought her husband back from death
Women are empowered by God - that is what our culture teaches us. They have power to achieve new highs any time they wish and I would like to present the story of a mythical women Savitri from our culture who is believed to be existed. This is in response to the Ladies of Hive Community Contest #87 - "What mythical creature do you wish actually existed?" This mythical creature is believed to be actually existed and is worshiped by all married Hindu women for their husband's long life. I wish, she inspires all the women to have that kind of love and dedication for her family.
Savitri was the daughter of King Aswapati of ancient Madra Kingdom and is believed to be pure,beautiful and very truthful. Her father could not find out a groom for her and asked her to find on her own. She choose Satyavan, the son of a blind king, after finding him in a forest and went back to her father telling him about her choice. Her father counseled Sage Narada and comes to know that Satyavan will die within a year. He tried to convince Savitri to choose another groom but she insisted and married Satyavan and goes with him to live in the forest. She follows all the religious discipline taking care of her husband and parents-in-law making them very happy. Three days before the death of her husband, she does fasting and on the particular day takes her husband to forest. When Satyavan was splitting wood, he became weak and fell into her lap and died. The servants of god of Death came to collect the soul but could not touch it because of Savitri's holiness. Seeing his servants return empty handed, the god of Death came himself to claim the soul but then Savitri follows him insisting she would live where her husband would go. Impressed by her dedication and love, the god of death wishes her three wishes, except the life of her husband, asking her to return from there. She was very clever and she asked to restore the kingdom and eyesight of her father-in-law, hundred children to her father, and then hundred children for herself. The God granted her wishes, without realizing the clever dilemma - her husband needs to be alive for her to have hundred children. Finally he returns the life of her husband and blesses her to live a long life and happy family.
All the married women observe Savitri Puja on the new moon day of the Jyeshtha month in Hindu calendar, by fasting, praying for long life of their husband. The images above are from one of my friend living at Bangalore - all the families observing the day together in their apartment. And this is my Savitri - who did fasting praying for my long life.
I am not sure, if I should write to the ladies community, but I wanted to tell about this tradition that is being practiced for ages where a woman is believed to be the architect behind a successful family and has power to get anything done.
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