New Delhi: Every year the festival of Kajari Teej is celebrated with great pomp and grandeur across the country. Women observe the fast of Kajari Teej for the long life, happiness, good fortune and prosperity of their husbands. It is also known as Badi Teej. During this holy time, Goddess Parvati is worshiped along with Lord Shiva. According to the Hindu calendar, this year this fast (Kajari Teej 2024) is being observed on 22 August i.e. today, so let us know about its mythology.

Why is Kajari Teej celebrated?

The day of Kajari Teej represents the union of Goddess Parvati and Lord Shiva. On this day, married women observe fast and worship Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. It is believed that on this auspicious occasion, Goddess Parvati pleased Lord Shiva with her rigorous penance and got him as her husband. It is said that by observing this, one gets the desired groom.

Mythological story related to Kajari Teej fast

There are many stories about Kajari Teej fast, out of which we will mention one. According to mythology, a Brahmin lived with his wife in a village. When Kajari Teej of Bhadrapada month came, that Brahmin woman observed this difficult fast. During that time, she asked her husband i.e. Brahmin to bring gram flour, 'on which the Brahmin said that where will he bring the flour?' On this the Brahmin woman said that 'she wants the flour, even if she steals or robs from anywhere.'

To fulfill his wife's wish, that poor Brahmin left the house and entered a moneylender's shop. After this, he weighed 1.25 kg of gram lentils, ghee, sugar from that shop. Then he made sattu from all these. While he was leaving, all the servants of the moneylender woke up after hearing some noise and started shouting thief-thief. Meanwhile, the moneylender also reached there and caught that Brahmin, on which the Brahmin said that 'he is not a thief. His wife has kept a fast on Kajari Teej , due to which he had come here only to take 1.25 kg of sattu.' After listening to the Brahmin, the moneylender searched him and he did not find anything from him except sattu.

Meanwhile, the moon had risen and the Brahmin was waiting for Sattu. Seeing the condition of the Brahmin, the moneylender became emotional and he told him that 'from today onwards he will consider his wife as his religious sister.' Along with this, he gave Sattu, jewelry, rupees, mehndi, lachcha and a lot of money to the Brahmin and sent him off from the shop. In this way the Brahmin completed her worship and the Brahmin's days became happy. It is believed that due to the effect of this fast, positive changes start happening in everyone's life.