All Tuesdays of the month of Shravan, all fasts are called Mangala Gauri Vrat. Due to the fasting of Tuesday, this fast is called Mangala Gauri Vrat. In the Hindu calendar, the month of Shravan is dedicated to Lord Shiva and Mata Gauri. A woman observing this fast in the month of Shravan or from the beginning of the month of Shravan decides to fast for the next sixteen weeks. Only women observe Mangal Gauri fast. Women, mainly newly married women, observe this fast to seek the blessings of Maa Gauri for a happy married life.
Chaturthi Mangala Gauri Vrat - 9 August 2022, Tuesday
Along with the worship of Goddess Parvati, there is also a fast story on this day. Mangala Gauri Katha narrates the importance of this festival and explains why women celebrate it. Mangala Gauri Vrat of Shravan month is celebrated with enthusiasm and devotion to attain marital happiness. For the wellbeing of their life partner, women observe a day's fast and worship Lord Shiva, Goddess Parvati and Lord Ganesha. Married women and unmarried girls all celebrate this day with reverence. While married women observe a fast for the long life of their husbands, Mangala Gauri is observed by unmarried girls to get the desired groom. Women also observe Nirjala fast on this day. Apart from worshiping on this day, one must also read the story, only then the fast is considered successful. Let's know about the story. Mangala Gauri festival is a festival dedicated to Lord Shiva and his consort Goddess Parvati.
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Mangalagauri Vrat Katha
To get Lord Shiva, Mother Parvati had done severe penance. The story related to this is narrated by Lord Shiva reminding the goddess of her previous birth - O Parvati! To get me as a husband, you sacrificed food and water in the Himalayas and did very hard penance, enduring all the seasons like winter, summer and rain. Seeing you like this, your father Parvatraj was very sad because he had agreed to get his daughter Parvati married to Lord Vishnu, but when your father told you this news, you felt very sad.
Parvati, you had accepted me as your husband. Then you told this agony to your friend, on this the friend asked you to stay in a dense forest and do penance, then Parvati ji goes to the forest and does a lot of penance to get Shiva. Because you were involved in worshiping me by making Shivling out of sand in a cave, I was pleased with your penance and promised to fulfill your wishes. Meanwhile, your father also reached the cave looking for him. You told everything to your father. Shiva said that Parvati, listening to you, your father agreed to Parvatraj and he got us married by law. Shiva said that O Parvati! We got married as a result of your rigorous penance. Therefore, I give desired results to the woman who performs this fast faithfully.
