The story of Varalakshmi vritha

The story  of Varalakshmi  vritha

 

Compiled by

P.R.Ramachander

 

Story  Of shyama

 

There was a king called  Badhrasrava  in saurashtra. His queen was called Karachandrika,

The king was  an extremely good person who used to talk only auspicious  things The queen was  educated , virtuous and pretty,. She never used  to get angry.They had seven sons followed by  a daughter  whom they named  as Shyama

 

Goddess Mahalakshmi was greatly please with queenKachandrika and on a Friday  with Dwadasi thidhi, she entered the palace as a old lady who  was a sumangali.At that time the queen had finished a   heavy lunch and was eating thamboola and she asked”Oh mother  , who are  you? And Why have you come here? .” Then Mahalakshmi replied”You are a very good lady but today is a holy day of Goddess Lakshmi.Is it proper for you to eat your lunch and take your thamboola,  without worshipping the Godess?”

The queen gotvery angry when her mistake was pointed out to her. And she slapped  Goddess on her cheek,  Mahalakshi with eye  eye full of tears went out of the  queen’s room,

  Shyama who wa playing outside saw the old lady who was crying and returning and Goddess  told her   as to what  happened, Shyama did pranams to her took her to her room and requested her  to teach  what has to be done on this special day to Mahalakshmi.Then the Goddess  Taught her what  has to be done on every Friday.Shyama followed her instructions and started  doing penance and pooja to Goddess  Lakshmi on all Fridays.

The wealth of the king started reducing. . He thought , that it is better to  Give Shyama in marriage to a  good king called  Maladhara . After marriage  king Maladhara became very rich ,

Shyama’s parents however lost their kingdom all properties and were driven out  .They lived in a forest  and  were starving and seeking alms .

Shyama came to know of this and sent food to them through a Palace  servant.Once she sent a box full of gold coins to them.V But when they opened they only saw charcoal pieces.

Shyama  met them and told her mother all that happened and taught her the method  of worshipping goddess Lakshmi and slowly become rich. They also  got back their kingdom .

Then both quens called  all sumangali ladies  of their  kingdom  and taught  them , the pooja of Lakshmi and all of them lived happily   with prosperity

 

On varalakshmi pooja days  , Sumangalis  should observe penance and do  Pooja to goddess Lakshmi  .After that  they  should call sumangalis nearby  to their home   and honour them  with auspicious presents  and Dakshina

They will become prosperous and lead a very happy life