Mahakalakshmi Vrat starts from shukla paksha ashtami of Bhadra maas, till krishna paksha ashtami tithi of ashwin maas. According Hindu Purana; this vrat is most important vrat for married women. By keeping this fast Maa Lakshmi completes all the desires and ends all kinds of problems in life.
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ಈ ವà³à²°à²¤à²•à³à²•à³† ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಅನೇಕ ಕಥೆಗಳಲà³à²²à²¿, ಮಹಾà²à²¾à²°à²¤à²•à³à²•à³† ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಎರಡೠಬಹಳ ಜನಪà³à²°à²¿à²¯à²µà²¾à²—ಿವೆ. ಒಮà³à²®à³†, ಪà³à²°à²¾à²šà³€à²¨ à²à²¾à²°à²¤à³€à²¯ ಮಹಾಕಾವà³à²¯à²¦ ಲೇಖಕ ವೇದà³à²µà³à²¯à²¾à²¸à²¨à³ ಹಸà³à²¤à²¿à²¨à²¾à²ªà³à²°à²•à³à²•à³† à²à³‡à²Ÿà²¿ ನೀಡಿದಾಗ, ದೃಷà³à²Ÿà²¿à²¹à³€à²¨ ರಾಜ ಧೃತರಾಷà³à²Ÿà³à²°, ರಾಣಿ ಗಾಂಧಾರಿ ಮತà³à²¤à³ ಕà³à²‚ತಿಯ ರಾಜà³à²¯à²µà³ ಅವನ ಆಶೀರà³à²µà²¾à²¦à²µà²¨à³à²¨à³ ಕೋರಿತà³. ತಮà³à²® ರಾಜà³à²¯à²µà³ ಶà³à²°à³€à²®à²‚ತ ಮತà³à²¤à³ ಸಮೃದà³à²§à²µà²¾à²—ಿ ಉಳಿಯà³à²µà³à²¦à²¨à³à²¨à³ ಅವರೠಹೇಗೆ ಖಚಿತಪಡಿಸಿಕೊಳà³à²³à²¬à²¹à³à²¦à³ ಎಂಬà³à²¦à²¨à³à²¨à³ ಅವರೠತಿಳಿದà³à²•à³Šà²³à³à²³à²²à³ ಬಯಸಿದà³à²¦à²°à³. ಅವರ ಪà³à²°à²¶à³à²¨à³†à²—ೆ ಉತà³à²¤à²°à²¿à²¸à²²à³, ಋಷಿಯೠಸತತ ಹದಿನಾರೠದಿನಗಳವರೆಗೆ ಮಹಾಲಕà³à²·à³à²®à²¿à²¯ ವಾರà³à²Ÿà³ ಅನà³à²¨à³ ಇಟà³à²Ÿà³à²•à³Šà²³à³à²³à²¬à³‡à²•à³ ಎಂದೠಹೇಳಿದರà³.
ಉಪವಾಸದ ಅವಧಿಯೠà²à²¦à³à²°à²ªà²¦ ತಿಂಗಳ ಅಷà³à²Ÿà²®à²¿ ತಿಥಿ, ಶà³à²•à³à²² ಪಕà³à²· (ಚಂದà³à²°à²¨ ಚಕà³à²°à²¦ ಪà³à²°à²•à²¾à²¶à²®à²¾à²¨à²µà²¾à²¦ ಹಂತ) ಮತà³à²¤à³ ಅಶà³à²µà²¿à²¨à³à²¨ ಅಷà³à²Ÿà²®à²¿ ತಿಥಿ, ಕೃಷà³à²£ ಪಕà³à²· (ಚಂದà³à²°à²¨ ಚಕà³à²°à²¦ ಕರಾಳ ಅವಧಿ) ಯಲà³à²²à²¿ ಕೊನೆಗೊಳà³à²³à²¬à³‡à²•à³ ಎಂದೠಅವರೠಬಹಿರಂಗಪಡಿಸಿದರà³.
ಗಾಂಧಾರಿಯೠವà³à²°à²¤à²µà²¨à³à²¨à³ ಇಟà³à²Ÿà³à²•à³Šà²‚ಡೠರಾಜà³à²¯à²¦ ಎಲà³à²²à²¾ ಮಹಿಳೆಯರನà³à²¨à³ ಆಹà³à²µà²¾à²¨à²¿à²¸à²¿à²¦à²¨à³ ಆದರೆ ಕà³à²‚ತಿಗೆ ಆಹà³à²µà²¾à²¨à²µà²¨à³à²¨à³ ಕಳà³à²¹à²¿à²¸à²²à²¿à²²à³à²². ಮತà³à²¤à³ ಅರà³à²œà³à²¨à²¨à³ ಅದರ ಬಗà³à²—ೆ ತಿಳಿದಾಗ, ಅವನೠತನà³à²¨ ತಾಯಿಯನà³à²¨à³ (ಕà³à²‚ತಿ) ವà³à²°à²¤à²•à³à²•à³† ಸಿದà³à²§à²¤à³†à²—ಳನà³à²¨à³ ಮಾಡಲೠಪà³à²°à²¾à²°à²‚à²à²¿à²¸à²¿à²¦à²¨à³. ಅವನೠದೇವಲೋಕಕà³à²•à³† ಹೋಗಿ ತನà³à²¨ ಆಧà³à²¯à²¾à²¤à³à²®à²¿à²• ತಂದೆ ಇಂದà³à²°à²¨à²¨à³à²¨à³ ತನà³à²¨ ಆನೆಯಾದ à²à²°à²¾à²µà²¤à³ ಅನà³à²¨à³ ಪೃಥà³à²µà²¿ ಲೋಕಕà³à²•à³† ಕೆಲವೠದಿನಗಳವರೆಗೆ ಕಳà³à²¹à²¿à²¸à²²à³ ಕೇಳಿದನà³. ಲಕà³à²·à³à²®à²¿ ದೇವಿಯ ಗಜಲಕà³à²·à³à²®à²¿ ಅವತಾರ (ಎರಡೂ ಬದಿಯಲà³à²²à²¿ ಆನೆಗಳನà³à²¨à³ ಹೊಂದಿರà³à²µ ಲಕà³à²·à³à²®à²¿) ಶಕà³à²¤à²¿, ಸಮೃದà³à²§à²¿, ಅದೃಷà³à²Ÿ ಮತà³à²¤à³ ಅನà³à²—à³à²°à²¹à²µà²¨à³à²¨à³ ಪà³à²°à²¤à²¿à²¨à²¿à²§à²¿à²¸à³à²¤à³à²¤à²¦à³†. ಹೀಗಾಗಿ, ಮಹಾಲಕà³à²·à³à²®à²¿ ವà³à²°à²¤à²µà²¨à³à²¨à³ ಗಮನಿಸಿದಾಗ à²à²°à²¾à²µà²¤à³à²¨à²¨à³à²¨à³ ತನà³à²¨ ತಾಯಿಗೆ ಕರೆತರà³à²µ ಮೂಲಕ, ಅರà³à²œà³à²¨à²¨à³ ಅಡೆತಡೆಯಿಲà³à²²à²¦à³† ವà³à²°à²¤à²µà²¨à³à²¨à³ ಮಾಡಲೠಸಹಾಯ ಮಾಡಿದನà³.
ಈ ವà³à²°à²¤à²•à³à²•à³† ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಇತರ ಕಥೆಯ ಪà³à²°à²•à²¾à²°, ದà³à²°à³à²¯à³‹à²§à²¨à²¨ ವಿರà³à²¦à³à²§ ಚೌಸರೠಆಟದಲà³à²²à²¿ ಸೋತ ನಂತರ ಯà³à²§à²¿à²·à³à² ಿರನೠತನà³à²¨ ಕಳೆದà³à²¹à³‹à²¦ ಸಂಪತà³à²¤à³ ಮತà³à²¤à³ ರಾಜà³à²¯à²µà²¨à³à²¨à³ ಹೇಗೆ ಮರಳಿ ಪಡೆಯಬಹà³à²¦à³ ಎಂದೠಯೋಚಿಸಿದನà³. ಆದà³à²¦à²°à²¿à²‚ದ, ಅವರೠಶà³à²°à³€à²•à³ƒà²·à³à²£à²¨ ಸಹಾಯವನà³à²¨à³ ಕೋರಿದರà³, ನಂತರ ಅವರೠಮಹಾಲಕà³à²·à³à²®à²¿ ವà³à²°à²¤à²µà²¨à³à²¨à³ ಆಚರಿಸಲೠಕೇಳಿಕೊಂಡರà³.
ಮತà³à²¤à³ ಇನà³à²¨à³Šà²‚ದೠಕಥೆಯ ಪà³à²°à²•à²¾à²°, ಒಬà³à²¬ ಬಡ ಬà³à²°à²¾à²¹à³à²®à²£à²¨à³ ವಾಸಿಸà³à²¤à³à²¤à²¿à²¦à³à²¦à²¨à³, ಅವನೠವಿಷà³à²£à³à²µà²¿à²¨ ಮಹಾನೠà²à²•à³à²¤à²¨à²¾à²—ಿದà³à²¦à²¨à³. ಅವನ à²à²•à³à²¤à²¿à²¯à²¿à²‚ದ ಸಂತಸಗೊಂಡ ವಿಷà³à²£à³à²µà³ ಒಮà³à²®à³† ಅವನ ಮà³à²‚ದೆ ಕಾಣಿಸಿಕೊಂಡನೠಮತà³à²¤à³ ವರವನà³à²¨à³ ಬಯಸà³à²µà²‚ತೆ ಕೇಳಿಕೊಂಡನà³. ಬಡ ಬà³à²°à²¾à²¹à³à²®à²£à²¨à³ ತನà³à²¨ ವಿನಮà³à²° ನಿವಾಸದಲà³à²²à²¿ ಗೋದೇಸೠಮಹಾಲಕà³à²·à³à²®à²¿à²—ೆ ಆತಿಥà³à²¯ ನೀಡà³à²µ ಬಯಕೆಯನà³à²¨à³ ವà³à²¯à²•à³à²¤à²ªà²¡à²¿à²¸à²¿à²¦à²¨à³. ಮತà³à²¤à³ ವಿಷà³à²£à³à²µà³ ದೇವಿಯೠಶೀಘà³à²°à²¦à²²à³à²²à³‡ ಅವನನà³à²¨à³ à²à³‡à²Ÿà²¿ ಮಾಡà³à²¤à³à²¤à²¾à²³à³† ಎಂದೠಹೇಳà³à²µ ಮೂಲಕ ಅವನಿಗೆ ದಯಪಾಲಿಸಿದನà³. ತರà³à²µà²¾à²¯, ಬà³à²°à²¾à²¹à³à²®à²£à²¨à³ ದೇವಿಯ ಬರà³à²µà²¿à²•à³†à²—ಾಗಿ ಕಾಯà³à²¤à³à²¤à²¿à²¦à³à²¦à²¨à³ ಮತà³à²¤à³ ಅವಳನà³à²¨à³ ನೋಡಿದ ನಂತರ ಅವನೠಅವಳನà³à²¨à³ ತನà³à²¨ ವಿನಮà³à²° ನಿವಾಸದಿಂದ ಹೋಗಲೠಬಯಸಲಿಲà³à²². ಮಾತೃ ದೇವಿಯೠಹಿಂದೆ ಉಳಿಯಬೇಕೆಂದೠಅವನೠಬಯಸಿದನೠಮತà³à²¤à³ ಆದà³à²¦à²°à²¿à²‚ದ, ದೇವಿ ಲಕà³à²·à³à²®à²¿ ಮಹಾಲಕà³à²·à³à²®à²¿ ವà³à²°à²¤à²µà²¨à³à²¨à³ ಮಾಡಲೠಕೇಳಿಕೊಂಡಳà³. ಅವಳೠಯಾವಾಗಲೂ ಅವನ ಮನೆಯಲà³à²²à²¿ ಇರà³à²¤à³à²¤à²¾à²³à³† ಎಂದೠಹೇಳಿದಳà³. ಬà³à²°à²¾à²¹à³à²®à²£à²¨à³ ಅವಳ ಸೂಚನೆಗಳನà³à²¨à³ ಪà³à²°à²¾à²®à²¾à²£à²¿à²•à²µà²¾à²—ಿ ಅನà³à²¸à²°à²¿à²¸à²¿à²¦à²¨à³ ಮತà³à²¤à³ ವà³à²°à²¤à²µà²¨à³à²¨à³ ಉಳಿಸಿಕೊಂಡ ನಂತರ ಶೀಘà³à²°à²¦à²²à³à²²à³‡ ಶà³à²°à³€à²®à²‚ತನಾದನà³.
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Among the many stories associated with this vrat, two related to the Mahabharata are very popular. Once, when Vedvyasa, the author of the ancient Indian epic visited Hastinapur, the kingdom of visually-impaired king Dhritarashtra, Queen Gandhari and Kunti, sought his blessings. They wanted to know how they could ensure their kingdom remains wealthy and prosperous. To answer their question, the sage said that they must keep a vart of Mahalakshmi for sixteen consecutive days.
He revealed that the fasting period must begin on the Ashtami Tithi of Bhadrapada month, Shukla Paksha (bright phase of the Lunar cycle) and end on the Ashtami Tithi of Ashwin, Krishna Paksha (dark period of the Lunar cycle).
Gandhari kept a vrat and invited all the women in the kingdom but did not send an invite to Kunti. And when Arjuna learnt about it, he asked his mother (Kunti) to start making preparations for the vrat. He went to the Deva Loka and asked his spiritual father, Indra, to send his elephant, Airavat to the Prithvi Loka for a few days. The Gajalakshmi avatar (Lakshmi with elephants on either side) of Goddess Lakshmi represents power, prosperity, good luck and bounty. Thus, by bringing Airavat for his mother as she observed the Mahalakshmi Vrat, Arjuna helped in performing the vrat without hindrances.
According to the other story associated with this vrat, Yudhishthira wondered how he could get his lost wealth and kingdom back after losing the game of Chausar against Duryodhana. Therefore, he sought help from Lord Krishna, who then asked him to observe the Mahalakshmi Vrat.
And as per another story, there lived a poor Brahmin, who happened to be a great devotee of Lord Vishnu. Pleased by his devotion, Lord Vishnu once appeared before him and asked him to wish for a boon. The poor Brahmin expressed his desire for hosting Goddes Mahalakshmi at his humble abode. And Lord Vishnu fulfilled granted him by saying that the Goddess would soon visit him. Subsequently, the Brahmin waited for the Goddess to arrive, and after seeing her, he did not want to let her go from his humble abode. He wanted the Mother Goddess to stay back, and therefore, Devi Lakshmi asked him to perform the Mahalakshmi vrat. She said that she would always remain in his house. The Brahmin sincerely followed her instructions and soon became wealthy after keeping the vrat.
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