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In some regions, the woman says a brief prayer asking for her husband's life. It is believed that at this stage, spiritually strengthened by her fast, the woman can successfully confront and defeat death (personified by Yama). In Rajasthan, the women say "Like the gold necklace and the pearl bracelet, just like the moon may my suhaag always ...
[2] [1] This teaching of Pati Parmeshwar or Majazi Khuda holds that it is the husband's role to provide for his wife. [3] Indian and Pakistani women thus regularly pray and fast for their husband. [4] [5] For a South Asian married couple, the husband is viewed by his wife as an aid in her eventual salvation with respect to the afterlife. [6]
Luke 2:36–38 There was also a prophet, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, and then was a widow until she was eighty-four.[*] She never left the temple but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.
The pattern of fasting and praying for forty days is seen in the Bible, on which basis the liturgical season of Lent was established. [26] [27] [28] In the Torah, Moses went into the mountains for forty days and forty nights to pray and fast "without eating bread or drinking water" before receiving the Ten Commandments (cf. Exodus 34:28). [27]
Strict adherence to the fast and tradition is believed to ensure the husband a long and prosperous life. During the fast, women greet each other with "जन्म सावित्री हो" (English: "Become a Savitri"). [7] It is believed that until the next seven births their husband will live well. [12]
After marriage, a woman is seen as a guest when visiting her natal home, and no longer a member of that family. In Hinduism, the main duty of a woman is serving her husband and family, and several Hindu festivals reflect this, by reinforcing the tradition of a woman fasting, or performing other rituals, to pray for her husband's long life.
In West Bengal, Maha Shivaratri is observed devoutly by unmarried girls and boys seeking a suitable husband or wife, often visiting Tarakeswar. [citation needed] In Odisha, Maha Shivaratri is also known as Jagara. People fast for their wishes whole day and take food after 'Mahadipa' (The great diya) rises at the top of Shiva temple.
Of the 108 pieces, eight are to be given to the husbands; if there is no husband then to a son; and if no son then to the son of a friend; and if no friend then the fasting lady has to formally release it on the nearby river. The festival is in fact a ritual of fasting for 30 days.