Bhai Dooj Vrat Katha: In Bhai Dooj, sisters should read this Vrat Katha for the long life of their brother!

History of Bhai Dooj Fast

According to mythology, Lord Surya’s wife was Sandhya Devi. Lord Surya and Sangya Devi had two children, Yama and Yamuna. Sangya Devi could not bear the brightness of the rays of her husband, Lord Sun, so she began to live as a shadow in the North Pole region. River Tapti, Shanischar and Ashwini Kumar, considered doctors of the gods, are also said to have been born to Chhaya. After some time, Chhaya started misbehaving with his son Yama and daughter Yamuna. Not happy with his mother’s behavior, her son Yam established his own new city, Yampuri. Seeing his brother’s work in punishing sinners in Yampuri, Yamunaji went to the cow world.

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Yamuna ji had great love for her brother Yama. He used to repeatedly ask his brother Yam to come to his house for dinner with his close friends, but as he was busy with his work, Yamraj kept avoiding talking to his sister Yamuna. Once it was Kartik Shukla Paksha day. Yamuna ji invited her brother to come to her house for food. This time Yamuna ji had promised Brother Yama that she would go to his house and eat.

Yamraj thought that I am the god of death and destroyer of lives. Nobody wants to invite me to their house. But now it is my duty to follow the good will and love with which my sister has called me. While going to his sister’s house, Yamraj released the creatures living in hell. Yamuna’s happiness knew no bounds after seeing her brother Yam arrive at her house. Yamuna bathed, worshiped and served food to brother Yama by serving him various dishes. Yamraj was very pleased with the hospitality shown by Yamuna and asked his sister Yamuna to ask for a groom.

Then Yamuna said to his brother Yama: ‘Brother, I want to ask you for a blessing so that the men and women who bathe in my water will never come to your city, Yampuri. It was very difficult for Yamraj ji to give this blessing to his sister, because by giving this blessing, Yamraj’s Yampuri existence would have ended and atrocities would have started spreading across the land. Seeing her brother in a dilemma, Yamuna ji said: Don’t worry, please give me this boon that every year on the second day of Shukla Paksha of the month of Kartik, Yamuna ji will come to her sister’s house, have dinner and will rest. this city of Mathura. Bathe with your sister at the ghat so that she does not come to your world.

Then Yamraj ji gave a blessing to his sister saying ‘Amen’ and said that on this date, whoever does not eat in his sister’s house, I will tie him and take him to Yampuri and the brothers and sisters who bathe in his water will come. to heaven After giving such blessing to sister Yamuna and giving her many priceless clothes and ornaments, Yamraj ji left for his city, Yampuri. It is believed that the tradition of celebrating Bhai Dooj, the festival of the sacred relationship between brother and sister, continues ever since.