Varalakshmi Viratha – 04-08-2017




Varalakshmi is  goddess of wealth and prosperity. Goddess Varalakshmi who is the consort of Lord Vishnu is one of the forms of Goddess Malahalakshmi. Varalakshmi was incarnated from the milky ocean. Varalakshmi means – Vara + Lakshmi i.e.Lakshmi bestowing boons to her devotees and it is believed that worshipping Goddess Varalakshmi on Varalakshmi Viratha Day is equivalent to worshipping Askhtalakshmi – i.e. eight Goddesses of Wealth (Sri), Earth (Bhu), Learning (Saraswathi), Love (Priti), Fame (Kirti), Peace (Shanthi), Pleasure (Tushti) and Strength (Pushti).  

There are different versions about Varalakshmi Viratha.
One version: Once upon a time Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathi were dancing. There was a dispute regarding the winner. Parvathi claimed that she won the dance and also Lord Shiva. So they decided to consult Chitranemi, a gana who could give testimony regarding the winner.   Chitramani confirmed that Lord Shiva won the dance. Goddess Parvathi got angry with the verdict and she accused Chitranemi of lying and  cursed Chitranemi to suffer from leprosy and be born on earth. When Lord Shiva pleaded for Chitranemi's cause,  Parvathi conceded and offered a remedy. She blessed him that he would be cured of the curse the day celestial apsaras performed Varalakshmi Vratham on the banks of holy waters. And on witnessing celestial apsaras’ performing Valaralakshmi Viratha, Chitranemi was completely cured of leprosy.

Another version:  Lord Shiva and Parvati were playing a game of dice and Chitranemi, a gana of Shiva, was appointed as the umpire. When Chitranemi  named Shiva as the winner, Parvathi became angry and cursed him to be a leper, but, on Shiva’s pleas, Parvathi had said that he would be cured of his leprosy, once he witnessed Varalakshmi Viratha performed by pious women. 
This Viratha is an important Hindu festival for married women who decorate Varalakshmi idols with silk sarees, garlands etc. and after puja, the sacred threads called Nombu Charadu  are tied by their husbands around their right hand wrists. In this Viratha, women folks pray for  well-being of their husbands and other family members.




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