दुबडी अष्टमी की कहानी | Dubdi Ashtmi Ki Kahani |

The Story of Dubadi Ashtami There was a moneylender who had eight sons. When his sons grew up, he arranged for the eldest son's marriage. The auspicious time was determined to be Dubadi Ashtami. During the wedding rituals, a snake came and bit him. Similarly, seven of this moneylender's sons returned home after being bitten by snakes during the wedding rituals. All their auspicious times were Dubadi Ashtami. Finally, the eighth son's marriage was finalized. The son's sister lived in a village. When he went to fetch her, she felt thirsty and went to the well to drink water. There, an old woman was cooking and ruining something. The sister asked, "Who are you and what are you doing?" The woman replied, "I am a motherless woman, and it's the wedding of a moneylender's eighth son. Seven have died. The eighth is about to die, so I'm providing a covering for him." The sister asked, "Can he survive somehow?" The motherless woman said, "Yes, if her sister or aunt who worships Dubadi Aatha, does wrong things, abuses, curses the pot, that is, does all kinds of bad omens and goes with her to the wedding procession and gets the copper from the oilman, the pot from the potter, gets the lid and gets it made of raw material and during the rounds, if a snake comes to bite her, then feed her raw milk in a raw material. When it starts drinking, close it in the pot, put the lid on it and tie it with thread, then this hour of death can be averted." And then what happened? The sister started from that very moment. Abusing all the time, she reached her brother. The brother said, "Sister, you were fine when you left, but when you came back, you are abusing. Has any ghost possessed you?" Saying good-bye, they reached home. When the brother's bow was being made, the sister said, "I will make this bow of a waist-length length not sit on a stool but on a slab." When she started insisting, the bow was made to sit on a slab. When the brother's bow was being taken out, the sister said, "Get it taken out from the back wall of the mansion only." I will not let it happen from the front." Everyone tried to explain but the sister started abusing. She started insisting. Then they got the exit done from the back side of the mansion. Just then the front door fell down. Everyone said that the sister saved the brother, otherwise he would have died today. Now the sister said, "I will go with the wedding procession." Everyone explained that women do not go with wedding processions and it will not look good if you abuse like this. But the sister did not agree and went with them. On the way, when the wedding procession stopped under a banyan tree for rest, the sister started saying, "I will not let this rascal's wedding procession stop under the tree, rest in the sun." Everyone tried to explain but she did not listen. Fed up, they made the procession stop in the sun itself. Just then the tree broke and fell. All the wedding guests started saying, "At least she knows something. Who knows how many people would have died under the tree just now." At the in-law's door, the sister insisted that the toran be hung at the back door. "I won't let you hang it at the front door," she said, "and I won't let you perform the aarti with a four-sided lamp. Bring a plate full of glowing cucumbers; we'll perform the aarti with that." The in-law told the wedding party, "Do what he says." While tying the toran, the front door fell. During the aarti, a snake landed and was burned by the glowing cucumbers. If it weren't for the cucumbers, the snake would have bitten the groom. Then the sister insisted and joined the groom during the rounds. After two rounds, the snake appeared. The sister placed a pot of raw milk in front of the snake. When the snake began to drink, she tied it with a string, put it in a pot, covered it, and tucked it under the pillow. "Now, perform the rounds with confidence." Just then, a female snake appeared and said, "You sinful killer, leave my snake alone." The sister said, "You've been sad for just a moment. My seven sisters-in-law have been sitting there for ages." The female snake said, "Go and release them." Thus, the sister revived all seven brothers and then released the snake. The sister, along with her eight brothers and sisters-in-law, set off with the wedding procession. On the way, Dubdi Aatha came upon her. She said, "I'll have everyone worship Dubdi Aatha and tell the story, but how will I make the preparations?" She stopped the carriage and got down. She saw that the platform was still there. A plum tree had been planted. Soaked moth beans and all the puja materials were lying there. She performed the puja with her seven sisters-in-law. She passed the thorn and told the story. Then, everyone took a deposit of soaked moth beans. The sister said to the sisters-in-law, "Always worship Dubdi Aatha on Bhado Sudi Aatha. Pass the thorn, perform the puja, and tell the story." The moneylender and his wife climbed onto the roof and waited f...