Hindu week days 3c.

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3c. Tuesday.

 

Unwanted suspicion, doubt or misbelieve creates unhappiness in the

family. Unshakeable faith in one god brings happiness. A chaste life is

above suspicion.

 

Once there lived a Brahman couple. They were issueless. So their life

was very unhappy. The Brahman went to the jungle to appease Lord

Hanuman. He would pray for a child in his prayers. His wife used to

observe fasts on Tuesdays to placate the Lord. She used to take her food

on Mondays only after offering Prasad to Lord Hanuman.

 

Once she observed some special fast for the whole day. So she could not

offer Prasad to Hanuman. She was very sorry for it and felt guilty. She

decided to observe a fast till the coming Tuesday. She said to herself

that she would take her meals only after offering Prasad to Hanuman. She

became weak and tenuous and even fainted due to the long fast. Hanuman

took pity on her and appeared before her in the guise of a child.

Hanuman said, " I bless you with a beautiful son. He will always

serve you, day and night " . He then disappeared after blessing the

lady.

 

Fortunately, the lady got a beautiful son. She named him Mangal. The

Brahman returned home after some months. He saw a handsome child playing

in his courtyard. He became suspicious and said to his wife, " Whose

child is this? Have you indulged in adultery? " The woman said

politely, " My dear husband, I am a chaste lady. I used to observe

Tuesday fast in your absence to please Lord Hanuman. He has blessed me

with this child. Please believe me " .

 

The Brahman kept mum but deep in his heart, doubts began to curl up

every moment. The lady was helpless. One day the Brahman was going to

take his bath at some nearby well. The lady told him, " Please take

Mangal along with you. He is quite grown-up. He will fetch water for

your bath. He will also rub your back " .

 

The Brahman agreed and took the boy along with him. He thought it would

be a good occasion to push him into the well and to get-rid of a sinful

child for good. As the boy was to fetch water, the Brahman pushed the

boy into the well and returned home. To her great surprise, the woman

noticed that the Brahman did not have wet dhoti on his shoulders. She

said, " Have you taken your bath? " The Brahman said,

" Yes " .

 

The lady said, " Please give me your wet dhoti to enable me to spread

it on the string " . The Brahman was nonplussed. He had guilty

conscience. He murmured some words and tried to leave the house. The

wife said, " Where is my Mangal? Where is my Mangal? O! Mangal,

appear before my eyes if I am a chaste lady and you are my true

son " .

 

To the great surprise of both the wife and the husband, Mangal appeared

at the door. He embraced his mother and touched his father's feet.

That might Lord Hanuman appeared before the Brahman in his dreams and

said, " O! Poor creature, I blessed you with a son, and you suspect

your wife of adultery. You must feel sorry for it " .

 

The Brahman realized his mistake. His wife regularly observed fasts on

Tuesdays. Thereafter they led a happy life. It is said that whosoever

reads or listens to this story and keeps regular fasts, Lord Hanuman

protects him/her from air evils and bestow all happiness.