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By: Shree1news, 16 JUN 2021
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has prayed for the elimination of Covid-19 pandemic while extending his wishes to all on the occasion of Sitala Sasthi on Wednesday.
Taking to Twitter, Patnaik stated, “My best wishes and congratulations to all on the occasion of Sitala Sasthi and the marriage of Shiva. May the blessings of the divine couple quickly eliminate the Covid crisis and bring happiness and prosperity to everyone’s lives.”
Sitala Sasthi is a three-to-five-day long divine festival to mark the divine marriage of Lord Shiva along with his consort Goddess Parvati. It’s predominantly, celebrated in Western Odisha.
It’s being celebrated since time immemorial. Based on legends, the demon Tarkasur had a boon that he would be killed by Lord Shiva’s son. But Lord Shiva was busy in meditation on Kailash after the death of Sati.
So the devtas appealed Shakti to take the form of Parvati and marry Lord Shiva. Parvati (an incarnation of Goddess Sati) performed rigorous ‘jap’ and ‘tap’ (rigorous devotion and penance) to get Lord Shiva as her husband.
On the day of ‘Jyestha Shukla Paksha Sasthi’ Shiva was pleased and satisfied with her austerity, and the divine marriage of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati took place. Sital Sasthi was the marriage day. Later Kartikaya was born who killed Tarakasur.
Sital Sasthi also marks the beginning of the monsoon season. The intense heat wave prior to it symbolizes the severe austerity of Goddess Sati, and with the divine wedding, the farmers celebrate the beginning of the monsoon.
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