There is no special rule of fasting or eating fruits etc. in this fast. This story should be read after getting up early in the morning, taking a bath, going to the temple or meditating on Durga ji at home during Navratras. This fast is especially fruitful for girls. All obstacles are removed by the grace of Shri Jagdamba. At the end of the story, chant 'Durga Mata teri sada hi jai ho' repeatedly.

Story start:

Brihaspati ji said - O Brahmin. You are very intelligent, you are the best among those who know all the scriptures and all the four Vedas. Oh God! Please listen to my words. Why is Navratri fast and celebrated in the bright half of the month of Chaitra, Ashwin and Ashadh? Hey, God! What is the result of this fast? How is it appropriate to do? And who did this fast first? So tell in detail?

After hearing such a question of Brihaspati ji, Brahma ji started saying that O Brihaspati! You have asked a very good question with the desire to benefit the living beings. Those people who meditate on Durga, Mahadevi, Surya and Narayan, who fulfill their wishes, they are blessed, this Navratri fast is going to fulfill all their wishes. By doing this, one who wants a son can get a son, one who wants wealth can get wealth, one who wants knowledge can get education and one who wants happiness can get happiness. By observing this fast, the disease of the sick person goes away and the imprisoned person is freed from bondage. All the objections of a man go away and all the properties come and appear in his house. By observing this fast, a son is born to the barren and Kak Bandhya. What kind of morale is there which cannot be proved by observing this fast which removes all the sins. The person who does not observe the fast of Navratra even after attaining the rare human body, he becomes inferior to his parents, that is, his parents die and suffers many sorrows. His body becomes leprosy and becomes inferior to his organs, he does not beget children. Thus that fool suffers many sorrows. The cruel person who does not observe this fast, be devoid of wealth and grains, roams on the earth due to hunger and thirst and becomes dumb. The widow who does not observe this fast by mistake, she suffers many types of sorrows due to lack of husband. If the fasting person cannot fast for the whole day, then he should eat once and on that day, along with his relatives, he should recite the story of Navratri fast.

Oh Jupiter! I tell you the holy history of the one who has done this fast before. You listen carefully. In this way, after listening to the words of Brahma ji, Brihaspati ji said - O Brahmin! Tell me the history of this fast which brings welfare to humans, I am listening carefully. Have mercy on me who has taken your refuge.

Brahma ji said - An orphan named Brahmin used to live in Manohar Nagar named Peethat. He was a devotee of Goddess Durga. An extremely beautiful daughter named Sumati was born with the name of Yathartha, who should be the first creation of Mano Brahma with all his virtues. That girl Sumati, while playing with her friends in her childhood, started growing in such a way as the moon's phase increases in Shuklapaksha. His father used to do Durga Puja and Home every day. At that time she was also present there as a rule. One day that Sumati started playing with her friends and did not attend the worship of Bhagwati. Her father got angry seeing such carelessness of the daughter and started saying to the daughter, O wicked daughter! You have not worshiped Bhagwati since morning, that is why I will marry you with a leprosy and poor man.

In this way, after hearing the words of the angry father, Sumati felt very sad and started saying to her father, O father! I am your daughter. I am under you in every way. Do as you wish. You can marry me with Raja Kushti or anyone else as per your wish, but that will happen as per my destiny. I have full faith in this.

Don't know how many desires a man thinks about, but what happens is what the creator has written in his fate, whatever he does, he gets the result according to that action, because doing action is under the control of man. But the fruit is subject to the divine. Just as Trinati, lying in the fire, makes the fire more bright, in the same way, hearing such fearless words of his daughter, that Brahmin got more angry. Then he got his daughter married to a leprechaun and being very angry started telling the daughter to go - go quickly, enjoy the fruits of your deeds. See, what do you do by relying only on luck?

After listening to father's bitter words spoken in this way, Sumati started thinking in her mind that - Ah! It is my great misfortune that I got such a husband. In this way thinking of her sorrow, that Sumati went to the forest with her husband and at that place she spent the night in great agony. Seeing such a condition of that poor girl, Bhagwati appeared under the influence of her past virtue and started saying to Sumati that O humble Brahmin! I am happy with you, you can ask for whatever boon you want. I am going to give desired results when I am happy. In this way, after listening to the words of Bhagwati Durga, Brahmin started saying that who are you who have been pleased with me, tell all that for me and make me a poor maidservant with your kindness. I felt that I am Adishakti And I am Brahmavidya and Saraswati, when I am happy, I remove the sorrow of the creatures and give them happiness. Hey Brahmin! I am pleased with the effect of the virtue of your previous birth on you.

Let me tell you the story of your previous birth. Listen! You were the wife of Nishad (Bhil) in your previous birth and were extremely chaste. One day your husband Nishad committed a theft. The soldiers caught both of you for stealing and took you and imprisoned you in the jail. Those people did not even give food to you and your husband. In this way, during the days of Navratras, you neither ate anything nor drank water. That's why Navratri's fast was done for nine days. Hey Brahmin! Pleased with the effect of the fast that was observed in those days, I am giving you the desired thing. Ask for the boon you wish for.

In this way, after listening to Durga's words, the Brahmin said that if you are happy with me, then O Durga! I salute you Please remove my husband's leprosy. Devi started saying that in those days you had fasted, dedicate one day of that fast to cure your husband's leprosy. With my influence, your husband will be free from leprosy and with a body like gold. Brahma ji said that after hearing the words of the goddess, that Brahmin was very happy and with the desire to cure her husband, she said like this. Then her husband's body became very radiant by the grace of Bhagwati Durga, without leprosy, in front of whose radiance even the moon's radiance fades away. Seeing the beautiful body of her Brahmin husband, she praised the goddess as extremely powerful. She started saying that O Goddess! You are the one who removes misery, the one who removes the anger of the three worlds, the one who removes all the sorrows, the one who cures the sick person, the one who gives the desired thing when happy and the one who destroys the evil person. You are the mother and father of the whole world. Hey Ambe! My father threw me out of the house after marrying me with a leprosy free child. Her taken out started roaming on the earth. You have saved me from this sea of objections. O Goddess! I salute you Please protect me.

Brahmaji said - O Jupiter! Similarly, that Sumati praised the Goddess a lot from her heart, the Goddess was very satisfied after hearing her praise and started saying to the Brahmin, O Brahmin! Very intelligent, wealthy, famous and Jitendriya son named Udalaya will soon be born. Having said this, the Goddess then began to say to that Brahmin that O Brahmin, whatever you wish, you can ask for the desired object. After listening to the words of Bhavgati Durga, Sumati said, O Goddess Durga, if you are pleased with me. If so, please show me the Navratri fasting method. Tell me Hey Dayavanti! Describe in detail to me the method by which you are pleased to observe Navratri fast and its result.

In this way, after hearing the words of Brahmin, Durga started saying, O Brahmin! I tell you the Navratri fasting method which removes all the sins, by listening to which salvation is achieved by getting rid of all the sins. From Pratipada of the bright fortnight of the month of Ashwin, observe fast for nine days. If you are unable to fast for the whole day, then take one meal at a time. Establish an urn after asking educated Brahmins and make a garden and irrigate it with water everyday. Make their idols of Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and Maha Saraswati and worship them regularly and offer prayers with flowers. By giving adhya from the flower of Bijaura, form is attained. Fame is achieved by nutmeg, work is accomplished by grapes. Happiness is obtained from Amla and Bhushan is obtained from Banana. In this way, by giving oblations from fruits, perform Havan according to the method. Perform Havan with sugarcane, ghee, wheat, honey, barley, sesame, vilva, coconut, grapes and kadamba. Lakshmi is attained by performing wheat home. The flowers of kheer and champa bring wealth and the leaves bring happiness and prosperity. Amla gives fame and banana gives birth to a son. One gets royal honor from lotus and happiness and wealth from grapes. By doing homam with Khand, Ghee, Coconut, Barley and Sesame and fruits, the desired thing is achieved. The person observing the fast should go home with this rule and bow down to the Acharya very humbly and give him Dakshina for the accomplishment of the fast. Whoever does this Mahavrat according to the method mentioned earlier, all his wishes are fulfilled. There is not even an iota of doubt in this. Whatever charity etc. is given in these nine days, it gets crores of times. The results of the Ashwamedha Yagya are attained only by observing the fast of this Navratra. Hey Brahmin! Do this best fast which fulfills all the wishes according to the method in the pilgrimage temple or at home.

Brahma ji said - O Jupiter! In this way, after telling the Brahmin the method and results of the fast, the goddess disappeared. The man or woman who observes this fast with devotion, attains rare salvation in the end after getting happiness in this world. Oh Jupiter! I have told you the greatness of this rare fast. Brihaspati ji started saying - O Brahmin! You have showered me with great grace by telling me the greatness of this Navratri fast like nectar. Oh God! Who else can narrate this greatness except you? After listening to such words of Brihaspati ji, Brahma ji said - O Brihaspati! You have asked this supernatural fast which is good for all beings, so you are blessed. This Bhagwati Shakti is going to follow all the worlds, who can know the effect of this Mahadevi.