hindu-devotional-texts/src/kathas/karva-chauth/samagri.ts

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import type { SamagriItem, KathaParagraph } from '../../types.js'

export const intro: KathaParagraph = {
  english:
    'The following items are gathered for the Karva Chauth puja, which is performed in the evening before moonrise. This list covers what is needed especially for the vrat — the karwa, the worship of Gaur Mata, the recitation of the Katha, and the offering of argha to the moon — and not the items of everyday worship.',
}

export const items: SamagriItem[] = [
  { english: 'Karwa — a small earthen or metal pot with a lid', hindi: 'करवा' },
  { english: 'Water and milk to fill the karwa' },
  { english: 'A sieve (channi), for sighting the moon and the husband through it', hindi: 'छलनी' },
  {
    english:
      'An image or small idol of Gaur Mata — Goddess Parvati (traditionally a figure shaped from earth and cow dung)',
    hindi: 'गौर माता',
  },
  { english: 'Images of Lord Shiva, Kartikeya, and Ganesha, worshipped alongside Parvati' },
  { english: 'Earthen lamps (diya), ghee, and cotton wicks' },
  { english: 'A puja thali for the feri — the passing of the thali around the circle of women' },
  { english: 'Roli, kumkum, and sindoor', hindi: 'रोली, कुमकुम, सिन्दूर' },
  { english: 'Akshat (unbroken rice)', hindi: 'अक्षत' },
  { english: 'Mehndi (henna)', hindi: 'मेहंदी' },
  { english: 'Flowers and a garland' },
  { english: 'Incense (dhoop or agarbatti) and camphor' },
  { english: 'Fruit, sweets, and dry fruit to offer as Naivedya' },
  {
    english:
      'The Sargi — the pre-dawn meal sent by the mother-in-law (commonly fenia, milk, fruit, sweets, and dry fruit)',
  },
  {
    english:
      'The Baya (bayana) — a gift of food such as halwa, puri, and mathri for the mother-in-law or sister-in-law',
  },
  { english: 'A karwa to be given in daan (donation) to a Brahmin or a married woman' },
  { english: 'A lota of water for offering argha to the moon' },
  { english: 'Dakshina' },
  { english: 'A copy of the Shri Karva Chauth Vrat Katha' },
  { english: 'The Solah Shringar — the sixteen adornments worn by the fasting woman' },
]