There are several stories and legends connected to Varalakshmi Vratam celebrations. Here we present two of the stories which are very popular.

Varalakshmi Vratam Katha:
Long ago there lived a Brahmin woman called Charumathi in a town named Kundina. She was chaste, humble and gentle. She served her husband with love and devotion and treated all her in-laws as her own kith and kin. Pleased with her piety, Goddess Mahalakshmi appeared in her dream and asked to worship Varalakshmi, who is known for her boon-granting power, and seek to fulfil her desires. Goddess Mahalakshmi prescribed her to perform the Vratam on Friday of Sravana month preceding the full moon day.

Charumathi told her dream to her husband and family and found them encouraging. She told this to her friends and the word spread whole town. On the prescribed day Charumathi and her friends performed Vratam with great devotion and reverence. Goddess Varalakshmi appeared and grant them all their wishes and they could see themselves decked with jewels and diamonds and their homes filled with food grains, gold and riches. Since then women started performing the puja every year. It is said that those women who perform this puja and read this story will get all their desires fulfilled and their homes will be full of riches and happiness.

Varalakshmi Vratam Story 2- Varalakshmi Vratam Katha:
On one occasion, Parvati and Lord Shiva were engaged in a game of chess. Parvati was winning game after game, but Shiva is said to have claimed the victory at each game, cheating Parvati. So Parvati wanted to have an umpire and Chitranemi, a creation of Lord Shiva, was chosen. As an underling of Shiva, he sided with him most unjustly. This provoked Parvati’s anger and she cursed Chitranemi that he should become a leper for discharging his duty in most unfair manner.

When Chitranemi begged Parvati’s forgiveness and Lord Shiva added his entreaties to it. Parvati then relented and modified the curse by adding that he would be cured of his leprosy by observing the Varalakshmi Vratam. Chitranemi got rid of the disease after observing this Vra