District : Chandpur
Upazila : Kachua
Behula-Lakshmindar and Sarparaj are very few people who do not know the legendary story of Manasa's Hindu deity. Some of the famous poets like Kann Haridatta, Bijay Gupta, Bipradas, Pipilai, Banshidas, and other famous poets of early age highlighted the story of Behula Lakshmindara, living in Padmapuran, Manasapuddh, Lokgiti etc. The heroine of the story was Behula, the daughter of Shiva. In the Bhuiyaara village of East Sahedebpur Union of Kachua upazila of Chandpur district, you will see the existence of Behula, the serpent of his husband Lakshmindara and the goddess of Manapa Devi. To see the paternal home of Behula, you have to go to the village of Uzani in Kachua upazila. Today, the paternal house of Behula is known as Khandaker Ghar. Once upon a time, it was a royal house. A big pond located on the south side of this Rajabari, which is known as the Behula Dighi. There are also ruins of some ancient temples found in Rajbari. In this upazila, between the 4 villages of Sahebbpur Eastern Union, you can see the monastery. It is also known as Manasar Banshhara. It is common that there were numerous snakes in this region.
According to the tradition described in Puranas, Chand Sodagar, father of Behula's husband Laxmindar was a servant of Durga devi. Manasa was the daughter of Sati's of Durga devi.In order to not worship Manasa in the state, Goddess Durga ordered Chand Sodagar, and Chand Sodagar stopped worshiping Manasa Devi in her state. By this, Manasa Devi was angry and killed six sons of Chand Sodagar. Finally, Laxmindar, the youngest son of Chand Saudagar, was killed by snakes in the night of Basar. For the new daughter-in-law and her child Laxmindar would be subjected to the wrath of Manasa, Because of this Chand Sodagar ordered that to create a viable iron house. But under the pressure of the sage Manasa, the worker who put a fine hole in the basar house, and through that hole Kalnag entered the house and killed Laxmindar. At that time, Behula says, 'If I am a sincere woman, I can certainly save Lakshmindara, so that without giving my husband's funeral, I will flush him in the sea with the husband to save him. Behula flown with her husband and took her husband to the state of Manasa named Kailashpuri of the Himalayas. By pledging poison from Laxmindar's body, with the promise that her father-in-law will worship Manasa's goddess, At the same time, she returned from the reassurance of returning his 6 brother-in-laws and assuring the return of the wealth of Chand Sodagar to the river. All that happened with Behula told her mother-in-law, Sanka Devi, and Sanka Devi convinces Chand Sodagar to worship Manasa goddess in order to get back 7 sons and riches. Immediately after worshiping the goddess Manasa, Manasa Goddess returns seven children of Chand Saudagar and riches to Chand Sodagar.
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